New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-20

sions of opinion wish intimated to re-
| yive the strife of the sword or of the
Jaw. which the yalorous non-combatants
wagged so vigorously in the background
of the fight? There is every evidence OF
the contrary in the whole course OF this
paper. In alleging reasons why this war,
if reopened, must result as before, in the
weaker side being borne down by the
dominant majority, we said
For the South is no match tor the Moth.
| in numbers. wealth, fortitude or resources,
while it 1.-THE Soathl does not exceed it
[theA Nortn] in bravery, skill or personal
| prOwess.
The Picaplae controverts this recital OF
comparative ability for warfare.
/. There can be no doubt the South
is in large minority as to white
numbers; and even if the color
ed people be recognized as either voters
or soldiers, it is still in a mi
nority, as two to three. The State of
Texas lis increasing" says the Picoytne,
ssat rate which will give a far larger rep
resentation than that of any other State
in the Union" This, on the suppose
ton that these other States stop growing.
Louisiana is to gain greatly under an anti
cipated state of affairs. This is the reply of
the Hibernian when asked how many rats
he had caught: 1t was, that when he should
| have caught the one he was then after
and another he would have caught two"
Our assertion is as to the present campar-
alive numbers and not to the poulo post
flh,tro comparison, when certain anticipat-
ed contingencies shall have occurred.
Even the assumption that the migration Of
white or black. from one part CT the
South to another, will add to its sectional
numbers, or that people coming from
the North Of Europe or Of the United
States will join any malcontents in the
South in any attempt to repeal the Union,
is not entitled to further refutation than
mere statement.
2. We can not compare the fortitude Of
| LIE lNU StCllOuos w AtiSC AhNC LIZ ALL
putation on that of the South. The
prisons on each side were filed with men
who could have obtained liberty by disa-
vowing the faith which was in them. To
the honor OF American nature very few on
either side proved thus recreant. It
might be inferred that the side which
held out longest had the most fortitude.
We rather claim this as due to resources
and the fate of war than offer any impu-
tation upon the honor Of the weaker side.
The fortitude of endurance since the war
has been confined to those States
which preferred to continue resistance by
direct and indirect opposition to the
laws Some Southern States, as Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Virginia, passed at
once to the administration Of their own
affairs. Others encountered a determine
ton to resist the laws, and they seem to
substitute endurance for this resistance.
8. We make no triumphant comparison
of the accumulated wealth of the section
successful in war; it is a fact not disputed.
4. In respect of education, we abide by
the census of 1860 to show that there were
in proportion more North ern than South
ern people who could read and write. It
was natural, because among manufacture
ing and commercial people education is
of more value than among purely agri
cultural people.
If the Picayme chooses to consider the
colored race as people, this dispropor-
ton has been greatly increased since
the war. There could have been no
imputation upon the standard of edu-
cation in the South withou. at the
same time including the many North
ern and Southern men educated at North
ern and European colleges and universe
ties. Even the fling that ''the KEPUB1I-
CAN has probably been misled by the con-
sideration of its own limited circula-
ton would establish our assertion Of
inferior common education. The Repub-
lican party comprises majority Of the
people of Louisiana. If, then, the cir
culation of the only central paper which
defends the principles of the party is
slimited," it must be caused by the I'M
fortunate inability Of this population to
read This painful fact, which we en-
deavor to obviate by the education of the
whole people of Louisiana, establishes our
assertion of a moro limited common
school education in the South than in the
the North.
The Picayue has thus attributed to us
wish to reopen strife which we have
deprecated. 1t imputes to us reflections
upon our friends and neighbors Of which
we are innocent. We can only express
the apprehension that this disingenuous
assault proceeds from some pen which
the Cincinnati Commercial thus indicates:
One of the editorial writer's on the New
Orleans icaytnc pays a most elegant tri-
butte to his late chiefs memory, but in ex-
cess of grief, after trusting that he has
attained heavt My immortality, bids him an
eternal farewell y
DEMOCRATIC CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Amiable old fossils who are willing to
let lawbreakers and traitors alone, and the