The weekly Louisianian., 1874-07-18
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Some days since aov:Pinehbacl
n. ra,ia,n1y venttoondderedad a,s
,.,;verea befors "the third War
osnnblican Club, indicated numer
MS Political abases,~iich @esa,e
Of The party, no less than tn
~.,otact;on Of the citizen, aenande'
n be- corrected: He instaaoed ia
h,bit that obtained; TO some e1teh
among the members of tho Leg'sI'
ture, Of controlling desirable ap p
continents on the basis OF a. a.
vision ofthe profits Our 'erSa''l'
contemporary, the Reey4hs' some
times known as the "0yster Jour
Al.".ander the caption. with which
A1H - AA4A&SA
Va h.adtbis article and With Gov
PIpcbback as: the sabjectjprodaos'
= we'll writtten and racy article
readable main}r;and 're1ishable to
"the Oldest and best" because SO
heavily spiceds with the scandal
that suits the morbid mind, It is
not our purpose to refer to the oft
repeated and oft refuted misrepre-
ssntstions suggested and insinuatedl
in this article against Senator Pinch
back, but to note the assertion. that
GOV. Pinchback was an Expensive
slly" and 20 shifty confederate, "
adding: HE proved the first to
Kellogg, and the last to Warmoth."
This statement is so positive as
to suggest eithera .convsctton or an
Inspiration for its origin: No one
that knows obi; contemporary, will
charge it with ever having had .
serious %eonuiction upon any; subject,
political or otherwise; the Ptcuyune'
ssnmetimes has ideas and "wlisions"
but never r,e III: Uses to the dignity Of d
conviction. As near;;. as possible
if we may be allowed to say so, il
is an ~impersonal journal, without
either passions or principles there
fore, We are led to the conclusion
that the statement of the PIC is in
pi,ed by some obliged outsider, re-
ssiviug the quasi support that
Journal and anxious to be relieved
II obligations for services rendered
~ Gov. Pinchback,. and, which it
would he convenient now or: some
inc to ignore. e.
self-protection dlomf,ids, and
allowes the abandonment Of
treacherous confederate, and. the
Interested alone is competent
0 Judge cf the necessity and sufi-
iency Of the services of his ally
Judged from either Of these stand
oints, the record OF Gov. Pinch
ack, as a political leader will, COM
arc favorably with that of his
:itics, and though like an astute
he may have had occasion,
ore than once to change his base,
0 has never changed his principles,
ID though he may yet find it ne
'ssary to make new allies, or look
ith distrust on old ones-in each,
Use the purpose will be to save his
nrty, protect his people, and serve
is country and State. In this
junction, it is not out Of place to
y, that in the judgment Of the heal !
by minded people-who rise supe-.
'or to prejudice and look through {
10 temporary clouds that hang l
yer tho South to the sunshine that Z
behind them, and over the re- {
erses Of the immediate present, to. e
no victories that will succeed !.
Pinchback is doing L
moro to form a correct public opin- Z
on IN both races, and inspire. a +
'ope3ul sentiment in the people Of .
us ooafa more to prepare them II
u their future and to- help them a
attain that which they expect, in
! Tue forms of a vigorous, healthy, "
''n'nent prosperity than all the /.
'perclllous, superficial, acrid white 81
ID c0lored demagogues combined Ct
10 now seem to think that the "
s S: MISSION OF life is to play the o.
: IN the maagge1," to level down p
u.s. and to envy and decry in IL
the virtues and s,ccessaa III