The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1875-09-25
w. JASPER BLACKBURN.

the 14th of August. Who or what
can beat this fast time, the Natchcz
or the Lees
Well, although old in point OF
date, we were glad to get this copy
of the Il,dd. In it the great Apos.
tie of Northern Louisiana takes
back to a certain extent the charge
he made some months ago that
Governor Hahn was suspected of
waiting for a favorable opportuni
| ty to go over to the Democrats, a
charge made in a moment of anger
because the ST. CHARLES HERALD
had copied a well-worded and ele
gently gotten-up paragraph from
the Sugar Planter concerning the
aforesaid apostle which his name is
W. Jasper Blackburn. We love a
good joke, even though it be on a
friend. Blackburn did not relish
Mr.. Sugar Planters joke, and for.
getting all about the throwing OF
stones, glass houses, ETC., sailed IN,
to the editor Of the Sugar Planter
pretty roughly, for originating the
splendid paragraph, and into this
paper for copying it. He not only
pitched into this paper, but also
assailed Governor Hahn--because
the latter gentleman resides in the
same parish with us, although the
Governor was absent from the
State at the time and had no know
ledge of what we we're doing. What
seemed peculiarly strange about
this business was that we had often
heard Gov. Hahn, in private con-
versations. speak in warm, friendly
terms of MIR. Blackburn. In his
paper of the 14th of August, Black.
burn says:
The ST. CHARLES HERALD thinks
we were too severe in our late allu.
sions to Gov. Hahn. 1t may be
that we were; but we have to plead
in barr that we we're striking back
in self-defense against a most mean
and unwarrantabe slur. The HER
AID is known to be Gov. Hahn's
"home organ,n and whatever OF a
political nature appears in its col,
umns he is held rs endorsing; and
for him to have endorsed the dirty
squib copied from the ignorant and
filthy sheet which.w the author OF
it, was with us simply intOlerable.
We do not only like Hahn, but love
him, and if we do not remain his
friend it will be his fault, and he
has had and shall have no just
ground not to be and remain our
friend. We only alluded to what
others had suspected him Of doing
or attempting to do, simply by way
of retOrt for his seeming lnd0rse-
ment of a pusillanimous lick at us
from most pnsillanimous source
not that we know or believe any.
thing of the sort ON our own &C.
count or from our own kn0 Wedge.
The truth is, we can stand to be
slandered and blackguarded by nc.
torious libelers and blackguards;
but when gentlemen who owe us
every consideration of respect and
friendship, put in even seeming
endorsement, we can always be
heard from. We have endured too
much for the cause of principle and
a common humanity to be with im.
punity maligned by those who make
any decent pretension to either.
We have given Blackburn the
benefit Of his explanation in full,
and we have but q few words to
say in reply. The ST. CHARLES
HERALD is the "home organ" of the
people of St. Charles, and SO long
az Governor Hahn is their friend
and represents their interests, il
will stand by him. Let him but
swerye from his duty in one single
instance, and our voice will be
loudest in censure. he is not res.
ponsible for what appears In this
paper, and it is very unprofessional
in Mr.. Blackburn, experienced jour.
nalist as ne is, to make such insin'
uations concerning the paper of a
brother editor. We will, at all
times, write. copy and publish
whatever in our, Judgment will
amuse, interest or instruct the peo
pie of Louisiana, even II what we
publish should. concern w. Jasper
Blackburn and be disagreeable tc
him and even if ahls friend,n Gov
ernor Hahn, should desire rs to be
quiet. Blackburn makes himself q
public character, and as such, it il
o,,r husinass To watch him aud keet