New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-10

The Baltimore .Ames1casl dishes up one
Of eur carpettosg parsons by the card. Mr..
Tbompson Was first to sign the late famous
appeal to the N alton GA Behalf of Louisi-
ana" 1t was b clerical error. This polit-
ioel address was prepared for Northern
readers. Ut appeared soon after the damn
ing outrages of Ouschita were made prSlic
by sworn. statements before the returning
Board. Ia the face Of direct Testimony
showing the death of Eenry PinketoR, the
outrages en- that man's wife, and the mur-
der of their child by bulldozers, and the in
humanity practiced On Ben James, and
while the civilized world was ringing with
indignation over Louisiana barbarities, and
when even Northern Democrats were cry
ing shame on Louisiana Democracy, a
quintette of parsons end q few insurance
deacons sign an address which saiG that
-"the people of Louisiana accept in good faith
the stains in which the war left the cOlored
people," which said, "The white people Of
the State have no wish to abridge single
right which the law gives their celored fel-
low-citilen," and which makes the parsons
and insurance deaecns say that "tbey be-
lieve the late canvass and election were
conducted as peacesbly in Louisiana as in
any sister State" Mr.. Thompson is a
stranger here, and has but lately retained
to his charge from an easy tour in, Europe
He sets himself up rs judge in. Louisiana,
O, Israel, againsto long suffering colored
people who have been hunted. maltreated
and politically bulldozed by Democrats
ever since colored men we're given the
right to vote. The Baltimore Axsos.ican
says this:
The first signer of the address which was
latelyzissued from New Orleans by several
clergymen and citizens disclaiming to be
politicians or ofice-holders is "Hugh Miller
Thompson, rector Of Trinity Church" The
reverend gentleman processes an intimate
aoquaintanceship with the condition of Lou.
isiana, though if bis opportunities for OBJ
tanning it should be analyzed his voluntary
appearance at such q crisis could hardly
be described under any milder term than
Formerly rector Of Christ Church in New
York city, and editor-in-chief of the CHssch
Journal, y New York paper, he accepted
the rectorship of his New Orleans parish
about twelve months ago, and since that
time hes been abeeat four months on
q foreign tour. His ability and energy
can not be called into question, but
the combined duties of administering
an important city charge, editing paper
1000 miles away, and in the short space of
eight months acquiring an intimate knOwl-
edge of the facts of a.cGnvass and election
in remote and all but Inaccessible parishes
in Louisiana would seem to argue the pos
session OF little less than divine powers.
The reverend gentleman has succeeded for
several years past in keeping himself promi-
nently before the public, and has subjected
himself 10 considerable criticism. During
his editorship of q religious paper in Mil
waukee he distinguished himself by his bit
ter, and in some cases unclerically ex
pressed, opposition to the Rev. DR.. De
Koven, the acknowledged leader of the
High Church party in the Episcopal Church.
At the time of the great Chicago fire in 1871
he was rector of parish in that city, and his
church, with many others, was destroyed.
With the avowed intention eff enlisting the
sympathies of the New York community in
behalf OF his houseless congregation he
started East, and the next heard of him
was that he had accepted the rectorship of
Christ Church, in that city. Although he
gave plausible and godly reasons for this
step, it was locked upon by them az
breach of faith, and as wrong thus to leave
them in their extremity. Without making
any comment on his conduct in this affair
it is to be hoped that the other signers of
the address have had better opportunities
to qualify themselves for forming and in
culeatipg their strongly-expressed ideas on
political matters in Louisiana than his
ehort residence there would seem to have
afforded him.