The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-26
THE WITHDRAW OF TROOPS
FROM LOUISIANA.

The New Orleans Democrat, in its
is.ue OF last Sunday, gives US some intor-
nation on the cause OF the withdrawal OF
the troops from Louisisns, which we
have not seen before. 1t says:
"But in truth, the credit is due TO the
American people, who pronounced IN
thunder tones a. the ballot box against
Granusm; TO the Democratic House OF
Representatives, which refused TO vote y
doilar for the support OF the army unless
proviso WAS attached to the approprla-
ZION that the troops should Lot be used
q sustain governments IN the Southern
States, and ally and immediately, to
the rifle clubs OF South Carolina and the
White League and similar organizations
in Louisiana,
When the American people had pro
nounced ut the ballot box, by al over
wnelming majority against the Kepub.
hcan policy of upholdlng carpet bag
roverumenl and uSurpatlOn IN South
Carolina and Louisiana, and stood ready
10 appeal to arms 10 sustain their judg-
mcnt and when the House OF Kepresen-
lauves refused to vote dollar for the
army unless that policy WAS abandoned,
even Grant quslled; and when Mr..
HAYES assumed his ill-got authority he
found the policy of coercion broken down
and the army virtually disbsnded; nay,
he found the people OF Soutn NaTollna
and Louisiana, rendered desperate by
their oppression, srmeI and organized TO
maintain their liberties or plunge the
country into tremendous revolution.
Gwen then Mr.. Hayes seemed reluctant
to ADOPT policy OF conciilatlon. de
bsrtered, promised, delayed and hesltated
until he was forced TO choose between
Justice and war; and, impotent tor the
latter. he chose the former. Senator
WaClaigh, we presume Is good authority
on TINS question. He came TO this State
IN the interest of Mr.. Hayes;
he WAS one OF the patriots who
stimulated, encouraged and sustain
ed the Returning Board and
belped Sherman and Stanley Matthews 10
csnonize Eliza Pinkston. He particl
psted in every phase o. the Vllllsny by
which the Louisiana election WAS re-
versed, and thoroughly learned the tenn
per o. the people OF this State and the
silustlon OF affairs pending the electoral
controversy. Does Senator Wadleigh
credit tue establishment OF the Nichols
government to "the Southern poliCy2'
By no means. In the Senate Wednes-
oay last, opposing the seating OF Judge
SpOtiurd, he sad:
".He aid not think the White League
of LOUISIANA, with Ils bavOnets, revOlvers
and Guns. could decide for hlm who WAS
entitled 10 n seat IN the Senate from that
State. But for that League the Packard
gorernmeut ,Douid hare remained the gOU
eminent IN fact, as he belieped 1t l0Gs IN
ialD
This is the solemn truth, and 1t is the
first utterance OF the truth on this suDlec.
we have heard from Republican source.
Ii the gibbering mob OF Louisville and
other Southern cities, who howled and
snrieked around the rewsrder OF the
Louisiana Returning Board, had com
pretended it, they would not have made
themselves contemplate, and if the
Southern press would recognize 1t, they
would represent their section moro cor
recLly and with more dignity
The information that is new to US Is
the statement that, had the troops not
been withdrawn from unlawful iater-
ference in the domestic affairs OF Louisi-
ana and South Carolina, the people, rem .
dered desperate by their expressions,
would have opposed armed resistance TO
their future intermeddlirg. The svowsl
has been made in the United States Sem
ate by member who is supposed to feel
the full responsibility of his uttersnces
that "but for the White League the PACK
ARD government would have remained
| the government IN tact" in Louisiana
and the New Orleans Democrat pre-