The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-11-28
1mpudence and Audacity.
From the Iberia Pfogress.1

From the Iberia Progress.]
The resolutions Introduced at d
meeting Of the central executive
committee of the White League OF
the parish Of st. Martin, and adopted
with but few dissenting voices, claim
from us a passing notice. 1t is not
necessary TO reproduce them a. they
can be found in every Republican
paper South, and will be republished
in the North for the special instruc-
ton and delectation of the Democ-
racy.
In the history Of journalism on this
Continent We do not remember sin
gle instance on record, where seDti.
ments SO atrDcious and abomipable
have been promulgated. LIN an age
OF progress and enlightenment, aud iu
a country where civil, religious and
political liberty are Recognized aud
respected, such expressions are
shocking and repulsive to humanity.
These are some Of the illusions t;lat
emaDate from q mind actaat4d nv u
hostile and contemacious spirit, flied
with spleen and vindicsiveoess,
fieisdisll in its conception aDd bar
barlc III its nature. This sweeping
act Of prescription eau ooly bud is
parallel among the inhumau edic,s Of
some bloody Roman Emperor. when
civilization was in its Infancy and the
earth sobject to despotic power. Il
would then, In that period Of tile
world, have bean hailed with JOY aud
by nation of subservie,pt
aud Submissive barbatiaos, and being
i'll perfect harmony with tue shirt
Of the times, have met with a read,
aud cheerful obedience. The Amer
lean genius who conceived it and the
people BY whom it bias been adopted
should be stigmatized with perpetual
lnfamy, excluded from honors aud
fortune, made to endure the paoas Of
poverty and contempt, till they shall
consider life as a calamity aud death
As a comfort and relief. ~ y ~
Resistance to the laws is part of tie |
White League creed, and all It's acis
svlnce determination. to rule or
,alD, unless its policy is adopted. |
That policy CONSISTS in deadly aad
'eientless antagopism to everything
nat does not meet with their appro-
patton and square with the vulgar
doctrines of their political bible. By
he High Priests of that party. re-
pect for the laws, for justice and hu-
nanlty has been completely ignored.
sh'le Intolerance, illiberaiity aud ire
uently brutality are copspicuon,ly
ID pompous aud beligereot
TO concoct, but not mabli-
ess and spirit enough to support.
We cannot enlist under such banners
no participate in this modern crp-
fs OF the White League would insin- |
ate themselves into the confidence
the Nation, with the fond expecta-
ION o! beng elevated to power, and
themselves with the MIN
er OF the people. Like Cassius they
fo troubled will, an % itching nalm = {
'tisfy their desire for money aud
'sn''';y OF every description will at
zee, cease.
, We e, wish the people of the North
~ West to know what ia meant hy
,uthern Democracy. If thew viii
re the trouble to examine into the
'htical history Of Louisiana since
g war, they will find that the spirit ,
rebellion, instead Of being subdued. 3
sun rampant, and ready TO inaug, Il
ate anotherrevolution. The United e
ates Government is derided. th., t.
'ts OF Congress disregarded and oi,
SGD, our State and Parish anthnr
te resisted by violence aud intimi- f.
llo9 and, to-day, the attitude, as !,
ned BY thousands in the South is v
= warllke character which, without D. D.
ngressional Interference will inevi-
ny bring Oh fresh disturbances. in
wing the ceantry in a war more
'trace've to property and terrible N
lite, than has yet been expert, an
ed on this Continent. At
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