New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-09
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With the thermometer at ninety degrees,
both mind and body are untitled for action
or laborious exertion. In such temper
ature men may be excused from fulfilling
ordinary duties, as they certainly ought
not to be required to engage in any serious
effort, except under the influence of some
high moral purpose, or of some well-de-
fined material advantage. AT such time
no man that regards the Scriptural injunc-
ton, to do unto others as you would that
others should do unto you, would impose
on his enemy, much less on his friend, a
task beyond the ordinary limits of human
capacity. And yet the Democratic State
Central Committee have so far departed
from this golden rule as to infict upon the
community an address which no one can
approach without despair, or finish with
out exhaustion. The benevolent and be-
nefcent Mr.. Bergb protects the undemon-
strating quadrupeds Of New York against
the cruelty of man; but who will protect
the innocent men and women of New Or
leans against the stony-hearted cruelty of
the Democratic committee! What have we
done, what have they done, that they
should deliberately be asked to read the adj
dress which was published in Saturday
mornings papers? It is true that the
committee expresses the tenderest regard
and affection for the people of the State;
but we respectfully submit that regard
and affection would be much more effect
lively displayed by. a congenial
quiet than by this violent and verbose
assault. The indignant gentleman in the
'Beggars' Opera says to the young lady:
~ know it was right to dssemble your love,
But why did yeu kick me down stairs 2"
The Democratic committee, if it does
not exactly kick US down stairs, treats us
just as badly, when it thrusts its address
into our faces, and yet it does not think it
worth while to dissemble its affection.
We might suspect that whom the Demo-
cratic committee loveth it chasteneth, were
it not that this combination Of chastisement
and regard is the prerogatiye of power
which, we may very difidently remark, is
higher even the Democratic State Central
Committee.
Leaving out Of view, however, these con
we have admitted, il. common,
we presume, with many others, that a high
moral duty required US to read the Demo
cratic committees address. We are glad to
learn, from this document, and upon the |
authority Of gentlemen on
the committee, that the Democratic goose
hangs high. and that everything |
looks lovely. This will be ex- |
.rernely gratifying. to the eminent
young Democratic statesmen who
la6 begun to think that the goose was
hanging clear out of reach and for whom
he prospect has of late been anything but
ovely. It is likewise pleasing to know
hat the quiescence of the committee and
# the party for some time past has been
Tue 70 consciousness of strength and
% deep and lasting hold on. the conf
1ence and affection Of the true people Of
he State. For this sufficient reason it
las been. deemed unnecessary, by noisy
demonstrations CT public meetings or ad-
lresses, to assert the undying vitality Of
me party. In this confession We see
5leam OF hope-a silver lining to the cloud
which obscured our horizon when the