The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-02-28
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President,
The Republican party has detr.
mined to unload the carpet bsgge, B
| in all the Southern States.
A double-lea,ied editorial in til.
mornings National Republican !
known to have been written afbr
consultation with prominent Norb.
ern Republicans and the Presidert.
The article, which is headed "Tle
Duty of the Republican Party" %.
gins thus:
1--WE recently conceded that all d.
dications show general return OF
the former slaves of the South to he
side of their old masters in the issue
with strangers introduced BY the
events of the war, and it is equally
manifest that the great body Of col
ored people who constitute the labor.
ing class of the South have but fol,
lowed in the beaten path of all the
millions of their kind, who have gone
before them in declaring their loyal.
ty and fidelity to those who give
them employment and support"
After reciting the condition of at
fairs in the troubled States, the arti-
Gle proceeds to say, eve know the
cause of this unfortunate, and if not
remedied, fatal State of affairs. is
the mischievous existence of an alien
element in some Of the Southern
States, seeking to sustain its crumb-
ling fortunes by Federal aid. This
his the sole cause of the existing es-
trangment between the two sections
and Of the present deplorable subjec-
ton Of the colored people. Is it
right? Is it reasonable to persist in
maintaining such unnatural retalia-
tions, by any means more effective
than the simple recognition Of legal
ly existing governments, when the
effect is to widen the breach between
the two sections? 1t is wrong in it.
self and madness as matter Of poll
cy. What, then, is the remedy2-
Leave the struggling governments to
depend upon their own strength or
weakness, and to stand or fall as they
may, giving them only the aid Of
countenance. Invite representative
men of the South into counsels Of
the party, thus attracting to its sup
port the original inhabitants of those
sections and producing healthy &C.
ton Of political sentiment by local
ldivision among the people. This
will result in la ting reunion, and
iif the Republican policy party &C.
complish this high task, it will have
achieved result scarcely inferior to
the preservation of egovernment."
/! This Sudden change in position st
the Republican party toward carpet
baggers has produced the greatest
CONSERVATION among the carpet. bag
representatives, and tbeir friends are
furious. The new Zeal, Northern
Repu.lican says, is an accomplished
fact.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. "a. The House
has taken recess until Monday
Fhe Democrats are agaip Thoroughly
united, and the caucus this morning
will adopt vigorous and aggressive
line of action, which may possibly
prevent the compilation Of the count
of the electoral vote.
The unexpected and determined
attitude assumed this morning by
the Democrats, has completely de-
norslized the Republicans. A move
ment by the extreme Republicans is
on foot in the Senate to elect Morton
President pro TEN. This move is re-
sisted by the friends of Conkling,
and it is not unlikely that the sup.
porters of Conkling will coalesce
with the Democrats to defeat Nor.
ton. The situation is becoming in
tensely interesting, and bold and
united action on the part Of the Dem
ocrats will in a short time bring
about startling change in the as
pect of affairs.
WHAT a sudden and spasmodic
change has come over the ol1ce-seek-
ing faces of our freshly aroused and
newborn patriots! How their ours