Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-27
THE NITTRAILLEUsE.

The reasons for the alteration are
Of course unobjectionable; and II
there were no reasons given, the
arbitrary selection Of even so alarm
ing a cognomsn would still be &C.
ceptable to the public.
As all of our readers may not
know what sort of thing a m,tra1-
leuse is, we will, for their enlighten-
mont, give the papers own dehni-
ton of one: "The mitrailleuse Is
the name of patent double-back-
action sixteen shooter invented by
the French for the purpose OF pour
ing hot shot into the camp OF their
enemies; and this is what we are
going to do with our MIt'u'lleass'"
The paper seems really to possess
a double action, and we regret to
sec it have this very Objectionable
property.
The leading article declares:
"The writer of this is now, and
ever has been, a true friend to the
colored people OF this country. de
has for many years toiled for them,
aud is still willing, if necessary, both
to snfer for and with them. Tins
being the case he claims the night
10 advise them for their good, and
certainly should he decide to puo,
fish his name, no one would doubt
that his advice will be both impair
tial and disinterested. The rules
OF the paper in which this Will ap-
pear, are such, that even II be feit
so disposed, his name must not oe
nnblisbed. He is, however, wiling
10 hermit his colored fellow-citizens
to Judge OF the RESPONSIVENESS OF 'ne
advice offered"
But we lament to observe that
the disgracsful illustration within
its pages, is in wonderful contrast
with the above note of our chantl-
cleer. and we cannot accept the
od;tor % "a true friend to the colored
,,eo,,len when he can be capable OF
admitting to his columns, a draw
ing portraying the Lieut.. Governor
as a colored man in the character OF
a repulsiye, contemplate object.
And this exhibition Of wofully bad
taste is declared TO be "shot No. l.
As this idea threatens to be made a
prominent feature Of this patent wea-
pon we seizo this early opportunity OF
informing the Mitradlease OF its glaf-
hing inconsistency, and OF declaring
our uncompromising hostility to
anv such mode of warfare. There
aro ample means and modes OF con-
tending successfully against colored
men with whom the NitraiueUse may
differ, without resorting to ridicule
and derision founded on color, and
the surroundings OF an internal
system Of degradation and humilia-
ton.
However we may differ politically
with Governor Dunn or any mem
Der of our party, we do SO. without
regard to race or color as q rule,
and we are willing at all times to
submit the reasons "ior the faith
that is in us" to the judgmentof the
Public. We accord the same lat
tn de to every man with reference to
ourselves; but we cannot witness
with tie least degree OF told ption
any attempt, emanatins from any
quarter to earicature and pour con-
tempt on any member of our race,
because he is negro. We look up
on it as contumely and scorn ON a
race, and it is the exhibition OF dis
like for that race. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Dunn accidentally happens to
be the Colored man III the gap
lust now, but if permissible at all,
the same ridicule might be excited
against any other colored man, un-
der similar circumstances. We diff
fer with him on several matters, we
believe that he is aiming, in LIS
own wa, at the same ends that we
are; va differ in the mode of ac-
compishing orr common purpose;
and now, as ever heretofore, we
are willing to abide contrast even
between our course and that OF
some others. We neither approve
norapplaud the ri licule ofany'repre-
sentative colored man, on any such
grounds, how much soever we may
differ with him politically; and
the Mitya,lleuse must understand
that there is no safer rock on which