The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-03-07
THE LATEST NEWS,
WASHINGTON,
Feb. %, 18TH

Cue Cou'h mao W."
,itely decided. 1t was thought pro
per to give some authoritative ex-
preston to it's leading points, so a
loub.e-leaded editorial appeared IN
this mornings National Republican,
which fully defines the new policy OF
the administration. The article be-
gins thus:
"The source of free government
is the people, aud when government
of the people in form ceases to be
such in fact, it has no longer right
full sway and rules, fiat all, as des-
potism. 1t is not the principle, but
the practice of government, that con-
stitutes oppression, and the best gov
eminent on earth erected and opera
ted over the heads of an unwilling
people, is in practice the veriest ty-
ranny. What can be more at vari'
ance with the principle of republican
government than system of taxa
ton and police regulation, sustained
by men who neither own property to
be taxed nor constitute a society to
be affected by laws enacted and en-
forced, and what imaginable creation
can be more repugnant to a proud
people than government maintain
ed by persons foreign to their soil
and strangers to them. Let any cit
izeR of free State answer. But
where people are nominallys free,
inhabiting a State controlled by their
fathers for generations, and belong
ing to a confederation of States
known and recognized as the freest
among men, but who are nevertheless
governed by the aliens supported by
servile race in their midst, what
shall be said of them. Let those en-.
joying true liberty reply, and yet this
is the character Of government exist
ing in a number of the States Of the
South and seen in their true light by
the whole people of the United
States. They proceed from sort of
military deposit left in those States
at the close Of war which, as a nu-
cleus of strength, for time drew to
it native element, recently released
from bondage, and therefore suppo-
sing itself the natural enemy Of its
former owner"
After describing this condition Of
affairs in the South, the article pro-
ceeds to say-but fortunately for
them, learning wisdom by sad expe
rience, property holders of the South
have discovered y way out Of the
ltoils:
"There can be no doubt but that n
great majority Of the party which
will administer the government for
the coming four years is convinced
that whatever rca ons have hereto
fore existed for sustaining these gov
ernments, they exist no longer. and
that the people of those States should
hereafter be accorded the privilege OF
untrammeled self-government. No
one will contend that any possible
3 good can result from further exaspe
rating The Southern people by fore.
ing them to submit to these govern,
ments, or that it is constitutionally
within Federal power to uphold g
State government against the will Of
!, it's people. Nor will such course
involve a consistency on the part Of
, the Administration of claiming its
! own choice in the States having dua
:. governments, while it seemingly ad
mits the defeat of State tickets there
i, in. Such a question is not involved
in any form, hence it is not at al
. necessary that Hayes shall sustain
q these governments or confess his Owl
q is usurpation, as many have assert
ed. He has simply to remain neu
trail, and he has no authority else
The article continues and show
e why Governor Hayes will not recog
II nize Packard or Chamberlain. A
If this is known to be formal publica
% ton of the views of the new admins
/. tration, it has created the creates
20 interest.
3 Mn. TARBox, of Massachusetts
IN yesterday read Mr.. Foster, of Ohi'
+ a timely and lively lesson, when 3
~ raped him over the knuckles for til
!. impertinent statement that "the pc,
os pie of United States might expe'
- generous consideration from Pres
., dent Hayes sPresident' Haye
- as Mr.. Foster somewhat premature
:, calls him, if he ever becomes Pres
u dent at all, will become Prcsidel