The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-21
PINCHBACK ARRAIINS HIS PARTY.

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and feels very keenly the slight which bis
white political brethIen Of Congress- hav,
put upon him because Of his color. He finds
that while the blatant demagOgues Of the
party camor for civil rights and make
much capital by their pretended affection
for the negro, yet when it comes TO 4ues-
ton of taking "A seat by him in the National
Senate, they falter, make excuses and make
hypocrites of themselves generally, but
they decline the honor.
They suddenly become nice about moral
character, and are seized with tremendous
aversion for a man whose record is not as
pure as new fallen snow T; they make anti
gnarans of themselves, and dive down deep
into the musty and nanseatiDg records of
the past, in order to find some insurmOunt-
able reason why colored man cannot take
seat in the Senate.
How many white Senators to-day could
stand the crucial test to which Pinchback
has been subjected and come out with cha
racters any less besmirched How would
his one time champion, but present oppo-
nent, the great Boarnargcs Of the Senate,
Morton himself, emerge from such a test !?
We say it in sorrow, but with firm convic-
tiers of the two men could be perfectly
known and accurately portrayed, that the
colored mans would be the brighter Of the
two, and that is not saying much for Pinch
back.
No man, however poor disciple of
Lavater he may be, can look into the face
Of the Senator from Indiana without being
| impressed wi; III the belief that he is bold,
bad man, whose heart is filled with malice
and Observation-Disclosures. There is a ma
lignant CLEAN about his eyes that is most
repulsive, and had not the wild excuses and
debaucheries of his youth deprived him of
the use of his neither limbs he would have
been far more dangerous public enemy
than he is.
Manned as he is, he has fixed his eyes
upon the White House, and is working with
all the Satanic cunning and nnconqucrable
energy of his character to attain that goal,
which, if he miss, not even the further
opportunity to malign and injure the South
could make life worth the living.
He has been the only hope of the Kellogg
Government in Washington, and without his
powerful support it IS conceded that tho
whole miserable editice, projected by Durell
and erected by United States soldiers, would
have crumbled into nothingness long ago.
In the interest Of the Kellogg Government
he chung to Pinchback until he thought thai
the load was too heavy, when he dropped
tation. When Morton frowned Pinchback
soon noticed marked change in the express
sion Of those who had before taken him hy
the hand. The mastiff barked and immedi-
ately all the ours Of low degree snarled
Ominously. "a
This is how Pinchbaek relieves his feel
ings on his return from Washington in his
organ, the Louisianian
1t will be observed he takes issue with
Morton on the right Of Congress to inter-
fere, and claims that the Senator's position
is :. unsound, III conflict with the constitn
tional theory underlying the reconstruction
acts and liable to dangerous application.
especially to the colored people of the
South"
In the discussion on Senator Carpenters
bill on Tuesday last, he reaffrms his posi-
ton, and adds:
GAS to the Legislature of the State he
would say nothing, as an election would
soon he held in harmony with all the laws
thereof"
1t is further noticeable that all the white
Republicans claiming seats in Congress have
been seated but the case of Governor Pinch
back, both as Senator and Congressman at
large, is still held in allegiance.
The impression, forced upon us in review
ing these facts, is that, no matter what
questions of fraud, irregularity or doubt |
may be alleged against white men claiming |
Office, Federal and State, from Louisiana,
the Republican leaders in the national Con-
gress will sustain them, without stint and
without question but when the case of |
colOred man comes up, fairly
elected and with larger constituency, and
greater moral force than all these successful
aspirants combined, these same leaders halt,
raise constitutional questions, tremble for
State rights, and avail themselves Of all the
bubbles Of legislative bodies. to delay, APP
parently with the purpose, ultimately 10
deny his recognition.
We arr forced to the conclusion that if
one half Of the diplomacy and influence used
to protect Judge Durell from impeachment
had been exerted on the Senatorial ques-
ton, Governor Pinchback would have long
since taken his seat as Senator from Louis
lana.
We can hardly believe that we, as a
people, have had a square deal" from our
white friends in this matter; and the out
rage perpetrated upon us. through the treat
ment Of onr Senator, is aggravated by the
further fact that the same treacherous
wrong doors, in the first instance are sedu-
lously charging that the defeat Of Governor
Pinchback is solely referable to personal OBJ
ectiOns TO him.
We give notice to whom it may concern,
that this chicanery and double dealing to-
wards their chosen leaders is well under
stood by the cOlOred citizens, and may pro-
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