New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-05-26
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visible IN the columns OF our veteran i
neighbor, the Picayane, when the Demo
cratic writer would come to 'demelish tina
teachings of the Conservative We note
a similar discrepancyint two departments
of the same journal In the one Mr.
Daniel bennett endeaSers to'Wheeale his
compatriots Of Maine from the case Of
pumpkins and hay to the more lucrative
culture of the sugar csneand the orange.
The jolly reporter. hawbver, delights in
palliating the deeds Of violezSse which
have fallen upon persons of unpopulas
politics, and jocularly argues that a ne-
gro or Republican is always to blame fer
his own assassination, wllile -theshooting
of one Democrat by another is ascircuUa-
stance greatly to be regretted, and hes
tens to throw veil Of charity anasilense
over the unfortunate oocurreHees II
would be wrong to confne our Observe
tons to journal whish, would at heart,
no doubt, prefer social peace, and, only
falls in with the dominant political senti-
ment Of the party to which it belongs
The dangerous doctrine that there is .
law higher than that of,the State, whioA
the REPUBLICAN has been criticised for
condemning, finds an advocate in the
Meridian Mercury. That paper refers to
the Kemper county massacre. It says
that this event ought not to be,investi-
gated
On that day the higher law which, ante
dates common law and all other law GUST
ed them all and their ministers of,juris-
diction, and for brief period of time.
sufficient to its purposes. held sway. Its
| judgments were final. AS they,afSct the
living and the dead, they are res, adj
judicdt0, and will ever remain so. No
court is competent TO disturb them. Every
attempt to review them will be both futile
and mischieVous. Special instructions to
grand jurors are likely to go UNDECIDED,
potency had best not Be given o. Zee best best
thing the law and the ministers can do
about the tragedy is to save their strength
for the future as wiser than wasting it
foolishly and vainly on the past.
This is identically the doctrine that
emanated from the Democratic journals
and teachers of Louisiana. We do not
pause to denounce this ultramontane doc,
trine as wholly inconsistent with the
whole theory of republican governments
We do not even employ itas reproach to
the Democratic party, which takes tenn
porary profit from lbs exercise. We know
that as these acts Of violence are, not con-
hned to Republicans, but falliindiscirain-
ately upon the nearest relations of the
lawless murderers, the hzst political
division which talas place amazing the De.
mocracy themselves will witness the. ap-
plication of the Same doctrine to any OBJ
ponents without regard to, their. an
tecedent opinionR
With the ridi01le of those who would
enforce the laws and the positive claims
for immunity under the teachings Of q
higher law, those immigrants who may
may teel temptation to come to our
fertile and genial country, will find q
serious drawback in the customs which
prevail among rs. The continued vio-
lence which has followed the entire sub
jugation of tho Republicans South, proves
an irrepressible violence that endangeEs
all. 1t is true that an immigrant from
Vermont might take OCT registration pa
pers satisfactory to Democratic vigilance
committee and that By having them re-
newed andinaOrsed pedodicalIyhe would
be safe from murder for political causes,
but then, there is q danger from MALICIOUS.
wanton Oh pzOmiscuous shooting, to which
the citizens Of most other States airs not
accustomed; NOT would women and chill
dren willingly comaeinto communities in
yhieh,a family like thai Of Chisholm NAY
be nobbed and It's women shot and
killed. and where Il is held thaA any in.
yestigation into The attendant eigcum-
stances would basfutils and mischisvous.
The invitation to immigrant numbsrs and
capital is very attractive, but when at thu
same time and upon the same authority
the Immigrant is informed that his futur.
neighbor may take bis life, o. that Of hi
fanaily, upon casual diffassncs Of polit
ieai opinion and that any investigation
into the facts would be s.futile and mis-
ehieyoas, We fear TIE Attractions Of on
paradise would fail to overcome the q
pugnanee to, kAe violence and injusiiei
which would thus be shown 70 raiel
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