The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-12-23
Political Notes.
From the n. o. Republican,


Wade Hampton's peace: I" The rest
of DEATH"
Protection or exile for Republicans
" But for these troops Governor Cham
berlain would be refugee to-day"
A lust estimate " The Democrats
fear / am doing what is right"
All but four of the States engaged
in suppressing the rebellion voted for
Hayes; all but three which fought to
destroy the Union were carried for
Tilden.
The rilden majorities of the New
York crime centres have little in
terest either liz the State or the re-
public"
Troops must and will be used to
suppress political murders in the
South.
/" If .here shall be necessity for
more troops tat Washington) l will
order them hither.n
1--WE will have peace if we have to
fight for it,"
The Democratic committee have
procured several thousand affidavlts
from persons who swear that they
were not intimidated, and that they
enjoyed peaceful election. The
Democratic Congressional Committee
should be satisfied by these that there
was fair and peaceable canvass in
Louisiana No bulldozed niggers need
apply.
In the country papers, and in Dem
ocratic circles here, the boast is con-
stautly reiterated that should the
Judgment of the country confirm the
declared Republican victory, No
Radical accepting commission from
Packard shall live long enough to
enjoy his office" The same bullying,
threatening spirit is maifested toward
Republicans who are capable wit
nesses of the crimes committed to
carry the State for Tilden. Both the
Congressional Investigating COM
mittees should give full weight to
these facts. A glance through the
Democratic organs, printed since and
Just before the election, will afford q
much clearer and truer conception Of
the animus of the Democracy than
eau he obtained from the guarded and
plausible narratives of the Democratic
leaders whom the members will en-.
counte
The Democratic managers have
not decided fully upon continuing the
farce of an independent State govern.
ment. If the Democracy at large
should fail to cheat themselves into
control of the national government
another so-called de jare concern
would but again entail an immense
outlay without corresponding adyan-
tages- And patriotic subscriptions By
"this people" are not SO literally OF
cheerfully rendered as before exper-
fence taught them wisdom. The out
look at present appears to be that the
Democracy will keep the peace unit
it is determined who will be President
Then they will keep the peace, be
cause they will be made to.
In chasing assassination as an ac'
cepted instrument of success con
sidered legitimate by the Democracy
we but embodied the daily outgiving'
of the Democratic press. We add tt
the previous illustrative extracts the
following from the Aberdeen (Missis
sippi) Examiner /:
After reading the kilograms from
Columbia and New Orleans, the query
naturally suggests itself as to whether
the time for caution and palayer has
not about expired in those rogue rid
den States. If all other and mildel
methods fail they will be avenged
lfnot liberated, by the stealthy stillet
to and the swift winged bullet.
scoundrels are screened from Justice
and abetted by Federal battallions
then surely will the avenger, enrobe(
in the sympathetic shades of night
vacate the Office the people were MOI
permitted to fill, and the whole worlC
will shudder, but, though shuddering
approve and applaud"
What cowardly, unmanly thing
the fellow is.
And what moral lot the reform
Democracy are, to be sure. Wher
they were in despair over the missing
vote nothing could exceed thei
horror at the alleged alteration of the
peoples will as expressed at the bal
lot box but they promptly shouted
in jubilation when they imagined d
rascally Democrat Governor haC
cheated Tilden into victory.
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