New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-12

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leaders in Louisiana are, for the most part
carpet baggers.
This is incorrect. We took no exception
at any objection to men because of any
want Of fidelity to the country Of theil
residence. II it be proved Of native
citizen that he is dishonest, the condemna-
ton Of tie law and of public sentiment
should fall with all its weight upon such a
criminal. The definition Of carpet
Dagger is that of an adventurer who visits
a country to enrich himself by unworthy
means, and depart elsewhere to enjoy his
gains. There is no such name upon the
Republican State ticket
The objection of the Picayuae is not
confined to the adventurer as we have
described him. 1t is to the man born
north of Mason and Dixon's line. A
| Northern nativity is substantive and in
eradicable disqualification for political
confidence. Such is the position to which
we have objected. In late issue of the
!! Picaylae the Republican ticket and speak
ers are thus heralded:
We do not know precisely how many of
them were born IN this State, how many Of
them came here since the war. how the alb
sence of 80 many illustriOus exemplars of
Christian craftsmanship is supported north
of Mason and DirOn'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 a great
we are sufficiently grateful. He used to
lire aray "deo,rn in Name" and conse.
quently he is long way from his old home
in this State. - 1t NAV
be that he left Maine not altogether with
an eye to the main chance. 1t may be that
he came here as missionaries 90 to China
and the African coast.
The chief reproach of these gentle
men is that they were born "away
deo,cn in Maine" and consequently
ought not to be trusted in Louisiana.
There is no imputation upon Mr..
Packard. No one charges that he has
ever participated in the lottery, the
butchers meat, the gas, or the levee
monopolies. These are all sacred to
Democracy. No one charges that be
has made or shared in the profits of
funded debt or Chattanooga railroads.
There is no one attribute of the voracious
carpet-bagger in his character or in his |
history. He has married lady of
Louisiana, as other gentlemen born
north Of Mason and Dixon's line have
done, and has given as obvious evidence
that his interests are with the land of his
chosen residence.
The objection made, then, to Mr.. |
Packard was not to his conduct but to |
his place of birth. 1t is not known how
many on the Republican ticket were
born here. Mr.. Packard FUSED to live
away deo,rn in Maine" The reader will |
see there are two substantive disqualifi-
cations which an immigrant may encoun-
ter. The first is to prove an unworthy
public servant. The second is to have
been born north Of Mason and Dixon's
line.
The old divisions of sectional prejudice
IS thus drawn again. It can not be de-
Med or evaded. We did not accuse the
Picayune of sectionalism, because carpet
oaggers may as well come from Maine or
England, as from the United States; we
accused it of sectionalism because it OBJ.
ected to the Republican executive candi-
late because be was born north Of Mason
md Dixons line. We regarded such an
objection as painful, in view of its appli-
cation to the founders and conductors of
he Picayune, and from the fact that it ap-
'lied just as we'll to many Of
Those honest, liberal and enterprisinp
merchants, who, coming here from more
prosperous portions of the country, have
their labor and their wealth to
levelop the commercial and industrial re-
ources OF Louisiana and Of the whole
;Outh.
We have no wish to embroil the Plea
ene with this valuable class of patrons,
lor have we any fear Of doing 50. The
eparation of those persons born north of
Jason and Dixon's line from the disreput-
bic vagabonds from England, France,
germany, Italy or the United States, is
ue to those honest, liberal, and enter
'rising American citizens which the Pic
yone delights to honor. Why not? Is
ot citizen of the United States born
orth of Mason and Dixon's line equally
7orthy as one born nearer the tropics?
hould we not buy and sell, eat and
rink, marry and be given in marriage,
nth them as with other citizens? Ger
'inly. The Picaytne is under obliga- ;
ons to US for having given it an opportu-
lty to separate the estimable specimens of
ew England nativity from the vagabonds
+ all countries. But for the opportunity t
fforded for the Picayune disclaimer of Y
INSULT to all Yankees, and its admirable c
ulogy upon 'the honest, liberal, and en- t
erprising" people of that ilk, that class of +
tizers would have believed that the f
epublican ticket was objected to because Q
'Jne Of its members had been born north t
Mason and Dixon's line. We have t
SO gained the point in issue that Re Y
ablican candidate, if man Of good r
ersonal repute, is equally eligible with I
~ other citizen of the State. IL
There being on this particular question v
D further difference with the champion L
ess OF the South, and having demon n