The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-21
TNr OUTRAGE M1L1.

The singular spectacle, even for these
times OF extraordinarily singular pro-
ceedipQs. OF private citizen OF State
being provided with guard Of Federal
soldiers to afford him protection on his
travel from point several hundred
miles ND the river to New Orleans, has
presented itself to the astonished gaze
or the people Of this community. Mr.
Twitchell. who assumes to represent the
Red River District In the Senate OF the
State of Louisiana, was actually, IN Q
time OF profound peace. brought down
Yesterday from Coushatta, on board the
steamer g. II. Durfee, and transferred
thence on litter. borne by four OF the
Federal soldiers provided to watch over
his safety, to residence on Canal
street.
Common humanity dictates that what
ever the wrongs OF Twitchell have here
tofore been, he is entitled to oil the pro-
lection which his mutilated condition
claims. and there is not soul unchari-
table enough In this State to entertain
for a moment the idea Of denying him
the pity which fallen and helpless
enemy deserves.
But wherefore this extraordinary pre-
caution and solicitude manifested by
the army OF the United States, at the
request. we are told, OF "the friends =
of Mr.. Twitchell who might have them
selves acted as a guard over him,
II the necessity had been even appa-
rent; and when, II deferred by inde-
cision." they could have secured for the
purpose the services Of some OF the
best citizens OF Coushatta and vicinity,
who would have been only too glad to
lend their strong arms In his defense In
his hour Of wretchedness.
/ When Gen. Badger, on the 14th Of
September, falling at the head Of his
Metropolitans, deserted by his own men
and others, who until then had practi-
j cally obliterated the word from their
vocabulary, lay bleeding on the battle
field, we cannot forget the emulation
which actuated his antagonists In plac-
ing him upon hastily constructed lit
ter. and bearing him away to place OF
I safety, where he could receive the first
J medical attentions at the hands also OF
, surgeons belonging to the camp opposed
to him. BUTT would seem, In the opin-
J ion OF Mr.. Twitchell's friends, that the
] spirit OF generosity which preserved
Gen. Badger even amid the hot blood
necessarily attendant upon conflict as
bitter as that which occurred on the
memorable 14th, had vanished from the
, hearts Of our people, and, through an
. inconsistent process OF metamorphosis.
they were now converted into knights
: Of the phantom dagger.
But no: the friends" Of Mr.. Twitch-
ell, whsn they discovered how lamenta-
bly, they had failed before the suboom-
mittee, composed Of recognized
Radical and Democrat, to lay the
assassination at the doors OF mythical
} Kukluxes-a term which they have ap-
, piled to many Of our most upright and
, respectable citizens they have. In
accordance with their accustomed devil
jshness. resorted to negative effect In
order to give the occurrence the color
, OF ''another Louisiana outrage" They
have, with the ingenuity Of the down
,, fallen archangel, overridden all facts,
| trampled under foot all truth--truths
proclaimed by one OF their own un-
: preiudiced leaders for the mere sake oi
making some political capital in favor
: OF protractng Radical rule in this State.
} For, what other motive could the re-
, quest Of tho protection OF the Fed
eral soldiery for an armless man. still
: penned to his bed, conceal than wish to
/ create abroad the impression that we
are such barbarous people that even
the wounded and dying have no secu-
rity whatever in the South, unless
> guarded by the military. A great and
important election is now at hand.
,, They see with terror that the moment
approaches when the Democratic and
, Conservative elements, after protracted
. siege Of eight years, is on the verge oi
; wrenching from their grip the power on
, which they have glutted, but not sur
!. feited themselves, and there Is nothing
4 too mean or too base that they will not
attempt In order to perpetuAte their
, scandalous supremacy. Although the
: heart siokens at the thought, and the
) task Is arduous, 1t is nevertheless the
duty Of every honest man to watch and
expose these dastardly attempts tc
! blacken the fame Of our people, and
i acting on that principle. we denounce
this Twitchell protection % fraud.