New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-15
A JOURNALISTIC TOURNEY
Speaker Carter Hauled Over the Goals
FIRST BLOOD AND A CLEAN KNOCK
DOWN FOB HIS OPPONENT.

| ional Repubican, edited and controlled b,
| the lat present. Speaker of the House O.
Representatives. has called forth for oul
new Lieutenant Governor a champion OF
his own race, who writes as though thor
Oughly posted on the subject he handles 80
deftly. We copy from the New Orleans
Lonisianian Of yesterday:
THE FAC END OF JOURNALISM.
Since the elevation Of Senator Pinchback
to the position of Lieutenant Governor. the
National Fag that disgraces the name of
Republican, has poured forth a torrent of
abuse and vilitcatiOn Againt the new Lieu
tenant Governor unwayranted BY facts and
unliustified by the ethic1 of decent Journal
ism. In that sheet fakehood has followed
Misrepresentation, and scarcely has one
calamny gone out before another slander
has followed it, Silent contempt must cease
to be dumb in the midst OF such outrageous
persecution. No one with manhood beat
ing at his heart can stand fore yer the rheum
OF a set Of sneaks who, whipped out of the
Republican party, have found their only re-
source to consist in the vilest display of
venom compatible with the viper, nor can
reason produce silence, though its pure
light shows us all that personal vitupera-
ton is always the low resort of those who
have no other argument at their call, and
is characteristic of blackguard
From the time Mr.. Pinchback was pro-
nOunced Lieutenant Governor until the
very hour at which We write, the Fag has
not ceased to snarl and show its teeth,
which, making evident as it does that the
Rag end of the Republican party have been
80 soundly beaten that pitching dirt is now
their last hold, yet calls for rebuke from
every man interested in the extirpation of
all barbarism. The writers and promoters
of such emanations live in glass house
We know their record. If such were not
the case, the great zeal in behalf of their
present affiliations would lead, of itself. to
suspicion. Whatever Mr.. Pinchback NAV
have done hastily. he has never sacrificed
his principles. his country or his kind.
Nor has he sold out lhs adherents or his
friends. True. he had always a contempt
for a set of mean white men who, while they
curried favor with him to procure political
to walk with him in the street.
He has even now loathing for hypo-
crite that disguises his malice in Il fawnng
cant. and who only. shows the devil in his
heart when it will no longer serve his Dur
pose to play the saint. Though willing to
the Providence of God. Mr..
Pinchback never carried the politician and
the preacher under the same skull A
Republican of the straitest sect now. he
was one in the past. He has never left his
home for place which his people refused
to accord him. He is not disappointed, nor
is he suffering from q sad attack of veto
His policy ia reform and already he has
severed, pulled up by the roots the dead
beats Of journalism in this State He
would not continue such an outrageous
nuisance in the premises of the government.
Here Is the cause of the whole business. |
These journals. 80 ruthlessly cut of in the
prime OF lie. were the pap upon which these
people OF the Fog subssted. As to any aud |
all aspersions on the official conduct of Mr.
we cast it in the teeth of those |
who utter it. The editor of the Fuy can |
lot prove himself honest by calling every |
'ther man thief. nor il it possible to show
lie is right by denouncing his opponents as
n the wrong. He who first loses his tenn
'er has lost the battle also" and if gentle
men are made OF such material as showed
tself in the columns Of the Foq let Us all
ravel in the opposite direction.
If the Pnchhack supporters represent
lOthlng in louisiana" whom do the Carter
men represent! A fugitive from his adopted
.tate. this would-be Governor. accOrdin. to
he Galveston papers. let't his country for
lis countr:'s good" At home he can not
ommand a corp"ral's guard. and could not
re elected an acting sub assistant deputy
unstable. by his own confession. he is
jack of all trades, master of none" IN the
curse OF few years he has successivelv
ppeared as psalm-singing hypocrite.
ettitogger. false friend, a lobbyist, a poll
!cian and newspaper slang-whanger. In
II these capacities the personal character of
ne man as trucking lick-spittle has crop
ed out from the mask of good purpose,
'hlch fits him so badly that. like the ,Iackass
.ho weuld wear the lions skin, he can not
ide, do what he will. the ass ears
Under willtul and persistent misrepre-
entation, distortion of the truth, warping
published statements and direct insnua-
ons. we have remained almost silent
mall as the assailant is. politically and
'cially: yet even a lion may be fretted to
cath by gnat. We have grown tired of
h!m. Every man in the position of Mr..
inchback has manhood which must and
lal! be vindicated come what viii,