New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-05
POLITICAL NOTRs.

If the war party prevails, the Democratic
revolutionists will make things lively in
New Orleans next week-or try to. Their
plan is for General Nichols to commission
a full executive staff, Metropolitan Police
included. The tax collectors, harbormas-
ters, police magistrates, police officers, etc.,
as commissioned are to attempt the seizure
Of the records and the offices from their
present holders. This will provoke a col
lision, of course, with the legal authorities
and should the latter find themselves un-
able to successfully cope with the insur-
gents, the Federal power will be invoked,
and the laws, with this aid, maintained.
Nothing will be attained, therefore, tending
to a satisfactory settlement of our troubles
The Democrats will stand convicted OF an
attempt to forestall the action of Congress,
each branch of which is investigating the
Louisiana case, and the decision of which
tribunal will eventually decide the rights
Of the rival claimants. 1t is true the
Nichols government" will have been dis
persed by superior power; but such a
needlessly provoked necessity will conduee
to enhance the present embittered state of
public feeling, rather than to smooth the way
to calm acceptance OF the inevitable de-
cision of the nation, whatever that may
prove to be.
We can not contemplate the possibility
of the threats to resist even the United
States support of the de Jacio government.
Such overt treason, with all its legal con.
tingencies, the Democratic leaders must
certainly be wise enough to guard against
The official PRONUNCIATION Of the "second
days proceedings" of the Democratic eau.
Gus contains concurrent resolution which
alleges that "a legal quorum OF both houses
Of the General Assembly went to the State
House," etc. Is it untimely to follow the
| example of the Democratic attorneys and
"fle protest" heres We want to deny the
quorum, We deny the existence of a quo
rum in fact of numbers requisite. We deny
the quorum either under the count of the
| legal returning officers or by the returns Of
the election commissioners upon which the
Democrats base all their pretended claims
This Democratic allegation is bsld-headed
| barefaoed fraud. 1t is a clear case of bull
dozIng their own figures and returns.
New Orleans is to-day full of tramps
thieves and vagabonds of all sorts, attract
ed here by the expectation OF public tur
moil and the favorable opportunity which
such state of things would offer for ply
ing their knavish practices. Disputed pOlict
authority would afford a fine chance fo
them to plunder, and they know it.
The war organ of Red River puts thi
estimate upon General Nichols, and lay
out lin italicsl its idea of Democratic suh
serviency to the law:
His head is level. He never went back o.
fight yet ana never will, but he likes t
pick EN- now, just for prudence sake. e
is elected Governor of Louisiana, and he
going TO be Governor in spite of all the Rad
icels this side of hi Nichols tOTeUer, 0
no tazes, no courts, no more elections.
1t is possible that the warlike advisers G
the sO-called Nichols government seek fo
an adverse manifestation of superio
force in order that they may gracefully re
tire from an awkward political predict
ment. If this be the case, to attempt tn
seizure of the police stations and othe
State departments before Congress hs
passed upon the recent election will affor
them prompt satisfaction of their desires.