The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-28
STALE ChTUMNIES.

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leader entitled ~ Who shall beoar aet
Goguuos- Seamtoa SlalM o. Oil. I5'elfs'
/ We like tic article except for three reas
Iens, to wit i. 1t is bnnglingly written
2 1t ssfaise g. 1t is foolish Its awk
wardness is apparent /; its falsellood con
I sists in stale calnmnies against John Sll
I deli !; its folly hes in the attempt to rem
der Mr.. Moore. odious by associating hi
name with that Of our senior Senator.
The True Delta and the American arr
the onlv papers in Louisiana which at
tempt 10 make capital for themselves by
slanleliag Mr. shdell. The former baS
carried on this disgraceful game ina spiri'
which borders on the diabeiisal and with
a Jealous pertinacity scarcely to be dis
| singRished from insanity. For whole
years togethernDs three successive days
were allowed to pass without arepetition
| of those stale, thread-bare, WORKOUT false
hoods and mean ISLANDERS. Each aud
every one Of them has been proved false.
The sneaking fypoerites who penued
them knew them to be ealunnies and
and when called to an account For their
yillainous tabrications they always failed
correspond like men.
The American follows in the True Del
ta's track. Its conductor has means of
knowing that the True Delta's attacks
upon hi. Slidell are calumnions, mean
and malicious. We do not say that the
falsehood Of the statements which he
echoes. FROM The True Delta Is a matter
within lis knowledge, but he has had
means Of knowing it and if be has failed
to use them he escapes the ipputation Of
wilful SANDER only to convict himself of
ignorance aud objectionable recklesslpss.
Every sentence Of the closing paragraph
Of the article to which we allude contains
d falsellood. That Mr.. Slidell ever eoun
selled orsaided in u fraud upon HE cleo
tive FRANCHISE or in any other fraud, poIit-
ieaI or personal, is faIschood. That he
ever -bribed or attempted to bride a voter
rs i
or an omce-ilolder is falscEood. That
he ever, swiEdled the State Of Louisiana
eany other State nr any company or in
diymual out OF an acre or foot OF land
is a falsehood.
Mr.. Slidell's record for a political life
of a,ore than thirty years is before the
public. Let him be judged by that. Let
his FOES find a blot or stain upon it if they
can. Let them show if they can that any
public servant Of this State ever entered
apon or filed Or left a public office with
cleaner hands, OF discharged its fune ions
with more Gcfelity. He is no stranger to
the people of this State His name is on.
every page Of the political history Of the
last quarter of a century During that
period Mr.. Slldell never turned his back
to an enemy OF forgot friend. He never
deserted a principle Of the Democratic
creed nor neglected to promote the vel
fare Of the State by all the ,eans in his
mower With clear head connre.
l,ensiye judgement. a forecast bordering On
prescience. strong willard a temper q,
Damascus steel which nothing can bl,mt
or tar,lish he has won the admiration 81
the best men in the State and the Union
for his executive talents as we'll as 1lei,
,opidepee in his 6rmness and fidelity
His ability ard known character have m.
creas.a rhe ;,f|,,e,ca &c ,,;s;;,na Il III.
halls IS the gader.r E,o;sp, ,,,,a and w;,1,
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