The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-10
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Of itself they would SEQ little hope In
the future. II II should be regarded ~
rejecting the real sentiments OF the lp 4
telliqent and thinking mass OF the
-peopic north OF Mason~snd Dixen's'
line. neither this nor the next genera
,tion OF whites In the late slayeholdlng
States could hope for even . slug gard
1 peace, much less one step forward
toward recovery from the disastrous
effects of protracted civil wal, Il the "a
Herald be regarded rs the representa-
tive OF Northern sentiment. then tl the
southern man must regard the Nortnern
people as hypocritical TO the last az.
gree, and there is no more hope OF
living peacefully and prosperousiy WIN
q nation OF hypecrites than there Is 81
living happily under the same roof with
one. ri snshn,st,t3.H .aai.l,,
We have for years watched carefully
the course OF this paper, and we can
aay with all candor that II, Is the most
shamefully. inconsistent and dangerous
sheet published In this country. II pre-
tends to independence and fair dealing,
and never hesitstes or falls to STAB the
south In the dark whenever II can make
the opportunity. SO surely is this course
pursued by 1t, that 3 common saying
now among our people is, when 9 word
OF praise or encouragement OF the South
comes from the Herald, " Now look out
for vituperatioh and defaniation ten
n ~~&..l
times syerweighiddg every yttnd kindly yyIsa wofd
These ri remarks ,prks ore induced BY the
later lucubrations Of this would d-be rep
sentative Of Independent and en-
lightened journalism In America.
On an OK -parte statement Of the late
Hamburg affair, the Herald denotinced
the white people engaged, even TO the
extent Of branding Mr.. Butler as sitting
Bull and Ills fellow citizens as Sioux and
the ,burthen of It's shocking denuncia-
tons was extended TO the whites Of the
whole South. When Mr. Bitter wfote to
it's editor defending himself and his f,eo-
Die. demanding judicial investigation,
and holding himself responsible IN dire
pupishment II ne failed to prove the
whites Innocent Of the wrong charged,
| this brave and impartial sheet gave ex-
preston to what was plainly aforced
| mitigation OF its tinmeffted denuncia-
tiops. bit 1t has never attempted the
ame,,de honorable. and IL never will. = Il
is bold enough, to denounce and dis
honor, but not brave, enough TO admit
1 It's previous wrong. ~, ,v..y act, !.
Hut the most strikingly pusillaninio,ls
nature Of this organ Of independence y
shown In the extracts We herewith make
from, one Of its late editorials on the
matter of Grants characteristic mes
sage to- Congress-. 1t Is only necessary
to show the reader how handsomely 1t
abuses Grant for doing just what 1t has
! itself done time and again, and for just
about as much provocation as Grant
has ahsd. Both Grant aud the Herald
have automatically DETAINED the South.
| r,h. .,.~--.-ot, uetwecn them In history
| will be that Grant has done 1t from the
exalted position Of the Presidential
chnir, and because he cordially
hates the Southern whites and will
do any mean act to ipjure them, while
the Herald, for the sake Of the "immor-
tai dollar" from q desecrated editorial
| chair, either denounces or encourages,
as may seem pecuniarily desirable.
Both Grant and the Herald are repre-
sentatives OF o civilization, but Of oae
oar too low to give theSouth either hope
or encouragement. We prefer TO think
that the great masses Of the Northern
people stand on q plane far more eleva-
ted than that assumed by these two
types, and that from that plane they
will extend the South the right hand Of
fellowship In common march upward
and beyond the mortal or moral reach
Of either Of them ;rlaa lo sacanhnf 9f
The Presidents letter reads more like an In,
considersd words oi tis hsad q q great covers
n1em The Hamburg affair was y cruel pro-
4 ceedng, but the President wrongs the Southern
l people when he says that 1t IL only repetition
what has bssq seen ~ ths ssSthsrO States
| riots and outbreaks andmurders. but the people
OF the south the honest. ,ceonseryatye Deopie.
81 the North ara TO blame for the Native kmsri-
during the war; The President should re-
member that society ip the South since the
war has been governed By exceptionM in6ll-
ences. There WAS Q race suddenly trans.
formed from slavery fntofndspendent citizen-
ship. There was 2 proud. valiant people,
.een benton TO- tho dust and slI their hopes
1 destroyed. Not only were they defeat D., but
| Industries wore ruined. commerce was destroyed
and communities once memorable, for wealth,
splendor and oil the accomplishments q refined
l and Intelligent society were uprooted. In addi-
tion TO this, ~, II to add humiliation to defeat
| the Republicans sent among them US rulers
ndventsirers.. jailbrds. outca.ts. s We had =
Blodsett In Gsorgia, g Warmoth in louisiana. q
Whipper and q Whft1emore In south Carolina.
These rufIlans. bearing In many cases the COM
missions Of the Federal Government, were en-
nbied. by their intiusncs over tho. negroes to
| take puesession8 Of commonwealth. after com
n0nwealth. and to plumber them. For much Of
(this the President aud his party are RI sponshle,
and he should not be surprised IL the people Of
| the South turned upon their oppressors and
cast then out. lNan 961 IO 3R2}y ,hf {
| zyThis Is the side OF the, story which the
| President does not tell Eut the country has
laid II to hoaIt. and we saw one Of the effects Of
itin the tidal wave which oyerwhelmed the Re-
| pnbiicans two years ago and brought the DEMO-
Gratis into power. The country expected from