New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-03
NOT ASTONISHING.

i local reporter on the Times complains
II some anonymous 1ire-eater for imputing
to him an abandonment Of this people"
and q fguratiye Going over to then enc.
mics. Whereupor the reporter says:
That !: to haze been presen: or more
bloody feds than his acco1ser. and to
have beer a soldier IL every army pre-
scented acalns: the then common foe i
the sacrifice oEhealth and four of the most
important years O.! his lie are evidences
o. his devotion 10 the South. he .ar claim
them. We have no doub. Of the sincere
patriotism OF that writer. according TO his
conception Of duty, bat does ne think all
the men now pursuing office are actu&ted
by any especia! love Of the South, or any
sympathy with those who fought Tor It
Does he rot know. az he Il fact says. that
many OF those now emjittere! against
paying taxes. were the I-r who
met Butler with :he keys q: the
city - :ha: sen. s.mi5s&1ies % him
foI protection :l4t did :. little bUs!-
ness OF the sly n running the cotton
blockade: IS he not aware there are some
who claimed the protection o: alienage,
and ye: few Others who were between
hawk and buZZard and eludeG both. WY,
these fellows are the mos: :ntoleran:
Southern men. even though some 0! these
war horses ..snufed the battle a1ar OF,
and beheld the bloody scenes OF which the
reporter speaks. from Paris. London or
Nassau. Why, there is an officer wno from
his devotion to his native State. resigned
a commission IL the fedora! army, entered
tie Confederate service. fought through it
without other Through than a hospital
certificate, ard surrendered his sword
wher Lee, the srea. commander lave up
lis owr. Both the American armies ac-
knowledged the sincerity AID pT0wess OF
this man, and when tr was il the
roar Of action. the Whole South ;eit
pro-d Of srlch warrior and confident in
Ii. protection. The war ende,., this SOL
pie, -ave h: parole, and II the exercise
o: that discretion which he was free 20
eZerci.e. he gave his adhesion 10 the Re
publican party. lie w.s Instantly stripped
Of al pretens!on, to military reputation
~ the heroes Of Nassau: he haino shadow
.: integrity, according :" the nelief o: the
cotton peddle,s. and he became & tiaito.
70 his country il the esteem u those who
supported Hancock. Eranl. blair and
Horace Greeley lie: not this outsrok.n
editor complain; the bomb-proo: ..espera-
does who assa;! him can. wit. inpun.ty.
e'.pror; al The antagonists O: the South
whom We have enumerated. They car Go
more. They car. with imprn!tv ard ap-
?'anse. invoke the az OF lin whom they
charge With tor- years .: pu!lic raYjne.
IS with ."Gts.at.T. pa2ti iratiou - acts to
VII i :hey object, an. az open enemy
- the ,'onfed4ra.es il ne tial1. These
allies haze neve: re,.eWe,! :h..r adhe 500.
- -. Republican patty. These chosen
v.-se,. were even nbIo~:o7': % The decree
4a:;ns: ,:,!e:-bagge,.. -: they h!v.
io.n been taken y aa1 ya:es. 10. ~ ;he,a
e,c,"sire Southern men as Senators Of the
'niteG States. The Time, reporter should
know mat there .s :: supreme class Tor
whom iispensatior i, claimed to CON-
III. any political Inconsistency which ean
result to their personal cam, bU: the corr
non soldier has no such privilege. Il is
.ls.:rj. - suppose :l": any who do not
o5ey this supreme lass can expec: Its
favor. OF tina: any who 30 could forfeit its
regard. TO any who have Observed the
course Q: facts % which We adver: above.
any display o: :nso.en: intolerance :. not
astonishing.