New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-13

And then if your crocodile CORES ponden
wished to shed tears .judiciOusly and to sOmt
practical purpose, he coaId readily obtain
the necessary information to enable hi NJ tt
do 30. by looking around outside of the
| beaten Democratic warpa:h. and prying
somewhat into the tents OF the poor black and
! ragged laborers. Saul the son of kish, waf
one. sent to look after his fathers strayed
asses. and he tarried 80 long that the father
! ceased caring for the asses and took
! thought for the son." l can not tell
| whether you feel this sOlicitude for your
correspondent. but l do not doubt that i.
| he himself would cease caring 60 much for
| the political as ,es OF this section. whom he
| has been sent out to look after, and have
more thought for those who feed them. he
| could make his mission much more reason
able and just. if not more individually
| profitable. He has found poor taxridden
somebody who has had to pay up under the
sheritf's hammer. and thereupOn he dis
plays flood OF tears equal to the fountain
which poor old Jeremiah allowed to gush
forth when contemplating 1.-The slain of the
daughters of my people," Now. if Your
mellow and gushing correspondent would
only consent to go around among the poor
plantation negroes. whom he and his sort
helped to free prematurely and then left in
heartless destitution. his iachrymo' propen-
sites might be materially anu very he ath-
fully aided-presumiDg that his former
theoretical sympathies have not been alto
gethtr hypocritcal, and could appreciate
the test OF slight practical application.
1t is useless to particulariz.: any healthy
imagination can readily draw the correct
picture. At least the Southern man who
has never gone back upon his country nor
proven rccreant to the common rights OF
man tinds no trouble in making the appii-
cation. He knows whore tear. belong. and
how and why they flow. He has been
taught this from sad experience for many
long and sad years.
! will not say that I have not been
vexed in reading Mr.. Charles Nordhoff's
Louisiana letter to your great journal;
great in venality and great in venal inhu-
ence because venal: but this vexa ton has
not resulted from any uneasiness as to
the merits Of the case. but because Of see
ing such misrepresentation and unfair
ness-often more by inference and associs
ton than by direct perpetratiun OF false
expressi ,n--gO forth to the world over the
signature of man of some respectable
reputable ahtecedents at
least-And who | chance to know does not
pretend to believe half 10 thus writes. This
is, contend. Just cause both OF vexation
and humiliation to all true manhood.
have said l know Mr.. Charles Nordhoff.
I knew him in New York city when ne was
editor of the Ereniny Post, Mr.. Brysnt's
paper. then . most firm and able Repub-
lean journal, but since renegaded into the
dirty slough Of filthy lucIe. Mr.. Nordhotf
is not now one of its editors, but he should
be. It would be better for that journal, bet
ter for the public. and better for his own
provided he kept up its former
and am sorry for it. met him in the city
here but gecently-a month or two ago-on
his first arrival as correspondent OF your
great and venal sheet. took him to task
and asked him what he VIA. doing in such
position! He replied that he was. as an
tho same in principle the same
true Republican az when / first met him in
the city Of New York: ''bnt that now he
was engaged on the New York HeruM."
and pitied him; and never would |
have rebuked or even noticed single |
utterance contained in any Of his letters,
had he not prostituted his clever name by
signing it in full to his hired talsehoods. |
Nor would here make mention of what he |
said to Me in private, had he not detailed |
in his letters iltterances OF complaint |
against my party. which this, that and the |
other malcontent and political mendicant
and chronic sorehead ''ehouid have said" to |
him while here on his peramhU'atinc tour |
,t venal and yindicIivc e. ga.'' political |
inspection.
And shall the South never be spared this !
sort of stuff! Shall our political and social |
sores, and commercial and financial LAGER. |
atoms never be allowed to heal! just when, |
with a fair prospect we are striving TO !
our local feuds. and shape our (
political affairs SO as to secure all earnest OF |
uture prosperity. shall! all our hopes be
blasted by itinerant sensational scribblers !
ent out to breed strife, that the rotten and |
,utrid greed OF such cOrmorant sheets as
he New York Herald may be glutted and
1t is u little too much for a down
rodden and long bleeding land like this to
nee.
Every Southern man Of sense knows and
Understands the purpose and object of your
reat journal. and all men of honor :.ere.
nd OF true chivalry. look upon it with that
Ontempt which it deserves. We all look |
pom it as great journal--great in bad 10
so through the hired brains
t greater men than yourself, and many OF
Ehom would be far better if they had the
ame pecuniary ease and comfort. Hence
he great fault and great wrong lies at
our own individual dOOr-hangs upon your
wn soiled skirts.
And il your correspondent had been seek.
" the truth; if indeed he had been sent
ere for that purpose, why did he not. while
giving some idea Of how the affairs of Lou.
ana have been managed under the Radical
ale since 1865 proceed also to relate some.
hing Of Democratic rule since that time
nd before! The reason is obvious and
lain. He did not come here tor any such
rrpose. He was paid to report against his
wn party alone. and he has done so. If he !
adj been honest in his tears over the burden
taxation in Louisiana. he could easily have
lOwD that the fault has been more with the
even since 1868. than with the |
epublicans. 1t is true the Republicans have
ainly had the State government and must
lerefOre be held cOnstructively responsible |
y all the misrule there: but even this i. TN
at. for the Democrats are responsible Tor
UGH OF it. Aud then the Republicans.
:ainst the solid opposition Of the DemG- |
acy, have reduced the State debt nearly |
,s half. and amended the constitution SO
lat ither the State debt State taxation :
IN ever again be increased. But look at
emccratic rule in the city of New Orleans.
here they have had almost tull sway. and !
roughont the country parishes where tn.
,lice juries have mainly been in the hands
the local Democracy: How has it been in ;
10 way OF increased taxation and the en-
reed pay men' at the samee Look at taxa
IN in this city to-day, and the rate al I
irish taxes throughout the State, and show |
q. where the Democratic sympathy for th.. ,
'or. dear people comes in. Where is the s
.Smeut OF take. enforced more relentless !
than in the city ot New Orleans. unde, ! I
e reign of the Democratic city govern !
emit And where do you find any higher ,
re Of taxation FOR so little utility As
,"uchout the country parishes under local :
eMocratjc :ul.' Nowhere in the weird.
ne city debt to-day. incurred iH,iMly Gu.i.. ;
emocratic misrGla and pluIa"r. is greater &
for 81 ~. II. , .