New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-01
,nation. Men who are really without

planation. Men who are really without
guilt are fearless and never think OF
skulking. A precipitate retreat without
reason is justly regarded as almost con-
elusive proof of guilt. And we may re-
mind the pretended innocents OF Grant
parish and their jealous bat indiscreet
apologists in New Orleans that the tactics
they have now adopted were tried year
or two ago in Alamance county, North
Carolina, but without success. There 1t
will be recollected, "peaceable citizens
were dragged from their homes at0 mid
night, who, after being put TO the proper
tests, proved to be fends incarnate and
finally found themselves in Albany, many
Of them on their OWE confession. The
best thing the really innocent citizen of
Grant parish, if there are any, can do
is to come forward in straightforward,
manly way and assist the officers of tie
law in bringing the guilty parties to JUS
tice. For it is absolutely certain that the
instigators and many Of the actors in the
massacre are ha,bored there, and unless
something IS done to assist in separating
the guilty from the innocent, they will all
be condemned together. The sudden as
sumption of character for innocence will
not deceive those who are charged with
the duty Of investigating the matter.
The Washington Chronicle, in consider
ing this subject, makes the following
rather pointed remarks upon this two
faced policy:
The Louisiana rebel Democracy begin 20
realize the fact that the unprovohed slaugh-
ter of a few hundred citizens on accoun. OF
the color Of their skins and their politics Is
| lather dangerous position. Their late
| hucrahs OF savage eXultatlon over their
| bloody work III Grant and other parishes Is
| changed into weak attempts TO find excuses
| for the horror. They 10 longer speak OF II
as glorious victory over the id Rad
| Gals. but refer 70 it as that ''untortunate
| affair in Grant parish, and complain most
| lachrimeusly Of Attorney General Beck
| with's seeking to in1iame Northern opln-
ion and of bis warping executive action.
They put up most sorry lip at what they
| call his parry rancor" and partisan zeal
They accuse him of filing the country north
with poisonous rumors," and making his
official dispatches mere buncombe docu-
ments for political purposes etc, and
sadly mourn over Louisiana as a PROV
ince Of tie government, and Kellogg as a
vicerOy of the President. Wen, if It is a
province, the United States government
bought it, and paid for it il gold while the
same parties who now mourn so ever her
misfOrtunes, tried some dozen Years since
to steal it. and all the personal properly
that ''Cncle Sam had in the province at the
time in the shape Of forts. munitions of war,
mint, ships, etc. The very troubles they
Low complain of are but the natural results
OF their crimes, and it is not high toned
nor .'chivaIGic to whine as they Go. When
these people complain of party rancor and
political inisstatements' and 'privileges
OF citizens, and this kind of stuff, we Can
out remember when they had the power
any man, woman or child VIE dared 70 Use
the rights of citizenship in this came ccun
try, ard express an opinion at varionce
with Their ideas, did SO at tie risk Of ms OF
her life. They now complain of Lie sUcl
thing.