New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-09

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tagonists by honest pledges and leaves
the Last Ditcher to evade or resist the
terms of his own engagement. A common
Democratic practice at the South
has been to send an agent into the
Republican camp who makes an engage
ment which his political associates disa-
VOW when it suits their interest to do SO.
The Wheeler compromise was given on
behalf of the Democratic party; it was
violated by an attempt to impeach the
Governor who had granted it, by a section
of the Democracy, who denied the au-
thority of the compromises. Yet under
that compromise they now claim the cleo
ton of Mr.. Eustis as Senator. The
President has seen the attempt to nation
alize this faithless practice. He has seen
the Democracy propose and carry the
Electoral Commission, and the attempt of
the Confederate Democrats to throw the
Union into anarchy, and so hberate the
| Southern States. He has seen this en-
deavor again prevented by the loyal Dem
ocfats who have proposed to keep their
engagement and preserve the Union.
With these fresh examples before his eyes
it can not be that the President will
permit himself to be entrapped by the
| hypocrisy of the Democracy. On the day
before his Inauguration the Democratic
national committee published long ad-
dress, which depicted the Republicans as
no better than criminals before every law
of morals and patriotism. From this we
propose to to extract summary of Dem
ocratic opinion and purposes.
1. They assail the decision of the Elec-
toral Commission and say
That exceptional court is the Electoral
/ Commission. Fraud has found an intrench-
ment from which it can not be driven.
2. They deny the special authority upon
which the President received the electoral
vote of Louisiana. They charge even
that
Madison Wells, with the approval of
| Thomas c. Anderson, offered to elect
/ Nichols State ticket for 5000 900 cash in
hand. The money was not paid.
And allege what we have never seen as
serted before, and what has certainly
never been proven
Negotiations were then renewed, il ever
broken off, with the leaders of tho Repub-
| liean party. The result was declared in it's
| favor. The chief cOnsDirator, j. Madison
| Wells, admitted he had been aid by that
organization for his decision.
| TTnor Ebasa ;Dda mn tow, aeeart;o,,e -
is declared that
| Hayes Inauguration will be peaceful, and
| IN that hour the most Infamous conspiracy
of all history will receive its crown.
What follows2 Naturally, that the head
which wears this ''crown," the most Gin
famous conspiracy in all history" shall
ellie uneasy" The Democratic party is
| pledged to commence course of agita-
ton and notification which will render
the acts of the administration nugatory
Let it not, however, from this be under
stood that the fraud to be contaminated
| March will bs silently acquiesced in by
| the country. Let no hour pass in which
usurpation is forgotten. Let agitation be
unoeasing, that at every opportunity the
people m v express their abhOrepce Of the
outrage 446b Whub VI NOHuuGnC6 US NOlbu
| at every election in Mr.. Hayes and lis adj
min stratiOn.
Let the Democratic party at once organ
iZB for new contests TO secure such over
whelming victories that the coDspiratOrs
may never again attempt the experiment
which now humilates the republic and has
installed in its highest Office usurper.
The second voluntary signature to this
incendiary proclamation is that of Randall
L. Gibson, of Louisiana. With this ex-
preston of opinion and with this purpose
of continued opposition, how will the
public be surprised by the following &C
count of an interview OF General Gibson
with President Hayes" 1t comes upon
the authority of the Picay,ins correspond
ent of yesterday:
The President assured him that he in.
tended TO sdhere to his Southern policy at
all hazards; that the country must be psci-
fed and self government prevail. General
Gibson replied that for every step he took
toward the Southern people they would
take q step toward him, and he believed
that in such q policy he could rally to his
support the people Of Louisiana, without
regard to old party lines.
President Hayes expressed himself very
that he relied upon the franknass and eonr-
agesOf the Southern people. He intimated
that he expected to lose by his Southern
policy certain Republican support at tho
North, and hoped to make is up at the
South
General Gibson is very much impressed
with PresIdens Hayes earnestnees and Elm
eerity in the assurances he gives in regard
to the treatment of the South, and believes
that he will have the frmness and nerve to
persevere, though he will have great tr0u-
Bile in carrying out his views.
So the infamous conspiracy which elect
ed President Hayes does not prevent
Mr. Gibson from recognizing this usurper.
The pie crust pledge that ''no hour should
pass in which usurpation is forgotten"
has been broken. The man who was base
enough to ac cept the certificate of fraud
is relied upon TO display 'the sincerity
and nerve" to pacify the country and es-
sablish self-government, and one of these
Hamilcars who have pledged themselves
to continued and undated opposition to
this usurpation, gives the President assur-
ances that for ''every step be viii take to-
ward the Southern people they win take
steo toward him.
We may make the regular discount
Of ninety-nine per cent on the DEM
ocratic kilograms, made to pay the
correspondenk and sell the paper. but