The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
rJaspw l,lachburn on ths seps Hem
Party Of LouisIane
In Letter 10 a Colored Editor, He Dis
cusses the Celcrcd Line.
snsAss f,aAssrny svsTfer IgovfstaNs.

| ut my political record In your Issue OF
the 18th ultiino, which Issue / was to-
tally unable To obtain y sight OF for
over q week after Its date. i suppose
YOU will publish lny said brief note OF
reply III your next isstie.; and 1 must re.
uuest that you will publish what shall
here write In response To. your animad-
versions of my political course con
taisied In YOUR Issue OF last Saturday.
| And shall address you es the edi-
tpfial henthman and ,fouth-piece Of
Mr. 14nchbae k, and not OH account OF
any personal OF politieal Importance Of
| your own. tr
The great cause or excuse Of complaint
Is that I should have voted fpr OF pafti-
elpated In Che recent election 81 Mr.:
| Isiistis 10 the Senate of the United
States, while Mr., Pinchback issclaimlng
n seat In that body and Under this plea
am without rhyme or reason, pr any
show of deeency. lafnpoUhed at your
hands ut q round rate. II Acteson, ls
not torn by his own hound, II ls not his
ona s, ,s'st = t SlS ess aes Ae'0n
| All fair-ininded Republicans, although
some bf thefti may differ az to the policy
or ptopristy Ut THE course Of the three
| Republican Senators who took part In
the election ef Mr. Eustis, cannot havH
failed to notice the marked differences of
libetality on the part Ct tile Democratic
and Republican press In speaking Of this
matter voting for Mr.. Eustis ty
| Senators Greene, Alexander and myself
| We went into that election for the
avuwed and sole purpose III bringing
| the question To an issue tClten Louisiana
| couh no tDn0er be denied her f,tH and
proper representation IN The National
Senate, saying nothing against Mr.
pinchback outside If The we'll known
record, and being ready and more than
willing TO select any good Republican.
| II possible, to take the seat II Mr..
Pinehback himself could not get H. and
as the next best and safest thing make
the choice Of the ablest and least Object
tionable conservative Democrat 10 enter
the contest In behalf Of otlf sighted
state. And for this act-4-being the very
most under the circumstances that we
could possibly do for the Republican
party, and the very least for the Demo
cratic party-fpr this simple act Ut jus
tice and right TO our State, ana having
the least possible political bearing, we
have been colnplimented and commend
Ell by the Democratic press, md de-
nouneed and slatidefed and maligned
by the Republican press almost uni
vefsally so-Aor else entirely ignored and
| treated with silent contempt, as In the
case Of the New Orleans Republican.
! Dues this show that the Democratic
party s, indeed, altogether narrow
minded, proscfiptive, aud prosecuting
party, and that the Republican party
as / have long most persistently con-
tended-is, In deed and In truth, q party
OF progress, liberality and Of equal
rights and fair play Stubborn faets,
which never lie would seem to respond.
derisively.
"That which we call rose.
| by any other name would smell ms sweet"
II was in ancient days peftihently
asked what II could profit man were
he to gain the whole world and lose his
| own soul and so In contemplating dis.
| passionately all the political and social
surroundings in this State. / am COM
strained to ask myself the plain q,es-
| ton, what utility or, deeency there can
| be I'm longer remaining a member Of the
| Republican party of louisiana And
would put this question not only to my
self rs o white man, but would put 1t
| to every man, both white and black.
who claims any personal responsibility
or good motive In his political course.
| But more especially does the question
come home with stunning force 10 every
intelligent and well meaning white
man, who has duo respect for his own
race. and the welfare Of all races and
| the common good Of his country ut
heart.
have frequently had occasion to say
editorially. and have often so said that
tho wrongs and expressions of African
slavery were ono thing. and the de-
moraliNtion and destructive influence
Of African domination over the white
race quite another thing equally terri
BILE aud fully ms much to be deprecated
and avoided. And I have often said,
and do now say. that had IL been known.
or even stlrmised. that the colored race
would assume the grasp In governmental
affairs that has already been made,
African slavery In this country would
not have been abolished when 1t was,
even by tho force Of arms Even Mr..
to take the edict back aftor 1t had gone
forth, and his repeated assertions that
the two races could not with any safety
or prosperous pence live in this country,
free and upon q perfect equality before
the law, seems fast coming to q final and
practical veriAcation- seems to be
Fastening to u final and complete full
tlllment. through tho trueulent and
yindictive vagaries OF Just such types
heads Of the coiored race as your
self-a type and shadow which de-
serves special notice and consideration.
just SO far and no farther than It repre-
sents and prefigures the designs and
purposes OF a far more sharp and in
tluential master. When you assail and
question the motives OF white men who
have been specially instrumental in
freeing your race from bondage who
have suffered untold miseries and
brought unmixed sorrows and withor-
ing persecution upon their own house
holds-I take 1t that you represent the |
views and feelings of your master. Mr.. |
Pinchback, otherwise / would not no. |
tice you; and II thus wrongfully sus-
pect Mr. Pinchback, | should be very |
much pleased to know 1t. / could fain |
hope better Of him.
Allow mo then, Though yourself, to |
ask Mr.. Pinehback, your muster, what |
he hopes to gain for himself or race by
a tone Of policy which will irrevocably
drive the protective appreciation OF
every white man Ia the land, Of any re-
spectability or influence, from the
political pretentions and official aspira-
tons Of the colored man Does he
expect, per very force 81 libelous denun-
citation OF those to whom his race owes
everything, to keep alive and forever
in force and power the irresponsi-
BILE coterie Of colored officials and
dirty ring masters who have fer the past
few years held Infamous sway In this
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