New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-28
THE VILE oARPET-BAGGER,


organs of loyalty as our Camp street
neighbors in venturing a protest against
the "carpet-bag." 1t is vicious
import. Its radical blackness, its
wide mouth, gaping with Unsuitable
hunger, and its flabby belly, capable Of a
wondrous plethory, are enough to alarm
any respectable old resident 1t is black
omen Of evil to our gentle and conserva-
i've section. A white man who brings it
hither conveys wanton affront to the
Southern gentlemen" who, until the war,
laboriously toted his portmanteau by a
black proxy. Another indignity is that the
complexion of his porter has somehow suf-
fused the odious carpet-bag, and this is an
Infamous appropriation by the itineraDt
that is manifestly without color of right
We can't reproach the Southern Democracy
for disliking the carpet-bag; however,
it calls up sorry "reminiscences of their
agents in New York in 1868, who SLAM
dered that worthy bag by stufing it with
lntammables for the benefit of the hotels of
that city. The suggestion is painful to the
local Democracy, without doubt, but really
we don't see how we could avoid making
1t, as we want to to furnish that party with
one OF the best. possible reasons for its alb
horrence. The bag was heroic in New
York, but the hotels didn't burn, and then
it became an ignomnious memory. Think
OF lt-a scoundrel skulking into public
house under the false pIetense of being a
guest, was superb fellow man coming
hlther from the North, to share our destiny
as good citizen, is eonsummate villain.
The logic must be patent to all, and only
one blind to the exalted virtue and toler-
ance of the Democracy can fail to
grasp it in all its beauty and
stress. An ungenerous and bigoted |
cavalier might as well call in question the |
humane aspirations of the Ku-Klux Khan
Or the benefcient purpose of secession.
The point is as clear and sharp as that of
an industrious guerrilla's knife. But here
We are compelled to remember that the
'carpet-baggers" are not all monopolized
~ the unconstitutional Radical party. !
Are not Steedman, Smallwood, Fuller and
livers other patriots Low reclining their
leads on the bosom Of the very party here
nto whose aforesaid bosom they drove their
martial blades not longer ago than 1865
lave they received absolution for their mill
airy sin ? How is it they are now permitted
o lick the wounds they made? Came they
ere with carpet-bags OF brought
heir baggage in their hats? If the
after, weI congratulate the gentle
men upon having had something
more in them, even though it may have
cen dirty linen than they have generally
eceived credit for. We confess our ap-
recitation of their magnanimity in coming
} strange section and permitting them
elves to be encountered with official
'usts. They ought to have due credit for
aeir self-sacriGce, and we hope they get it
the Sumter" and "Charm." We pre-
line that they have by this date ventured
, disburse enough out of their emolu- '
tents of Office to secure title to carpet
ag, but let us hope it is saddle-colored 1
ne; first, because that is hue which it is :
enerally and ungenerously believed ]
lie Southern Democrat has for years assist s
to develop, and secondly, because a g
lack bag would be an undignifed conces-
on to the despised African element. If
icy have not thus addressed themselves to
e two cardinal sympathes of our local
emOcracy, we advise them to do so forth.
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