New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-19
RENEWAL OF CIVIL WAR.

to the Republican party satisfy our minds
that these revolutionists desire to over.
throw the elective form of government and
install one Of force. Nothing can effect
this so well as the appeal to the religious
prejudices of a large interest in our State
to the party, race and sectional sentiment
of another, to the fears of the colored
voters and to the salary famine which per
vades such fanatieal mass of unem-
ployed politicians. We have quoted some
of these phrases Of hatred, copied from
the daily Democratic organ in this city.
Yesterday its items were interlarded
with unwarranted imputations upon the
school law, and containing an intimation
that the Republican newspaper was in
some sense connected with or responsible
for some alleged abuse of the system.
There was congratulation that the people
| of North Carolina had secured the services
of the former editor of White League
| organ. The following is extracted from
'the evidence OF his political soundness:" !"
The bitterest, tercest contest in the his
| tory of this moribund republic will take
place next year. The foe is mighty and
ruthless. Grant, grim, silent, unscrupu-
lOus and remOrseless as the abysmal cav
erns of pandemonium, will mead the CO.
horts of darkness. Backed by the army
and navy; 10000 official underlip gs, ready
for any strategy OF crime; all the .tanoti
ciSm Of The North, and all the ignorance
| and knavery of the South, and the gigantic
corrupting influence of 5000 600, 900 of
bonded frauds and swindles, national,
State, county and municipal; and, over all,
the glamor and glitter of u long, unbroken
series of successes, he will be hard to de-
feat.
What difference to us, when base born
sol sits enthroned, elected for life, absolute
master of our country and ourselves-when
boots and spurs, sabres and demijohQs be-
come the only insignia of nobility in our de-
funct nationality-what difference to us
whether shinplasters or nickels pay for beer
in Washington doggeries!
The republic or boor ruled empire,
liberty OF slavery, salvation or irretrievable
damnation are the alternatives, and hemi-
sphere the prize to be fought for.
This is "moribund" or dying republic
on the eve of its centennial anniversary
The elections which have shown an i'm
mense popular plurality for the amend
ments of the federal constitution is un.
scrupulous, corrupt, ignorant and remorse-
less. The President twice elected by the
American people is "a base born sot,"
who leads the cohorts of a popular dark
ness black as "the abysmal caverns of
pandemonium. Earth will tremble at
the shock of next years fray" There is
no probability that the Democratic artil-
lerists will care for or comprehend all
this hifalutin about pandemcnium, insig-
mia and abysmal cavern. They will,
however, understand the native tongue of
the thug and butcher, liar, thief and plum
derer, for it is their own.
The organization Of a revolutionary
party to be called the Democracy, and to
demand by violence possession of the
State as well as of the city offices, is a
serious matter to the business interests of
the city. This phase of the movement
seems to have attracted the attention of
the New Orleans Times, whose conductors
look calmly upon the business conse-
quences of this war over the counter and
in the warehouses. Adverting to the dam
gers of an armed conflict for office, the
Times says:
The existence In any country of class
who believe themselves oppressed, knowl-
edge of the fact that were revolution pos.
sible they would instantly overthrow the
constituted authorities, is to the capitalist
a chronic warning to keep off the premises,
That the Democracy consider them
selves the oppressed class is not disputed.
That "were revolution possible they would |
constantly overthrow the constituted au-
thorities' they have told us in the re-
peated assurance that if Grant would |
the federal troops the Repub-
lican State authorities could not hold |
their Offices twenty-four hours. This was
a warning to the capitalist to keep off the
premises. This notice he accepted on and
after the fourteenth of September, 1874.
The Times well says:
Real prosperity and an irrepressible con-
fict can not exist simultaneously.
The Times becomes even more pro-
nounced when it says
Political controversy as q source of ex-
element to an excitable people NAV be in
teresting, but tchen the subsistence of an en-
lire community is contingent upo,, a political
'esuA the case is materially altered.
These extracts are sufficient to show
irst an appeal to all violent elements who
wish to seize upon public offices, break
open gun stores, and incidentally banks
md flour stores, to fall in under the DEM
,cratic banner.
They show that the owners of real prop
,rty, the merchants, mechanics and labor
rs, the destitute thousands of the CITY,
ire to expect more United States troops,
more massacres, more assassinations,
more expulsions Of all who will not vote
he Democratic ticket. When through
'ut the Union will be heard the acclama-
ion of national gratitude that God has
spared and prospered this nation until it
s the Mecca at which freemen worship,
md before which even despots bow
sbashed, there will be different scene
md sentiment in this corner of the re-
public. Here may be expected an at
empt to overthrow the elective system of
'ur fathers and install the discarded reyo-