The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-10
OltR MILITIA.

We print this morning a full roster oil
the officers and men who constitute the
militia of this State, and who, day and
night, during the eventful period Of one
hundred and twenty days which inter-
vened the 9th Of January and the final
recognition OF the legitimate govern
ment OF the State, stood guard over
the court rooms and other public places,
ready, at the tap of the bell or the blast
or trumpet, to graap their rifles and
shotguns and stake their lives Ia the de-
Tense OF constitutional government In
Louisiana.
A glow OF pride must irradiate the
breast OF every true citizen Of this State
who chances over this long list Of the
names az the men who were 30 deeply
interested In the establishment OF our
legitimate government, and the extir-
patton of carpet.b aggery In our midst,
that they were ready and willing to
light, and, II necessary, TO sacrifice
their lives In our common cause. The
politicians and press of the North
for years have charged that the opposi.
ton to Radioalism In Louisiana was
maintained by ruffians and assassins
the publication of this roll OF heroic
names IL the most complete refutation
OF this infamous SANDER that could be
made, while II is singing rebuke to
the insolent adventures aud audacious
upstairs who assumed for years to gov
orn this State, and Cypress and plumber
its people.
There was much surprise expressed
abroad ut the bold and defiant attitude
assumed, pending the existence Of the
two rival government In this State, by |
che supporters OF the constitutional |
government. The roll OF the Louisiana |
militia, printed In our columns this |
morning, may explain our resolute atti- |
tude; for never was agreat cause backed |
by nobler or more determined and
heroic military force than that which |
this roll represents; and impartial his |
tory will affirm that this force was
the argument which finally established |
the Nichols governments and swept from |
our midst the last vestige of the vile |
and shameful fraud known as the Pack.
ard government.
1t would have been a proper and most |
graceful act had the Legislature, in the |
last days OF its session, after 1t had ap- |
propriated In charity twenty.odd thou
sand dollars to relieve the necessities Of |
the Metropolitans, who had for weeks |
threatened the peace Of the city, for |
mally recognized the services Of the |
men whose names we print to-day, and |
who upheld without price or hope OF re-
ward the rights and honor OF our State. |
This act OF justice was omitted, we are
sure, In the hurry OF business, and we
take sincere pleasure and pride to-
day, on this glad and suspicious oe-
casion, supplying as best we can the
neglect Of the Legislature by publish
Jug this glorious roll OF honor.
To every man whose name is on 1t
Louisiana owes debt Of gratitude, for
the heart and hand OF every one Of
Them were In her cause and ready to
sustain her rights.
Some time since we wrote an article
In favor Of the abolition Of the army,
aud taking the ground that the best
aud safest projections OF a free people was
d q we'll organized militia. This roll OF
the militia of Louisiana strengthens US
Ia the views we expressed in that arti-
Die.
The men who compose the militia
81 Louisiana, and the rolls can be re- u