New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-28
IN DUE TIME.

just Oh Gn6 rack OF apprehension leae
the desperate devices of the Democracy
should in some manner violate or nullify
the expressed will of the American peo-
pie, we can not anticipate instantaneous
action even in a case of as much incidental
as that of Louisiana. There can,
however, be no doubt that the logical result
of the presidential election will be to main
tain the report of the same Returning
Board now imprisoned at the instance of
Louisiana Democracy for having certi-
fed the vote of Louisiana in favor of
President Hayes. We arrive at this log
ical result by far stronger process than
the operation of personal gratitude or
consistency. The United States is bound
to guarantee to every State republican
form of government, and to protect
each of them against invasion or do
nestle violence. This duty no Presi-
dent could ignore, were he SO dis
posed. There may be also violation of
the Federal laws, which gives a substan-
tive and specific jurisdiction, and involves
the same executive obligation. There
need be no fear, therefore. that anarchy
will be legalized by inaction. The Fed
eral government will be compelled, at the
first movement disturbing the status quo,
to determine who is the Governor and
what is the Legislature authorized to
make the demand for the guarantee. A
State government with two rival claim
ants, with'a standing revolutionary army,
with no courts open and with no taxes
exigible, can not be republican in form,
and the Federal executive will, in the
performance of his sworn duty, decide in
favor of the one claimant and disperse the
pretensions of the other. There can not
be the slightest doubt as to the legality Of
Governor Packard's administration in
the opinion of the President, nor have
we the slightest uneasiness as to
the maintenance of his administration
when the time and issue shall have ar
rived. Much has been telegraphed about
conditions imposed by the White
Leaguers upon their permission that
President Hayes shall be inaugurated.
What need has there been that any such
conditions should have been accepted?
For the last week it has been obvious
that the flibusters were defeated. Gold
steady, at less than 105, proved that the
capital and business interests would abide
by the commission, and make everybody
else do the same. When Mr. Tilden saw
his own defeat certain he had no motive
to make q civil war for the benefit OF
some other aspirant. The Louisiana fill
busters have been without influence ever
since the House of Representatives refused
to obstruct the count. We may imagine
they take to themselves the credit of q
declaration which Mr.. Hayes has made to
all the world. He intends to employ his
authority and influence to secure for the
State of Louisiana respectable and pop
ular Republican administration. He may
have said that he will appoint collector
of the port, postmaster and other Fed
eral officers who are worthy public conf.
dence, and who are so identified with
Louisiana that they will stay here in the
summer time, and remain in the
State after the expiration of theil
term. He may have said that
he will use his inhuence-not as 9
condition of performing his daty-witt
Governor Packard to enforce Republican
appointments unobjectionable to any just
criticism of morals or qualifications. TIC
this policy no Republican can have any
objection. But we can not see how any
violent, intolerant and rapacious White
Lacquer in or out of a pretended Office
can be in any manner interested in it.
This is precisely the policy always tc
have been expected from President Hayes,
and with this policy we shall not only be
contented, but proud. 1t was the i'm.
pre- ssive admonition of Governor Pack,
ard some years since to his excitablt
prede cessor, not to ''tear his shirt" about
crisis of the moment. We repeat the
counsel to any who may apprehend tha
''Mr Burke, who is here at the instance
of Governor Nichols, to represent the in
terests Of the State government, has ex
torted any pledge from President Hayes
It would be an absurd price to pay fol
the recognition of that plenipotentiary
Let us have patience, and in due time thu
Republican government of Louisiana viii
be as firmly established as the Republican
government of the United States. 1t rest
upon the same legality and win be main
tanned by the same power.
THE SOUTHERN POLICY OF GoVERNol
HAYES