The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-01
The J1mpleeute and Texas Politics.


rambling and ineoherent reply TO article that ap.
peared in the Southwestern some weeks since, and
repubsbed in the Jefferson Times and Republican,
in which our contemporary evinces more temper than
logic, more sophstry than wit 1t has ever been our
desire to avoid editorial controversies which make
enemies than converts and at the time of writ
ing the article in question did not expect to Wake
the rafting terrors of the vengeful snake.''
We had heard limitations that the Jimplecute was
more than half Radical the truth of which we honestly
doubted, presuming that such suspicion of its apos
tacy had origin in its advocacy Of Hamilton We
We're, however, somewhat staggered in our unbeef
when it published the card of Mr.. Patllo, of the
Home Advocate-who, by the way, is no more to us
than is any other christian gepteman-in reference
to his outrageous arrest, without single word that
saw of protest condemnation of the act.
Later, in a discussion with the Home Advocate, it
spoke OF the Radical party the progressive party.
This then, the text of the article which has SO
excited the ire of the editors of the mplecute Is it
that the CALLED jade will vince, the struck pigeon will
/ 1utter?" There no "innuendo,n as understand
the term, in our article. We felt and expressed an
honest doubt of the Jimpiecutes undertaking the dis
graceful and daning role of the renegade but at the
same time gave our opinion of the Radical party, in
courtly phrase it is true. Hoping that in the heat
Of discussion it had used language the full purport of
which It did no. pause to weigh, we expressly said
that did consider these structures applicable to
the Jmplecue. The editors of that paper evidently
think they applicable, and so appropriate them.
Would not the inference seem to be inevitable9
The fact is the position of the Jimpecute is anona-
= IN
One class opposes the election of Hamilton, and scorn
any sort of compromise utilization with Radicalism.
Another class, equally to the interests and the
honor OF the South, we must suppose, advocate the
election Of Hamilton the grounds of expediency-
support him as miserable choice of evils. The third
class, made up of carpetbaggers and scalawags the
former the scum Of the Northern and the latter the
filth and offa of the Southern population, advocate
Davis and all the measures of the socaed progress
sive party Stripping its position and principles Of all
verbiage; describing all such high-soundng phrases
as the shambling of the spiders web-the embrace
of the anacondas coil" which, for the life of us we
cannot understand, will the Jimplecute please inform
us, categorically, to which class it belongs? We
would not willingly misrepresent it; nor would we
for the ptiabe pleasure of rumphing in an editorial
dency, the most remote, to ALLEVIATE a Southern born
gentleman from the only party principles deserving
his support.
The Jimplecute charges with belonging to the
" do nothing party" We meekly confess that we
heartily oppose doing anything to aid the Radical party
Otherwise we are in favor of doing everything to de-
feat it. We conceive that this be done by elect
ing true and good men to the Legislature; and nau.
seating as the dose may be- favor the election
of Hamilton rather than that of Davis-not that we
detest the former less but that we abhor the latter
more. To borrow the Jimpecute's figure, 'like Put
nam, when captured by the savages let us pack their
cooking utensils by day. and sleep with eye open
at night" If that is its confession of fath let our
contemporary consistently stick to it. We are power
less to resist the savages and as the alternative of
packing their cooking utensils is the stake and brand
or tomahawk buried in the BRAIN let us by all means
do the packing. But, in consistencys name, do not
let us call them the progressive party" except far
as applies to their progress on the path-a path
of robbery and stained with blood.
In conclusion, though it be not strictly german to
the character of this article we would remark that
our contemporary is sadly mistaken if it thinks that
1oeiHA"i"
we have no military commission probably results sim
ply from our not having had a George W. Smith
among us. We had men equally mean, but possibly
none SO bold Aside from this exemption can
sure the Jimpecute and all enquiring friends that
Louisiana reclines upon no bed of roses With big
negro as Lieut.. Governor; with an advenurer from
Illinois, whose only superiority him is in point of
color, in the gnbernatorial chair; with Scrubs scala
wags and carpet-baggers filling of the offices,
both parish and State with load of taxation most
grievous to be borne, which would crush the very life
out of our people but for the advantages Of last years
profitable crop; with Legislature, the most ignorant
and corrupt that dsgaced State between which
and our delectable Governor legislation has become
the synonym of bribery and corruption; with all
these bghts upon the land, the people of Lousi
ana be said to enjoy prosperity and happiness?"
What measure of either they do enjoy due alone to
The bounties of nature and is in despite Of Radical
rule.