The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-07
A FURIOUS REpTII.E.

It IL d popular belief. whether correct
or not we shall not assume to say. that
In August the poison in all venomous
reptiles becomes no malignant that the
scrpents turn blind, under its influence.
and. when attacked. often strike them
selves and die from the venom Of their
own fangs. The New Orleans Rapnbli.
can reminds Va ofasuch reptiles.i ItR
poisonous fangs have been aimed. for
years past, at every public interest OF
Leuisiana. and lis attacks have generally
boon guided by the subtle wisdom of the
reptiles Il resembles. But It's deadly
mallgnancy has grown so ranoorous, so
pestilent, that the creeping thing has
been blinded by the venom Of its own
system. and II has struck itself.
Sunday, In an article headed the
"Rcd Hand" that paper made a furious
attack upon this community. charging
that there Ia no protection to life here
"tf anywhere In tho wide world" says
tho Republican. "there Is person
thinkihg seriously OF coming to this
State TO live. he should know how easy
Il Ii to get killed." Again, eff he IL n
Republican and intends to settle Ia one
OF the country parishes. speaking his
mind, and voting as he pleases, he can
hardly effect an insurance on his life"
And again. Human life Ia held too
lightly and II ia taken too easily" Then
we are treated TO long list Of murders
which have been perpetrated in this
city, and which have not been punished
or scarcely inquired into. This ground
work, part Of falsehood and part
Of fact, laid, the Republicans audacious-
ly charges the responsibility for this
condition Of society upon the Demo
Gratis and White Leagues. The article,
Of course. is written for the Northern
market; ii is designed, with a string of
lying paragraphs which accompany IT,,
to crafty that vicious thirst in the
Northern heart to which Hurper's
Weekly. with its malignant cartoons, is
constantly contributing. Every man
In Louisiana recognizes the damnable
= fAlsehood at glance. But that does
not weaken the effect OF the lie upon
the minds of the fierce ignoramuses OF
the rural districts OF the North and
West, who feed the bitterness Of their
I hearts with the falsehoods of the h,tcr.
Ocean, and keep hot the evil fires oil
fanaticism with the infamous creations
Of the Republican and Its Southern co
adjutors.
That the Republican stories ar,
known to be falsehoods here, or that VIZ
denounce them as such. are matters o.
no moment to the conductors OF tha'
paper. Men who for months and years
have held riot of infamy who. day BY
day, have had feast of disgrace served
up 70 them in every species of oppro
brious denunciations: who, TO borrow
strong but fitting figure. have laiI
down In the very sty of disgrace, fat
tening in it, feeding upon its offal and
sxcrement, and upon every thing that
could be disgustful to the human mind
are not to be deferred from sland
cring our people or damaging ou
interests by exposure and deunciatioi
so long as there is anything in the Stat,
to steal. But II their lies are not exposed
and denounced, even those abroad VIII,
ere friendly to our interests may accep
our silence, or courteous protests, a
admisaion Of the truth Of the stories.
That human life In this city has com,
to b hsld too lightly isan tndisputabl'
fact. That many murders have beei
committed, the perpetrators Of which