New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-11
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friend, which the objec: OF his sohcl'u"e
would neve, have said or done himself
and perhaps as many disturbances nave
arisen from the anxiety Of an ANXIOUS &C
quaintance % prove his usefulness as 1fom
any other cause known 20 the unfortunate.
New Orleans, ard. as for that, the entlre
South, have been especially afflicted with
this nuisance during :he last tive years
Such men as Brick Pomeroy and P's
Noonan tool. Us under their charge
and monopolized the business OF protect
inc Us from the dominion o: the niger
and the heel of the oppresSoG. They
made moIey by ln!srepresentlnG Our posi-
ton and ENGINEERING evil passions between
the races, an.! they made trouble Tor us by
inducing the North 70 suppose that they
really represented our desires and capacl-
ties. After them We had . host o: otticIous
friends who volunteered TO make money
! as Pomerov and Nooran did. by stirring
up our local quarrels. The business has
been on .Le decline foc the las: two years,
| and while the bigger blackguardS failed 20
make il pay early il the season. FRANK
| Blair and Dan VOORHEES, only :-i.e! 20 CO.
tain wages quite recently.
There is always last notable example
in every speculation. and the Cufhus OF
the trade tina. throye by propaGatng ms
chief has sGUarely volunteered to become
| the sacrifice of the hata-:eaching doctrine.
He halls from St. Paul. and is reported 70
have been the mayor Of that healthy and
| enterprising town. His otticiousness con-
sists in "a lengthy letter 20 the Pioneer.
wherein he proceeds to plead for the South
by misstating her condition, abusing her
| people and making out d clear case OF IL
capacity agains. her in regard 70 her po-
litical proceedings. According to his
statement we are past hope. our people
are not worth saving, and they have been
the cause of their own decentralization.
Mr. Ex-Mayor Maxfeid says this o: rs IN
almost SO many words. fo1 he puts
US AZ the very foot OF the lad
| der without accounting for how We
got there. This leaves the plain Inference
behind That We fell so low because We did
not have the ability to preserve ourselves.
| Such friendship rs this is otficic'is. and ~
vicious as it is mischievous. :or The plain
reason tina: j. IS not true and that II pro-
Iuees wrong impression OF Us abroad.
Il is scanda! against Louisian" that 10
man who loves the State or has any hope
for the future should assis. il circulating,
however much he may hate the govern
uent 0! the United States, tie Isesi!en:
or Judge Durei!.
The only suspicion Naxfiei1 has hee,!
able 10 invent or borrow is one that the
natives OF Louisiana cas-: away before t.ey
elected General McNillen 20 the Senate.
and agree!:o 10 the same office By Gov
emo. Wa:mo;h tha: the carpet-ba.gers
ruincl the STATE ct Louisiana. Ini-
puts ns, or J: shouid pU. Us. IL n.os;
contemDtihie light before the people Q!
ST.. r.ui, becar:se il represents that "A
few ,nen. poorly equipped with inte!ii-
ge:ye. honesty or money. as earpe;-baS
ger, are usually represented to have been,
entered into a powerful community and
| ruined i IL spite "f the protests AID of'
position Q: is people. How could suc!i
a lea: ie accomplished in Minnesota
VIA; chance would thirty or forty men
haze 70 even overcome the city OF st.
Pau. and keep control Of i: :or years, an
less tie people OF tina: place were zoe
stupid % arrest the evil:
The ,n;s!or:unes OF the South nu-t not
be laid =: the door OF the carpet-b@gggger
bu: rather Il tie doors 0. her own people.
And # Mr. Naxtield had been III search o
The honest truth with the disposition ant
courage to tell It when lie found what he
WIS ....er, lie would have said 50. ! maj
without any eyes il his head can instinct.
ivelv inform himself that our troubles
arise from the relations OF races and the
disturbance Of labor. Four millions ot
people are seeking 70 throw off their sub.
seryience to eigh; millions, and the latter
are resisting the effort. Il is 4 wal
Of independence which must disturb
the community in which it is oc'
curing, and the carpet-baggels. who
are tie friends Of liberty, are merely Incl
dents in the struggle. When the white
labor Ct :he State consents Tia: the black
labor shal! he as free as it is. the difficulty
in Louisiana will stop and tie carpet-bag'
Ger Will be nothing more than lie might
be- IN 81. P..rl. ~ present he is not doing
any more harm than other white people,
native 20 the soil, for he is merely profit
ing bv his abilities and consenting to the
same r:s,4: in all other people. None but
the Maxtields see any other condition ot
at.;.irs in Louisiana than this. and none
but the MaxtielG, Insult us b. saying tina,
. few bad men have usurped cont:o! Of The
STATE and propose 20 hold it. This is u
reduce the community TO the condition O.
a Nex:.aa town or an Indian camp.
?ROdRBSS IN ROLE.
4 democratic emeutc occurred i'll NoIt
or the tyen v-second of December, de-