New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-11
For the Sunday Klbublicanl
MEAN THINGS IN BROWN.

MEAN VtlNGiS In Dl1OWNS
Y Brown disinherits his daughter, because
she married against his will; because she
would not take a husband Of his choice.
She accuses him Of mercenary motives, and
viii choose for herself. If his pet son-in-
law turns out to be a. scoundrel, will Brown
nave to suffer? Will he watch the cradle
while young William sits at the gambling
table, or revels in brothel wasting money
upon the vile caresses, and the false charms
of the abandonedg She thinks not. If the
beds makes for herself turns out to be foul
clay instead of flowers and pleasure, she is
willing to sit in quiet widOwhood; but il
forced upon her she will resist it and curse
Brown in his grave. This incapacity of his
to force her is weak wisdom and gives hel
happiness. The part he acted is that OF
eympathy,0r love or Tyranny, but is equally
inadmissable, from the fact that he himself
viii not suffer by the consequences; SO he
must either renounce his daughter or the
young gentleman who is base enough to ac
cept 90 cold treasure, even at tho expense
of twenty thousand dollars. OF course, Mr.
Brown thinks, that because he is older, he
Knows more ofthe world than his daughter
and by way of illustration he refers to his wife
as the lady he eloped with and married
against the wishes of her parents, even in
the face of angry threats from the original
Brownship. Still he thinks that parents
should be obeyed, because he stands in that
capacity; although it never entered into his
head when a young man, to fOrego one iota
II pleasure, but called his father an old fos-
I'll, and much behind his time.
Brown is politician, and belongs to sew
eral clubs. He is never SO well to do, as
when called ON to make speech, and while
his humility gives tone to his telling address
he informs his audience, that he is sorry
other and better men, are not called upon
10 define the important issues before the
meeting. His humble efforts, he says, com
menced from a call of duty. He had seen
his country trammeled and oppressed, and
he suffered with it; but now that the sun of
liberty had risen upon the grandest range
of empire the world ever saw, he is willing
to respond to the movement, and take upon
himself the responsibility of directing its
affairs. We have seen him in the heat ola pub
licmeeting when cheers greeted him on every
side, and repeated shouts Of applause almost
made him dizzy. We have seen the self
same Brown wipe stray tear from his eye,
with visible emotion; and as we followed him
home-the clamor for liberty sounding in
his ears, and the excitement acting on his
blood SO as to almost reh1er lin helpless
we saw his wife and little ones bear no rosy
kiss for him-no childish hands cling
to- his knees; for, dear reader, in
confidence, l tell you that Brown
ras q fyrant after all. His poor
wife dreaded his logged looks, and his
children SUNK into corners. Brown cried
loudly for liberty and free conscience, but
despised these qualities in others. Crying
and bitterness of spirit invariably followed
the expression of any opinion entertained
by his wife, and the children knew full well
that their father was cruel and hardhearted,
or mother would not weep so long or so
often.
AS to drawing up suitable resolutions; we
must say that Brown has no rival. The
s.whereas" and 'resoiveds" medulate
with such classical eccentricity thet they
seem to carry a sort of weight, expressive
of the determination or coincidence to the
subject to which they apply. Few commit.
tees prosper whesse the chair is occupied by
one less thorough, or popurar, and certainly
no platform can offer reasonable testimony,
without the signature or state cOnundrums
Of Browns political experience. He tells
with pride that the people are in pros
session sof his record, and on that
he depends for posthumOus fame; but his
debts will Outlive his virtues, and impress
his survivors with reflections as to the pro-
bate of his will being creditable to his lau-
rels. One thing, however, in connection
with his present position-he can not be per-
suaded that it is not the same world which he
lived in ten years ago. He can not compre-
bend how it is that boys of seventeen are
now able to perform business, which he
was incompetent to conduct at forty, and
with more thorOughness and utility. He
forgets that our girls are now proficient in
law, medicine, abstruse philosophy and
politics on an improved plan; or that the
press has made advances, which he never can
half realize.
Browns son thinks he is better than his
father, and is ashamed to be seen walking
with him on the streets. His career OF use
fitness has been long ago, Drowned out by
his sire. He is dry goods clerk with twice
ten dollars per month. 1t often puzzles us
how this young gentleman can stand all day
at the door of the establishment, idly staring
people in the face as they pass, and occa-
eiOnaIly measuring off yard of calico for
Mrs. Gibson, or Dennis's widow; but he
does, and is polite, and general adept at
his ignoble trade. He canvases for situa-
tions through the elder DEMONSTRATIONS
which he will never be qualified to fill, not
father; and while he frOwns upon him as
not being as well dressed, or genteel as he
is, he rides the same velOcipede and cevets
his reputation.
We have often been surprised that the
Governor does not appoint him to some lu-
crative position, knowing SO much as he
does. He denOunces the present admins
corrupt that has cursed our State for years,
and inflicted upon our people mOnopolies
and slaughterhOuse fevers without pity, and
in defiance of all civil rights which our
fathers ten years ago struggled so bravely to
maintain. He SAYS that our bankrupt con-
ditiOn arises chiefly from the incapacity and
recklessness of a few vultures who prey
upon the ignorance and submissive loyalty
Of the cotton princes who are broken and
dethrOned at the poor cost of thousands res
cued from barbarism to freedom. of thou
sand chains demolished, and the scourges
lifted from the bleeding limbs OF four mil
lion sufferers.
The meanest thing about Brown is him
self. He remindsals of days gone by, and
needs only an effort to popularize his blum
ders. He can be met almost everywhere
is worn out in expression, as il he com
menced life at the wrong end and in a sin
full age !; yet there is a correctness IN his ad
dress and caution in his tones, and altogethe
! he is made mp of material not easily. re
modelled. He is vindictive and f0rglvng
irritable and compassionate; sensual an
religions; and when l mentioned thes
facts to him in quiet way, he merely shool
his head and said the rest of the world wa
no better confess I looked narrowly int,