The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-07
That Interesting Subject" Again

| lessrs Editors-The editor Of the Caddo Gazette
in bis rambling and ncohcrent effort to reply to on
article signed A Citizen. in your last weekly Issue
is evidently laborng under the gross that he
himself the main point Of attack while really we hav
pursued him upon as Sidney Smith says the sam
principle that a Dutchman hunts rat in dyke-no
that care for the little creature itself but becaus
BY its misclevoHs borrowings it may food province
IF he thinks that out of any innate power in himself t.
DO US harm, provoked to notice his misreprescna
iions Of the character and spirit of community, b.
has vastly overrated his own Importance. Our com
munication was intended only to combat among ou
friends abroad the evil impressions he sought to MAKE
Of us, and which might obtain credence simply from
the fact that he was the editor of Democratic jour
nal We stated, in our former article, that so far a:
the results among enemies concerned feared
that the effect of bis SANDERS were already beyond
control.
Like all trckstcrs, when caught in their tricks he
has tried to divert attention from the main issue by
rambling off upon issues never made
Out Of his mouth we judged him, and by the same
proofs convicted him. He said in his first indict-
ment against the people of this community, that one
reason why offenders against negroes were not brought
to justice was, " that white not willing that
white men should be punished for killing negroes"
We showed conclusvcly that this assertion false,
and referred to the records of courts to prove
it. Instead of replying to this he off into
tons that defending lawcssncss. If any such
inference can be made from communication we
will submit provided those who infer it above i'm
becity and free from that fretlness which char
acterscs conu1.is recatriz. His first article and
our communication both before the public.
His a!ectation of contempt is like that of the old
woman who accosted one of Aapoeons corporals, who
CHANGED to be passing through small German yllage,
Tell your general" said the indignant old woman,
g that have very contemplate opinion of him" ~
will' returned the polite corporal, but, dear madam,
you have no idea how miserable it will make him."
As to the charge against yourselves, gentlemen of
malevolence and envy, | not only hope, but believe
that you will survive it. This charge against your
selves made by the rat in the d. IKE who TO
nave hncied that it was his Importance that pro-
yoked the pursuit. We will however say, not to the
editor, but to the public that it solely at our own
psiance and request that you published our commu-
scatioE. and that We believe your admission of our
Ttcle was attributable to the very proper motive of
flowing slandcred community opportunity of de-
ending itself And further venture that it would
c wrong to protect feeble and decadent cotempo-
arg at the expense of a slandered community To |
his we add that a newspaper, in opinion, is
ledum of pnbc opinion.
The summing up of the issue between ourscf and
he editor. is simply this: He has mrcpresented us
Il i.
sue the editor does not plead, and out of his own
louth he is condemned.
His very small efforts at sarcasm have not reached U.s.
We have only done what humane might do to IA
'oublesome wasp, instead of destroying him, we have
My extracted his sting, and let him 90 to buzz as
'udy and as long as he may. Hereafter, We shall not |
office him, because we know his sting is gone