New Orleans Republican., 1877-02-14

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rupted by the executive order. They have
already fled q caveat against that de-
cision being accepted as decisive of the
legality of the State elections. Thus
Representatives Ellis, Gibson and Levy
assert that the Nichols government is
not necessarily involved in the afirma-
tion of the Returning Board certificates.
They add, SIT will be maintained. Who
will maintain it we can not tell. The
President of the United States might have
done so, and might still do so, had he
chosen to take such responsibility, but he
has expressly devolved this decision upon
Congress, or upon the commission. Will
the Nichols government be maintained by
the one hundred thousand brave Ken
tuckians who would install executive Off
cers-as they might supply mules and
pork for an army-by contract? Will Mr..
Tilden or the Tammany ring aid their
faithful allies in this matter? Alas! when
the vote of Louisiana shall have been cast
it will have lost all its value. Neither
the State nor its interests will be regarded
by the Northern politicians as of sufficient
consequence to waste trouble or money
about it. There comes also another inti-
nation that the decision of the commits
sion will be resisted if unfavorsble to the
Democratic party here. The Picaystne re-
ports:
The feeling among the Conservatives and
Democrats Of the city is very strong at this
time. The electoral bill was never in.
dorsed by the Legislature. They feared
the Greeks, bearing gifts, and looked with
suspicion upon this measure which
smacked of compromise. At one time the
propriety of indorsiug the bill was sug-
gested by several members, but met with
such disapprobation that the idea was dis
missed.
The opponents Of this action said: "Wait
until we see what will come of It'll" and so
the representatives of the people waited
and watched the march of events at Wash
ington, trusting to the justice of the Demo
cratic cause. While there is q disposition
towards Responding on the part of some,
there is conviction in the minds of others,
which is energeticslly expressed, that no
matter to what lengths of partisanship the
Republican members of the commission
may go, their dc cision can not work the
upholding of Packards government.
So the Legislature cleared the Greeks2"
Who were the Greeks? The Democrats
themselves introduced and with Repub-
lican majority carried the electoral COM
mission. Having taken the chances thai
the Republican government might be
overthrown by such decision they seemed
to have cautiously reserved the right ot
opposition in case the decision should be
the other way, and now we learn that nc
decision of the electoral commission car
"work the upholding of the Packard gov
ernment."
It seems there we're several members o
the Legislature who suggested the pro
priety" of indorsing "the measure which
smacked of compromise, " and that Their
is still ''a disposition toward Responding
on the part of some, yetthe majority hav
determined that the Republican govern
ment shall in no case stand. 1t is unnec
cessary to treat of the difficulties whicl
stand in the way of resisting this possibl
decision. We will however state then
succinctly. Should the State be drive
under martial law by Democratic insu1
rection, there would be a military Gov
ernor. 1t is most probable that b
would coincide with the Republican az
pointing power. The Democratic Mayo
and Administrators of New Orleans woul
be replaced by post commander of th
same political proclivities. The Legisla
ture would have neither authority nc
legality, and would disperse to the
homes. The city of New Orleans, bein
the only garisoned city in the Unite
States, under martial law and militar
government, deprived of legislative al
thority, would offer small inducement
capital or to immigration. 1t woul
stand again in commercial blockade as
the war, and this paralysis of trade woul
pervert the last of its trade to Easter
markets and outlets.
Such are q few of the possible cons
quences of Democratic ambition. Thel
are others which we forbear to state, an
we leave to the imagination of the peopl
the possibilities of imprisonment, conf
cation, the death Of excellent, though el
cited persons, shot down by soldier!
whom, if slain in turn, the United Stat'
can replace ct a few hundred dollars
head from Ireland or Germany. Viii
the Democratic politicians would, ther
fore, involve the country in new civ
war to gain political victory, we have Il
much confidence in the good sense of Il
American people in Louisiana to suppo
tbax vviIl ba narrnittad IN do so.