The weekly Louisianian., 1874-03-07
THE TINES, AND
GOVERNOR

In an issue OF the current week,
the Picayune writes:
The Times speaks CONTEMPORARY |
and disparagingly of Pinchback's SEN
pretensions, and rather exults
in the disappointment of his mission
to Washington. As the Times advised
our people to acquiesce in the situation
in regard to the, "Governor" and
Legislature" who hold their Offices
by the same tenure and on the same
authority on which Pinchback's claims
rest to q seat in the United States
Senate, Pinchback may justly COM
plain of a discrimination against him,
which would appear to be in conflict
with the Constitutional amendments.
As Pinch was the Warwick who in
stalled Kellogg Governor, and the
Legislature elected Gov. Warmoth,
and under the order of Judge Durel
created the Legislature, we think his
claim is even superior to that OF the
other officials whom the Times advises
our people to accept. If we must &C
cept them, why oppose Pinch? If it
be on personal grounds, such as have
been Indicated in the motion OF Sena-
tor Morton, who, we ask of the same
party, is entitled to throw stones at
any other chief thereof? Or is it that
a rule and course of action is applied
to a colored man who aspired to be
Senator of the United States? If
Pinch's previous personal and official
history is to be sifted and investigated,
in order to discover proof of peccadl-
loes and departures from the path OF
a etern morality, and Spartan virtue,
why should not like inquiries be made
in regard to other Senators of a more
pronounced Caucasian origin-and
much more pronounced sinners-in
the like course of questionable, but
not the less authorized Radical man.
ners and customs?
We publish this editorial from
our contemporary as suggestive.
The Times and Picayune are
both Democratic organs, and may,
to that extent, be fairly supposed
to contemplate furthering ultimate
ly Democratic aimcs, and neither is
expected to appreciate the motives
and work OF Governor Pinchback,
except as interest, personal or
political, may influence them. But
the former journal, under the guise
Of Independent journalism, is more
covert in its attacks against repub-
licanism, and to that extent, more
dangerous, giving as it does quasi
support to the existing State
Government, while it loses no OPP
portunity to impeach the motives
and assail the integrity of the party
that created the same. The Plea
yune, more pungcnt, slashing,
and pronounced in its attacks, with
more wit and priquantcy, lacks the
sinuosity and concealed venom OF
the Tines, so suggestive of malice.
Our contemporaries in charging
the evils That distress the State,
upon the colored leaders and voters,
confess the political power of the
parties charged, And NO suggest
respectfully that the direct and
feasible way to obtain relief, is not
by unjust and harsh criticism of
our people, but by the concession
to us, by these representative
papers and their followers, Of the
sane honesty of purpose, that we
accord to them; and the apprecia-
tive concert of action, appropriate
thereto, for our recovery from COM
mon ills.
We say to our journalistic neigh
bors, if We are ignorant, enlighten
us; if We are mistaken, correct us in
our line of action, but vituperation'
and unfair suspicion will not help
the case. We have no public aimes
that are hostile to the interests of
the whites of this State; end no
private ends, that belong to us as
a race ,tbat would not be better SUBJ
served by the good will of our own
Caucassoin country-men; and that
they have none looking to the veal
of themselves or their children,
that would. not better thrive and
prosper, if they would trust us and
cooperate with us. The conceded
evil in public affairs, either growing
out of ignorance, prejudice or
venality, and chargeable to no class
or party exclusively can be relieved
only by united action of oil good
citizens, and thataction mustproceed
upon tho generous recognition by
each class, of the sincerity and