Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01

There are lies so stupendous as to
force qualified respect, and there is a
degree Of impuience SO overwhelming as
to be almost sublime. The following
paragraph from the st. Louis Times is as
strong combination of falsehood and
audacious impudence as ever came to
our notice. Says that journal:
The terrible scenes that have been forced upon
! the people of New Orleans were deliberately
planned in Washington to subserve the two-fold
| purpose of defeating the election in Louisiana
and helping out the Republican party in its can
vass in the North; a vile plot, in which the lib
| critics and lives of the people of State were
| thrown into the scale against the success of a
| party which has shamelessly plundered the South
| for partisan ends.
When the reader notes the following
facts, namely that the White League
! was openly organized with the avowed
election at all hazards; that its organs
be deprived of all part in the control of
State affairs; that large quantities of
arms were purchased in New York,
shipped to New Orleans and distributed
to the White League clubs; that a de-
mand on Kellogg to abdicate was made
when the plot was complete; that upon
House and some of his adherents muir
dered; that up to that time kellogg
had not requested the interference of the
Federal authorities, and that no step
toward interference had been taken; that
then Penn declared himself Lieutenant
Governor and Acting Governor of Louis
lana, and directed every office IN the
State to be seized and held in his name
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idea may be formed of the recklessness
of newspaper which so mingles i'm
pudence and falsehood as to arrest
attention and inspire awe. But as all
things have their uses, it is well, if pos
sible, to turn the audacity and falsitica-
ton of the St. Louis Times to honest ac-
count The Times is partisan newspa-
per; it contends for the restoration to
power of unadulterated Bourbon Democ-
racy. The White League of Louisiana
constitutes wing of the national Dem
ocratic party; the White League sought
to restore the Democratic party to power
in Louisiana, and it committed numerous
assassinations to accomplish its unlawful
purpose: it succeeded temporarily, only
to fail permanently and disastrously If
the White League forced an unlawful
contest through which innocent persons
lost their lives, the White League is re
sponsible for bloodshed; and, as the or
ganization is merely wing of the ma
tional Democratic party, that party is re
sponsible for comprising the New
Orleans assassinations for partisan ends.
To deny that the White League is re-
sponsible for score or two of murders
would be extremely weak; to assert that
the Federal Administration forced the
contest which ended in murder upon the
people of New Orleans is very strong,
and as easy as lying. The Times adopts
the latter course, and so clears the skirts
of the Democratic party of grievous
otfense. Having thus opened its cam
paign the Times. will doubtless soon find
it practicable to advance to the charge
that, in order to overawe the people OF
Louisiana and prevent a free vote, Kel
logg massacred large number of Dem
ocratic White Leaguers at New Orleans
On the 18th of September, 1S74.-C1icago
Inter- Deem.