New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-28

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Of the Democratic papers have charged
General Butler with the larceny of ell the
spoons that were pawned by the necessit-
GUS during the war. Probably that ,oas
the most convenient way to account for
their otherwise unaccountable disappear
ance. We do not allude to these facts now
with the intention of finding fault with
anything done by Southern fire-eaters dur
ing the late war, but simply to show how
far back the prejudice against carpet-bag-
gers and new corners commenced, and how
intensely they have been kept up until q
very recent date. But it appears that,
however much the ancient sinners of the
Walker class served the devil when the
circumstances were SO different
bitterly opposed to carpet-baggers in 1862,
who came followed by an army with
banners, or the preachers, teachers and
vast array of Union men from the North
that have come here since then, they are
now ready to welcome men like McComb,
who are able and willing to buy whole
railroads and treat them to q free ride and
q grand dinner There is refreshing
simplicity in these confessions of the newly
made saints. As thus: 81 was once quite
wrong in my political views and practices.
I advised you to stand up for Southern
rights, secede, and defy the whole Yankee
nation. You very foolishly followed my
advice, given you in this very hall; you
seeded, or attempted to do SO, and made
a sad mess of it. You have hated carpet
baggers. Of course, you were quite
ruined by following my instructions in
1861 and since, but am on the Lords
side now, and am better qualified than
ever to give good advice. 1t is not posi-
BILE, in the nature of things, that carpet
Dagger like McComb, who owns three or
four hundred miles of railroad, and is so
liberal with his good cheer, can be OBJ
noxious to the South. It would abso-
lutely disparage our chivalry to
run him out of town, or even
discourage in any way his efforts to
maintain a business and social foothold
among u.s. For this reason welcome him
to the South" The speaker might have
welcomed the distinguished president of the
Jackson railroad to the banquet they were
then enjoying without going more than
a point further. But some allowance must
be made for the proverbial enthusiasm of
the new convert, no less than to the soft
ening influences Of the dinner. It is a
point gained, that ''the South now well
comes carpet-baggers of certain class,
though we suppose some murmurs of dis
sent may yet be heard. Major Beauregard
and the old directory were at one time
rather hostile to McComb. But of course
they can not assume to speak for the South
like the undoubted oracle of the Delta
we mean the Times.
There is refreshing simplicity in the
remarks Of the talented and versatile gen.
tleman. One would suppose, to listen to
his fine sentences, or read his polished
that he was impelled by an
unseen agency, all-powerful for good, en-
tirely unconscious of the motive power
that forced him along, or the influences
that could thus gently and imperceptibly
Iead him from an extremely ridiculous
and absurd position, as occupied by him
ever since 1861, to the very sensible, rea-
sonable, able and patriotic standpoint
arrived at while under' the influence of
good mans generous dinner. There is no
thought OF self, further than modest hope
hat he may not be thought the less of for
turning from evil to good, from error to
he light Of truth, from treason to patriot
SIN. I. is not for the good you have
lone, friend Walker, that posterity will
,ensure you, but if for anything, for what
7ou might have done with your intelli-
,ence, but failed to do at the proper time |
or lack of independence and courage.
Neither will We cavil at your motives, for |
We have no reason to doubt that your vel.
'ome to McComb at this time is quite as
incere and heartfelt as was the counsel |
'ou gave to this people in 1862, and for
which Butler came near establishing your
equation asa Southern 1aartyr. Besides,
here is nc danger that your late speech
7ill be the means of introducing you to
Military bastile.
ON cARONDELET STREET.
With everything apparently in its favor
8 far as the present summer is concerned,
stock does not seem to gain
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