The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-26
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bate on the amnesty bill expresses the
opinion that "Mr. Blaine's speech has
rallied the whole Republican party
without q doubt" We are to infer,
then, that the cement which holds the
whole Republican party together is IFS
hatred for the South. Disguised at the
extreme partisan partiality, incapacity
and corruption of the administration of
its own choice, that party had begun
to disintegrate, and Mr.. Blaine was
just in time to save it from crumbling
into hopeless ruin. The scandals Of
the Iudian ring, the whisky ring, the
District of Columbia ring are all unre-
futed, are even proved, but they are
hushed into silence when Mr.. Blaine
raises the war whoop with all the gusto
of a demagogue who has never smelled
gunpowder, and fourishes his toma
hawk with fiendish JOY over the head
of victim whose hands are tied
Verify the Republican has a good opin-
ion of it's party-its common sense, its
magnanimity and its patriotism! But
the, Republican thinks that if the
Southern members had said nothing,
or returned only "soft answer the
effects of Mr.. Blaine's inflammatory
speech would soon have died away
1t is quite possible. We think our
selves that that would have been the
wiser course, but some men are
impatient under insult and calumny.
The Republican deprecates renewal
of the struggle between the North and
South, and warns us that should it
occur we would again be crushed to
the wall; "for the South is no match
for the North in numbers, wealth, edu-
cation, fortitude or resources, while it
does not exceed it in bravery, skill and
personal prowess," says that journal.
The Republican is a Southern Journal
with Northern principles and sympa-
thies, and though its treasure is here
it is quite evident that it's heart is
elsewhere. AS regards numbers and
wealth, it is true that the South is no
match for the North. There has been
very little money made in this section
since the war, except by few peripa-
tetic philantlrophists, Immigrant poll
ticians and wandering MINISTRIES who
grind Official organs. Our inferiority
| in point of numbers we hope to over
come in the lapse of time. The popu-
lation of the great State of Texas is in
creasing at rate which in twenty years
will give her a larger representation
titan that of any other member of the
Union. The physical attractions of
Louisiana are equally inviting, and
whenever she shall have succeeded in
establishing a government which will
restore confidence the tide Of immigra
tien will set in hither and our waste.
piaces will be made glad with cnl,iva-
ton. But we cannot allow the hepub-
! iican's assertion that we are inferior in
! point of fortitude. No people has ever
exhibited on a gIander scale or for a
longer time suffering 50 dreadful, or en-
.lurance so heroic. \ Western en-
change declared the other day, that
| had three or four hundred Of the Con-
feicrate leaders been executed iinnle-
diately upon the close OF the war, the
| punishment would have been inSig-
nitlcant us compared to that actually
inflicted through the Republican policy
of reconstruction. But the South has
endured it all, and, with the exception
of one or two States just about to slip
the Radical yoke, her local Govern
ments have returned to the hands OF
her own people, in spite OF Federal
interference, intimidation and OPP
preston.
As for our alleged inferority III
education, the Republican has prob.
ably been misled by the consideration
of its own limited circulation.-[N. 0
Picayune.