New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07

ford have given Connecucut 10 the De-
mocracy, and the rural districts, by an un-
usual majority, have won the Legislature
for the people. 1t is doubtful if Connecti-
cut will ever again be suffered by its Pro-
testant population to relapse into the CEN
troll of the papal voters of the cities. New
Jersey, partly by the treachery of several
of its Democratic leaders, who have pro-
fessed an open hostility to the Roman
Catholic pretensions, and then lent them
a secret support, chiefly from the papal
influence in its large towns, has also
abandoned its opposition to ultramontan-
ism and joined the papal leaders of New
York. But New Jersey is thoroughly
Protestant, and may yet resolutely
take its stand by the side of the great
Northwest. Indiana has fallen by small
majority; the activity of the papal priests
and the indifference of the unsectarian
portion of its population have placed it
at the side of Connecticut and New Jer-
sey, beneath the control of the ultramon-
tame chiefs. And thus, by the active Ia
bors of the ultramontane faction in a
small number of cities, aided by the in
tense ignorance of its followers and the
unps.riotic conduct of portion of the
Germans, the unity of the Northern States
in defense of education, union and liberal
reform was broken. In the reports of the
commissioner of education are given
maps, on which dark shade is drawn
over those districts of the country that
are peculiarly illiterate. In each of these
districts it will be found that the Demo-
cratic and ultramontane candidates were
successful.
And when we turn to the Southern
States, the lesson of the recent election is
still more effective. Shut in by the Mis-
sissippi and the Atlantic, the Ohio and the
Gull, region extends in which men have
been suffered for generations to live with
out education, and from which it was once
even excluded by law. Here the few have
been accustomed to rule over the many,
and the ignorant multitude have learned
only to obey. The rebellion changed some
things, but left the same ignorance behind
it. And here the ultramontane and Dem
ocratic leaders have found their only pow
erful allies The keen papsl politicians
saw that here was the chief point of dam
ger to the republic, and here they have
labored to rouse up anew the bitter spirit
of rebellion, to stir up luminosity between
American citizens, and to rule or to de-
stroy the nation by the aid of the discon-
tented portion of the South. OF the votes
secured by Mr.. Tilden, 119 came from
the South. But it is probable that in
not one of these States has q free vote
been obtained, or an election held that
was not tainted by intimidation or
fraud. In France, in England, in Italy,
such an election would be subjected to a
rigid inquiry, each incident carefully
tested, and every trait of illegality pun
ished by rejection of the vote. But
here we are asked by Mr.. Adams or Mr..
Seymour to trust the returns of districts
that have never ceased to be rebellious; to
believe that Mississippi has recanted its
republicanism; that Georgia, where vast
counties are DISTINGUISHED by force, has
held free election; that the rifle clubs of
South Carolina mean no harm; and that
the massacres of Louisiana and Missis-
sippi were only pleasant pastime. Our
Democratic and papal politicians rush
forward to grasp the blood-stained hands
OF their Southern allies. But the intelli-
gence of the country has condemned
them. The eye of posterity will discern
their selfish inhumanity. They will be
held up to future generations as the per-
secutors of the helpless, the enemies Of
the poor.
But the most important lesson of the
election of 1876 is the clear light it throws
upon the plans of the papal faction.
There can be no longer any doubt that
the Roman Church is most successful
and adroit political manager, that for o
moment it seemed to hold in its hands
the destiny of freedom, and that in all
future elections it will come forward open.
ly to contest the control of the republic.
The clerical party is as plainly defined
among us as in France, Belgium or Italy,
Mexico or Brazil It means everywhere
the same thing, the destruction of popu.
lar institutions. No Protestant or un.
sectarian Democrat can any longer unite
with this ultramontaine faction without
becoming q part of q ruthless cru
SADIE against American institutions and
progress. The Democracy of New Yorl
or New Haven is only a faint veil for the
aggressive march of Rome. Once more
it presses on to plant in the American re
public the faded superstitions, the bar
barous institutions, the avaricious greco
of land and money, which ii has exhib
tied in every European State, and which
has everywhere brought upon it a gen
eral confscation. The American people
are forced to decide whether this system
shall be introduced among u.s. The cler1
| cal ultramontanes already hold New
York and Haven, Cincinnati and Savan
nah, st. Louis and New Orleans. By
force or fraud, they still hope to contro
the Union. -Hdrper's Weekly.