New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-01
A NEW COUNTRY EXCHANGE.

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A NEW COUNTRY EXCHANGE.
T. A. Woods, Esq, q gentleman of ex.
ceedingIy rare literary attainments, has
entered the field Of journalism in Terre-
bonnie parish, and already made his mark
The first number of his paper has been re-
ceived, and we hasten to recognize its exist
ence and testify to its merits. The name of this
neg beacon light to the ignorant wayfarer is
the Ho,ma Eagle. There are numerous at
tenpts on the part Of the editor to define his
position, but as they are not all quite lucid,
and some appear to conflict with others, we
present few by way of illustration. The
first is the
SALUTARY.
To Our Patrons
The Houma Civic Guard has be 81 honor
ably entered and the Houma Eagle takes its
place under the editorial charge of the un.
dersgued. Every endeayor will be made to
render the Eagle desirable family journal.
1t will be devoted to Agriculture, Mercan.
tile, Industrial and Social News and warmly
devoted to the political interest of the peo
pie of the entire Country. 1t will know no
section or Country but will claim every foot
of this vast Republic, that at one time shed
traneandant lustre on surroundi Dg IA.
tions, as its native land its own home.
AL articles of personal nature will be
iealusly excluded from its columns, but it
proclaims war: war to he dagger's .hilt
against the polluted bands of robbers that
now infest the country like loa thsome YER
min endeavoriDg to bring utter ruin upon
all we hold most dear.
The Eagle will fearlessly encounter the
corrupt hords now disecrating our Judicial
and Legislative halls and boldly, ventilate
every sWindle, ever humbug
As an earnest of the pledge to exclude ar
ticles of a personal nature from the Eagle,
the following paragraph is inserted:
In our next issue, tho Pedigree of Ben
Butler viii! be given showing his Industrious
desaut pam an ancien Cystian Robber
named Sp oos who de vested Central Egypt,
We do not remember to have read of the
s'ancien Cystian Robber named sp oos," but
attribute the fact to our deficiency in knowl
edge of the classics.
The political status Of the Eagle is to be
thusly:
Many questions have been asked and
numerous letters written, to ascertain ur
political status we here reply unequivo-
cally..that there is but one thing and ono
object on this ear.ht hat we love and revere.
and that is our country. We will chastize
our friends with the rod and our Country's
enemies with the SCORPIONS lash.
We will ventilste all government thievery,
ROBBERY, and oppression Of the people We
are no demogouge or rich men or poor mans
champion. We are for all that are true to
our country, and a bitter foe to the bowling
miscreants. and hawking prendo politians
who eDdeaVor to bring ruin upon the coun-
try for their own acknowledgement.
We attack the corruption of parties; not
the members of the parties; and when we
cease to posses the necessary nerve to per-
form our duty We will yield the helm TO
others.
This is cur answer: and hope that in future
you will refer to the columns Of the Eagle
for our political status.
We commend the following from the
Eagle as sample of fine writing, which We
have rarely if ever seen excelled.
Once more at the Helm We feare no storms,
no thunder, 10 pillows. The winds may
roar ard surge. and ia wild mad career up
heave the political ocean until her discolor-
ed depths are seen and bear mountain hight
with wild confusion the pillows, and the
pillows spray.
From cloud to cloud the rending lightning
may rage, until the heavens appear one
board sheet of fire and the torrents pour in
unbroken floods, sold mass. The ocean
may rage and her pillows strive to reach the
very heavens, yet, safely, proudly, fearless.
~ will We steer our staunCh storm tossed
barque until we have anchored in the blacid
waters Of the harbOr of Constitutional Lib
erty.
Unless prompt effectual stop is put to
the laWless career of the robber bands that
yeald the septer of power, we may nave
etear through an ocean OF blood. storm OF
sighs, RAIN of tears, yet will We safely
breast themt all and eventually arrive at the
goal for which all good men and patriot
prays and strive.
Look at the vivid picture of
WHAT TIE RADICALS HAVE DONE.
Those who have visited the city of New
Orleans previous to the late Confederate
war and since will see the vast injury done
to the poor white laborer. Ten years ago
vast numbers of white laborers were seen
industriOusly engaged from one end of the
levee to the other, and throughout the en-
tire city driving cabs, hacks, drays and
waiting on the numerous places of public
resort, requiring large supply OF western
produce and Eastern fabrications to feed
and supply them. But alas! the change,
Az tuCtI OCCupdtlOuo dlC diACO W
blacks requiring no Eastern fabricatlons, as
they purchase and wear the cast Off clothes
of the whites; and purchase no Western pro.
duce, as they are fed from the offals of the
markets and fish from the bayous and lakes:
atSouthern products. And formerly they
were clothed by their masters with Eastern
fabrics and feed on Western propuce. The
East and West, in this have met with a
double loss, The white lab0rer has dis
appeared and the black man is no longer
supplied by them.
Again the Republican policy is suicidal to
their constituents. They have converted
peaceable and industrious laborers into ig'
norant, baWliDg, brawling, theiving, half
clad, would be politicians and office holders,
thus compelling thousands of once, prosper
Gus farmers, planters, mechanics and even
merchants to raise their OWL produce and
clothes.
The actual Iaborers. farmers, and stock
raisers of the East.and west have lost untold
millions while none but few bond office
holders have made money by voting and
devashng the Sou hern and Western States
and bowling down the poor of the North and
East by enormous Taxes rendering their
once Cheerful! cottages desolate and comfort
less novels, driving thousands upon thou
sands of poor women to the dens OF i'll fame,
and dishonesty in all its most iniquiteous
and hideous forms.
The next number of the Eagle is to be
printed in both ''french and english" Either