The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-23

bitrarilv exercise the right, Of taking upon
himself the functions OF court and should
administer justice In his own way and accord
Ing to bis own idea ? Does he mean that Gen.
Ogden, III elected, will, In bis eagerness end
zeal to punish criminals, and crafty
Mr.. Foster In Ohio, or the Inter-
Ocean In Chicago, attempt any such
gross outrage upon the constitution
and the people? Such proceeding would be
an act Of despotism which would shame the
Car OF Russia We trust that Mr.. Ellis
does not mean what he says, and that he has
simply repeated little OF the clap-trap he
has heard 30 frequently and constantly from
the Republicans In Congress that It inyolun-
tarily slipped off his tongue. At any rate, we
do not hesitate to say that Gen. Ogden will
indorse no such sentiments Aspiring to the
highest office in the gift OF the people Of
Louisiana, he understands, we trust, the
theory Of our government too we'll to entertain
or express any such views.
We regret that we cannot end our criticism
OF Mr. ElIis's interview here. We regret that
we had not only to enter into this elaborate
defense OF the Democratic party against the
attacks OF a Louisiana Democratic Congress
man, but that we must also protest against
his assault upon our sister State OF Missis-
sippi. Mr.. Ellis speaks of the Chisolm mas
saere and Yazoo intolerance as the strongest
arguments used by Northern Republi-
cans against the National Democratic
| party and tells us that Gen. Ogden will pre-
vent such things In Louisiana. Weknow that
| the responsibility for the Chisolm murders
has been charged upon the Democracy OF
Mississippi. But we know, and every intelll-
gent man In the South knows, that that terri
| BILE and brutal affair was one OF those NUM-
| festations OF human brutality which are con-
stantly occurring In every portion OF the
| world, and that the Democracy Of Mississippi
| ID no more responsible for 1t than is Mr. ELLIS
| himself or Mr.. Foster, who, Mr.. Ellis as
sumea, will use 1t to his own advantage. Gen.
Ogden nor no other man who may be elected
Governor will be able, any more than Gov.
Stone Of Mississippi, or the Governor OF ONO,
or the Governor OF any ether State, TO suppress
brutality and crime entirely, and MI Elils II
be really believes that the Republicans can
make use OF the Chisolm tragedy. the time
and manner of his allusion to 1t was singu-
larly unfortunate and unhappy.
We will not discuss the Yazoo affair with M
Ellis. He calls the action OF the unfortunate
people there an "act OF intolerance We
believe, with the lights before us, that
ii was d measure OF seli-protection, forced
upon them by the Vaccinations Of bad men,
unfortunate, 1t is true, but unavoidable; and
surely, ii we condemn the people OF Yazoo
1t seems to us we must condemn as well every
act OF resistance our own people have been
forced, In the protection OF their lives and
property, to make against an ignorant and
brutal rabble, excited by wicked and design
ing white leaders.
It seems to us that Mr. Ellis has placed
himself. as Louisiana member OF Congress,
iii an unfortunate position. The people OF
Louisiana will not indorse his assault upon
his party In this State, nor will the issue In
New Orleans verify his dolefnl idea OF the con-
dition OF that p rty. Whether Gov Witt or
Gen. Ogden be nominated at Baton Rouge, the
Democratic party will carry the State, the new
constitution will be ratified, and the new ere
Of prosperity and peace will come upon us.