New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-10
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Democratic party has ever acted in good |
faith with its opponents. Beginning |
with a dispensation, which allowed the |
Northern and Southern members Of the
party to hold opposite opinions, Dem
ocracy has accepted the amendments and
acts of reconstruction with the Jesuitical |
reservation of right to nullify these acts
in their operation. It has been within
few weeks that Democracy has employed
open forcesto install Mr.. Nichols as Gov
ernor of this State, and has brought the
tactics of bribery and intimidation to
bear in South Carolina and Florida. A
Democratic representative from Ken
lucky has advised the attendance of one
hundred thousand able-bodied visitors
at the seat of Federal government
to witness the electoral count, and SIM
liar indications of purpose to inaugu-
rate Mr.. Tilden at one end of the Capitol
while President Hayes should have been
inaugurated at the other. This state Of
disturbance induced the Democratic
House of Representatives to make last
effort to secure the government, or to
make compromise to relieve themselves
from the awkward position in which their
violent men had placed them. The Re
publican leaders, in our opinion, took GER
tain risks and made concessions which we
conceived unnecessary and even illegal
1t appeared to us the Republicans had
made the fight and had won the position.
Republican leaders thought to fortify the
position more effectually. The Demo
cratic House instituted the plan of an
electoral commission; it passed both
houses by decisive msiorities; les passage
was received by the Democracy here with
reclamation, and the Republicans were
reproached with having opposed its adop-
ton. The Picayune, as an organ of ultra
Democracy, said:
However that may be, we may rest as
cured that the nation will insist upon the
acceptance of the committees decision, and
that the prospect Of civil war no longer ex-
lists.
L WG GN4 INV "a N0AAo1t ASASooo WIG 0O-
cision Of the national returning board,
but we infer from the tone of some Of the
Democratic press and their correspond
ents that the Democracy intend to refuse
to abide by their pledges, and will fall
back to fight on other lines of defense.
The Times contributes ''the intimation
by an Eastern journal that the decision
of the arbitration committee may not
after all be final" The confidential Wash
ington correspondent of the Picayms
writes:
The discussions in the tribunal were
able, but the doctrines avowed by the Re-
! publicans were shocking to every principle
/ Of honor and morality.
The best Judges now say that the eight
Radicals on the bench will give partisan
decisions.
At present the chances are that fraud will
make the next President.
The Picdyatne seems to be preparing
for back down from its published posi-
ton. II says:
The ground of our anxiety is the partisan
bias of the majority Of the commission. A
vote Of seven to eight looks ominOus; II
looks a. though even the Supreme Court il
not above the atmosphere Of politics.
There is another breach Of faith in the
declaration
We have, here in Louisiana, q Governor
and Legislature of our own, and the very
moment that Federal interference is discon.
tinued they will be installed and sustained
by the strong right arm ofthe majority.
It has been the agreement that both
parties in this State shall remain in status
quo until the legality Of the election in
Louisiana shall have been decided. Il
the vote be cast for Hayes, then Packard,
who ran on the same ticket and whose
rights depend on the same authority, must
be Governor. If the electoral vote b.
given to Tilden, it has been admitted By
the Republicans that he would install
Nichols. Yet we are now told by al
organ Of Democracy that should the de-
cision Of its chosen tribunal be against ii
candidate, 1--WE have Governor and /
Legislature of our own who viii be in
stalled, and sustained If necessary, b,
the strong right arm Of the majority.
What then becomes Of the previous dec
lantion that ''the prospect Of civil wa
no longer exists.
We make no comment upon the dan
gsrous results to this majority and it
strong right arm from the insane attemp
to set aside the viii Of the nation. On
purpose is. at present, 70 show that tn
Democracy win accept no result in goO'
faith which operates against theis owI
interests.