New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-16
rnnAI. DIAGNOSIS.

When thieves fall out honest men re-
cover their safety. The Shreveport Bus-
les;n has fallen out with the white folks Of
Caddo parish, and with the same indie
cent pen that has been so often used to
defame the Republican party, it now turns
upon the gentlemen who have ceased to
follow its disreputable prejudices. In &C
counting for the success of the Republican
ticket in Caddo parish, which We
attributed to the better understanding Of
the people, taught them by Governor
Warmoth, concerning the principles of
the Republican party, the Bulletin madly
rushes into the widest doubts as to the
honesty, capacity and chivalry Of the
white people of that prosperous COM
munity. They are afraid Of the free
negroes, they are dastardly towards, who
stand in dread Of losing a few dollars;
they are miserable, ti1nid, selfish people,
who refused to take part in the election
because they were afraid Of losing the
labor Of few negroes; they are fence
straddlers, whose greed of gain swallowed
up every manly or generous principle, and
made them adapt their actions SO that
which ever party triumphed they might
claim the benefits of Office and patronage.
This is the language which the Shreve-
port Bullelin applies to the white people
Of Caddo parish since the election. 1t is
shameless and scandalous prostitution
of language, thought and printing ink, We
are constrained to affirm, but then it is
the natural bile and the consequential
dogmatism of that class of people who
have no principles. Prejudice and hate
always use these weapons to attack their
enemies or their dissenting partners. No
man can ever part company with drunk
ard or BLACKBOARD without laying him
self liable to be abused.
It will be seen from the spirit which
dictated the editorial to which we have
alluded, that our conclusion concerning
the effect of Governor Warmoth's tour
through Northern Louisiana was correct,
although the Bulletin sets out to dispute
it. When the Governor left New Orleans
Caddo parish was distracted by two Re-
publican nominations for Congress, and
BY unhappy divisions Of opinion con-
corning most of the local officers. The
same discord existed in other parishes,
and the party was given over to defeat by
it's most earnest supporters. The De-
already counted on carrying
North Louisiana at least, not through its
Legitimate vote, but through the weakness
md divisions of the Republicans. The
white people were rallied in solid mass
in support of Ryan and his demoralizing
precepts and prejudices. This is a fair
,oloring of the situation on the first of
October.
The Governor, acting with the members
If the auxiliary committee, took the field
lbout the middle of October. The plan
If the campaign had been quietly per-
ected, and its execution was directed by
discretion and holiness. The Democracy
vas caught rs General Scott was caught
n Kentucky. 1t had no time to prepare
or the onslaught. The people were free
% be impressed with sense and truth.
They had not been doctored into staying
away from the polls, nor had their hearts !
been tired with lessons Of disorder and
turbulence. The Governor caught them
when they were willing to listen. He APP
oealed 70 their honest judgment for JUS
ice to his own party and for liberality in
IL things. He showed them figures |
hat could not be disputed, and
startled them with sentiments that had |
lever been uttered in their pres
,nce before. He manifested the cid |
Fay and the new, and told the country
low it had been neglected for the sake Of |
men. He disproved the falsehoods Of the |
Democracy, and commended the honest |
ruths Of that republicanism which makes
ii the world of kin. Blood is thicker !
han water. The truth may be slow, but |
t is sure. Error wrishes in chains, when !
lear and uhspotted sincerity arrests its |
errible progress. Hundreds who had |
believed the man to be devil, and his |
IDEAS to be devilish, found their wisdom !
When they found their sight. They at |
nee drew off from that reckless opposi- !
ion which had made them disloyal to |
'eace in the name of Democracy. Being
atisfed that they had gone astray, the |
oters returned from their error
This is the result which makes the BsG- |
tin mad 1t has lost its leadership by
eing caught in the act of cheating the
ountry. 1t is now powerless because its
equation for judgment and honesty is
one. 1t can no longer mislead, and in
IS anger it finds relief il abusing those
tho have departed from its counsels.
eing thankful for its voluntary testi-
lony that our conclusions were correct,
e shall now rest at ease until the Bulletin
ills, or Ands change Of heart.
4 WEAK SUGGESTION.