New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02

the same service to the Conservative IN
teres.s of the State. We published It's
programme of accusing its way to
power. 1t was shown by its condona-
ton of all allegations against the
administration of Warmoth, by its
accepting position, on the Returning
Board Of 1872, that the Democracy
has really no sense Of political or moral
consistency. Fooled by the refusal OF the
business interests to submit to this dicta-
ton, and checked by the act Of Assembly
which diyerts the executive succession
into a safe channel, the Democracy throws
off all disguise.
I. It treats as 'null and void an act OF
that Legislature under whose authority
the present Legislature was elected; which
has imposed taxes and paid the expenses
of the government, including the per
diem and mileage Of the Legislature,
and which passed the funding law, aud to
whose act of compromise the Democracy
owe their control Of the lower house, and
Speaker Estilette owes his chances to be
Governor.
2. Having ignored this spurious So
called law" it is boldly proposed that the
Democratic Speaker Of the House shall
seize upon the State government. Here
are the words:
Let it present to the Senate its impc ach-
ment of Kellogg. OF Antoine and Anderson,
and let Mr.. Estilette take charge OF the
executive office. Let the House also i'm
peach Ludeling, Taliaferro, Howell and
Hawkins, Impeachment will suspend
them. Let Mr.. Es,ilette then call the Cen
eral Assembly in extra session, II he sees
tit, and appoint judges al interim in place
of those who may be impeached.
Here the coup Getat becomes more COM
prehensiye. The bench is to be cleared
by accusations, and reorganization is to
made by the usurping Governor. 1t makes
very little difference to this revolutionary
programme that the Senate must confirm
these judicial appointments to give them
validity. Can any one, after this avowal
to impeach merely to produce vacancies
in Office, doubt the systematic plan of the
Democracy to snake the Democratic
Speaker of the House into the executive
chair? Where, we would like to know, is
Mr.. N1cEnery, whose claims have been
bruited over all the States, but which
were condoned away by the compromise !?
And now we have the mask thrown off
and the purpose avowed. The House
having "paralyzed the official power" Of
the Senators and judges, it is boldly told:
If the House will see that the impeach-
ment is made effective, by declaring Mr.
Estllette Acting Governor, the people
will enforce Mr.. Estilettes authority. As
Governor he will command the militia
He can suspend such Generals as Camp.
bell and find Generals who wiH command
and lead his militia, should resistance be
offered by the cOnspirators to the enforce
ment of the law.
Then the House is to declare Mr.. Esti-
lette Governor and ''the people will en-
force his authority" Here We have re-
evolutionary placard and programme.
Here We have this peaceful city in the
midst Of its only business season to be
thrown into war. Is it supposed Gov
ernor kellogg would surrender the gov
eminent to threat of its enemies?
Would there be no appeal to the federal
government to suppress this domestic
violence? We have worried around the
circle and stand precisely where we did
when the first attempts We're made to
evict Governor Kellogg from Office, and
when he was driven from authority by the
revolution of the fourteenth of September,
1874.
The organ Of the revolution has sounded
its clarion. 1t has commanded an adj
vance. 1t proclaims oil except Demo-
cratic officers unfit for trust, and appoints
a Democrat to the supreme executive
chair. We suppose there can be no
longer doubt that the Democratic idea
of official crime is the adverse possession
of Office, and the only means of impeach-
ment is to occasion a Republican vacancy
in Office, which Democrat was alone
competent to fill.