The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-09-11
SANDERS.

action Of certain parties in Rapitles
parish in destroying the Gazette print.
ing Office at Alexandria, We will not
allow such co*ardly and infamous
slurs at our whole people, as that in.
dulged in by tie New Orleans Repub.
6can Of a late date to pass unnoticed.
1t says: b:
"The destruction of newspapers,
not strictly democratic, in tile Red
river parishes i no new thing. Such
acts Of lawlessaess are part of the
brutal policy which includes tho muir
der Of Republicans, ostracis'n and
intimidation, and they are not rare.
To tho average southern democrat
the criminal Cutting Of republican
printing office; may appear to be q
very good aud comical thing, but in
telligent men a. the North do not 50
regard it, and fill not for some time
Nothing coulA 10 penned more das.
tardly than til 1t, and it is in strict
keeping with tie lying sheet it ema.
mates from.
The charge that the Democratic
party, as party, Or as individuals has
anything to do with the obstruction
Of the Gazette, or any radical paper
on Red river, il an infamous lie, and
the Editors Of that delectable, pap
fed concern in New Orleans are we'll
aware Of the fact.
No Republicans have been morder'
ed for opinions sake, here or else
where 10 tue State; if 81, the Con-
gressional Committee failed to fiud il
out last wintef, and tie above state
ment going to Ahe North will find lit.
tie heed paid it, in the tace Of thu
Hoar report. The average gentleman
North, be ne Republican or not, ha
less confidence; in the Southern Car
pet'basger anil scalawag, than on'
wonld i'nasise. These lies l'av'
served their perpose, bit, their origi
majors have bhen found out; c0nse
quently, no enc will believe villa
they say in future. We do not den.
the charge of sostracism; Of ostracis
ing carpet.baGthieves and scalawags
we cannot he expected to associat
with q set of,blackguards, liars an
thieves, as alf the southern radical
are, one Of thu three-but to say tia
We ostracise ! man because he is
> republican, wp deny most emphati
, cally.
l This howl bf ostracism has bee
: INDUCED In fi.r some time, aud pro!
f. by whom1 by men WHO never enjoy
}, ed the privileges Of decent societ
Q and never will az long a. time last
Radical law makers may enact all II
;, "Rights bills"s they desire, from til
until dooms dsy, and their pulling e
t forts to destroy the fixed law Of NJ
!: tures' God, win have no more ehe
t t than casting str.ws against the win
j. The regulating Of social association
. is as far abovh the power Of man
. the heavens. ..z,-
l.. In conclusion We repeat from o.
" issue 18th February, 1875; as we ca
u not prefer v,ae to virtue; falsehot
!. to truth; iuis guilty to righteous; t!
If ranny to justice, or dishonor to il
d tegrity of principle. We are Co
a strained by the teachings Of self re
:, pect, of houot, Of duty constipation
h ly performed, to despise them, becau
70 they are hypotrites, to shun them b
n cause they arb thieves; to hate the
4 because they| are traitors; to abb
T.. them because; with objectionable eg
Ne tism they have sold their birth'rigl
# and the welfaie aud prosperity Of o
~ people with i.
- "The very head and front ofouR offendi
50 Hath this exteht-no more" .
'. An exchange hits the nail right
4 the head wheS' 1t says: III he spea
.: Of things a. I ey are, people get a
ed gry. If he CLOSES ever or smoo'
things down The rough points, be
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