New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-22
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ernment in its capture and confscation OF
neutral commerce, was, in fact, making
war upon nations with which it was noml-
nally at peace. No one can look at the
Democratic organizations throughout the
South without perceiving that all the ele-
ments of warlike preparation exist, and
that while this army prudently abstains
from meeting those as well armed as them
selves, and salutes with mock respect the
Federal officers and soldiers, they wreak
their suppressed wrath upon such as they
know to be weaker than themselves. The
evidence of this war in disguise consists
!. In the declaration that all who do
not vote the Democratic ticket are aliens
and political enemies. They are not en-
titled to the courtesies of peace, or to the
| rights Of honorable warfare. Confer
ences and discussions between the leaders
Of the Democracy and the Republicans
have been forbidden on the express
ground that social respect and equality
intercourse can not be allowed to the Re.
publican representatives.
q The separation in business pursuits
is as obvious as in politics. A circular
from Democratic central committee di.
rected the Demo cracy to withhold their
patronage from Republicans, and, as q
consequence, large amount of Repub-
lican capital and energy has been with
drawn from various business pursuits in
the city and country, and, no doubt, in
vested elsewhere in rivalry to the trade of
| New Orleans. The social prescription
has been carried SO far that no immigrant
family, unless in entire accord with Dem
ocracy, can expect the kindly offices of
| neighborship. Such dissenters from
Democracy are as completely isolated
among those arc und them as if they were
marked by different color.
3. The Democratic organization is ex-
elusive and hostile. Its tactics are mill
tary. Young men are mustered into
companies, regiments and brigades. They
are armed and go through the manual
and infantry drill with the precision of
soldiers.
The leaders of the Democratic party in
Mississippi went in procession through
the country att ended by section of ar
tillery. As preliminary and monition
of their presence, they fred field piece
over the heads of timid people. As the
snllen echoes died away in the swamp,
and the smoke slowly lifted into the
placid sky; as the round shot went crash
ing through the tree tops, or the shrapnel
burst into fragments, the timid people
fed and conce aled themselves.
The chivalrous Democracy of Louisiana
have pursued much the same tactics.
General Nichols and staff recently dis
charged a piece of artillery from the bow
of their steamboat, whenever they came
in sight of landing, and the signal Of
Democratic appearance before the people |
has both in the city and country been a !
round Of blank cartridge from a field |
piece. In addition, there has been the |
quasi recognition of an irregular arm of |
the military service. It is call the Bull
dozers. 1t corresponds with the employ
ment Of savages by the British govern
ment; of savages of whom our ancestors
said their only known rule of warfare
was the indiscriminate destruction of all
without regard to age or sex. 1t CORE
spends with the permission allowed the
Bashi Bazouks by the Turkish govern
ment, and is violation in principle of
The laws of humanity and of civilization.
The massacre at the Mechanics Institute
md in Grant parish, the safe conduct
granted to the expelled Republicans in
Coushatta, with the murder and robbery
If those men in spite of their safe con-
luct, the horrible mutilation of Twitchell,
he seizure and hanging of woman, and
he open murder of a man upon the
charge Of having caused the death of
nan living, for aught we know, at the
present day; the assassination of King and
)inkgrave, with the slaughter and whip
,ing of negroes by the hundred-such
las been the quota contributed by Louisi-
ma to the disgraceful record. These
rimes have been committed by
be Bashi Bazouks of Democracy. 1t
) the tactics of party leaders de-
ermined to conquer the spells at any
ost The Democratic citizens disap-
rove Of such deeds. They would not
ldividually countenance them. They
ven look with disnay at secret war Of ]
re and murder as shame upon our
and ruinous to all our prop !
rty and business interests. Yet such are
le tactics of party. Why, let US add, in
period Of amnesty and national peace, I
nd especially of professed loyalty and
bedience to Federal law, has such bar I
arous practice been tolerated? We an 8
Ser, it is because the Democracy has q
etermined to nullify the law of colored Q
ltfrage by substituting the cartridge
for the elective equality of c
le amended constitution. There has
cen one efectual check to this military il
rganization. II is the introduction of a
rmed representatives Of the law. The f
w enacted to prevent the repetition of e
le Tammany frauds Of 1868 70, has made
the duty of the Federal government to s
the rights accorded the indi- j
dual citizen bv prOtectino Them in tho | "