The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-06-21
The Republican and the Neqro.

In our last issue we commended that the
negro, as class, in this State, had proved
himself to be q public enemy, whether
knowingly or through stupidity, and that
he should be taught his place-should be
starved into decency.
The Republican takes issue with US on
the point, and sustains itself with what
arguments 2 First, philippe against
Father Ryan who has not been in this
State or any portion of the South for sew
eral months secondly, another philippe
against "priestiy ferocity )" thirdly, another
against foreigners, and fourthly, an appeal
to the immediate interests of the whites.
Well let US see.
AS regards Rev. Father Ryan, this is not
the first time that the Republican has
grossly violated the rules of journalistic
etiquette in it's personal attacks upon that
gentleman. When personally present he
has always treated this grossness with
the silent contempt which it deserved at
his hands. Now, in his absence, we allude
to it not to defend him, but to show how
utterly unreliable are statements found in
the columns of that paper. The RepubH
can distinctly charges him with being Ist
a "peripatetic priest" and End probably
not citizen, in fact "foreign priest.'
What will be thought of the reckless policy
which will launch forth such allegations
without good and strong grounds for be
lief in them Z In this case, there is not
even a shadow Of fact on which to rest the
charges.
But what if tb ay were true, and what if
Father Ryan had written the article in
question, would that have anything to do
with the merits of the case Is it not q
sign of weakness to fly from the point in
controversy and take refuge in scurrilous
personalities
AS regards the slang of "priestly fero-
city" it is based upon the same disregard
of facts as above. Nobody ever proposed
to starve the negro "to DEATH" but only
to the point of common sense. The ferocity
which prompts people to protect them
selves from utter ruin, by Withholding
their patronage from enemies who are in
evitably running them, is one which must
commend itself to the commonest intelli.
gence. 1t is only an extraordinary. piety
ana 1oroearance, ike That OF the Republican,
which would continue to ruin itself, in order
to foster it's enemies, just as that disinter-
ested journal does in the matter of public
printing.
As regards the persistent crusade of the
Republican against Foreigners" it's die.
dainful aIIusion to " Hibernian logic, its
contemptuous aitusiou to our Creole At
taka2as population as " French people of
st. Landry" we leave it to the kind consid-
GRAFTON of our African population who are
not descended from the Republicans fore
fathers, and consequently not "Americausr
in its sense, and we farther commend it to
the sympathy of the Irish Republican Club
Finally, our critic asks what will the
planters, the housekeepers, the yellow fever
patients and the babies, do without me-
groesf How many bales of cotton or
hogsheads of sugar will be made How will
the planters pay the banks1 He does not
ask, "how will the planter pay the banks |
three or four years from now, when his
plantation will be no longer his, but will be