The New York herald., 1874-09-27
The Religious Press on Louisiana,
Beecher and TyMdall.


The religious press, having for the time
being a breathing spell from the Brooklyn
scandal, directs its attention this week in
part to the troubles in Louisiana. The Oh
seruer thinks the recent outbreak in New Or
leans is important in many of its character
istics and bearings. 1t shows deplorable
state of hostility existing between those living
in the same communities and under the same
State government And this hostility, the
Observer says, has its origin to great extent
in diverst:es of race. 1t commends a
spirit of forbearance and conciiiation to-
ward the South, and protection from rob-
bers who have come in upon it from the
ou tside. The grand blunder of craftsmanship,
the editor thinks, was in giving suffrage to
the colored masses irrespective of intelligence.
Hence the power of the South is in the hands
of ignorance and is led by crafty and selfish
men to the great injury and suffering Of the
people.
The Methodist, while censuring the people Of
New Orleans for resorting to force and endan-
gering the peace of the Union, declares, new
ertheless that Congress is more guilty than
they, for it lacked the courage to do justice
when it had the power and the case was before
it, because the party would be injured. But,
as the Methodist observes, 'Whatever stands
in the way of justice and right must yield,
whoever is hurt, else we shall never have
peace"
The Christian Age declares that when Nc
Eparv au6 Penn yporcha1 ont of ha Sfofa
House of Louisiana last week they we1e
grander than when they marched in. In the
latter case they had conquered their foes, in
the former they had subdued themselves. The
great demand Of the times, the editor thinks,
is q clear-headed politician to dexterously
pick out from the political snarl the threads
of separate interests.
The Freeman's Journal is found in company
with its Protestant contemporaries on this
question. Instead Of the peace that was
needed in the South destruction has fol-
lowed in the wake of the war. In place of
confidence it is the present evidence and the
future prospect that no bounds to coming
troubles are in sight There is logic in po-
litical acts, says the Jou7sa. that causes
what is wrongly begun to be worse done.
The Boston Pilot, in brief review of the
trouble in Louisiana for the past two years,
concludes that the difficulty now before the
administration is to find some way of getting
rid of the inefficient but ambitious coward,
Kellogg. But there is little hope of success
in this.
The Christian Union comes to the inevitable
conclusion that there is no immediate and
radical cure for Southern troubles. The Sup
Elementary Civil Rights bill will do infinitely
more harm than good. The Penn movement
it characterizes as a rebellion, and it thinks
the entire proceedings show the existence of
an organization trained to oppose by force the
existing governm ment of Louisiana, and that it
is restrained by the most despotic discipline
The Union would, however, have the govern
ment recognize the pressure of the motives
under which they acted, and having main
tained legal forms, it should now maintain
justice and give the people Of that State an
opportunity to elect their own rulers free from
Kellogg influences.
The Brooklyn scandal receives little fur
ther notice from the Liberal Christian, which
calls on Mr.. Beecher to take the offensive and
prosecute Tilton and Moulton for libel Un-
less he does this it thinks cloud will inev-
itably settle upon the brightest name which
has been cherished in peoples hearts. Mr..
Moulton's second statement, it thinks, con-
tains much matter that apparently strengthens
the case against Mr.. Beecher. And both
Tilton and Moulton have published
the blacklist charges against Mr..
Beechers honor. And they are not
insignificant men whose statements can be
brushed aside as of no account. This is sub
stantially the opinion of the Christian Leader.
Tilton's latest statement it thinks produces
evidence which demands reply. The Exam
i,aer and Chronicle, while counselling courage
not rashness-in the treatment of the case,
affirms that we need not be troubled in
mind for the success of Christianity because
clouds gather about lofty Christian reputa-
ton. The Christian Union disparages III tons