New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-16
WHY THEY "FHAR LOUISIANA"

The Bulletin no longer restraints its sus
picions of Democratic faith:
We have been patiently waiting for the
action Of Congress in the Louisiana case
We we're promised early aud satisfactory
sentatives, but as yet there has not come to
us from that quarter one crumb Of comfort
one ray of hope. It begins to look very
much as it the declaration of special cor
respondent from Washington, few days
| ago, that Louisiana was to be left to her
self, was to be verified. 1t is becoming
more and more apparent that the national
Democratic party stands in mortal dread OF
Louisiana.
When the Democratic advocates of
compromise returned from Washington
last spring, they avowed similar convic-
ton. They published an indignant ex-
posure of the duplicity with which, while
paraded in Congress as victims Of Repub-
lican injustice, they could not obtain ad-
mission to the party councils of their allies.
The Bulletin says the national Democ-
racy islands in mortal dread of Louis
lana" There are some substantial reasons
for this:
l. The Republicans are charged with
sire itching the bloody shirt, like the skin
of Ziska, to signalize the sectional war
fare. The incorporate violence of Messrs.
Preston, Toombs, Tucker and Ben Hill,
with the doctrines and deeds of the Red
river Democracy here, furnish evidence
that dangerous sentiment still exists
This the national Democracy has sought
to counteract by every proof Of Demo-
cratic reconciliation which they can OBJ
tain at the South. Notably among these
last evidences is the speech of Mr.. La
mar, which no Democratic paper in this
city has published in full. Mr.. Lamar
controverts the claim of Mr.. Tucker for the
exclusive sovereignty of the States, and
shows that the States want that most
grand attribute of sovereignty. the right
to treat with any foreign government, to
float q flag or to coin q currency. He
goes further and awards to Charles Sum-
ner commentators as a philanthropist
and statesman, which none of the ultra
Southern Democrats will sanction, and he
expresses throughout the speech an
earnest wish for the restoration of Sec
tional peace and love of union. Well |
may the national Democracy fear the
:ough riders of Red river, who breathe
slaughter against any immigrants from
he Northern States or from Germany
Who profess Republican opinions.
2. The national Democracy fears Louis
ana for another substantial cause With
he universal acceptance of Republican
principles, there has been but single
'asis of issue pretended or presented
y the national Democracy It is
n alleged extravaganza in the
ational expenditures, and q corrupt
ility in the employees of the government.
he President, by his uncompromising
of dishonest officials, the I'm.
sual limitations on State abuses made
= constitutional am endment, and the
rganizstion of Grange and other oppo-
ton to popular monopolies, has pretty
ell checked all tendencies to protect
arty thieves, while the fragrant frauds
the great ntennial Democratic thief
weed, with his congenial clique of cor
oration and canal rogues, has satisfied the
eople that Democracy owes lis assunp-
on Of superior virtue to severe exclu-
on from the chance to steal. The other
sues of national extravaganza in award
g subsidies to the Northern Pacific rail- {
'ad and for similar agencies yet remains
be tried.
Just at this moment Louisiana comes 9
rward with a demand for repara- Z
IN of the levees. She joins the South Z
n Democracy in demanding 'the two or a
rec schemes" of Mr.. Singleton, of Mis- U
construction of the Texas 8
acifc railroad, Of the levees, Of the jetty, t
th the probable refunding of the cotton 4
There are reasons why the national
fears to have these burdens
rust upon them in the coming contest a
} they repudiate in open debate, as we ~
we shown, the demand that the national y
emocracy will grant these subsidies.
aey have triumphantly quoted in debate +
9 doctrine of the Southern Democracy =
at the federal government has no power II
appropriate public money for works
thin the States. These national State u
,ht Democrats, though they did not u
hit for State rights during the last war, 9
EN- disposed to protect the Southern u
ates with great fidelity against the in P
lsion of an arrogant national railroad, .
the encroachments of an insidious Z
tional embankment against overflow. II
This national Democracy has already =
9 Pacific railroad, traversing st. Louis, u
icago, Cincinnati, and terminating a
New York, Philadelphia and Boston. q
icy can, with great philosophy, enforce u
> doctrines of 1899. The cotton tax
S gone to the credit of the national
BIT; it has tended to advance the value h
the national securities Why should v
ch national Democrats as Belmont, the !,
nker, wish this tax refunded, and a Fl
amount of new debt 6,
,ated? They inhabit land of hill and n
airie; why should they feel special a.
crest in the overflow Of plantations te