New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-23
ILLITERATE EDITORS.

Some Of our writers, ignorant OF his
tory, have a great love for the ways Of
monarchy, SO they quote with approya.
disparagirg remarks about our institu.
tons. One Of them says, speaking OF
some political abuse
| 1t makes one almost believe tia. the re-
marks Of the London STANDARD, when com
| mentlng Cd the Gladstone letter. ars well
| founded. 1t says: The results of the rs.
| publican experiment in 4merica are any.
| thing but q subject of congratulaticn
They are, says the ,StaHda,d, corruption
| in. public life, extinction OF public spirit, op.
presson OF the minority, disgust Of houora
ole men with politics, and the transfer of
the government into the bands OF corrupt,
interruptions and ignorant men"
Now, a perusal OF English history Will
show that a worse and mere expensive
corruption once existed in the govern
ment OF England than anything which We
apprehend here. We will not cite in de-
tail the early history of monopolies, nor
Of the gift to kings mistresses OF some
Of the unfortunate rebels of Sedgemoor
and Culloden, nor Of a speaker of the
House Of Commons Mblema an at that
expelled for bribery, nor of the corruption
OF Walpole, nor Of war for the repeal of
the British Union. nor suspension of
habeas corpus, nor Of "fagitious dis
honesty OF many persons Of rank in and
out OF office, nor of acts for the oppres-
SION OF american coionists, nor Of the
shameless speculations of members Of
Parliament and officers of the excLeouer
IN military and other contracts; all these
and a thousand other frauds have been
perpetrated by and under the government
Of King. 1t has required some centu-
ries CT effort to effect reform, and still |
there remains in England, Ireland and
Scotland a basis Of ignorance, vice and
poverty which has no example in America.
Il we should turn to the royal history of
other countries we would find the same
state OF things, or worse. Now, the argu-
ment Of some illiterate writer's is that, as
there are abuses IL government under
The republican system, we should 60 back
to the paternal government of the mon
archs and priests. We repeat the state
nent, that three-fourths of the people now
n the United States are immigrants, or
from immigrants, who have
come into the United States since the
Of our independence in 1857.
Ibis assertion is proved by taking the
three millions of Wings, with arms in
heir hands, Of the revolution and multi
lying them by the normal increase. De-
Iuct these from the aggregate of some
hing under forty millions Of population,
nd the result will be as stated. Now. if !
Il these enligrated from the monarchies J
i Europe to become citizens Of this repub- 6
C the inference is justified that this is a 8
etter government in the estimation of 7
lese emlgrants than the governments |
ley quilted. It may be said that these /
re people OF no account. Very we'll. They a
ere the ancestors Of q great many among S
5. =
We regret to see this disposition to dis
araSe our own country. We have had
reat abuses. They may still exist in
amitigated enormity. but we are Young a
7oDle and have it is to be hoped, centu- g
es Of reform and Improvement before US. O.
The greatest cause of English corrpp- P
ID was in its courtiers and otficehol6ers. | f
ne time was when the followers of public b,
en- demanded places under the govern 81
Ell. Just as they now DO in the United at
ates. This made officers irresponsible D.
the public. They were protected by h
cir patrons. If the patron lost favor Sc
5 following accompanied him in his II
sfortune. This made arrogant officials, fl
cause they held Office by the tenure a
personal favor. It made rapa- tn
US officials, because their term of re-
vice being uncertain, they would en- be
b themselves by improper means. If d.
officer did well, his virtues could not fet
70 him from removal; if he acted dis mt
nestly, conviction would merely secure is
removal from one Office to another. TIE
All this has been reformed by q law is