New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24

slipped his cable some night
and came to anchor at thu :;
tol, where his PickWickian siAL
beamed blandly upon the POI
the White House. He e1hibi
credentials and obtained an a. '
He assured President Grant of tbs a ~.
and respectable character of the I q.
Nlcholls government, and beson g o.
at onee to recognize it. He exto ne 8
White League method of creating -
stalling government bya coup d IN
seemed to think it far preferable
old fashioned machinery provided uc1
purpose by the constitution and OF
The President listened, and v w1
treated him to some splendid fro
of s;lanoa - M. o,,ooo,,, = IS and
~ LAS SCI
does not seem to have been enco 6m
yet, undismayed, he perseveres. as
From Washington he has st u a
Columbus, in order to try his md
Governor Hayes. All the arts d No
plomacy, all the assurances he car DDS
the cordial friendliness of the De- y, az
to the coming administration wi " v
jostle the calm judgment of that q:
experienced patriot and statesnal b 1
In short, the Quixotic missiol pt
reverend ambassador is beset wi ~ nf
eulties, and he will find lions in ed,
at every step. He must explain VII
admitted purpose of the Demo AZ
carry the State for Tilden and Mi So
every hazard. He must account
intimidation, the violence and the
of Republicans which have char
the campaign in furthersnce of Nj
pose, and which mark it as on
most barbarous and brutal in the bril-
of the country. He must show req
that calumny and social ostraci bupi
pursued without remorse ever gree
who had the independence to II
politics with "this people, and Z
hood to express his honest opinid 4 ~
must disprove the fact that effort des
fort has been persistently made 10y,
highest circles of Democratic pOi nsr
bride the sworn ministers of the be
turn the Democratic candidates al S M
He must then clear up his owl
and excuse, if he can, his Democ the
dress of two years ago in the for bo
episcopal letter; his avowed SYM gnit
the Grant parish buteheries; hi ss "a
ton to the constitutional amendm rel
desire to see the colOred voters q ~ "
to the care of their ancient mast lOsl
unprecedented petition to Judge ear
swerve his decision refusing bal mn
sons convicted of political mui % t
active participation in the inaugd N
Colonel McEnery and his mocI |
ment--in short, his whole poll M Is
partisan career. ~
These are Anew only Of the imp
which the political bishop has to teo "a
before he can expect to be listen es
provingly by the President elect Y = !
difficult task to satisfy man lk ati
the new born loyalty and good 90
those who have striven so haIa i,
lately to compass his defeat by
lawful and dishonest means.
His task is hopeless. All his
quence and verbosity, his Pickvi OF
and soothing syrup will prove Of
The damning record stares hin
. face to contradict his versions Of =
+ and to discredit his promises I'd
ture. Let him return at once ID Zinc
cese, to his Sunday school and hen
ton classes. Let him teach his isrt
the lessons of freedom of opni O
! dom of speech and obedience rue
: and its constituted authorities. Pr
again resume the robes Of his b IN
and treasure up the profane b 81
q advice to ''this people" of Mr.. u 7,
so lately its chosen advocate, ntl
after 'let the id politics alone 7 /, \
he again become useful in his ia.
vocation, and free himself from Fey
a viable notoriety and just odiuu IN N,
ways attach to a political parsou aisi
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