New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-15
NORTHERN BREEZES.

The political breezes recently waited
hither from the North are seasonably cool
to the Democracy and rather refreshing
than otherwise to the Republicans. For
several days, the Washington special cor
respondents have been informing the local
press that the Democrats in the House
consider certain action on the part OF our
State Senate, in reference to the election
bill rupture:of the Wheeler compromise
and advise extreme measures, meaning
the impeachment Of the Governor, and all
other alternates for the executive chair.
The reporters of the Associated Press
have repeatedly denied these assertions
'by authority" The special dispatch
from Washington to the New York World.
which we publish this morning, corrobo-
rates the Associated Press reports, and
shows that the Northern Democracy will
not countenance, aid or abet any revolu-
tionary or violent proceedings on the part
of the Louisiana battalion of the national
army of Democratic Office seekers.
Whether this reception will have the
effect to cool of the projectors of revo-
luton here, or not, we can not say. They
may prudently resolve to act strictly in &C.
cordance with law and precedent, or rashly
proceed in the organization of another
failure. Our Democratic advisers are pro-
verbal for bad temper and worse measures
to achieve success.
The road to fortune by impeachment is
long one, with more than doubtful
termination. Too many obstacles stand
in the way to be removed in time to get
the work in. It is quite plain that the
House alone can not do anything legally,
without the assistance of the Senate.
The constitution gives it the power to &C.
cuse, but not pass judgment, even to the
extent of suspension from Office. That
power is reserved to the Senate alone,
which stands in the place here of the
House of Lords in England-the tribunal
before which impeachments can only be
tried or accusations fled.
With the admonitions which have been
sent from the North, and taking in con-
sideration the affairs of this State at
Washington, anything like agitation and
further quarreling here will be absolutely
suicidal. It will take all the persuasive
powers of united people to secure
the passage of certain bills now pend
ing before Congress in which this State
has vital interests. It is not necessary
to recite them here, nor to recall
the fact that our six Congressman
and one Senator are absolutely power
less to be even heard on the subject,
so long as their constituents are ready to
fly into each others faces and require mill
tary interference on the part of the general
government. The Northern Democracy
are as tired of the endless quarrels and
snarls here, as it has been alleged the
Republicans were of the continuous labor
of protecting the colored men in the en-
joyment of rights which the law gave
them, but which they had not the bold
ness to assert unless backed by strong
force of blue coats. And it may be re-
garded as absolutely certain that the
authority of the United States will be in
terposed here to check any attempt at vio-
lence, come from what party it may. In
such a case, neither Mr.. Kerr, Senator
Lamar, Thurman, Cox, Randall, Wood,
Morrison, Morrissey, nor any Of the other
professional friends of the South, could
be depended upon for assistance by those
who stand in an attitude of defiance to
law.