New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-26
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- thing to be burdened for partisan
success, We could not desire to change the
spectacle which the Democracy now pre-
sents to an observant nation. As long as
the impression abroad was confined to the
utterances Of the local press or the peace
protestations of Democratic emissaries at
the North. no idea could have been fairly
had of the real state of abuse, violence
and injustice employed to intimidate ev-
cry Republican. from the most RESPONSE
BILE natives of the State to the humblcst
hoe-hand in the parishes. Here. however.
there are intelligent men from other Sec
tons present to witness the truth Of what
has been alleged against the Democratic
conspiracy, from the facts and docu-
ments going to show this combined and
desperate effort of Democracy, North and
South. to pervert results by q degree Of
scurrility and mercenary offer of money
from the political and gambling pools Of
New York that surpasses any pressure of
the same character ever known. Let US
enumerate some of the agencies to COM
pei the vote of louisa ma to be cast for
Tlden:
l. A provisional government by the
Democratic party, complete in all the at
tributes Of power and resources to secure
direct or indirect resistance to the laws of
the State.
2. A press inspired and edited under
the orders Of that provisional government;
q press dependent upon the patronage of
party and expectant of the gifts, personal
and professional, which it would be in the
power Of that government to bestow.
8 An array of attorneys to surround
the authorities charged with the decision
Of the elections, who properly employ for
their clients the same professional de-
vices which would be exercised in behalf
Of the most desperate client who ever de-
sired to evade the law.
4. The unprecedented personal defama-
ton which has been poured upon all Be-
publicans as they may in succession incur
the dread of the provisional government.
As specimen Of this last We may cite the
coarse and vulgar calumny of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer upon the personal char
scter Of the Returning Board, with the
vulgar threats of personal violence ad.
dressed to the members with the hope to
alarm them.
This extraordinary exhibition of VIC.
lence and enmity has been exposed 80
plainly that the nation is convinced of
the hypocrisy Of it's past concealment.
There will be one fact obvious to all.
1t is, that if tie Last Ditcher and White
Line party shall triumph in Louisiana,
there will be no personal right OF per.
sonal safety for any who may have diff
fered from them; while those who were
endowed with freedom and equality by
the nation will be practically deprived of
the blessings intended.
Now, without knowing, or pretend
ing to know, what the nation in
tends in the future, We can logically
predict what it may be driven to do. The
election Of presidential agent to admin |
lister law for forty-ive or fifty millions of |
people can not be decided by less than
the one-hundredth part of that number |
h Louisiana, be they never so murderous
or defamatory. The nation will decide
this question at the seat of national gov
upon q full and fair review Of |
The whole ground.
The violence and injustice of the Last
Ditchers from Charleston across to Gal.
weston proves q conspiracy to recover the
Federal gov eminent or to pervert the de-
cisions of the war. This the nation will
not permit to be done. Washington City
will not be fou nd undefended, nor will it
be taken by surprise. The President
slect will not come to the seat of the ma
'ional government disguised with q
Scotch plaid cap, and travelling in an ir-
:egular and special train. He will not be
to resort to concealment to
void assassi nation. The nation intends
o see fair expression of national in
ension. It intends to commit the admin
stration to the men it DEGREES the fai. and
rec choice of American citizens, without
egard to class, caste, color. previous or
present condition. These people will
leither be frightened nor cheated ont of
heir right. /
AS one consequence of this national de-
it may become necessary to
xtend guarantees of local safety. With
he shameful exposition of violence in
ertain Southern States, it may become
ecessary to suspend the power of party
ppression. II
The Picayune but expressed the senti-
lent of many subordinate Last Ditch
rgans when it expressed preference for
military government over Louisiana for
civil government under Republican adj
This expression was copied and COM
rented on by the New York Times as an I
bullition of desperate hostility. We
ave no more means than any Last Ditch
'urnal to anticipate the action of the
alton, but We may infer that the national {
efense of the national capital may be
flowed by the cautelary occupation of
rategic points at which Instruction