The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-04-29
p,TIENCE-ITs USES AND ABUSES.

Partial endurance ofunmerited OBJ
oquy is pronounced one Of the. high
est forms of Christian virtue. 10
turn the other cheek to the smiter
when one has already been smitten,
10 give up ones cloak to him who has
taken the coat, is a develop
ment of perfection not often attained
by humanity. But it can be and Is
proud but just boast of this commu-
nity that it has advanced very far in
the path to that ideal perfection por-
trayed in the precept Of the Great
Master.
It has been for sometime gn I'M
concealed purpose Of the Radical en-
gineers who direct the moven hnts of
that party to provoke the patSnce of
our people by venemous slarders.-
Had they stopped there, it might
have been supposed they were using
what in times of heated political con-
troversy were deemed legitimate
weapons of partisan warfate. But
that was not enough to satiay their
malignity. Through their 7 achina-
tons the ignorant negroes we're Sc
cretly invited to acts of atrosty that
eliminated in the frightful crime
committed upon the person OF a
young, beautiful and innocent girl OF
Grant Parish, a crime promptly
avenged by the slaughter Of the de-
mons who perpetrated it. After
wards came the bold and audacious
attempt to seize the public offices
and records of that Parish, the con
summation of which was prevented
only by the prompt appearance ofthf
Sheriff with posse summoned by
himself officially, who routed the RI
oters and killed a few Of the ring
LEADERS. For this, grave prosecu
lions have been instituted, and
packed jury at New Orleans refused
to acquit the preservers OF the pub
lie peace, the protectors of threatene'
wives and daughters.
Latterly these ISLANDERS are renew
ed. Last week we noticed the ride
ulous but not on that account, les
malignant falsehood that a forme
citizen of this Town was the victi1
of Ku-klux atrocity here. 1t was n
matter that Henry Barlow, whe
Frustrated by his own vices, receive
. from the community and special
from the Masons, the tenderest an
!, most considerate care that til
draughts that soothed his last pair
. were furnished by the hands now in
piously accused of his murder, ar
the coffin in which his bones no
rest was paid for by the fraternity
which he was an unworthy membe
This considerate conduct of cor
munity towards one who had forfei
ed all claim to their respect does h
protect them from the vile and who
r ly unfounded SANDER which the Ne
e Orleans Republican editorially fl
/, inmates against them.
q This is followed by another ca
it ard, less atrocious but not less m
n lignant, that of violent assault or
s negro by two citizens in punishme
5, of his testimony given on the Ora
it trial. The negro was not wit1eE
It was not beaten-in short the lie
r wholly invented, though it is said
tie be derived from u trustworthy &C
If respondent, to whom q word pl
lie sently.
in Now there was time and it is Il
k. long ago, when our people have II
of borne to punish many things tn
of deserved it, from desire to give
ee countenance to tales of outrage a
is violence. No people have been me
patient under persistent provocatit
They have submitted to slande
u even to open and public acts of
~ suit. They have seen a phrensl
" devil parade these streets with a g
:" in hand openly threatening that
L whites land he was not white ma
~ should yet feel the vengeance of
Ia race. They have seen and heare
ne mulatto emissary brazenly boast
ef his success in rousing the fiendi
"a passions of the negroes. What ma
H. they not seen, heard, and quie
81 borne?
And they will bear no longer
nd Men who have lost their all, and n
he see confscation of their hon
ct through the Ubiquitous taxes impel