The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-11-28
Impudence and Aqdacity.
D From the Iberia Progress.1

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The resolutions introduced at d
meeting Of the central executive
committee of the White League Of
the parish Of st. Martin, and adopted
with but few dissenting voices, claim
from us a passing notice. It is not
necessary to reproduce them as they
can be found iu every Republican
paper South, and will be republished
in the North for the special instruc-
ton and delectation of the Democ-
facy.
In the history Of journalism on this
Continent We do not remember q sim
gle instance on record, where senti-
ments SO atrocious. and. abominable
have been promulgated. In an age
Of progress and enlightenment, aud III
country where civil, religious and
political liberty are reco.lized aud
respected, such expressions are
shocking and repulsive to humanity.
These are some of the illusions t;,at
en,a0ate from a MUD actaated BY u
hostile and contumacious spirit, filed
with spleen aud viDdicsiveoess,
fieisdish in its conception asd bar
barrie in its nature. This sweeping
act Of prescription eau only iud iss
parallel among the iallamau edie.s of.
some bloody Roman Emperor, when
civilization was in its Infancy aud che
earth sabject to despotic power. 1t
would then, in that period OF tie
world, have bean hailed with joy aud
exotiai,ou by a nation Of subsers lent
aud Submissive barba,iaos, and being
in perfect harmony with tile spirit
OF the times, have met with q read,
aud cheerful obedience. The Amer
lean genius who conceived it aud the
people by whom it has been adopted
should be stigmatized with perpetual
infamy, excluded from honors and
fortune, made to endure the paoes Of
poverty and contempt, till they shall
consider life as Il calamity aud death
as a comfort and relief. ~ = ~
Resistance to the laws is part Of the
White League creed, aud all it's ac;s
evlnce a determination, to rule or
ruin, unless its policy is adopted.
That policy consists in deadly aod,
relentless antagonism to EVERYTHING
that does not meet with their appro-
baton and square with the vulgar
doctrines Of their political billie. By
the High Priests of that party, re-
spect for the laws, for justice and hu-
mainly has been completely ignored,
while intolerance, illiberality aud ire
quently brutality are coDspieuou.ly
displayed III pompous aud beligereot
audacny to conc0ct, but not mabli-
ness and spirit enough to support.
we cannot enlis st under such banners
ana participate in this modern cru
SADIE against the African. Tie lead
ers OF the White League would insin-
uate themselves into the confidence
u the Nation, with the fond expecta-
e'on OF being elevated to power, and !
themselves with the blum
DER OF the people: Like Cassius they |
are troubled with an " itching pslm.n
satisfy their desire for MONEY and |
hostility of every description viii. at
1nce, cease.
We wish the people of the North
md West to know what is meant by
southern Democracy. If they will
AXE the trouble to examine into the
political history Of Louisiana since
ne war, they will find that the spirit
i rebellion, instead Of being suhlned /
) still rampant, and ready 10 inaug'
rate anaotIlerrevolution. The United |
'l a.a :. Government is derided, the
lets OF Congress disregarded and Oh
''sed, our State and Parish author
'les resisted by violence and intimi-
a!lo1 and, to-day, the attitude as
e : by thousands in the South is ,
a warllke character which, without !,
congressional interference viii ineyi-
loIy bring on fresh disturbances, in
oiv1ng the country in war more
destructive to property and terrible !
lite, than has yet been expert
iced on this Continent. a-'frf b
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