New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-19
NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.


submit some observations upon the
Northern Democracy. That thrifty and
discreet sect have long protested the
doctrines of Calhoun for the sake of South
ern support. Up to the war they gave
assurances Of material aid to the Southern
people. During the war they kept up
| that delusion, even when they were serv-
| ing in the Federal ranks by substitute,
and filing Federal contracts with shoddy
uniforms and paper soled shoes. When
the surrender came the Northern Democ-
racy took no oath of renewed allegiance,
and so may consistently maintain the SOW
ereignty of the Delaware potato patch,
while their Southern allies have renowned
the supremacy of the great States of Geor-
gia and Virginia.
In the middle or border States Democ-
racy has displayed the most despicable
abnegation of principle. Kentucky, whose
government was committed to secession,
with the crack of the first gun skulked
back into the Union. Her State rights
Democratic ex-Secretary of the national
government became most violent Union
list. Her Democratic fire-eaters grew rich
on mule and pork contracts. Had she
maintained the principles she professed,
sent as many men and furnished as much
supplies to the Confederacy as she has
recently given votes and money to defeat
the Union defenders, the result might
have been different The friends of the
Union can never accord sufficient thanks
to the avarice and to the discretion of
these heroes who threw off on their
Southern friends. Maryland and Missouri
in like manner shrunk from the legi-
innate consequences of their professed
doctrines, and realized millions in fur
nishing supplies and transportation for
the reconquest of their deluded allies.
New York, now the apparent representa-
tive Of State rights Democracy. surpassed
the rest in the decisive support given to
the Union in substitutes, shipping and
money.
When the war closed the State rights
Democracy Of the North reached forward
to embrace the friends misled by their pro-
fessions and ruined by their desertion.
When, however, the Democracy of the
South brought again in issue the decisions
Of tho war, the State rights Democracy of
the North showed them the coolest sort of
shoulder. Messrs. Mari and Zacharie, of
this State, appealed to them to national
ize the woes of Louisiana. Mr.. McEnery
insisted they should repeal the election of |
1872, and expel the Republican Governor
Is . usurper. The State rights Democracy
of the North declined to commit them
selves to the forlorn fortunes of their !
friends. They went even further at the
last session. They adopted resolution
the reported disorders at the
South, and demanding that the Federal
government should enforce the laws in the
most effectual manner.
The Southern Democracy have offered
their Northern allies two-thirds of the
electoral votes necessary to elect, together
with all the presidential patronage, if
these prudent allies would consent to take
The field in the name of Democracy. This
secured the alliance, and in
the consummation of this scheme the
Northern State rights Democracy have
come to Louisiana to secure by their pres
ence, influence and Intervention the sue
cess of their own interests.
A course of conduct so cautious, so
,owardly, so selfish, and so regardless of
The welfare of their Southern allies, has
disposed these allies to look
With suspicion, if not with contempt,
,pon this maneuvre. Suppose the North
I'm Democracy counsel their Southern
riends not to abide by any de-
ision which does not establish the right
# the Northern Democrats to the Presi-
lency? Is it supposed the Southern De-
nocracy will resist such decision upon any
animation that the mythical "half million
f men" mustered into insurrectionary
ervice will appear in the hour of need?
he average Northern politician is too
'ell known. The ''Northern man with
outhern principles" is an exposed i'm
oster. It was to Northern State rights
democrat that the celebrated observation
as made: "You have deceived me once;
was your fault. If you shall deceive
10 again it will be mine" We do not
ar that the Southern Democracy would
ommit themselves, in any possible emer-
ency, upon the fidelity of their Northern
lies to any political pledges they may
tier. It is, perhaps, significant cir
that those most prominent
outhern States which did fight in earnest |
ave sent no delegates to confer upon the
est means of setting aside the pop
lar will of Louisiana. Whatever the Q
ectoral result, we have no fear that any I
Glance will be placed BY our Democratic I
'low-citizens upon the military corpora 9
on of the Northern Democracy. They I
lay have volunteered all the chicanery '
Tammany Hall, and all the argument q
Wall street, but they have too much of
10 most important element of valor to |
1t themselves or their fortunes in peril. Z