New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-28


A political tactics of the Democratic press are
to pursue an offensive rather than s defen-
sive policy The R.1lesin. q few days since
alleged that steinfels was stabbed in the
back by negro, while standing OF Canal
street looking at Democratic procession.
We have in our possession the name Of the
President of Democratic Club who wit
messed the affair, and says he saw three
white men come up behind the Young man,
by one of whom the deed was committed.
The Times, Of yesterday morning, at
tempts to fix the responsibility of the das.
tardy act UPON the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, which, that paper asserts, "appa>
rently works in secret and strikes assassin
blows in the back ra
The testimony Of the prominent Demo-
crat referred to proves conclusively that the
act was not committed by any eolored man,
and there is no reason whatever to suppose
that the perpetrator was member Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. Il is more
probable that it was done by one Of the pro-
fessional assassins with which New Orleans
is infested, who slip in the knife or the
poignard between mans ribs with GmEz-
ing skill and dexterity, sometimes mis:aling
the victim for another party.
communication in the Times asserts
that Republicans attempted recently 10
murder Rollins and Banks, the color 2
Democratic speakers. The assertion IS ~
true in every particular. One SATURDAY.
night Rollins, then in state Of intoxica.
ton, was taken from the hall Of the Consti.
tuition Club Oh Canal street by member Of
the club, who was in no better condition
than Rollins, and conducted 70 the gallery
of house on the corner Of Customhouse
and Marais streets, in order that Rollins
might harangue eolored men who happened
to gather on the street corner. The Pre-
prietor Of the house, who was ahsent, re
turned and drove both Rollins and the white
Democrat from his premises. No attempt
was made to murder Rollins, end the only
shot fred that evening was by Rollins who
| discharged his revolver while riding in the
cars. No missile was used against Rollins.
On the following Monday morning, after
Rollins had been discharged by Recorder
Becker, and while he was being escorted 20
Canal street by members Of the Constitution
Club, crowds Of both white md colored men
followed and gathered on the stree. IN front
Of the club room, but no attempt was made
to assault Rollins. There were apprehen-
sions that the roughs Of Che Democratic
party were arming to 'eleen ont the Leg.
stature; and hence the House of Represent
| atives adjourned. The real motive OF Gov.
ernor Wa-moth N addressing the crowd from
The Constitution, Club room that morning was
not fear that any act of aggression would
be created by the colored men there, but to
remove all protszt that might be afforded to
white desperadoes to enter cpon a genera
massacre Ike that of 1866, by the presence
Of col0rsd men IN that vicinity whom the
Governor urged 70 dispense and leave n.
s,ene Of excitement
Color,1 Republicans let Rollins alone
severely, md though they were invited
did not even so to the Third Ward Demo
craft Clpb mseting where Rollins and Cor
don, The colorel orators" addressed ant
impaired political instruction to q hall ful
| VI Wu4l6 0eLO-Tdt5s o4uC5 -hJll-AS mes9 4@O
prosecuted to martyrdom by colored Repuh
licans, and he utterly failed to wiz thel
over TO Democracy, he was hustled away b
the Democrats, who had become disgustei
with Kim, and the last that was heard o
him, and we have the authority Of would
! Ex-senator sambola for the statement co
other colored Democrat was assailing hin
bitterly st 6 Democratic meeting in Donald
souVille.
Rollins lie was not threatened by whit
or colored Republicans in New Orleans, 70.
was any attempt made to murder him 0
Banks. The latter, however, was killed
few days since in gambling afrsy st CaI
rollton, where the subject Of politics wa
not though Of, discussed, or introduced
Misrepresentation IS the principal agency .
the Democratic press, which conTeys krowl
falseboods to its readers day after day
seldom or never contradictng an un:r'lth
however audacious it may be.