New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-22
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE...THE
COST OF INTOLERANCE.

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power in New Orleans might be visited
upon the interests of the city by q popu-
lar strength elsewhere. That popular
! strength remembers that New Orleans has
experienced justice and lenity herself. and
naturally turns with disgust from the op"
pressive spirit which would employ
local power to outrage the right and feel
ings of those who may differ from them
only in the accident Of political opinion.
What has been the course Of the Fusion
organ for months past: To counsel null
| LITIGATION and riot. to abuse the federal
form of government, and even TO argue
| that Louisiana might be reclaimed. for
alleged dereliction of the federal govern.
ment. as province Of France: That this
has not been the will Of the people Of New
Orleans may be inferred from the fact
that the organ which AYERS such doc
trineS is an open mendicant Tor the
means Of maintenance. Apparently
irresponsible partisans. no: concerned
in the welfare Of the city are in
charge Of that organ. and employ it for
the expression of their baleful and malev.
client sentiments. These embit.ered par
tisans haze perverted a journal from the
lawful pursuits for which it was purchased.
and are now practicing upon the very inter-
es:s the journal was intended to subserve.
VIVA. care such partisans for the good
will Of other sections or cities toward
New Orleans: They denounce all who
do not submit to their arrogant and i'm.
poten. bidding as wanting in all human
virtues. These intoleran: expressions
against Republicans. against yankees"
against carpet-bagge,s and especially
against those Southern men. who. having
been ordered to vote for Greeley, the aboli-
zionist and protectionist. chose TO vote
for Grant. the Republican. who was
neither an abolitionist nor protectionist.
have Disguised those upon whom New
Orleans NEST depend for relief from the
financial and commercial embar:assments
which surround her. One effect Of this
persistent and Cuban intolerance has
been to render the Senate Trans.
portion Committee indifferent 70 the
wishes Of New Orleans. The committee
will come when it gets ready. but it cares
nothing for the orders Of press and party !
which invariably couples demand 70! |
relief with fla insult to the power from |
which the relief is asked. Is it not known
that paragraphs intended only to stimu.
late local hatred TO Republicans are copied
by rival interests 70 create hostility to
New Orleans: If partisan hate his pc.
liticai opponents here is no: human nature
the same elsewhere:
Here is q specimen Of the decency and
Justice Of this partisan press. Writing Of
he Republican parry here, it is said:
They doubtless coun. all the negroes and
Ill the Officeholders as Republicans, and
hen conclude that a certain per cent of
white men are slaves 20 passion and lust
md should be ranked as Republicans.
No white man car be ranked as Re.
publican unless he be a slave 70 passion
nd lust: Then all white men who are
are slaves to passion and
us.: How foul this aspersion. how dis
IGNORING 70 the American people who
hose to support Republican principles.
The fact that this is not the opinion Of the
'eople Of New Orleans, but only the venom
/ anonymous and irresponsible Bohe.
lians. vino have not q single type they
an call thei- own. is no: known abroad.
III this is to the detriment 0. New Or
cans. The same paper charges Mr..
Window. the chairman o: the Transpor.
alton Committee. with q corrupt com.
licity in railroad ring. The committee
!, asserted to have been raised to travel
trough the country. sc: up complaints
gainst all the railroads in genera! and in
articular. and thus silence OK rather
rown the dissatisfaction concerning the
'orthern Pacific railroad in the general
lamcr." 1t is added:
The promise 20 visit our city during the
oiidays is 8 mere preteXt TO silence the :
idisnatoD What will naturally arise at SO
aid proceeding. To eschew the great
atnral water route from the West and
Dntemn the information to be gathered at
10 great commercial emporium of tho
ou.h west is to make the report OF the cOEl.
littee u sham and a .lelusion.
These are attractive and complimentary Z
20 expected and invited
Uests. How if the committee Iespise IRE.
IN: them. The REPyGIIcAs showed tina:
le Mississippi valley does no: have the
ole in Congress to Starry hex own PROPOSE. .
on against competitors. We eounseied s
onciliatioI and cooperation. We begged :
le partisan press 70 remember that abuse
nj injustice nigh. be seta'iated by
rpei.cs power elsewhere They !ri-
mphed in the comparative popular hand
Il which supports them. and the setUrl
as been found III a contemp. which ale
9ws :!!e Transportation Committee TO :
os:.oHe :" oUy injury the examination. Q. '
he mos: :mpo.tan. yoin: in the whole
uaiec! .: .he.y investigations. An! who
a. sha: committee So :eas !: they .
q no: co:.e q: ak. The iinpc. !
Ell. Influence wh:c:. :.s denounced the
cdy which s.n: them as venai. and {
be executive a: :he:S choice ~ the : I
IAN Teas. unde: Tie influence o: moral
onsiie.ations' The warnings .: the
.E9gDi,..s hav. been nnharpiiy IN. t
eeied. We knew tina: sh!s intolerance .
nd persecution in New Orleans would t
sea.e o corresponding hostility elsewhere.