Year: 1873

NO sooner was THIS report DIulteu aDIoau
than every venomous old rebel professed
to believe it true, and sympathized with
the supposed culprits in consequence. 1t
is the strong belief in the guilt Of Cohen
and Railey that endears them to the rebel
heart. And it is that, too, which insti-
gates those who would save them from
punishment to nalign the witnesses and
accuse them Of perjury. If the prisoners
are convicted, as they now appear to stand
good chance Of being. they may thank
their indiscreet friends who have created
this foolish futter to throw the officers OF
the law off the scent. II is absurd TO sup
pose that Colonel Field, with his forty
years Of experience, can be deceived by
such a shallow subterfuge, It is even
more SO to expect him or Judge Pardee
or the jury to be bluffed by braggadoc.a.
1t is about time Tor our old rebel element
to admit the fact, even to themselves, that
they are no match for their Republican
enemies in anything except venom. and
that fortunately is harmless.


But it is disgraceful to New Orleans
that cowardly attemp: to assassinate
the Governor Of the State should find
plenty Of apologists. and men claiming
TO be civilized Christians who openly ap-
plaud the deed and only regret its failure
Of success. Such thing could not hap
pen in the presence Of hundred or more
people. and the identity Of the attempted
assassin remain so well concealed as it
has been in this case. without the existence
Of a widespread and deep conspiracy. 1t
is this conspiracy which the State govern
ment mus: break up or surrender its own
authority. BY the huttering in the rebel
camp at present it is evident the State is
on the right trail. 1mpotent charges OF
perjury put forth by an old. effete news
paper. will avail nothing. The jury have
heard the testimony, and they will be-
lieve that in preference to anything that
will be published or howled in the public
ear before the trial closes.


In this connection We may remark that
we do not know how many trials like that
of Hawkins vs.. the Picayune, Decuir VS..
the owners of The steamer Allen, and the
State vs.. Eailey and Cohen, it will take to
teach our old rebels the useful lesson that
the laws are supreme here-lot the Jaun-
diced opinions Of a newspaper conducted
in the interests OF hundred or SO Of
shopmen. But we may assure all con-
cerned there will be enough Of them to
accomplish the object if it takes till the
end of Governor Kellogg's term Of Office.
The public opinion appealed to by the
Picoy,ne, in its own case as well as in
that OF Messrs. Railey and Cohen, for
whom it appears as a meddlesome friend.
is neither formidable nor far-reaching


1t never comes to the knowledge Of the
real people of Louisiana-the masses that
elect the officers, constitute the juries, the
militia and the rulers of the State. It is
useless to attempt to lash the old rebel
| element into greater fury. as they ale as
angry now as they can be, and no one
| cares straw about it. Defiance, bully
ing and browbeating will provoke the like
from the Republicans, with interest. For
we can assure the opposition that our
party is fearfully in earnest. and fully de-
termined to be just. And they are the
proper judges OF what justice is.


1t is truly unfortunate, but this trial Of
Cohen and Railey has been dragged into
the political arena and made party ques-
ton by their pretended friends. 1t is now
square fight, and they NUS. abide the