The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-12
NOT REPUTATION I

We are getting very weary of the dopHed
perslptency with which enemies 81 Louisiana
and the South declare that the debit ord
nance, adopted by the late Constitutional
Convention and ratified len dave ago by Tie
ppu,lpr ypte IT, IN piTrrt, rep,ulaiion These
declarations arc the fiut If blind malgnlt =
which Historic every thing tn liz evil pu1'-
| pueap md carna nothing III Truth ~ iustie'
| IN the pursuit If liza ends They are dpllh
n,atplv made and ynlinmentlv adhered ~ IN
| .lpanite ~ fact and nft tinea IN dIaiepa,d ~
absolutely knowledge ~ the contrary solely
and eimpiy With The ldaa NJ njurlna ltnuiai
ena and gratifying comprehensive md
universal hatred uf the Southern rnople No
man who innka fai'ly Mt The matter, IN the
liaht If all the circumstances md IN a arI,it
~ impaitlnlliy par embrace thn theory that
the people " thla State have wIthhnld ono
anpla dola, TINT they were mile f. pay NJ
judicial aud informed mind cnn draw from
truthful premises the InnINn1 nonntHptuH tttHt
had faith was intended Ivy Louisiana ~ TINT
Il would lie aualalnnd Nv popular sentiment
MT theae alanhernra AFRO rnattninad by no
considerations ~ truth ~ equity anil ihny
keep IN thali cruaaie If misrepresentation
uniisiu,rnd hy anv iinga ~ coincidence ~
inptnnrh III marhunA
M amount N abuse, however con mite, The
fartp TINT the people nf Inua'ana have tnr
mallv and nmphaticnly acknowledged their
indebtedness tn the full extent NJ the prn
olpai represented IN the hnn,led debt They
have dome this Ivy verv decided popular
vote fully nina tentha ~ the white tins Ray
lug vote ~ the State. Tho fact If liza mn
jnIitv hainu leaa tlnn that of tlnynrnnr WITT
IL ~ tile new constitution - attributable Ell
ti,olr to the riraula alaneea TINT, who,ona
thousands II rulofel mon voted fof COY
Wiltz ana tho nnw constitutions almost tia
anlid vote Of the rnlnro,l ani Republican ole
rlnnta was oaai against The debt ordinance
ID FAT, however, ne concerns The white enn
ae,vatEyn tax paving people ~ tile State tho
people npnn whom depends The mainlanpnre
af Tho public revenue mud the public crodli
thoy supported tbs deht ordinance with plac
tlnal unanimiiy, md thua rlelnad them
aelves ton recognition If The face of Tho ,Iefl
and IL Tho IN .mnut IL suph Intercat "a. aftai
calm and anrnca dnllherptlnn. they found
themselves aie to my
with what iuaIpe thon. nan on onemea
tlnclate thai InuanuR IA guilty ~ tho shame
af tnpudIatiNn We have Acknowledged our
Indebtedness aud. gathering together the
wreck nf I'm fn,innna waatel ani doapoiled |
Nv tho ve,y people VIII" Now fnprnarh ua, wo
have eai 'thua much cnn and viii pay |
tn pay no moro hecauap cpnnoi nnaa |
ANY Nno suppose That Louisiana If aha were
wealthy wnilid ilali tho auapininn nfhpd faith
~ order in aava n few Thousand dnllara M
nually upan hnr Interest paymnnta 4 lie
tina 10 prnpaateInna. Nur represents tIvca IN
he convention framed the debit ordinance to
'nme up tu the very III moat limit If the poo
,lo'p ability We were All Impoverished com
Restored f. tho pnaanealnn aud
~ an own affals after long
ears W waste mil miatuln Nv plleua ntAtl wa
ranly and frankly gave ntr pledge ~ nav tho
principal If tho debit incurred In orr name
ny demanding itat our eiinrta ~ recuprra-
lam should not IN thwartnd hy tho nSuotian
{ u fuinAua M impossible ratio IT iutornat
his Ia not population II Il ralae and alan
nrnna o. COLL II auch