Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-08
HAYES IN TROUBLE.
IN. O. Catholic Messenger.

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The investigation movement was at
first laughed at, especially by our Southern
press. There are but few Of the laughers
now. The thing is assuming shape. The
Democratitic party is now moving in
earnest, and it ill becomes any section of
the party, particularly here in New
| Orleans to stand in the way. 1t is said
that pledges were given to Mr.. Hayes and
that honor obliges. Honor certainly
obliges, but it is going to be very diff
cult to make the commonalty under
stand wherein honor is involved in this
matter. Who gave the pledges! What
were theyi The thing is covered up in
SO much obscurity that we are justified
in assuming the enlightenment to be inn
practicable.
Perhaps Gov. Nichols gave pledges,
honestly believing himself authorized,
| nnder the circumstances, in assuming the
authority to do so. But it was impos-
sible for him to bind the whole democra-
cy by his action. This movement is uni
versal. Every State in the Union is de-
manding an examination ; can pledge
of Gov. Nichols bar their pro-
gress?
In fact, let us say that not only the
democracy, but the manhood Of the Uni
ted States in general, dem lands an expla-
nation of this matter. Why speak of hon
or as to private pledges in Louisiana
when the national honor is publicly and
most vitality involved. Can anything he
more disgraceful than a tame, unques-
ticning submission by a great people to
an insolent usurpation The public,
the world at large, has grave doubts as
to the election of Mr.. Hayes to the Office
which he holds. Is it right that this poo
pie should go down to history as having
tamely acquiesced in an uncertainty of
that kind, without 4 reasonable, quiet,
manly effort to elucidate it /? However
the honor of 4 small section or partic
ular contending party may be concerned,
national honor ertainly requires an in
all parties is going to have it made. If
this is not SO, then the country is moro
utterly demoralized than We believe to
be the case.
AS to the outcome, the opinion of men
will be greatly colored by their wishes
or their convictions. For our part we
arc convinced that Mr.. Hayes was not
elected, and as no title to the Prcsi-
dency. We, Their efore presume that tar
dy justice will be done, and that that
gent lem an will never complete his term
in the Presidential chair.
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ical sheet away up in the Green Noun
tains declares war as follows:
1--WE do not wish to indicate Mr.. Hayes
duty in the premises but wo will say,
in closing, that if Andrew jackson were
in his place he would arrest every one of
the Democratic plotters III the House for
treason and conspiracy to overthrow
the Government"
This able editor bctrays a shocking in
capacity to appreciate the character of
Andrew Jackson. 70 begin with, Gen.
jackson would never have allowed him.
honorable man, ard consequently never
would have accepted the Presidency as
a stolen valuable from the hands of the
original thieves. Therefore, he would new
or have been disturbed by "p lotters' aim
ng at a re-assertion of law, order and
| Justice. Perhaps, however, the Green
Mountain editor imagines that if Hayes
would get up q fight, somehow, there
| would be Il revival of the great New
England industry of suffering and filling
army contracts.-Va Washington Post.
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Not Only in Washington, but in all the
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there has been great increase in the
death rate of tho colored
people since they were thrown upon their
own resources. Statistics in tho new
directory of chattanooga show the popula-
tion to be : White, 7,54l colored, 3,947
total, IL ,4S6. The deaths last year were:
White, 74S; colored, s50-showing tho
mortality to be about four to one. This
is an unpleasant fact for tho humanita-
rian to contemplate, and those organi-
cations that profess to employ science al
an aid to philanthropy should study the
causes of this excessive mortality, with
a view to devising remedies. The field is
broad and ought to be regarded as all in
inviting ene.-Post-
Frightened into a SEM
blance Of harmony by a pros
pect of losing the Offices they hold
by fraud, the discordant Radical
factions smother, for a time, their
interpecine warfare. Ashamed to
confess the real cause of the truce,
they set up the shallow prctence
of danger to the country, thus try