The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-18
Ncvv Orleans Delta.

| IL has been the hshion, during the late pres
i(lential campaign, and is still, to parade the
articles that appear in the New Orleans Deitd
not only rs expoaents OF Southern feeling and
sentiment, bat also Is the illusions Of a Demo-
cratic Organ. and q supporter Of Mr.. BrcsAS-
ass election. Ii is nothing Of the sort--a
fact well understood at the South and frequent
ly avowed by the journals of that section
The y. o. Deita is,and always has. been ,profes.
sedly neutral, or rather independent in politics.
1t VIGOROUSLY models itself aiterthe New York
Herald in its style Of writing and mode Of jour
nalism, and fully succeeds in initiating It's mol
el in all respects, save in the ability and indus
try Of the later. At one time when edited by
Judge WALKgE, now Of the Cincinnati En-
l9uirer it had a considerable circulation, ard
corresponding reputation and influence, but
even then it was look upon US representing the
very extreme wing of Southern opinion in all
political matters. The character of the paper,
however, has since undergone n wide change
1t changed hands about one year ago, and so
sudden and complete was the alteration Of its
tone thereafter, and 40 extraordinary, extreme
ard radical were the views it advanced On po-
Iiticai and other questions SO iitful erratc, I'M
reliable and reckless its course, and so shame
lessly aud VIGOROUSLY venial did it become that
It's subscription list, as We learn from perfect
y competent source, fell of more than one half
in lew weeks, and its advertising patronage
decreased in Il much greater proportion. This
fact was notorious in New Orleans last spring
as.t! sa.;lrier, ani the course oI this paper was
denounced in unmeasurcd terms on all sides. by
the Intelligent public Of that city. BY none
however, has the course Of the Della been eN-
posed aud denounced with more mercless wig
or aud patient constancy, during the Presi-
dental contest, than by the Louisiana Courier
the oldest newspaper published in that State,
and the recognized leading Democratic organ
and official journal OF the State
The Delta was bitterly opposed to the nomi
nation OF Mr. BUCHANAN, and used all its niu
ence TO prevent that result, heaping upon him
is vituperations, abuse and SARCASM After
representations towards him. but while express
ing constantly its regrets in bitter terms at the
necessity, it affected to give him its support
Every one knew at the time as its future course
abandantiy demonstrated, that it pursued this
treacherous way with the view and hope Of
more eilectuay damaging the course OF Mr.
BccHASAN and the Democracy. Its cherished
object and wish were the dcfea, of the Demo
cratic purity aud its candidate. This was FIRE.
qae1tly exposed in the Louisiana Courier, and
other papers, and was, doubtlessly well under.
stood by the leading Black Republican organs,
who delighted to parade lis illusions "a those
of "a leading southern DeinOcr attic paper, and
supporter of iucH.NaS's election" The chicf
writer 81 The Delta is neither S0utherner nor
an American, but an Irish political refugee
1t advocates any views and expresses any opin.
ions for which il is paid. But il is not Dem
o;ratic paper, nor is it SO regarded at the South,
but quite the reverse. Neither is it the expo
nent Of any appreciable traction of the public
sentiment OF the South; nor has it any appre
ciablc political influence upon the mind Of the
South. 1t succeeded in getting its TRADES cop
led into nil the Black Republican papers OF the
North. and accredited as the opinions Of
hading Southern BUCHANAN orgaa--the very
object for which they were written; but hap
ply IT did not thereby succeed in defeating Mr..
BucnASASs election, though probably it did
lose him many votes at the North.
We should not nov take the trouble to ex-
pose the real character Of this paper, excep,
that the Black Republican organs are still busy
in quoting and giving currency to its fasions as
those Of Democratic organ, whereas, we re-
peat, 1t IS ia point Of fact an active and uuscru-
puious foe of the Democratic party and the
President elect aud Is 50 regarded at home.