New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-21
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| cessor proceeded to proclaim his purpose
| to continue for the next four years the
/ prstensions which his predecessor has
l maintained during the entire term Of
l1avfu5xsuave -oaics now approaching
| its end. This Democratic practice is be-
ginning to remind "a Of the "Psstsnder'
| Of old history who continued TO hold
his court and appoint his ministers
and lords and ladies in waiting.
while his Protestant antagonists held
the British government is power
and its resources. Only the pretend
ers of old times held their codrt in
France or in Rome. while those of the
present boldly buck up to the regular
government, and organize their moot
and bogus departments under the very
shadows of the State House. We do not
question their right peaoeably to assemble
either in watching the millennium pre-
dioted by Miller OF McEnery, but We ap.
prehend that this continued and sys-
tematic obstruction to the operations Of
the formal government must have al end
in the disapprobation Of the people against
this virtual violation of law.
It will be unreasonable to expect that
this community can longer endure an ex-
tension Of this resistance to the formal
government Of the State. For eight yeAss
past the people and property Of this city
have suffered from the uprising Of band
Of political agitators who have alarmed
capital and driven away industry. We
may suppose that the decline Of city pros
perity will leave the people less able to
contend with the distractions Of another
term, because when one has been loaded
down with burden just equal to his
ability, every additional ounce imposed
weighs more than each original
pound. We do not well see how
the people of this city can subsist under
four years of contention before them.
With the regular government occupied in
defense of its existence, it can not devise
or execute any measures for the employ
ment Of the people. With society so ex-
cited that the business cooperation ofpsr-
sons belonging to opposite parties has
become . social offense, we can not see
how public or private enterprise can be
encouraged in New Orleans As long az
there is . Democratic government, claim
ing authority and standing in organized
opposition to the regular government Of
the State, We may expect business, if not
political, anarchy.
We will only quote from the inaugural
of Mr.. Nichols the basis upon which he
proposes to erect his government. II is
this:
The Republican party has deliberately At
tempted to nullify the will of tho people
and to place in Office men who were noto-
riously defeated. as-r
Then We are to have an election con-
Quoted according to the forms of law, set
aside by candida to for Office who takes
upon himself to declare the result of the
election. Ttis is but the old doctrine of
publication which claimed that when a
party defeated would ,embody and ex.
press an abusive opinion of the legal au-
thorities for o decision which the de-
feated party did not like, that there &C.
crued at once to the defeated right and
duty Of resistance to the decision.
We are, however, notified that there
will be another sequel and succession to
he McEnery, organization. We are to
expect
l. An executive department with its |
ministers and agents. i
2. A military organization spread |
the Stat obeying orders from
and prepared at any mo-
nent to make or support movement for
he capture Of the State government.
3. A Legislature which, whether in
membership with the Republican body
" in Odd Fellows Ball, will go through
he form and farce Of electipg its own
federal Senators and enacting its own
avs.
A. A treasury to be supported by forced
oans imposed upon banks, insurance
'Aices and business men, aided by every
obstruction to the collection of State
axes which may tend to bring the re-
ources of the State government to the
anne level Of discredit with it's own.
Such we apprehend to be the pro-
ramme and its historical consequences,
8 an nounced by Mr.. Nichols and in
orsed by MI. Wilt on Tuesday last. It
) the same progra mme upon which Gov
rnor Ames was expelled from Missis.
ippi. 1t is the same upon which Mr..
hampton now besieges the State govern
lent of Cover nor Chamberlain in South
arolina.
There are some obstacles to the repeti-
on of this dangerous attempt to divide
be allegiance Of the people between the
Nv and the Democratic party:
!. The Governor of the State will again
emand the guarantee of q republican
'rm OF government and the suppression [
do nestle violence. We may thus ex-
ect the maintenance of the State gov
rnment for four years 20 come as in the
our years past. We may anticipate SIM
ar incidents of unlawful disturbance
I'D military suppression.
2. The time has arrived that the Con-
,rvative party of New Orleans should be