New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-27
VOLUME X.--NO. ITO.
POLITICAL NOTES.

errs in its statement of facts. Had our con.
temporary said that the Fusiliers were SIM
ply ordered to surrender State arms which
they were threatening to reasonably use.
sll its byperboie about an order to disbsnd
q revolutionary relic would have been lost
in the plain reality that it was without
truth for foundation. The trouble with
the Democrat is that if not abusive it il
nothing, and in order to be abusive the
elimination of facts is made an entirely
secondary matter.
The Charleston Fusiliers may possess a
history starred with patriotic deeds; but
none the less did the present inheritOrs of
those glories drag them through the deep
damnation Of rebellion against the govern
ment the honored founders Of their organ
izatiou aided to establish. None the less
ready now are these unworthy SOUS of
heroic sires to turn the guns conided to
their honor against the government which
trusted them to aid in maintaining the
laws. Every loyal American does homage
to the glorious past whereof the Fusiliers are
part, and mourns their present disgrace:
" But ore sad losel sails . name for aye.
Howev r mig ts in The Oleon time;
Nor all Il at heralds raj e from find clay,
Nor horil prose, nor coneyed lies OF rhy me.
Can nlazon evi. deeds, or coasecra.e Cline" )"
We always supposed that in the sacred
duties OF the patriot, teaching obedience to
the laws and instilling in the minds of the
people love of country ranked among the
highest. The official organ of General
Nichols, however, instructs us that this is
''profanation' if it is done through the me
dium of meetings in schoolhouses or
churches.
We have alleged that fair election can
not be held in Morehouse parish, and every
day adds sustaining proof. The Democratic
organ, the Bastrop Clarion, pointedly de-
mands Of the colored people an avowal Of
how they intend to vote. It further demands
that they
Take this question home with you, colored
people, to your cabins. Think over it long
and we'll, and let Us know what your an
| .ee ,cart to kn0u right Of.
WHAT is this but . highwayman demand,
s.your vote or your lifef" What coose
quence of failing ito know right of" can
there be other than the determination oi
the Democrats to prevent the votes of the
"colored people" being cast against them
and for the Republican presidential and
State ticket! 1t is plain there will be nc
legal election in Morehouse under present
| conditions.
The Democrat makes q very unfair at
tempt to mix up Governor Pinchback and
| the brass band at st. Mary parish meet
ing. We assure our contemporary that
they are very different institutions.
The schoolhouses and churches seem to
be the principal meeting places Of the Rad
icals in this State. They feel pretty certain
of getting an audience in . church of Sun
day evening, and - for the schools-why
Brown is willing to do anything to help the
party along. There is so mething of pre-
| fanation in it, however, both OF religion
and education.
We suppose, then, that the reason Demo
Gratis burn colored schoolhouses and
churches is because they are "profaned" By
renewals of pledges by Republicans of love
for the old flag and loyalty to the Union.
The best thing Of the campaign befel
at Democratic meeting in Carrollton
few evenings since, wherest N. Comman
deur, ESQ.,, presided. The main object oi
the meeting WAS to allow Hon. E. John
Ellis to arouse some enthusiasm among biz
constituents, and as chief orator he buckled
to his task in downright earnest. OF course
his principal theme was the outrsges and
robberies perpetrated on the dear people by
the Radicals, and he dilated upon the crea
ton Of the Office of public administrator 81
an especially enormous manifestation o
Republican turpitude: With his Gus
tomary vehemence of gush, the ora
tor cried aloud: "Not only do our op
pressors rob the living, but through these
! infamous officials. the public administra
tors, they dig into graves and despoil tn
dead" With which effective peroration hi
retired, only to learn, to his amszemen
and horror, that the respected president O
tis meeting had in his pocket spick and
span new parchment in which Governor
Kellogg, "reposing special trust and conf
dence in N. Commander" commissioned
him public administrator for Jefferson par
! ish. Exit Ellis to slow music.
Hon. Albert Voorhies ought to be elected
| to the Legislature if for no other reason
| than to introduce bill for the purchas'
| and destruction of the entire edition OF hi
| new digest of the Statutes OF Louisian'
down to and including all acts passed
| the legislative session of 1876" The firs
| reference we made to the pretensiouA
| volume, was to the chapter on congress
| sional districts, and found-what does tn
reader supposei-why, that Mr.. Voorhies
| lawyer, politician and statesman, has NO
| learned that his State is entitled to six Con
oressmeu since 1872, and that two year
| ago there was . reapportionment OF Louis
lana into . corresponding number OF dis
tricts. Ia It necessary to add that in poiitic
| Mr.. Voorhies il Bourbonf
| Democrat-'Whst do you think OF III
den,s letter ON Southern claimss VIII b
really veto relief billsl You see Congres
will be so evenly divided that his vet
would prove final" :,
Republican-"I think Tlden would a
Just what he thought best for Tilden. Ina
income return shows . lax idea OF honor
and political pledges count for little .
against success with New York Democrats.
Democrat-"Well, if thought he resll.
i xnaanf whaf ha aaxa Id If I K0uld YQt