New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-09
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1875

| lence-that would make the C0nepiratofI
hide themselves for safety. But in New Or
leans the same shameful proceedings will
probably evoke only mild protests from tn.
and to neutralize even this faint censure w
shall be treated to columns Of trash com
miserating the condition of Mayor Wilt
aud his unfortunate fellow sufferers, crushed
under the heel of military despotism. A.
We said at the beginning, however, We
think it will appear that this demonstration
has been made in order that the country
may be able to judge of the kind of Mer
I with which the government has to deal in
Louisiana. It will in all probability oper
not only the eyes of the people of the North
but the Congress and the President, to the
desperate character of the emergency and
| the necessity Of stern measures to meet it.
Says the Cincinnati Times:
| "a President of the United States tele.
/ graphs to the Legislature of a sovereign
| State that he will not recognize a Speaker
| of the House elected by members peaceably
! chosen by the acknowledgement.
Poor partisan stuff! The writer of it, and
| all the low comedians in yesterdays silly
| farce. well knew that Wilt had not a
shadow Of claim to the Speakership. His
| behavior and that of his White League abet-
| tors was simply piece of rutfianly vio-
the last House, who had the roll Of legally
returned members, was the only person au-
thorized to call the new House to order,
and to preside in the election Of Speaker.
While awaiting the proper moment for the
legal discharge of his duty, up jumps a reck-
less White Lacquer, and moves that Mr..
Wilt be declared Speaker. This partisan
submits his own motion to viva voce vote,
and declares it carried.
The fact that majority of the returned
members were Republicans, shows that
even this motion could not have been car
fied, and it was utterly void and futile if it
had been. This is all there is on which to
base any claim that Wilt was chosen Speak
er. The whole thing was a lawless imper-
Thence. and as there was no other way of
getting rid of this ruffiany obstacle 70 the
legal organization of the House, it was very
promptly removed by military force. An
organization was then effected by the choice
of Governor Hahn as Speaker, the Ku- Klux
Leaguers having meanwhile voluntarily re
tired from the hall.
And such 10 the case on which the En-
1uirer presents whining appeal to the
law-abidiDg people of Ohio. They will
respond as they responded to its appeals for
tie eecessionists who opened their war
its forts in Charleston harbor. 1t is the
same old party, breathing the same old
spirit of trea and rebellion.
The following is from the Chicago Inter-
Ocean:
Phil Sheridan 10 the man for the place
and the occasion. No doubt howl will go
up from White Leaguers and their allies
and sympathizers in all parts Of the coun-
try over the Generals telegram to the Sec
Rotary of War yesterday; weakened COM
promisers who have "conciliated" the South
into state of anarchy will doubtless fall
back and shake their heads; but it remains
a tact nevertheless that riot, disorder, and
bloOdshed, convulsing the Southern States
and seriously embarrassing the whole
country, is likely to continue unchecked
by General Sheridan is adopted. We said
the other day that Ku Kluxism in North
and South Carolina was rooted out by firm
measures, and that peace now reigned
where before pandemOninm seemed to
have broken loose. The Inter Ocean has
been perfectly confident from the first that
to temporize with these people was only to
madden them. They need strong arm,
and if Congress should authorize and trial
of the ringleaders. not necessarily by mil
itary commission. but say by the re-enact-
mene Of the Ku-klux law. we do not doubt
that perfect quiet would be restored in the
South in less than z month. Those who
Geprecate this mode OF treatment may as
well ask themselves what they propose to
do in lieu thereof. IL the country to be
kept eternally in this etate Of turmoil!
Are che peaceaole portion OF our citizens to
be continually taxed to prevent bands of
lawless men from sitting liberty Of speech
and destroying the sanctity of suffrage!
From every quarter comes the admission
that something must be done. Let those
who object to the plan OF General Sheridan
tell Us VI a better.