New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13

The Democrat In the Awkward hoie VI
Critic.

The Democrat In the AwA"a~ A
Critic.
The Democrat sensible Of its impotence
to assail Mr.. Packard as candidate, OF u
escape the force of his speech at Mechan
ics' Institute, attempts to comfort lssen
with a puerile fling at his expressionf
therein '.numerouely assembled" and
.consists with This is it's sole resource
for argument. It thus exhibits as little
familiarity with good English as with the
vital needs which Mr.. Packard presented
in behalf vf the State When people have
gathered in great numbers, as was the case
on Monday night, they have 'numerously
assembled even though the Democrats
feeble arithmetical powers failed to com
pute more than .sone hundred and eighty
seven citizens as being present. ine
meeting was much more "numerously" al
tended, and any lexicon which the Demo-
crat may borrow with proht) will show Its
scribe that both mathematically and
philogicaily the scribe made zany OF
himself. Nor less SO in scouting the terms
Consists with" IN frequent use by the best
writer's, and defined by Webster "to agree;
to be in accordance with; to be compat-
ible." Said Pope: Health consists with
temperance alone" The Democrat is mani
testify go inapt at prose, however, as never to
have sought in verse, one of the masters OF
the English tongue. When Mr.. Packard
stated that the State platform Consists
with the national PLATFORM" he told the
truth, and in fit, accurate terms. He does
not indulge in the backwoods English which
the Democrat cOmmends as respectable" I"
Nor ordinarily, indeed, does any other paper
in New Orleans, save the sheet in question.
1t is evident that when Mr.. Packard stated
he expected responsive compliance on the
part of the opposition with the demands
of good Manners" it did not occur to him
that the Democrat had received subsidy
pennies enough to run for another fortnight
or so on its rickety career. Having dis
closed it's imbecility as critic, it aggrsvates
its blunder by derouncing the conclusion
of Mr.. Packard's speech as presenting
"false, reprehensible and vicious theories
He said: The candidates Of the Repub-
lican party Of the nation and the State
should receive the votes of those who de-
sire the aid of the federal government to
build up our levees, to construct our rail-
roads, to open the highways Of commerce;
of those who deprecate violence, who would
have justice swiftly Overtake the red
handed assassin, reeking with the blood Of
his victim; who would break down and
eradicate the unreasoning prejudice OF such
as ostracise men for opinions sake; OF
those who desire wide establishment and
maintenance of salutary public school
system; and finally of those who believe
that every man whose guarantees are
lodged in the constitution. is member OF
the civil brotherhood of Louisiana, and en-
titled to equal consideration.
As these objects intimately concern the
people, it is fortunate tor the latter that the
Democrat has too limited circulation to be
able to disabuse the public mind Levees,
railroads, public schools and the citizens
guarantees are not "reprehensible and
vicious" considerations. Indeed, Mr.. Pack
ard can count in half an hour upon his
fingers more Of those whom the Democrat
presumes to represent and who will
heartily support him in his view. than
figure all-told upon its subscription list.
We have every reason except as journal
lists, to hope our neighbor may continue to
exereics its constitutional prerogative to
be silly and play the tribune in letters and
politics. 1T is shameful runs the old
Latin. aphorism, "for a man to be ignorant
of that in which he is every day employed