The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-08

80. have been patient, taking hope
un,vr nonrnQe from tho article OF the
e11 al I,ongtitution which obliges the
tgsttad States TO guarantee 10 every
y n ~ the Union n republican form
Of Esv,ng appealed to the political de.
nns,nnnf N the Federal Government
80. enforcement OF this guarantee
ot .sbalf OF our State, and having never
inhaurcdoned that appeal, nor authorized
,vithdrawal, we have recently
u ."i withsurprise and indignation,
leai4 n urged by the usurperS and
!nass a supporters In other States, MS n
!nchi ohiectIon to our appeal, TINT by
ma,u heeler adjustment Of the difficult
tne w,hich grew out Of the organization
W. sh. House OF Representatives In jan
o. .n0 is75. we, the people OF the State
Mi.,.co,iicsced In the usurpation, and
paw nn longer be heard TO question It's
can ai M Or 70 demand its overthrow.
ie1Tr a .aaert that there = not one sylla-
~ n truth In this objection, and for
Xxx following reasons:
wy t,eoa,lse the people OF Louisiana
~ al submit, for the adjudication Of
~ Wheelcr committee, their constitu-
Una! y. N right OF sclf-government.
VIII cca,lsc the persons who submit
II their own claims to seats In the
~ legislature to the decision Of the
D Wssh"oier committee, never submitted,
Ms.intended to submit, the conflicting
~ nsn,, , between the lawfully elected
c.rrsrv government and the usurpa-
~ and snid latter claims are not COW
Mv .d NV nor embraced In the award Of
VIA committee.
"a de facto State governments were
49, als.r admitted to said committee, and
n IA committee, in their official report.
ssss,myrccssly state that their Investigations
~ Ia restricted to tho Legislative difll-
ns' NH Of 1874 and 1876, and that they
v wv no evidence In regard to the cleo
ion or 1879. - ,y.
WV That on It's face the Wheeler
.dinatment expressly withholds any
.Snroynl Of the Kellogg government,
sppa Il does not and can not bind the
rso ~ lawfully elected, but excluded
Eoyernor, officers and Scnntors, nor
the people themselves, who were not
raft}es to the Wheeler resolution, nor
preycnt their appeal to the general
government for the guarantee or u re-
publican form OF gouvorncmcnt.
Anu nHw =, Ike Stnfe Of Louisiana do
me Pvp . sy,r,n thnt thev have NOT ac-
solemnly " ana nover wii, acnniescc In
gulcscgu1 ""u ,s,,,.,,nt;on that A. is ma re-
ne nuIsv w e.noir wiahea and Interests.
puRhnns " - ;,,at,"a ~ II vvna thc aav ~
sne sei ,, )" n.a3ahiishment over them Inv
" Mw. ~, thev recognize ma the only
Iolvv sa.s nlectad Nv the neonle
govetnmeuNsss, V no tho oniv Govern.
q tnc .. HI ~ THAR s,,nnnrt rcsncct
men. vnS TINT ~ which John Nc
o. cvn'r VA n Pam nrc tho official
EnoLy nv thav firm tint thcv hive
menus ,. s,'u " and silent ainca fhe nj.
vvon lm~ ns 20 thn Inst Congrcss In tho
u.n WI hn,,ns that the Present Con.
nolW Oh" .rn,ld i,a,cn to thoir Uricvanccs
sluI1S s,r" "w the nroner relicf
~ NM. fs = n"t oniv their right but. under
a. ncsitivc direction Of the constitu-
s Nv s n Il ina dntv of the general gov
ss",,ant 10 guarantees to T,o,,isiann. M
satntn IL Ire IInion and the govern
s.srs ~ ~ choica. md fhereby n ro-
s ,.'.tIirnn Sorn, ~ Government.
AMI the neonlc Of I,ouisiana do SOL
x. M declnre ihat thov will not aban-
~" THAR struggle for the right OF self
sc~ s. III urging This right. they
s,that thev discharre a duty not ONLY
Il thair own soil. respect. to themselves
"a Ia IL thar children. hut also a duty to
I'M nm c " 10 the Union and 20
svsrv Efate az Tho Union. whose rights
~ iib"rfies have heen overthrown.
si"iaisI NM tramnind mon bv and
thr,s,rs tho outrnyes hen,,ed mon the
sI.ts ~ In,,isimnm
The nna hmndredth YEAR OF our exist.
snce No = Rcnnhlic has dnwned
inward rs na ~ ncnnie toward orr
dviIlymiion and form IN government.
IA arr nond,,ct thereun3er tho m,
dons ~ tho ,arth are bendinp the gaze
Il inauirv nnd scrutiny,
r. vo,,' the President and Represen-
atiycs Of the States aud Of the people
ny Union We inc people 2. sno Ue Nv,
IA NH v"m,.in l., ihe name of orr com.
mon country. in the name Of our com
mon civilization, In the name OF the
aaeEcd memories tnat cluster arouhu
Ss,, sv ana ;,,s,io o thot Won o hint rron
81 national history this shameful re-.
cord 81 usurpation and OF crime COM
nlItcd against our State, ana permit y
svhse. W =, l o,hor ,eocooa' ioi 'ie
ind this we mrrc not only that
wmay be released from the grasp Of
ne iawless usurpation, but that. as u
Wy my Ky p l,, ~ 'ae naIlJns
periect not only IN form hit breatbing
"a sn|r a' ~ ~ 3cmncratic -" go yy
through I'LL OF It's members.
+. II. MARR, Chairman,
" w Md,nAN,r