The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-11
1utt RATTLE.


ton. Yesterday morning that ioufna
issued proclamation TO the Democrats
and Conservatives. calling upon then
to lay down their arms, dispense, re-
turn to their business avoeations aid
occupy their leisure with the pageants
Of the festival week Our contemporary
has mistaken Bullen pause In the con-
| fllct for pence. This is grave aud dan.
geruus error, and were the people to act
upon II there would soon be little hope
left for The country.
As for our part, we see no Sign OF
existing peace. We cannot understand
that II la possible for free born men to
ignore, AZ the Times advises, the polit-
zeal eNigeneies Of the situation. We do
not sec how. In the present emetgen-
ey. they can conclude arrangements
upon d strictly business basis" nor can
we see the good that would result. were
the people TO follow the advice OF the
Times, ignore politics. and devote them
selves solely TO business In such crisis
~ this.
A powerful and wicked conspiracy,
the Times itself has told uH. exists 10
seize the presidency by fraud an un-
lawful. corrupt and ruinous eombina
ton has been striving, under the wing
Of that conspiraey,sto obtain mastery
over this State. We have seen
nothing to warrant the assumption
that that conspiracy has been
destroyed /: that its purpose has
been changed or that its power has been
In the least weakened. We have seen
nothing to warrant the assumption that
the Packard fraud has relaxed its eager.
nesH 10 bestfide this State and wIthef.
with It's poisonous breath, every interest
and hope within its borders. On the
contrary. the conspiracy is more do
FAINT than ever IL holds all its orig
inal ground. and 1t has iust wrested
from Our hands, In tho face Of the
world, the vote of Florida. and 1t Ii now
drawing Its lines around Louisiana to
eei5e the vote Of This State.
If ever there was an occasion which
required all tho tirmnesH, patriotism
and resolution Of tho people. that coca.
Bion is upon ua now If ever there was
Il time when men should occupy them
selves with politics; when they should
talk. think and act politics. when 1t
would DO not only criminal. but diBas.
trouB to their interests, TO ignore poll
tioB, that time Ia the present.
Tho battle ID not as the Times init
mates, over. we are In the very midst |
If tho conflict, The destinies Of the |
can never be permanently set.
led. through conspiracy and treason,
upon basis Of lawlessness and fraud. |
rhe government cannot rest where It |
low la. It's constitutional character
nay he restored by tho Inaugural
ion Of Tilden. or. revolution-h
earful civil convuslon-may utterly
,hange its character and establish u
yatematio deBpotism. But counBels of
,eaoe, depreoations Of strife, oombna-
ions of bold and wicked politicians.
he acuuiescence Of timid and CON
emptible leaders, never can settle the
treat issue now before us by the count
ng In Of Hayes through fraud and per-
ury.
The Electoral Tribunal might
.ave paoitied the country by
lisoarding all partisanism and
'ronounoing Judgment In accordance
With the constitution and the highest
principles Of truth and Justice. A thou
and such tribunals could not quiet tho
country through crime. All the armies
4 Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon
could not fix and hold a
government upon fragrant, VI
ious and living fraud. They might
'yerturn republics. kingdoms and prin-
Qualities; they might establish differ
mt, various and even oppressive forms
4 government; they might even exter-
innate whole people; but under the
government of God, they could not in
corporate in civil government, as q
enduring and beneflcent ele-
nent, a fraud.
The battle between the conspirators
md tho constitutionalists Is not ended.
Ne are now in the very midst Of 1t.
There Is no peace, and there will be
zone. nay, not In years, unless the
American government be quieted upon
sound constitutional basis.
The banners OF the enemy are aaunt-
ne before us, ours must not be lower
d; his lines are unbroken, ours must
emain compact and resolute; his
ugles are SCUM ding the advance, who
4 our ranks dares call retreat? In
his crisis, when we hear Republicans
houting peacel peace! we think we
ear the bugle blast Of the robber
orn; but, when we hear Democrats
wing peacei peace! we think we
,ent treason on the tainted gale. !