The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-01-26
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THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES.
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This newspaper treats its readers, al
most dnily, to some description of vulgar,
low-fung, savage abuse of the colored
people of theCity, State, County an Uni
verse. For the past, the present and the
future. unreservedly, senselessly, and
continually, revolving alike to common
sense. and deoencys IN afrpnt to the good
sense Of community. Disgusting to per-
sons of refinement and education, and a
gross Libel on civilization. Indeed so
thoroughly reyulsive is this course, that
we are not at all surprised to hear this
sheet, on this account as well as Oh Others,
distinguished IS the iiiInest scurriscus"s i'll
the city. And the, city it is knowa is not
remarkable for the absence Of scurlility
ir Journalism. Yet we rejoice over this
cheering "siSSn of the times" for we had
begun TO fear that ths company which viii a So
cicty, by its Rrepro osScPlnlt vas keep
ing with the Tlnes, was 2 correct indica-
ton Of what society ITSELF was. We are
glad to be persuaded otherwise We are
proud to hear 50 many express their abb
horrenco Of the scandal which too fre-
quently disssraccs the paper, which is has so
entirely forgotten its mission, and 50 con. :
pletely desencrated into q vehicle at SIAN
der. 1t has occurred to us,.that after all
it may be the most efcctual way for so
ciety to rid itself Of its sbusiveness, to let
it run itself down, down, to its, lowest
depth, from which there will be no pros
pect Of resurrection, "a, m ro,.,,o,e 4,
Meanwhile. ,r' want to tell the. Times
for once, that lis perpetual en en- has
no terr5rs for us, or,for our people, and
they don't care for the splitting Of all IL if
Shiny venom, and all the indulgence OF its
senscless attacks, "Our kind" have lost
much Of tho poignant feeling which in
the accufsed days used to accompany the
epithet niger The day has passed
when, colored men necessarily felt the dis,
grace Of being "nigger.'" In those damn;
cd days. no more than in these, there was
no inherent disgrace in the color Of the
skin. But the epithet carried With it, the
narrowing recollection Of defenceless
condition, Of q dehumanizing ser,vitnde, Of
constant liability to insult and oppres.
sioh. Every such reproach reminded him
with bitter emphasis that he had enc
rights which d white man was bound tc
RESPECT. NOD But al this has passed ava,
now, and the feeling Of helplessness i,
gone; and is simply md exceedingly fool
ish, 70 ten us IN these 'latter days Of on
"foecy bccakst ihuldd Idarf compilations" TIL
.cause, of our feelings fdisgfaced no longe
exists, the effect disap ears and to-da!!
colored men can be justly proud Of tn
maternity Of Africa DOVE W. ttrodden, de
grated and suffering as she has been, ant
still is We IRE descend ants Of Africa
SelIesainbia, if Il ticklss the itiiantile fan
cy of the Tyro of the ysaseSs land We ar
not ashamed gift and SO the Times I'd,
continue its stated and uAneasurod abus
without further molestation from as; con
Time to dispense its anA+hemas, to pa1sd
er 10 the vicious tastes of the worst elias
OF it's readers, and to the 'g,aaiicaionlo
malicious dispositions of the ''nisge
hatern ofthe Editorial STAFF, ~ whom "
c haiably aud seriously suggest the prt
pictysf.giyiag US q ~rsst' from his abs
siysless,5iliit ls3lIoaTl to is)i 9ili hEais
Till some reason he shall find
Worthier Of regard and stronger
Than tie color Of our Kind
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AT present he only displays his sEni u
no ralos, narrow-mindedpess, AND NiqAs
spits,ienl those Of his kind who eaders
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