New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-23


ored man the equal. before the law. of any
| other citizen. This great end has been but
| partially attained, and the Republican
party can not now abandon this principle
without producing such schism in it's
ranks as will preclude it from ever again
CARRYING a presidential election. A "solid
| South" with the aid of two or three North
eru States, will again rule the nation. The
| results of the war will be virtually an
| nulled. The abandonment of Governor
| Packard to the White League would be
such sacrifice of principle as we have in
| dicated.
Il being conceded that Mr. Packard is
the legal Governor of Louisiana-and on
| this point we challenge the closest seru-
tiny-ihs only reason thss can be and is
| offered for allowing General Nichols army
to subvert the State government, is that 1t
will cause less scandal" than would the
employment of the srmy of the national
| government to uphold lawful authority;
| that the II spublcan party of Louisiana has
given considerable trouble to the national
Republican party in the past, and this is
| good opportunity to turn it over to the De-
| mocraey. That the party in Louisiana has
been the subject of trouble to the national
party we viii not deoy; but that it has been
| the author of that trouble we do deny il
| the most emphatic manner.
1t has been the cause of trouble because
| it has ever been resisting the attacks of a
| wsrlike and interruptions foe, and has been
obliged to resort to remarkable methods in
self-defensa.
1t has been the cause of trouble to the
national party as the negro was the cause
of trouble to the country previous to the
war, because it has been the Uictins of fla
grant wrong aud injustice, and not because
it has been gully of wrong and injustice.
1t has been the cause of trouble to the
national party as the flock is the cause OF
trouble to the shepherd, because of the In
eursioHs of the wolves. The shepherd does
not, however, in order to relieve himself
from further trouble, deem it good policy to
abandon his sheep to the fostering care of
the wolves.
If the party in Louisiana has in times
past been burden to the national party,
we respectfully and m0destly suggest that
the balance was fully restored by the. part
which the Louisiana Republicans, under
the leadership of Governor Packard, bore in
the late campaign.
To the charge that the Republican party
in the South is controlled by men actuated
by mercenary motives, and not by those of
principle, We enter an unqualified denial,
and point to the fact that the Democracy
we're unable, by the most lavish use of
money, to swerve a solitary elector or mem.
Der OF any canvassing board from the strict
path of duty in any of the Southern States,
in the face of the fact that most of them, at
least in Louisiana, we're poor men. We call
attention to the further fact that in all the
investig by Democratic committees of
Congress. and the State Legislature, there
has never yet been proved any act on the
part OF Ex-Governor Kellogg or Governor
Packard, or any man of present high stand.
ing in the Republican party in Louisiana, in
public or private life, which an honorable
man might not do.
To the charge that the Republican party
is au "alien" party in the State, we reply
q no nj "a ma n al
and debars no man from its councils for the
reason that he may have been born north
of Mason and DixOn's Inns and have served
in the Union army. Governor Packard has
been q resident of Louisiana for fifteen
yeare; his interests are all here; his family
are ell natives Of Louisiana. His promi-
hence in the Repu bliean party is due to his
integrity, his ability, his frmness and his
peculiar fitness for the position Of q leader
Governor Packard is the only man of North
ern birth elected to State Office by the Re-
publicans at the late State election. Lieu
tenant Cove, mo- Antoine, State Treasurer
Dubuclet, and Secretary of State HonOre,
are natives of Louisiana; Attorney General
| Hunt, who, to use the language of Hon. L.
| w. St0ughton, is sthe foremost man at the
| barr Of this State, lie q native of South Caro-
lima; Auditor johnson is a native of Ala
bama, and was q Confederate soldier dur
ing the war, and Hon. William G. Brown,
I
believe, a native of another Southern State.
The secret of the violent hostility Of the
Democracy TO the Republican party in Lou
isiaDa is not, then, that it is a party devoid
of principles, for it's members have ex.
hibited the very highest devotion to prinei-
pie.
cit is not that the financial administration
Of the State has been bad, because during
Governor kellOgg's term of office the State
debt was reduced from 0000.0 600, actual
and oontingent, TO SIS, 600, 900, and the State
taxes from twenty-one and q half mills TO
fourteen and half mills on the dollar
IL ID not that the State authorities have
not punished the perpetrators of political
murders and massacres, because the Demo-
cFats themselves being guilty of melting
those horrors. could have prevented
them, and because, forming 10 great part
the juries, convictions Of Democrats for
such otienses in State courts have been i'm
possible.
Itwas not that the Republican party was
an salien" party, for we have shown that
that charge has M foundation.
The root Of the hostility Is that bitterness
which arises from defeat In arms and loss
OF property in slaves, which twelve long
years has failed to modify IN any marked
degree. 1t has taken the form OF g deter
mlnation not to accept IN good faith the re-
cults OF the war; to take advantage of any
inclination on the part Of the friends of lib
serty ana equality IN the North to even tenn
porariiy abandon "ths wards Of the nation,D
and by the free use Of the shotgun 10
"shuitt3 the negro out OF politics. aud thus
practically repeal the fourteenth aud If
tesnth amendments to the constitution of
the United States.
We appeal to all fair minded aud honora-
bic Republicans in the United States to
yield rs st this time their sympathy and
moral support If the policy Of the new adj
minislratiOa toward the South ehali bring
into our ranks greater numbers and sfrope
friends, We shall receive them with most
pfoiOand and heartfelt welcome and moat
substantial tokens OF Rratitude II that
era Of unbroken bitterness Of vhleh Va
have spoken has begun to melt away. Il "a |
bright period in the history Of the South, |
and especially Ia that NJ the Republican |
psFfy Of the South. Bat Is political con
yiotione ana partisan passions lie deep
seated ia the heart " dceA not follow that /
beoanse leading Demoefat may accent Al
Office from 3 Repuhliean aaminislrasiou "a 1
viii carry any following With him. Or that !
he Mag not himself employ The power 81 /
BE olt1e 70 tbs injury Of the appointing ADJ /
mlAistFa,io1. Wa Elsh especially 70 exoept I
tAe neE tqeimaat6F General from anv 4
aueh aa1picion
Tbs Republicans Of Louisiana ardenfly
4asif4 90 go their party enlarged and made /
powerful, but they wish 10 oes Il ENLARGED /
r. teSle Of Republican nIinciplea. They 4
asfa eazeeq s1tQ1kh % many trying scenes /
1as t4eg 60 nof feel chat they can Be very 1
t-Aa ol1 q The party. Thcro ara 4
t9 ~ = which auoh thanett hsve bson
s5ss "a. ~ privilege Of p1sing liz Hayes
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