New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-19
Democratic Change OF Base.

! ge Carlton. weekly French paper down
| town, has obtained a wide circulation and
reputation among the Creoles for the genu.
! ineness of its red hot Democracy. It is no,
restrained by policy from frankly utterins
what the unreconstructed heart sincerely
feels. 1t breaches the doctrine of seces-
SION, slavery and eternal hate to all North.
era men, and is therefore valuable as an
organ Of undisguised Democracy. The fol-
lowing extracts from, its Issue of October
T.. would seem to indicate that its party 3
stomach is turning from powder and bali TO
other methods of warfare:
The misadventures experienced by Mr.
Blanchard have given US lively pleasure,
for two reasons. l. l. is a commencement
OF punishment in this world which is an
agreeable fOrerunner, we earnestly hope, OF
that which awaits him in the other. ..
That humping upon his nose. his shoulders
and the lower part Of his back, indicate not
only that the spirit of the public il awak.
eped, bat also that it has at last taken the
right direction. Il the miserable creatures
who steal our money and our liberties ad
been subjected to this sort OF treatment
long ago, much can be wagered that they
would have relaxed their operations
power we armed ourselves with guns and
revolvers, when we had at hand rotten ap
pies and spoiled eggs the only projectiles
whose ignOminy is sufficiently low to be oa
level with those vile rascals.
If our ragged urchins, trained upon the
model of those of Paris, would come to An
understanding throughout the city, for the
purpose of rendering life insupportable to
the Williams who robbed us of the vote of the
State, to the prevaricating judges who
traficed Justice to the service of the dOmi-
nent party; If every time that LOngstreet,
Hawkins, the two Lynches, Ludeling, Her
ron, Dibble and other scanps Of the same
stamp soiled the honest pavements of our
streets with their odious presence, they
were pursued by bands OF blackguard boys,
boots, misses, spits; assailed by the most
contemptous epithets; soiled by infected
projectiles, the refuse of our markets; if,
each day, when they splurge upon our side
walks, there should fall upon their heads,
from some balcony above them, impossible
mixtures, which, habitualiy-MarseilIes ex-
cepted-peOple are careful never to pour
out into the streets, then. and only then,
would vengeance commence for US and
atonement tor them. Figure what would
be the existence of these scoundrels, inces-
sently crouching from fear OF these arms of
DamOcIes
We have often asked ourselves WHY all
this has not been done, Why il can not be
dones Who could, indeed, prevent the sue
cess of this Legitimate and tardy con
spiracy of the public contempt and indig-
nation. Who would prevent, who would
have the power to prevent our population,
large and small, in all quarters of the city,
from coming to an agreement to heot hiss
and spit upon the accursed each time they
venture to exhibit their ignoble snouts in
the streets, in the cars, the theatres and all
public places! 1t would suffice to give the
watch word; the theory would not require
any costly organization, nor would any risk