The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-20
THEbULLMIN LET LOOSE.

something Of solcitude for the Bulletin
we would not trouble you with our
! criticisms Of It's articles. But the Bul-
ietiu can ssIid must DE. useful, abd weare
going to help It into state OF public
utilitv. s'''s" sssFs
Yesterday the Butletia rayed at the
| Democrats III Congress, our Louisiana
| Representatives in general, and Mr.
Ellisssin particular Now, the sBsdletin
reminds mssof aanf oldusing le~barre
| gun / use to try to shoot ducks with
when q boy. She was always going off
| half f-cocked, and, being on old Hint and
steel concern, I used e, burn my hands
and face, and seldom got II duck.
What did Mr.. Scott Lord do in Con
qress2 Why, he fonndaoutp that some
Radical was going toiptrOduce o simi-
lar resolution to the one he INTRODUCED,
and he lust took the wind out OF his
slils11that's all. TT a Radical had Ia.
trodlced it and some Southern man had
opposed it, what sweet morsel would
have been for all The Radicals of the
land. The cry would have gone up chat
the Southern Democrats relied solely
on intimidation and tried to vote down
q resolution sustaining the lava but
when, Mr.. Lord introduced the resolu-
ton, men stopped to think, and 1t passed
at once. -
And what is the resolution? Why.
simply, that persons violating the rights
OF others shall be tried before courts OF
competent jurisdiction, and shall be
punished if found guilty. And Is not
want the laws violated with imp1nity?
But the Bulletin thinks the passage OF
the Lord resolution Is the basis Of Grants
military action. Ridiculous I The res
olution cannot be 80 distorted as to bear
any such Interpretation. No, Grant
has for some time clearly indicated his
purpose, and he only thought q good
time to deliver himself Of his hate was
just as the Ito HIM accursed Congress
was adjourned. ..g.,.a
Really, then, we think the Bulletin
ought TO make the ame,,de to Mr.. Ellis
and colleagues It strikes us that op-
position from them TO such a resolution
would have been to use q rather home
ly term simply jackassical. 1T certain
ly would have been malapropos, gould
have done no possible good and al
At first glance we would be somewhat
disposed to join hands with the Bulletin
in disappearing the act of the House in
voting the additional troops to Grant.
But here again there are two sides the
question. The whole world now knows
Grant to be an obstinate. dogged man,
who will indulge his spites, regardless
ally may he be expected TO indulge this
disposition to the fullest, now that his
race is pretty nearly run We think 1t
altogether certain that he would let any
amount Of evil occur to Crook and Terry
before he would withdraw the troops he
has quartered on the South for pofiticaf
and which the Democratic
House may have honestly Thought It
altogether proper that the regular army
should be fully used against the Indians
before calling out volunteers. Still
there stood a hostile Senate backing
Grant, and IL any great disaster should
overtake Crook and Terry the howl
would at once go up that all was owing
to the fact that the Democratic House
were so anxious to carry the Presidential
election by frard in the South that they
army, or even the whole army, II neces-
sary, to carry out their deveilish prIr-
pose.
As we view 1t, what do we care for
Grants troops In the South. Let bim
put them over US. We will treat them
kindly and go on and conduct our cleo
ton fairly. II he intends to put the
troops to the dirty work OF stuffing bal.
lot-boxes or intmidatiDg voters, let
him go at it he will find 1t lose him
more votes in the whole country than
he would gain here. As to the intimi-
dation part of it, that is ''played OUT"
our people are used to bayOnets.
Seriously speaking, these o,ltbursts of
spleen on the part Of the Bulletin are
worse than wrong; they are pernicious;
they show a want of sober reflection
which is unbecoming In journalist,
in critical time like this.
Tue Bulletin receives news of Con-
gressional action to-day, and to- morrow
il lauDches out in general and special
and ridicule of everything
and everybody. No man who did not
have the Bulletins profession Of affilia-
ton with the oppressed people of the
South before him, would or could for
one moment imagine it on our side.
We sometimes even doubt our own eyes
when we read it's columns and look
again at its title page to see If we are
not reading the Republican. EaB@ g.
This is all wrong, good friend. Re-
the recent fate OF the Mohawkl
And especially reflect that, in the
present cruise over q stormy sea, you
have friends aboard--or you say you
have. You may be willing to risk your
life with all sail up, no centreboard, and
loose ballast, but in such q cruise as |
that, In the name OF heaven be generous
enough to declare your condition before
you involve the fate of others. Be fin
DEPENDENT" II you will but don't be
rash. Work for Tilden and the State
ticket, but don't work against them too.
Friend B,tlletins fix your ,ballast.aaw H
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