The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
sHBRMAN'S OUTRAGE MILL.

John Sherman, the chief conspirator and
apostle of fraud, whose coming to Louisiana
revived the expiring courage OF the Repub'
Iican rascals in November, 1876, has lost nc
opportunity TO give vent TO his malignant
Islander upon our people
| TO President Grant, in the Senate chamber
and by public speech he has charged upon
the people Of this State crimes calculated to
appall civilization, unmndful OF the fact that
he had given the most solemn assurances. in
February of 1877 that the Nichols govern
ment was, In his opinion, the government
which should and would stand, because II
was supported by the best elements Of the
State, and that he would 80 advise Mr.. Hayes.
Unmindful of the fact that he was q party
to the stipulations entered into in February
of 1877 with the representatives of the
Nichols government in Washington, looking
toward healing dissensions and composing
political strife; unmindful of the fact that
the people of Louisiana have for year and q
half sought to put the past behind them, and
with rare magnanimity misplaced we believe,)
have permitted the scoundre1s who have
disgraCed our State, to go unwhipt of justice,
this political iaCkal, with fiendish design
and unblushing audaoty, knowing that the
testimony upon which he relies was manu-
featured under the supervision and instiga-
ton of himself and associates, an after
thought conceived ten days after the election
and carried out by perjury and bribery, dares
to fling his vile ISLANDERS into the face of an
outraged people, hoping that the desire for
repose on the part of our people, the heated
term, an inadequate appropriation of means
to defray expenses, would all combine to
cause the congressional committee to reject
his offer of witnesses to prove intimidation
and outrage and thus enable the Radical
shriekera Of his party to parade the so-Cated
testimony printed In his Senate report as I'M
refuted, and to charge conscious guilt upon
our people by their failure to disprove his allie
cations
Time will yet show what lurking deviltry
inspired this bold, bad man to again set In
motion the outrage mill, but whether it was
10 vindiCate his course In concentrating the
great presidential fraud, or whether he and
Ms associates look forward to new era of
political strife and Grantism In the South as
heir sole hope Of political success, he stands
oiled In his purpose. His attorney, John
Ray, having again offered to produce the
wretched criminals and the poor. deluded
creatures who have been represented as the
witnesses to the alleged outrages, the sub
nittee consulted with the gentlemen who are
representing the Democratic and Conservative
party of this State, and we are glad to know
hat their advice truly represents the views
II our people.
AS much as we desire peace and repose
rom political strife we shall never cease to
Lssert that the testimony against our people |
8 the product Of fraud, perjury and conspir-
ICY, a tissue of base ISLANDERS conceived in sin |
md brought forth in iniquity. We demand
investigation in order that we may
indicate our people who have been so foully |
and If the appropriation of Congress
s insufficient we will advance any sum neces-
AIRY to enable the committee to make
borough investigation.
Col Patton. the president of the State Cen
raj Committee, and Major Burke, chairman
# the Registration and Election Committee,
AVE again proven by their action that the in
erests of our party and our people have been
onfided to proper hands, and we learn that
he people Of each parish assailed will at once
in indicating our State.