New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-20
BY.GONES.


strenuously urge that "by-gones should Do
by gones;" that so far as possible past
difficulties and differences should Dc
handed over to oblivion. In a certain
sense, this may be polite and expedient'
though there are few men who were true
to their allegiance during the recent bloody
strife who feel any anxiety TO invoke for
getfulness. In certain section they can
not do so if they would, while such senti-
ments as the following. clipped from the
Ne,c Orleans Times of yesterday, are given
to the public:
That very able Journal, the New York
Times complains OF the luminosity the South
ern press and people bear toward New
England. How can they help it? Have not
the New England people ever been the ma
tional Pbarlsees, saying to the South, I'VE
are holer than your" Did they not plunge
desolated our country, and watered 1t with
the blood of our children? And when peace
came, did they not, from behind her white
garments still ply the assassin dagger at
everything we held sacred? Let the Times
deny il if it can, and then wonder that an
Intelligent and honorable people should
bear no love where there is no cause Tor 1t.
On reading the above, even we (thongh
not of New England origin feel like say
ing a few words and propounding one or
two questions.
/. By way of query. we would like to
know whether the present publisher of the
Times (being New England gentleman)
is to be considered one of the ''Natioual
Pharisees p
2. Presuming that he is to be counted
out, We ask, why not count all out except
the few whose words Or acts are open to
censure? In other words, why make whole
sale charges against an entire section
why act, and speak, and write upon the
theory that NO good thing can come out
ofNazareth 2"
As to the first charge made, We are much
mistaken if the pen of history does not
prove that the cry, "We are holier than
you" has been, and is now, a Southern,
rather than New England, boast.
The instance does not occur to US in
which even a Democratic committee in
New gland-nuch less a Republican
one-has ever called upon citizens I" to
the manor born to ostracise men from
other States OF certain political opinions.
Something of that sort, connected with
past events in this city, we do remember.
We can not now think of an instance in
which a STAKEHOLDER, or an apologist for
slavery, was driven out of New England for
his sentime nts, or for advocating them.
We have some widely different memories
of what ha 8 occurred in this city and else
where in the South, while history tells us
how, on certain occasion. the accredited
agent of the commonwealth of Massachu-
sets was driven from the borders of South
Carolina.
1t is scarcely stretch of truth to say
that for som years before the war there
was hardly place in the South where an
abolitionist-as all Northern Republicans
were called-was good for twenty-four
hours of healthy existence.
Much more could be said on this p ONT,
but to US the topic isnot agreeable; to
to others it may not be profitable.
To the second charge, viz: that New
England people plunged the South into a
war, through prosecutions, which DESC
lated the country" we put in general
denial. Our contemporary need not wait
for the reply of the New York Times; we
appear for that paper and plead the gene
raj issue The charge, in substance, is
that the prosecutions of the New England
people drove the South to arms" We
deny that New England or any of its peo-
pie, ever did any act to, justify or excuse
the recent attempt of the South to de-
stroy the Union by resort to arms. We
might say, that New England, compared
with the States that attempted secession,
was never yet large or strong enough to
persecute the South into war: but we need
not say this, for the burden of proof is not
on us, and the time is at hand, if it has not
already come, when, upon these matters,
assertion will not pass for proof.
We are no more the advocates Of New
England than of any other section of q
common country. We do not ask that the
past should be forgotten-why should
Republican or Republican section ask
that but are willing that unpleasant
memories should be kept in the back
ground as far as possible. AL we feel
like demanding is, that when the past is
referred to, exact justice shall be done to
all the people, and to every section.