The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

cocks and the Shepherds, even :.
the imperial government bon Is
fruits in the De Mornys, the Pera;s
nys, the st. Arnauds. The end s.
France only came when Franes
bleeding, torn, hu,niliated, stripneS
her fields in desoiation, her cities =
flames, her SONS at the mercy Of q.
foe, saw the Emperor prisoner y
Sedan and the Empire everwhelmni
with shame and disaster. Whees
will the end he with usf L -
only the other day that the Her,6
printed an able and elaborate artiels
from the high in authority 10 wei.
ingtOn advocating the nominatim
of the President for a third tam.
We called attention to it a. the cuL
mination of the third term nova
ment, as the official declaration thai
q party with a debauched SENATE 3
power, with a retinue of flatteror,
jobbers and adventures swarminr
about it, with thieving rings in VII
key. in real estate, in mining shara
in post stores, proposed to use IL
power TO perpetuate the dynasty
which now rules the country "a
which bids fair to go into history 4
the worst administration we iayo
ever bad-wOrse even than thoee 4
Buchanan and johnson.
We repeat that Beiknap il q
symptom Of the disease, not q sporsd-
ic case Of personal dishonesty. This
miserable and degraded wretch, vho
only yesterday was the Secretary Il
War, is sample Of the men Who
now govern the country. For this
and for al! that may come in.its train
the leaders of the republican party
are also responsible. Mr.. Blaine,
Mr.. Conkling, Mr.. Fish, Mr.. Morton.
Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Ealmnnds, arc iii
as responsible for this moral earth
quake as the President. They have
submittes to every command AM
Endorsed every outrage. They have
been the willing advocates Of every
act Of usurpati0n which has married
the administration from st. Domin.
go down. By their aid this crowd
OF Adventures aud jobbers, WHOSE
representative is now under in
parchment, were enable to hold
power. They consented to all o. Il.
They had no protest, no objection,
and now, when the whole Belknap
business stands before as in ito
naked deformity, when we see ring
after ring breaking and developing
the deepest corruption, when NJ
find the American name over tho
world the synonym OF official dir
honesty. when because of the iDfamy
Of this trusted leader Of the admin.
lstration our very institutions are
in rpproacll, it is time for the pe0.
pie and especially for honest repub'
licans WHO remember the proud day.
when the party dared to proclaim
emancipation. to compel reluctant
Lincoln to obey its will aud to tlrivs
u johnson to the Verge Of impeacil'
ment, TO hold the true cnlprits res
pOnsibie. These men have l,eei thu
leaders OF The party for year<
There is not II republican Senat0l
VITO can escape this con.lenlnali0l.
Ii they had been true to the party
and the bps. interests Of the country
it they hal held their high placl
. free from the contamination Of PIT
ronage; if they had felt that sore
thing was due to the spirit Of Oh
institution aud the welfare Of u
party as well as to the stnbbo1s
ambition of a military chief thar
would have been an end of this long
long ago. As it ia, ii the country
as now seems probable, will TIM
upon the republican party and repa
date it, the blame will rest upea
Grant and his subservient Senatoe1
The power that was given them H.
been use d for their own aggrandi1e
nlent. Beiknap in the dock q q
the bar Of the Senate is only types
Of the position which the republieal
party in the persons of its trusts
leaders now holds before the Ccan
try. Ali are guilty alike-guilty g
sul,serviency to the will ola militn1'
dictator, guilty Of selling their 81
atorial influence for patronage, 81
ty of betraying their great pasc
iutO the hands Of . gang Of militat'
adventures who only came into T.
party when it gave them ofI1Ce, en-
who have no sympathy with y o.
side OF the gains it has bestOws!