New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-09
MASON AND D1xoN's LINE DRAWN AGAIN.

of the Picayune upon citizens OF tn
United States who were born "north
Mason and Dixon's line"
| Notwithstanding the infammable stat
of the political atmosphere, that journal
departing from the conserva tive stan'
which has marked its earlier course, ha
fallen into the mode of personalities, ant
has even made the local nativity of it
opponents a ground Of ridicule and re
proach against them.
1t is not merely an unwise course Il
cast obloquy upon man for the acciden
Of his birth place. 1t is an unreasonable
act to teach that this accident will Away
be remembered against man, and tina
while in the profits Of business he may b.
treated with civility, when society comes
| to bestow its confidence, he will be de
clared beyond its pale.
The Republican ticket and speakers art
thus heralded:
| We do not know precisely how many Of
| them were born IN this State, how many O
| them came here since the war, how the alb
! sence of 80 many illnstrious exemplars Of
| Christian statesmanship is supported nortk
| Of Mason and DiGOn's line, nor what induce
| ments are offered to secure their return
home.
Of the Republican candidate for Gov.
ernor it is said:
Mr.. Packard has always taken q great
deal of interest in Louisiana, and We trust
we are sufficiently grateful. He used to
quently he is a long way from his old home
in this State. tim
be that he left Maine not altogether with
an eve to the m ain chance. II may be that
he came here as missionaries go to China
and the African coast.
The chief reproach Of these gentlemen
is that they were born "away deocn in
Maine, and consequently ought not to be
trusted in Louisiana. We read the daily
compliments to advertisers of Northern
birth, or to concerns operating on North
ern capital. Can it be possible that at
the same moment the editorial sentiment
toward those is that they have no rights
social OF political? This would be i'm
putting degree of mercenary hypocrisy,
which we would hesitate to assign to the
honorable profession of journalism any
where. Yet it is fairly to be inferred from
the commentator of customer on one
side Of the paper, and the insult to his
nativity on the other. Most American
communities welcome men of enterprise,
without inquiring Of nativity. Louisiana,
and especially New Orleans, needs capital,
industry, and tenants for the vacant
houses. Is this to be gained by telling
immigrants we will borrow your money,
and puff your business for twenty cents
line, but if you should ever ask any social
or political recognition, you must not for
get that though natives of section which
made the Union, and paid for Louisiana,
you can not expect either the one or the
other at our hands.
That this sole objection to Mr.. Packard
should come from the Picayune is really
shameful. Who was the chief founder
and editor Of the Picayune9 A man whose
ability and personal excellence gave him
hosts of friends; man whose gallantry
carried him into the cruel captivity Of
a Mexican fortress, and who, under the
folds of the national flag, accompanied
the American forces under Scott and Tay-
lor, and thus avenged the injustice that
be had undergone. In 1885 he had come
as journeyman printer to New Orleans,
and established the Picayune, "the first
cheap daily newspaper issued in New Or
leans, ,chich, under his direction, became
eading Southern Journal" Now, let us ask
The Picayune who was the man under
whose direction the Picayune became a
leading Southern journal?' -FOUR italics.
Kendall, George Wilkine, an American
journalist. born in Amherst, now Mount
Vernon. NEW HAMPSHIRE four email caps].
bout 1907; died at Oak Spring, near Bowie,
Texas, October q, 1867.
Now, if we take the map, we will find that
his founder Of ga leading Southern jour-
1al" was born north of Mason and Dixon's
inc, and in one of the most Northern
States'in the Union.
We proceed little further in the pub |
ished history of this Southern journal.
The editorial management and property |
interest passed from the hands of its dis |
inguished Yankee founder into those of |
mother gentleman Of similar nativity.
This gentleman, because of his admira-
lie business qualities, his great modera-
ion, and the dignity and courtesy which
uled in the columns Of the journal,
maintained its popularity and progress.
he native of New Hampshire chiefly
irected this 'leading Southern journal"
p to the war. He was subsequently
ucceeded by his associate, to whom we
ave referred, who sustained the Southern
'urnal during the war, and continued in
s conduct, with short and disastrous
until his regretted death in
S75. Now, who was this second director
"the Southern Journal" He was
alive Of Vermont. His family are we'll
nown to and respected by Governor
ellogg, who himself migrated from
le State of Vermont to the State of
ouisiana, possibly encouraged by the
lccess Of his predecessor.
When we remember that the New Eng
nd Yankee from Vermont had, with
,ars of honest industry, built up prop
ty which has worthily passed into other
.nds-when we reflect that many of the
raloror oo,,,,ookod MI &bo of