The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-19
1.HE BULLETIN LET LOOSE.

sometn1nR OF soIicitude for the Bulletin
We would not trouble you with our
criticisms OF Its articles. But the BtAi.
leftn can and must be useful, and we are
going To help 1t into state OF public
utility Is .--'.
Yesterday the Bulletin raved at the
DEMOCRATS In Congress, our Louisiana
representation IN general. and Mr..
Ellis Ia particular. Now, the Bulletin
reminds, me OF nm old single barrel
gun | use to try 10 shoot ducks with
when boy. She was always going off
half cooked. and, being mn old flint and
stoel-concern, | used TO burn my hands
and face, and seldom got duck.
Whit did Mr.. Scott Lord do In Con-
gress 7 Why, he found out that some
Radical WAS going To introduos !, sfni.i
lar resolution TO tho ono he Introduced.
and he inst took the wiod out Of his
sails--thatF uli. II q Radical had In
trotlnced " and some Southern man had
opposed II, what n sweet ulorsel 1t would
have been for oil she u ldieHls of the.
land. Tho cry would have gone UP that
the Southern Democrats alied soleIy
on intimidation and tried 10 vote down
n resolution susiaining the laws; but
when Mr., Lord introdueeh the resolt.l
tioF, n'enstopped to think, and IL passed
at onces
v,
simply that persons violating the rights
Of others shall no tried before oouris of
competent jurisdiction. and shall be-
punished II found guilty And Is not
this what we wantp Does any man
want the laws violited with impunity
Bnt tho DuHetin thinks the pnsale,s of
the Lord resolution isth he basis or GRANTS
military action hidculou5l The res
olution cannot be so distorted ~ to bear
any such Interpretation. No. Gr,ut
has for some time clearly indicated bis
purpose. and he only thought good
time to deliver 1iimself OF lis hate vas
Just as the 10 him) accursed Congress
was adjourned.
Really. then, We think tho B,d'ettn
ought to make tho dDis,.de To Mr.. Ellis
and colleagues. II strikes us that ~.
position from them to such resolution
would have been-to use u rather home
ly term simply jackassical H. certain.
w would have been matAprOpos, could
have done no possible good, and al
most surely would have done harm.
At first glance we would be somewhat
disposed to join hands W tn the Bnitrtin
In disapproving tho act or the House in
voting the additional troops 70 Grant.
But here again there are two sides 10 the
question. The whole world now knows
who will indulge his spites, regardless
VI consequences to tho public. Especi-
ally may he be- expected 10 indulge this
disposition to the fullest. now that his
race Is pretty nearly run. We think it
altogether certain that he would let any
amount OF evil occur to Crook aud Terry
before he would withdraw the troops he
has quartered on the South for politica
purposes, and which tho Democratic
House may have honestly thought 1t
altogether proper that the regular army
should be fully used against the Indians
before calling out volunteers. Still
there stood u hostile Senate backing
Grant, and 1t any great disaster should
overtake Crook and Terry the howl
would Mt once go up that all WAS owing
to the fact that tile Democratic House
were so anxious to carry the Presidential
election by fraud in the South that they
were ready TO sacrifice the flower OF the
army, or oven the whole army, ir neces-
sary, to carry out their deveiIish ptir.
pose.
AS we view It, what do we care for
Grants troops In the South. Let bin
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 iDtimidatipg voters, let
him go at 1t: he will find 1t lose him
more votes in the whole country than
he would gain here. AS to the intimi.
dation part OF II. that ts ''played OUT"
our people are used to bayonets.
Seriously speaking, these outbursts OF
spleen on the part OF the Bulletin are
worse than wrong, they are perpicious;
they show q want OF sober reflection
which is unbecoming I'm n journalist,
especially in a critical time like this.
The Bulletin receives news OF Con
gressIonal action to-day, aud to morrow
It launches out In general and special
and ridicule OF everything
and everybody. No man who did not
have the Bulfetin's profession of affila
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 its columns and look
again ut It's title page to see II we are
not reading the Republican.
This Is all wrong. good friend. Re
the recent fate OF the Mohawk
And especially reflect that, in the
present cruise over u stormy sea, you
have friends aboard or you say you
have. You may be willing 10 risk your
life with all sail up, no centreboar |, and
loose ballast, but In such n crIiise rs
that, in the name Of heaven be generous
enough to declare your condition before
you involve the fate OF Others. BE .'in-
dependent" II you will, but don't be
rash. Work for Tilden and the State
ticket, but don't work against them too.
Friend Bulletin, fix your ballast.
LAST DITcHER.