New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-10
THE RED ROVERS.

have compelled some modification Of thei
purposes. The Democratic leaders hav
seen that, while the Red river politician
are high above high " alter mark and hav
no commercial business, their tactic
of blood have periled the appropriation
for the levees and arrested the German
emigration entirely. The Mississippi
river is now breaking in upon the planta
tons, while the notes Of our merchant
are maturing without regard to the politi
cal disturbance, which prevail around
What does your genuine red rover car
for levee2 How NJ UGH less does be re
gard protest?
We infer that the ''bloody instructions
of Senators Ogden and White have bee
restricted by the Dem ocratic caucus, an
the skull and cross bones notice Of obedi
ence or death issued by the red rove
organ has been revoked or suspended
Why do we draw these differences? Be
cause the organ has subsequently substi
tuted for the indispen sable massacre 0
thousands upon Of thousands of colore(
voters averaged by the reporters at tel
thousand) a measure which is thus de
scribed:
The people have but one hope OF relief by
peaceful means The House of Representa-
tIves can relieve the State of Kellogg, An
tome, Anderson and all the rest Of our op
press0rs.
It is added:
The House is independent OF the Senate
l. can impesch, and Impeachment, as to ex
ecutive officers, is suspension.
And of this substitution of impeachmen!
for massacre it is said:
The remedy is lawful There is nothing
revolutionary about it.
This measure would be unlawful, i'm.
practicable and revolutionary.
/. The impeachment OF State officers.
That the House Of Representatives has
the power of impe achnent is granted.
They are the prosecutors, while the Sem
ate, presided over by the Chief Justice,
is the court before which the officers &C.
cused are to be tried. The plan of the
rovers is to impeach these men, without
reference to any official offense they may
have committed There is a wholesale
Indictment against them because they are
and the n the Legislature is
urged to suspend them all from Office, or
compel them to resign. The rovers pur-
sue these officers for their offices, as an
indian would buffalo or beaver FOR its
kin.
We ask if it be lawful to employ the
,ower to impeach for the avowed purpose
# paralyzing the government Of the
state? The House of Representatives, V
ay the rovers, scan relieve the State Of
Kellogg, Antoine, Anderson and the rest
f our oppressors In the first place,
ccording to the admitted terms of the
the executive government
as not to be impeached for any alleged
legality Of its tenure. In the second
lace, the process Of Wholesale impeach-
lent Of ''all our oppressors" would not
feet the Legislature at all Senator An
erson might be impeached as State off,
er, but even a predetermina.oa to con-
let, or conviction itself, could not affect |
is rights as representative of the people. |
Senator or Representative is not a
State officer" nor can the House of
representatives. suspend the rights of a
enator by any process whatever Each
ouse is the judge of the returns, quail
cations and election of its own members.
ither house may try, convict and expel
~ member Of its own body; but until
Re sentence Of expulsion is consummated,
e representative may cast the vote Of Ills
Grant that the impeachment
the executive officers may suspend
i,sta11te their official functions. No
'oceeding against representative can
I'VE any such effect.
The proposed plot to impeach all the
ate officers because of an alleged op-
ession, and without any specific allega-
N of official dereliction, is in its intent
lawful 1t is revolutionary in its
owed purpose to disorganize tae State
vernment.
It is impracticable because it can not be
pected that a majority Of Republican
nate could find all the officers in the
lte guilty of the charge Of Republican
I. This is the only charge which is
ought against them under the general
ssiication of "our oppressors."
The red rovers have not perfectly COM
blended the modi fcation of their doc
ne as proposed by the Democratic eau
J. The State government can not be
by impeachment The legis-
i've authority can not be impaired by
same process. The red rovers carry
principle of Impeachment too far. 1t
their right, undoubtedly, to impeach
, official offender. The Republicans
re recently set them the example in
scouting State officer But the red
ers abuse the principle by applying it
he satisfaction of partisan vengeance,
en- it was only intended to
tect the morals and money of
public. These reckless red rovers re- Il
ID US of the story told in the life and 7
es of Sir Josiah Darlington. A chival-
5 aud very violent Galway man, being
trial for some political oftense, was
;caa that ha had the right to challence Il