Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15
THURSDAY JUNE 10 1871,
NOW AND THEN.

We give our neighbor the Times,
the full benefit ofits last effort to
explain away its i'll chosen language,
or its violent temper, or its over dose
Of champagne, when it recommend
ed Lynch law as cure for legisla-
tive corruption.
Here is what the Times says:
1.-THE article in the TIMES sew eral
days ago, under The caption of ''Now
and Then" has given great discon-
tent to the Radical organs general
ly. Our allusion to hanging of false
and corrupt legislators in Georgia,
seventy or eighty years ago, is es-
pecially offensive. We do not adj
vie the adoption Of that system
now. Even If ever inclined to sane
ton any lawless resorts, we would
be restrained from approving this
now, in view ofDr. Challies statis-
tics showing how our census has
been reduced by various causes.
The Georgia policy would threaten
us with a larger larger reduction
than could be inflicted by any of
tie usual visitations which have
kept down appropriation. We on
~ alluded to the incident to show
how differently such business, as is
now favored, encouraged and pro-
tocted by the Government and
dominant political party, was re-
gardcd by the people in those
DAYS.
We fully appreciate the sensibili-
ty and tremulous wrathfulness
evinced by the Radical organs on
this subject. And yet we can
hardly admit the force of the logic
which meets these proofs of the
universal thievery of the party, by
reference to isolated facts of venali-
tv IN former periods of our history.
There is, however, one journal,
which boasts of w. G. Brown as
editor aud publisher, and P. B. S.
Pnchbak, the colored lecturer on
Brass Tachs,' whose argument
strikes us as entirely unanswerable.
II is this; That the people who
now complain so much of being
plundered by the Radical Legislators
and officers are the same who lived
many years under an organized
system of baby stealing, and wife
whipping theft. In other words
says the enlightened philosopher
and legislator, the present whole
sale robbery of this State and peo-
pie (which is conceded is just re-
taliation for the buying and selling
OF human beings previous to the
abolition Of slavery. The logic Of
this is almost equal to that of a
green son of Erin, who on the first
meeting an Isrealite, regarded it as
a pioCs and Christian duty, to in.
fiict upon him terrible cudgelline
for the agency of his ancestors in
the crucifxton.
We would willingly give thu
Times credit for the speciousness o
its argument and the smartness O
its sQuib at us, were it not that til,
Times is the advocate of clas
which would reenslave the colOret
man. If the Times honestly accept
emancipation, Acknowledgement
and accords to our race the right t.
enjoy the immunities of citizenship
We shall not only feel ourselves jus
titled in burying the Ratchet, bu
we are ready for an alliance whicl
viii embrace every southerner VIII
will do THO same.
But we cannot bring ourselves t.
believe that the Times hatred @
corruption is half so strong as it
hatred Of colored Office holders. an,
herein is to found the fragrant IN
Justice perpetrated towards us b
those who, like the Times, are a
ways fighting our race. It woul
be difficult to deny the existence {
corruption in any Legislature. Ne
York is q notable instance, anon
white Legislators, where charges /,
corruption are made with many az
pearances of their truthfulness; an
while We are not prepared to 81
that the colored members of OF
legislature are entirely guiltless, {
even that they should initiate Il
white Legislators of New York, v
do say that according to the admi
sion OF the Times the colored Peep
are doing quite as wen in the wol