New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-21
SOMETHING GOOD FROM KENTUCKY.

speaking q good word OF our nelgnoors.
The Louisville Commercial, large and
handsome Republican newspaper, made
it's appearance ON our table yesterday, &C
companied by an immense supplement.
The Commercial was established about
fifteen months ago, and without referring
to the unfavorable circumstances that
stood in the way of its success, we may
safely say that it is to-day permanent or
nament to the city of Louisville. This
victory over prejudice has been won by
intelligence and perseverance. The Com
merc;d has been live, sensible, patriotic
and courageous exponent of Republican
principles. It has been edited with great
ability in its literary, news and miscella-
neous departments, and while Kentucky
is at times mad with prejudices, there
is one thing that We can say in her
favor, that she has the good sense to
true literary merit. The long
and laborious life of George D. Prentice,
spent in cultivating the highest range of
poetry. and thought, may, perhaps, be
credited for. this saving virtue. And in
its political discussions the Commercial
has been SO moderate and truthful, never
failing to criticise and to condemn the
evils that democracy and sectionalism had
fastened upon and fostered in the
State, but always doing it with reason
and with justice, that even the better
portion of the opposition have accepted
it as q worthy and responsible organ of
the community. This is evidenced by
the immense advertising patronage which
crowds eight pages full Of business
notices from the largest and most re-
sponsible houses in Louisville. There
can be no higher testimony than this of
permanent success.
Probably the reader has not discovered
wherein we have fattered ourselves by
paying the above tribute to the CONNER
c;ql. Has not the REPUBLICAN met with q
similar success, and has it not pursued
for four years the identical line Of policy
which has marked the fifteen months
career of our Louisville contemporary?
Have we not steadfastly pursued the faith,
temperately, reasonably and without
abatement? Have we not rejected abuse
in favor Of justice? Have we not dropped
white pebbles all along the pathway Of
our progress by which to furnish light
and knowledge of the true road unto
others ? We have NOT villifed. We have
not distorted. All. that we have done has
been done in charity and for the best of
purposes. Outrage and iawlessness have
been called by the proper names and
laid upon their authors, not to disparage
The South, but to correct the evils that
afflicted her. Physicians will testify that
their highest efforts have often been met
with violent denunciation. Was it our
duty to tolerate the wrong because the
patient was distempered, or was it our
duty to administer the bitter pill? As we
have fulfilled our obligations in this regard
let the records testify. As we have sue
ceeded, let our we'll filed columns give evil
dence. So that while we compliment the
Commercial on its success, the words that
apply to the one case exactly fit the other.
Even our enemies have admitted the pre-
eminent ability and energy of the literary
and news departments Of this paper, and
most of them have felt its editorial force.
Our friends have not been backward with
heir favors, and thus, by intelligence and
honesty, two powerful Republican organs
are now established in the South.