New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-19
A CHECK TO COUSHATTA.

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A CHECK TO C0USHATTA.
That the organ, under Red river rule
has failed to introduce the tactics of Cou
shatta in the metropolis of the Mississippi
valley, should bring no reproach upor
the zeal or ability of those who have at
tempted it. The order of Impeachment,
was issued, the Democracy was daily i'm.
PEELED to the work, while the Republicans
were terrified into fortifying and garrison
ing the Senate Chamber This last was
effected by italicized monitions, which
came like the skull and cross bones of the
ku-klux as notice to obey or die. The
organ took command of the sub-organs
1t praised the devotion of one in a general
order. It menaced another with court
MARTA! for cowardice and mutiny It took
the Legislature in hand, and called those
conservatives" whom it urged to extreme
measures. Then came break in the line.
The Coushatta boys could not be led up
to the fight. Their supporting force gave
way, and from present indications there
will be no assault One most serious de-
lection consists in this resolute halt of
the Bulletin. On Thursday it argued to
prove that impeachment would be in
effec.ual, as the Governor would demand
federal aid, and these annual collisions
between the two parties would embarrass
the Northern Democrats. Yesterday the
Bulletin quoted the constitution and laws,
and undertook to show that no convic-
tons Of the Governor on the charges, as
made by the Captain Kidd committee,
would be obtainable.
The organ evidently weakens upon this
display of contumacy, and yet it does not
threaten the mutinous sub-organ. 1t
therefore turns and concentrates its bat
teries against the Legislature. 1t arrests
these hesitating forces and thus addresses
hem:
The Legislature has now gone too far
either to falter. relax, or retreat.
Then follows about six sticks Of loaded
sarcasm, in which it is satirically said
hat the object of Democratic Legisla-
ure-
Could not have been simply to make the
inquiry on suspicion of existing Irregular
ties, and to ascertain the real guilt OF the |
officers of the law, for the purpose of CON
'oning or pardoning the crimes of the offend |
RS.
There is conf aence shown tina. tie re-
'ult will "dem .,strate the pride and sense
If self-repect lich have characterized the |
Icts of the Hose" Yet the organ again
elapse into a. rehension:
But it woulG pe an unparalleled scene of |
weakness and humiliation to see the House
+ Representatives. first bring those who
fiji cially outraged the laws ard the people |
'ercre it, accused them Of their pertidy,
cad to the def, ndante, as public act, the |
lear evidence OF their guilt, and then, as a
most lamentabi- anti-clmax to all that it
as thus 80 cere noniously executed, to bow
0 the accused with hats of, in timid de-
recation of IL ir imagined power and im-
lunity from the penalties of violated
tatutes.
This pusillani mous discbedience to the
rganic command "would be" it is classic
lily added, "to 60 up like a rocket and
ONE down liEe stick. This would be
Ike convertinc a serious drama of high
IMPORT into miserable farce"
Evidently distrusting the force of its
uthority, the organ repeats in diluted
,rm half column Of the reasons it has
iven why impeachment should 60 on.
. is not however, SO truculent as hereto
IRE, and even finds it necessary to say
lat "the idea of any interference from
Washington" Notwithstanding the Bu,le-
rs quotations from the New York
an absurdity scarcely deserv-
e Of notice
The Red river organ has struck a snag
here it expected to have run along very
noothly. It realizes the difference be-
7een command in community where
ERE is little of law or of vested interests
prevent the high-booted raiders from
frying out any command they may re-
i've in print. If the Legislature was in
ssion at Shreveport or in Feiiciana, all
lis trouble of Impeachment might be
we'd, and the whole affair settled-in the
'sence of federal troops twenty-four
,urs. In New Orleans it is different
e have here millions of foreign capital
aich we wish to retain. There is
avy cotton crop arriving which our fac
rs neither wish arrested nor diverted
I'm this port. Merchants owe Northern
d domestic debts which are constantly
aturing on the first Of each month. Rex {
agnus will hold his court very soon, while 9
ardi Gras will follow at his heels with all
follies We expect large travel from j