New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-02
Outrages on Republican Newspapers. n


In our local columns brief mention was
made of the vandalism perpetrated in the
offices of the Louisiana State Register, the
official journal of tn parish of Jefferson,
and the Southeastern Adrocate, an organ of
the Methodist Episcopal Church-the one
an outspoken Republican paper, and the
other as much 30 as consistent with its re-
ligious purpose. These papers are printed
at Carrollton, in an office owned by Amos
S. COllins, at the corner of Carrollton
avenue and Plum street. On Sunday night
the Office was forcibly entered by some
miscreants who made havoc by knocking
forms and cases of type into pi. Several
forms of advertisements, including judicial
and tax sales standing. belonging to the
Register, were ruthlessly dumped into the
street. and the title headings of both papers
were carried away, and have not since
been found. The proprietor was out of
town, the printers away. and in the quiet
streets of Carrollton, with the office stand
ing some distance from any inhabited build.
ing, the villains had little fear of being
molested in their work of destruction,
which they accomplished without detection.
Mr.. w. A. Brainard, who has editorial
charge of the Register during the temporary
absence of Mr.. Collins, has offered reward
covery and arrest of the criminals, but
there is little hope they will ever be dis.
covered.
This outrage follows close upon the de-
structon of the Rapides Ga-ete office at
Alexandria. and ls of kind of petty crime
and annoying malice not unusual in this
State. Mr.. Collins has before now been
subjected to such indignities and loss Of
property. Some years since he was pub
fishing a Republican paper in Avoyelles
parish, the Marksville Register, and in his
absence his office was entered by mob Of
ruffians who entirely destroyed type and
presses and the persecution was continued
until Mr.. Collins was driven from the par.
ish. But he is man not easily crushed
and, with characteristic energy, established
prosperous Republican paper at Carroll
ton, the one which now appears to be the
object toward which some vile i'll will is di
rected.
1t would be an easy thing to say that
this latest newspaper outrage was directly
the work of White Leaguers or Democrats
seeking to cripple at one blow two ia ithful
Republican newspapers; but such change
can not be subst inflated, as the careful
perpetra ,rs well know, aud an intelligent
public must be left to draw its own infer
ence regarding the malicious mischief com
mitted. In considering this and similar
outrages, however, there is one significant
fact prominent in theory of crcumstantial
evidence, and that is, that in all the numer-
Gus cases Of destruction of printing offices
in this State since the war Republican pa
pers have been the sufferers. Such things
might happen, and yet not be the result OF
political enmity but the condolences have
been remarkable. 1t is also remarkable tina,
80 many coiored men and Republicans have
been killed by men who vote ID ticket never
approved by their victims, Any town, in
which newspaper office has been de
stroyed, is disgraced by the act. AS Demo
cratic strategy it is bad, for the Republican
party can never be overcome by the de
structon of it's press. Fair minded mer
will continue to stand by Republicanism
until the political opinions of all can be
written, printed and spoken in all places
without inimical hindrance. Such privilege
of speech and liberty OF press is an Ameri
can inheritance and IL ia to he defended by