New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-22

the street fight we agree perfectly, ana
may cite the Grainin fiasco as proof,
but the Bee is mistaken in supposing that
we expressed any approval of the street
fight. We said that Mr.. Rochefort had
an opportunity Of seeing how people as
saulted others or defended themselves in
this and other countries, and, therefore,
put his duel with Grainin on the surgeon.
We prefer in all immaterial and imper-
sonal issues the language and demeanor
Of gentlemen. When insult or injury
reaches grave imputations or injury to
the rights or character, the mode and
manner of reparation is very apt to sug-
gest and settle itself.
We have entertained quite another feel
ing than fear at the scurrilous abuse which
has been heaped upon the whole Repub-
lican party, and the unconcealed contempt
for the Republican administration mani
tested in such expressions Of alien French
opinion as we have seen and heard. AS
for being a Know Nothing, we have seen
violence enough committed under that
.delusion to protect us from harboring
any hatred toward aliens who may come
to bring their enterprise and their at
tachments to this republic. Republicans,
native Of the republic. heirs of the revo-
lutionary glories, who have exercised the
right Of migrating from one part OF their
own republic to another, have been de-
nounced as carpet-baggers in many cases
by those who do not owe allegiance to the
country, and who do not speak the lam
guage of the country. The Know Moth
ing doctrine has been spilled to ourselves.
and aliens have denounced and enaeavored
to expel the native Americans from their
own homes in their own country.
we do not fear France or the French;
we believe that no nationality does fear
them. We know just enough about them
to know that the middle classes Of France
are honest. virtuous, frugal and excel
lent people. We know that her Swans
are among the most enlightened in the
world, and that, curious enough, this
mercurial people have furnished the very
ablest and most abstruse professors OF
mixed mathematics and applied science.
We know. from history, that the op-
pressions OF centuries were ingulfed and
washed out by the blood of the oppressors,
in the revolutions which Thomas Jeffef.
son indicated as indispensable to human
freedom. We know that the politics OF
France is science, which, like diplomacy
or strategy, will adopt any means to in
sure success.
While, therefore. We admired the many
excellent and admirable qualities OF the
French people. and while we were among
the first to express our regrets and COM
miseration for the sufferings on the Ga
rome and Adour, we can not admit that
any has tight TO disregard social and
political amenities. and apply all the
epithets Of abuse to those who have
right to choose their own political opin'
ions, and who are entitled to respectful
language. Americans who have never
lived under any sense of social inferiori-
ty naturally object to having disrespect-
full or disparaging expressions applied to
them. They are willing 10 raise the most
abject serf Of Europe or the slave of
America to the platform Of political equal.
ity with themselves, but they do not ad-
nit that the kings ministers or minions
Of Europe have any right to assume
social superiority or apply to them de-
grading epithets. :;