The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-01-05
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OFFICIAL
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JAS. Il. CnsEHDYE, .-- Editor.
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SATURDAY, JAN. ,, '>|7.
Ebul;i.ioa Of nro}i,' %c7t;;Dlcat.
We are grateful to our friend, the
New Ollcans Democrat, for TIA well
meant and timely article in l'' ISSUE
of Saturday last, with reference +" the
.coursc Of the Gove,uo7" ard the !
criticisms Of the ''lSDICAToR thereon;
and we hasten to assure that 'urnaf,
for whose Editor We yield to none ~
esteem and high regard, that no con-
troycrsy will or can be provoked with
it. on the matter at issue. We under
stand and fully appreciate the motives
Of the Democrat, and its Article stirred
our feelings TO little. However, we
considered We had Il duty to perform
to q public, whose tone ami sentiment
we but poorly represent, and, not
withstanding it was with deep regret
We were provoked to these nttevarces,
which, orr coufrcre aamonlshcs arc
urcalled for and may be productive
of harm, that duty impc!(ed Us to
the ccnsuycs, severe and bitter as
they may have been. Of which tie
Democrat cnmpla;us, %Nd fox "h:c;' II
reads rs a f,ipaNly AND sincere i>ctHsc.
Governor Nichols personally re
hins in our regard that high posi-
lion he has always Ic'I, but it Is with
feelings of sadness We are c"mIr''eo
to admit lis want Of administrative
capacity. In his Honesty and s'ncr'''
ty we have every faith, but his sins
Of omission and commission are, we
fear, of such a character "a t" end
in the very dissolution aud di>lnte-
grafton of the people lie desires to re-
tain in body. Our worthy Govern
or is of the great human family
subject to its va5alies and weaknesses
and he has, we are sorry to say, CON
tidcnce in the "goodnrss' Of some
men whom the whole State unite III
one voice in declaring rs unworthy
Our friends of the Democrat will
agree with rs thcre, we are sure.
1t was not our purpose, and certain
" no such Interpretation can be put
on our language, to say, that at the
officials, of appointment, were click
spi,tles, Radical thieves and captured
enemies :" but we insist that that
class OF appointments are numerous,
and when made, it was in the choice
between men to whom Louisiana
owed every thing, and men TO whom
she owed her poverty and degreda-
ton. This may have been in all
instances accidental, but it is never
theless fact.
We have taken the course marked
out in those articles which are the
subjects of the Democrats appreciated
censure. after mature dcliberation.
We sincerely regret that the occa-
sion should have arrived to calf!or
such utteranres; but, viewing tie
matter from our standpoint; seeing
the effect of the policy, if it can raise
to the dignity of such an appe'lation,
80 far in this parish and its inevita-
bic end, we hare nothing to retract
in what we have said. Orr worship
of PRINCIPLE amounts to i!olatry-
men are but the means to accomplish
great and lasting good. If Governor
Nichols has suffered unjustly from
our efforts to steer him right, to call
him back, he will be none the worse
for it, because his virtue will come
forth from the ordeal Respondent
while upon no must fall the blame
We arc willing to take the corse
quences, confident in our integrity O.
purpose ard ia the knowledge thai
the ends we aim at, are, our countr!
and our country's good. Time vii
fully develop the wisdom of protestin!
nor against a policy which wemophe
sy will render it no easy matter TO
the capture Of those ''scalps," tt
which our friend !Icarsey invites q
the coming campaign.
NOlcpp rOlcYs.