New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-18

prowling news gatherers down here spe-
cially instructed to traduce the Republican
party, abuse Governor Kellogg. misrepre-
sent the United States officials, and devote
the rest of their time to scribbling in
general way against Judge Durell. The
New York Sun led off in this sort of bust
ness, and remained for some months pre-
eminent in the ignoble occupation.
But when the envious New York World,
the bilious Tribune and the always vacil-
lating Herald entered the field as COM
peGtors, the disguised Dana "tore his
beard and fled the fight" A truthful
letter has never appeared in either OF
these journals from New Orleans. A kind
ly regard for the Republican party,
struggling against difficulties, or gen.
erous OF manly sentiment would be a
miracle ON account of its rarity if found
in either. The Chicago Tribune, St.
Louis Globe, Cincinnati Commercial and
occasionally the St. Louis Democrat have
all followed in the same line. Their
faith(ess correspondents have been dined
and wined, fattered and fooled to the top
Of their bent by the Democracy Of New
Orleans while they were engaged, perhaps
for hire, to betray their readers with
stupid fslsehoods. when the truth was
ready at hand. Their coached statements
have been republished here es evidences
Of the sentiment Of the Northern press,
while at the same time, if by any possible
chance sensible paragraph happened to
be struggled in any Of the correspondence
it was religiously excluded in the republi.
cation.
One honest editor came down here to
look for himself. Mr.. O'Neal. of the
Pittsburg Dispatch, devoted some weeks
TO close personal inspection. He wrote
the unyarnished truth to his journal. and
has been ever since held up TO this COM
munity as monster Of ingratitude, whose
pe1fdy can only be accounted for on tho
hypothesis that he has cloyen foot. The
Inter- Ocean sent truthful correspondent
here--a Mr.. Curtis Of the editorial staff.
He obeyed his instructions, and sent q
faithful account Of what he saw, and all
the Mrs. Grundys arc amazed Of his te.
merity.
Another paper. new member Of the
brotherhood Of journalism. has, however,
succeeded in eIiciting the acme Of amaze
ment. Its correspondent gave perhaps
little bias to his communications and fell
into several rather ridiculous blunders
Instead Of passing them over. however,
as incidents Of adolescence. our grave old
journalists grow almost apoplectic in
their denunciations of the author OF the
letters in the Republic. Now. we admit
they are wild and entirely untrustw orthy.
The unfortunate writer has scarcely made
q statement that will bear scrutiny. Yet
We assure the people of the North that
they are every whit as truth FIJI as the
statements which We have seen in the
hundreds Of columns of trash with which
the older Northern papers have been for
years de ceiving their readers. The great
fault Of the Republics correspondent is
that he inyents stories in the interest Of
the Republican party, while all the mem
dacious genius Of his brother Bohemians
has been enlisted in the cause OF the
White League Democracy. Hence. there
is great coil and general bursting with
establishment. We hope the mana girg
editor Of the Republic will instruct its cor
respondents TO send the exact truth, for
We assure him that he need go no further
for first class sensation. if that is the
object Of sending him here.
In the meantime. perhaps. We can com.
promise with the Picayune and Bulletin on
this basis. If they will expose the men.
dacity Of the correspondents of the 7;-i-
tune. World. Herald and Sun. we will try
and set the Republics young man on the
right track. We can not see the consis.
tency. however. at this late day. i'll their
being astonished at any falsehoods which
may be manufactured at the expense of
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