The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-31
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The Battle Over.


The Battle Over. M
.McEnssy Throws up the spenss-Hs
Xill ,Eia.! Retire ST. ess.l.,, p ossehgis. RI,
The Crescent City is a strictly inde-
pendent journal, and in thu exieting
quarrels between the politicians Of this
State, it has in no way iatesdsred OF
taken sides. Inpoint of abssaute trutlL
we care nothing for party poaitics, ex-
cept to inform our readers what is
going ON in such quarters. Practically,
there is very little difference between
Democrat and Republican; hut
there is wide difference between an
honest and dishonest man. That diff
ference it is our purpose to recognize,
and under all circumstances to give =
warna and effective suppcEt t. the
honest man by whatever name he 10
known If the hearts Of the people
could becarefully searched, such would
be found to be the condition Of tho
public mind.
For nearly ene year this State has
been kept in . constant turmoil BY
the management cf men who i've by
the trade Of politics. To gain and
keep control Of tie paddle mind, has
been with them the ohjecive point,
and all appliances that the, wisdom OF
serpents could invent to work up the
public pulse to fever heat, aaEe boen
freely used. We speak Of Politicians
on both sides of the matterslately and
still in controversy. They have all
courted excitement and tuMult, And
all are responsible in Z greater Or less
degree for the rowdyisln, robbery and
murder which blackens the escuteheOn
of the State
Looking at events from q stand -P0lnt
of political isolation, where neither
prejudice nor passion have entered to
blind the eyes ct Judgment, we have
not been disposed to regard Mr.. Nc
Emery, who, for the nence, is styled
Governor, as personally disposed %
do aught that would be calculated to
damage his own fame, the fame Of the
State, or the commercial welfare of
the people. A plain man, Of fair abil-
ity, with rural virtues, he 10 like the
man who went down to Damascus and
fell among the thieves. Tie truth
is, he fell into the hands Of ipc0mpe-
tent and corrupt advisers, and through
them, what might have been . win
ming cause, if managed with skill and
foresight, has been irrctrievably lost
The policy of lofty ard dignified pro-
test, and of earnest, conscientious md
truthful appeal to the just judgnent
of the people and Congress-, has, uutier
the management of mere drivelings,
been allowed to degenerate into per
| sonal vituperation, street riots, tho
robbery ofprivate property, attempted
! assassination Of political opp0aents,
and the wholesale massacre of citizens
who, however wrong they may have
been in their conduct, were certainly
actuated by as honest and honorable
motives as their opponents. The At
takapas uprising-what Was it7 It
originated in the most shallow con-
ception of the evil complained against,
and Of the proper remedies to be
adopted to cure that evil. Il was in
keeping with the Grant parish mas
sacre, the sacking Of stores and the
assassination OF Kellogg. All Of these
measures Of lawless resistance have
recoiled upon their perpetrators and
upon the State, and have been success
fully used by interested politicians ut
the North to stamp Louisiana as being
in a condition requiring the strong
arm Of the nation to preserve the pub
lie peace, and prevent her people from
overthrowing, not the forms but the
underlying principles Of government
The rapid spread of this sentiment
at the North is not manifested by tho
tone of the Northern press, but it is
demonstrated in private correspon-
dence received in this city. Letters
have been shown to the writer Of this
from individuals residing at the North,
expressing great alarm for the per-
sonal safety of their friends residing
in this city. What a reputation il
that for Il city to have abroad; and
how can we expect to prosper politi-
cally or commercially, under such
circumstances? To prove the absolute
truth OF these assertions it is only
necessary to cite the proclamation of
the President commanding the people
of this State to abstain from violence
and to return to their homes and
peaceful ayocations. 1t is not posi-
ble that the President would have
issued such a proclamation as that,
unless he believed the condition 0t
affairs in this State required it; nor
would lie have done 50 unless he be-
lieved the great aggregate Of the
nation agreed with him in that opin-
ion. .z.....
We have been led into the indul-
sence of these remarks by the state
ment, which seems to be we'll authen-
ticated, that Governor McEnery hal
, at last seen through the shabby trickl
of the blundcring jugglers who have
surrounded him and given direction
to his course, and resolved to Civ.
\ over the contest into which he hal
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