Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
STILL OUT OF THE UNION.

1t seems inposs Rle to secure peace and
a restored Union under Radical rule.
Where the Democrats have secured power
we have tranquility and that order and
regard for The constitution which existed
before the war. But anarchy follows the
rule of Radicaiism just as naturally as de-
v;lstat ion is found in the track of the tor
nado. 1t has been over twelve years since
the surrender Of General Robert Z. Lee
and the Confederate army, still under
Radical rnlc, the Union has not been re
stored. The Radicals have II minority i'll
the senate of the Unitel States, and "f
conr>e there is opposition to Il restored
Union in that body. This is evidenced
by he fact lat two sovcri sn States still
fave no representation iii the senate.
Tho Democrats Of the house OF represent
tHtives voted to seat two negroes from
South Carolina, in preference to tw"
white Democrats, because they thonIh
the blacks had Il better prim" jceic right.
but Il senator from South Caroiiua r Il"
llicd his seat. Patterson, the thief anG
indicted william, who purchased his seat
bv bribinw members Of the Legislature,
has no trouble in retaining the seat lie
disgraccs. But Butler, honestly elected
| by the legislature which the President
| has recognized as the valid Legislature, Is
! refused his place in Il body wherein Pat
| terson is recognized as a leading spirit
| In Louisiana the outrage is still more in.
! famous, and forcibly demonstrates the
inability of the Radical party to restore
the Union. There is no lawlcssness III
Louisiana; it has been twelve years sine"
tie last run was fired in the Var between
the States, and yet Louisiana is still con-
5idcrcd out of the Union, and has no rep
| rpsentativo in the senate. The question
could be decided in an hour, just as the
| Democrats decided the contest between
two negroes and two white Democrats.
But. for vile party purposes, the Radicals
are closing the doors of the senate ID the
face of three senators elected by the leg
isIaturcs OF two sovereign States or This
Union. Every day that these two states
are unreprescnted the spirit OF the con-
.t;tn,i,u is violated In discussing this
subject. the New York Tribune, Repub
lican paper, says: ""e "ohuer II '-.'
. senators who are taking things easily al
WASHINGTON, sitting all hour or so 4 day
and comfortably killing timewhlle WALL
iu,r for the house 20 send them an appro
,,-,tiuu bill, over read section ) OF article
nf III, constitution of the United states
Tn,t article SAYS: "The senate OF th'
limited States shall he composed OF 1--WE
Senators from each state, chosen ny th
,.r;sl,turc thereof for six years; ana eac1
senator shall have one vote. Now II
Doiut of fact, the present senate IS no
; tl,u;, confused. The state OF South Car
: nl;u, has ONLY ono senator, and the st"I
OF Louisiana none at all. II ""'lu e'ol
| -. # III $ condition of things would 'rou
: ,lnt,,e members of the body, and 'h''
. o,.,vo",h make haste to fill the ehlpt
seots. lest question should DE ra'seo
!, 20 whether they are a valid senate, Will
=, +ho ,,coninr of the constitution. lie
,,oom +o he at all worried, howeVe
e In secure possession OF their own S"'a'' '
- md easy chairs, they are waiting un'
- dilotory committee shall tell 1he'i WIZ
nod better do about the vacahc'e
', ,r,,. Committee, meanwhile, instead
deciding at once on the questions OF pr'n
= fac;e Won't. is going into the merits OF Il
=, contests. and getting on a"o'' do i"l'"
: no =, chancery court. Passing o>e' u
q ca,,+b Carolina case, let us look Tor Il Ill
: ,ncn, 1T that of Louisiana. From '"''''
Y ry, 1873, to March, 1877 the s'a1o w w
r. all by the action of the senate on
y a,,o commemorative on the floor ana SIN
e. ,,ana,, Iost Il has been wholly cXcl"d
y Thus Lonisiana is placed III ''i' 'r''''''
of being half out oft Union lier p'