The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-05
DANA AND THE INVESTIGATION.

| Just after the war when the scum Of tho
South was being ransaCked by tho military
saCrapa In the various States for tools where
! whit TO carry out thonfamous rehabilitation"
policy, n malignant old dotard, who had been
Uni IN man solely because ID gave him tho
fullest opportunity to vent his spleon on all
about him, was appointed TO Tho District
judgeehip In ono of the country districts
With this learned and amabie Judge thsre
was but ono argument in any case
that had any weight. and that was
the Gyg,tmerstum nd homtncm-and to
bis credit be 1t said, that In almost every
instance his Judgments were inspired by no
favor or Partially, but by pure, unaduter-
ated hatred Of almost every attorney In his
district One or two shrewd old lawyers, who
know his weakness and venom, pnndered to
Thorn and thus got the ear of tho court" all
to themselves, and very largo car 1t was.
With these few exceptions he hated all the
rest. Two Of his pet aversions were his dis
triCt attorney, very worthy man, and
Texas ex-judge, who had emigrated to
his district Just after the war. These
gentIomen happened TO appear before
tho court ono day on opposite sIdes
Of case, and our worthy Judge
was terribly disturbed ~ to how no should
decide Tho Texas lawyer had brought suit
by attachment and seized all the available
effects Of sIOping and utterly irresponsible
debtor, out Of whom nothing ever could be
mado except by the sale of the property at
taChed. Tho district attorney was represent
i, n ,l,,It r
attachment. After hearing Thorn through
the court addressed them as follows: 81 am
sorry to geo you two opposed TO each other
If anybody else In Gods world were against
either Of you, would know how to decide this
case; but rs It Is. only regret that I can't
decide against you both. However. shall do
my best give judgment for the plaintiff
and dismiss tho attachment. Now. damn
you, go-and If you over appear in this court
again on opposite sides of n case, FILTH
well, you look out"
The quandary of this amable old Judge in
q manner illustrates our feelings towards tho
New York Sun and the Potter investigation
BY all means we wish that investigation to
go on, even TO It's latest possible deduction
Every principle of right and honor cOmmends
It to US, and we shall contribute by every
means in our power to its successful dis !
closure of all the dark and damning
deeds that Consummatod tho presiden
tial fraud. But if, while this is being |
accomplished. any possible means could be |
devised OF heaping disappointment, contempt, |
failure and ignOmny on Dana and tho New
York Sun we should like 1t n great deal bet |
tor. There is not to-day in the whole North |
more venom0us and fanatiCal hater or more
BIandNror Of The South and South |
0rn mon than this Same fellow, and his blatant |
sheet fairly reok8 with abuse and misrcpre-
Of our people and their rcprcsonta- |
lives in Congress. In tho last issue before us |
1t says that the only men opposed IN the in |
are the dough faces" who sym
pathHod with JEFF Davis during the war and |
with those who were with him. The only plea !
for Hayes ishs "oxtrcmO sympathy for former
rebels" what thOy could not accomplish by |
force they now propose to assist Hayes to &C
cOmplish by fraud, and 50 on nd nG,tscnm
All this abuse ia doubtless due to n too vivid |
recollection on the part Of Dana of the
cowardIy part he played ut the critical mo-
ment when the stakes could easily have been
won by The courage OF mouse cat, Whe!s he |
commenced praying and bcsccChing and yeIp-
ing to tho holder men in the Democratic party |
TO do nothing rash for hia sake. OF course he
knows and feels that all this Is remembered |
by the Southern Democrats and that their
silent endurance Of his vtupcraton Is merely !
the unspeakabIcncsS Of utter contemplating |
amused wOndcrment of an Achilles at the |
tauntings Of n sCurrilous ThcrHtcs who tells |
him he RukB in his tent from CowardiCo
Well, even this sort of people have their uses.
If it had not been for Ramsey !SniNe, the most !
famous "gOugo' that lever came Off Georgia, |
would never have happened.