Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-17
THE ORGAN OF WHAT?

Ofwhom is the National Fag other
wise called Republican the organ
Who are its constituents What
class Of people give it support? Its
first appearance was a wretched fab
rlcation. 1t began in the evening
so that it might steal its telegraphic
news from other papers who pay for
il, and rob their columns Of reports
for which it dispensed nothing in
the way of wages This organs tunes
are set by class of officials who
represent nothing in Louisiana be-
sides themselves, who were never
elected by the voice of the people to
any Office large or small, and whose
subsistence is drawn from BOBBY,
brother-in-lawed into Office, and kept
there like o poodle to lick his way
to favor. What mockery in this
Fag to call itself a journal of Re-
form ?" Reform of what? Can re-
form come from such utterances as
daily stain its columns? Were an
offshoot of the vilest of slums in the
city to be installed as editor of this
wind instrument, and set in opera
ton the base vocabulary of a filthy
heart, he could not surpass the vii
famous language which form the
pabulum OF these stragglers in the
onward march of the Republican
party.
The great host have struck their
tents and set their faces towards
true freedom; while these with era
ven hearts palter to the rear, rake
up the old camp fires and subsist
on the garbage of the past, and dig
like ghouls in the graves of those
battlefelds over which the grass
has grown long ago. Its principal
supporters hung around the ante
room of his Excellency until their
faces became as familiar as the
granite colored posts of the State
House. They whined for favors on
Mr.. Pinchback, and on every other
Republican from whom they could
expect a favor. Bought up in
body, by situations in the Custom
house, they turned upon those from
whom they had drawn subsistence
for years. AS last resort to gain
and get possession of the State gov
eminent, they have turned to black
gurrdism. True dignity may bend,
but can never stoop to such low re-
sorts as these. But general terms
will not fit special accusations.
First and foremost, the accusation
that Mr.. Pinchback was elected by
any other than fair means to the
position of Lieutenant Governor,
the intimation that he has, in any
capacity defrauded the State or
the people, sold his principles, con-
stituencies or party are LIES.
MIR. Pinchback was elected to
every position lie has held, and
when the editors of that sheet, and
the Tags who follow it skulked from
the sunlight in the days of '6S, or
else were among the rabble shoot
ing niggers" in the streets, Mr.
Pinchback was then among the
foremost men Of the same Repub-
lican party, and never went back on
its principles, and this too in the
face of danger, when mobs were
common in the streets, as militia
are now. The Tags must go in their
own herd. A reckoning draws
near. Investigations of Custom
house and of it's offices are not such |
trumpery as the partial enquiry
into the bayonet election of dele
gates. When the balances are weigh |
ed, the checks balanced and custom
house accounts squared, We will see
who are the real thieves and rob-
bers as well as we now know who |
are The FAGe.