New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
METEMPsYCHosIs OF THE PRESS.

doctrine or advocated an interest
They, however, sometimes change hands
and in time depart from the special OBJ
ject to which they have owed existence
They then become the lukewarm sup
porters of their native faith, or not unfre
quently its most insidious antagonists
Sometimes such Journal is captured Oh
bought, and its guns turned against the
cause which they had defended. Journal
ism is Alled with these cases Of metem
psychosis. In some of them the mild
sincere and earnest spirit that once orna
mented their columns has been succeeded
by carnivorous zeal which delights in
nothing save the determination of its op.
ponents and the rabid revel on theil
spolisted possessions.
The New York Tribune was as much
built up from and under the ground by
Horace Greeley as has been the walls OF
the slocomb building by the negro brick
layers. Perhaps neither the Tribune nor
the building would have had existence
but for the capacity of the builders in
each case to work harder, and live and
labor cheaper than others. The Tribune,
the advocate of the emancipation expert
ment, has passed into hands who have
hired correspondents to defame and de-
feat the experiment. The Tribune, the
first organ of the Republican party, has
rejoiced in the embarrassments of that
party, and has neither given its aid to re-
form nor to resist that which Horace
Greeley hated-the "sham Democracy"
The Tribune no longer stands the Jealous
champion of American industry nor of
American doctrines The spirit of Horace
Greeley has passed into a cynical con-
tempt for every doctrine which that honest
and alderman ever advocated. There are
other prominent examples of this metem-
psychosis. The Richmond Enquirer, once
the most stringent Pharisee in respect to
the faith of the States rights fathers, has
passed into much more tolerant spirit.
What would Thomas Richie have said to
have read in the Enquirer articles in favor
of inflationists, of Pacific railroads with
government money, in praise of High
Tariff Kelley, with even an admission
that the federal government was sove-
reign?
Our thoughts were turned in this direc-
ton by observing an editorial announce
ment that sit is our settled purpose to
make it (the New Orleans BuUetin) the
organ of the business men of New Or
leans. Our design is to help build up the
fallen fortunes of this metropolis, of
Louisiana, of the Southwest, and of the
Mississippi Valley"
Here is q case of metempsychosis which
varies from the others, having passed
through the intermediate or carnivorous
condition and become vegetarian as
were Pythagoras and the late Mr.. Greeley.
1t is true that after having shown how i'm
possible it is for partisan journal to do
justice to business interests, it proclaims
its undated opposition against the
vilest tyranny and usurpation that
people nominally free ever endured"
This we take to mean that as a paper de-
voted to the welfare of the people, the
Bulletin will assail all those ''tyrannical"
monopolies and 'usurpations" of the pow
err to tax the people on their meat, drink,
and labor. In repeating the protective
tariff, which excludes the Havana and
Kentucky lottery ticket and restricts our
people to the purchase of a domestic arti-
Gle, ''reared in the hot-bed of class legis-
lation. as the Democracy used to say of
Henry Clay's tariff for protection and
bounties. We are pleased with this Con.
struction Of the text quoted. We almost
deem ourselves authorized to report that
the Bulletin has been dropped under the
rule" as candidate for the honors of
Democratic organism. 1t 'does not wish
our journal to be considered the mere
handorgan of party" Possibly it may
aspire to be the grand swell organ of the
National Democratic Cathedral, with its
compound stops and open diapason, to
conduct the chants of victory, the fugues
Of defeat, or, in muffled monotony, wall
out the miserere of Democratic dispersion.
We suppose the business Bulletin will
soon slough off all this slang about
and 'usurpation" and treat all
men and all measures upon their business
merits.
We shall rejoice to see the business Bull
!etin once more as we remember it in the
day when its honest and conscientious
Wing editor, Isaac G. Seymour, fought
against secession as fraught with ruin to
the material interests of Louisiana. He
yielded to the voice of the State, whether
formally or really represented by the Sc
cession convention and the popular vote.
With many other brave Wings he deter
mined to prove his sincerity by the peril
of his life. he entered the army, was
killed in battle, and his property of the |
Bulletin was condscated. Many blood
thirsty patriots, who had denounced Wings
and conservatives rs too cowardly to Sc.
cede, departed for Paris where, with Mr..
Sidell and Mr.. Benjamin, they abode and |
still abide. Others of the unterrified took
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