The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-07
NEW ORLEANS ORGAN AND A
CHICAGO ORGAN.


Gen. Butler. 30 far from having instigated
the Hamburg riot, was ID the highest sense
and did all In bis power to pre-
vent that bloody ARRAY But the Chicago
Times. In company with the Republican
press, continued to denounce the gallant
South Carolnian as ruffian and muir
derer. and attempted to fasten the odous
name upon him.
The object Of the Times was neither JUS
tiee nor truth. The public sentiment which
the Times feeds demanded abuse and vllliflca-
tion OF Butler with the same avidity that it
now constantly demands social scandal Of the
most reckless and cruel description, and the
Times supplied the abuse Of Butler as 1t daily
supplies the social filth 1t Is no concern OF
the Times II the regulations Of Innocent wo-
men are aspersed and homes made wretched
by such publications. It's readers want "tbe
news and, false Or true, vile though 1t be,
the Times sends II flying upon the wings Of
the wind.
The same morbid public sentiment now de-
mands To be gorged On YazoO sensations and
the Times hangs "Yazoo" to the name Of every
Southern man OF paper, and endeavOrs to
crimson every article it prints with the
blood Of Dixon.
Not long since the DEMOCRAT spoke some
respectful words Of ex-President Davis. and
deprecating the fierce and senseless abuse OF
him BY the Republican press. The Times, us
we stated yesterday, sprang upon US Ike
Comanche savage, with yell Of fury and -
every few lines of column Of froth, falsehood
and blackguardsm, denounced the DEMOCRAT
as 'sthe Yazoo organ This may please the
anpatite OF The readers of the Times, which It
has pampered with filth until 1t will accept
nothing but billingsgate and scandal. But
the Times, when it denonnces the DEMOCRAT
as ''the Yazoo organ" In the sense il intended
To convey, recklessly bellies us.
II Is true the DEMOCRAT refused to join tho
hive and cry that was raised against the citi-
zens of Yazoo county when the disturbances
there began. Only one side OF the case was
given any wide publication, and on that par
tial and one-sided information the Northern
press OF all shades Of politics opened On the
Democrats, not only of YazoO county, but OF
the whole State Of Mississippi. There was no
limit to the denuncIation. nor measure to Its
viruence. The Yazoo people could not get
hearing. They made I'm effort to present
their case before the country, but they We're
howed down o lamb, surrounded by pack
of hungry bloodhounds, might as well have
bleated for chance for It's life
The exigences of the Republican party In
Maine and Ohio required that the Yazoo peo
ole should stand In the attitude Of Democratic
ruf1ians and murderers, intimidating negroes
and white Republicans, suppressing the bal
lot and inaugurating new rebellion. To
meet this requirement, all the enginery Of
o. powerful press, aided, We are sorry to
say, by some feeble-spirited Southern jour-
nails, which, whenever the Inter- Ocedn or the
New York Tribune shrieks "buldozer," fall
down upon their faces, and yell for mercy
were brought into requsition. This mean
and merciless proceeding; this unchrs-
tian scheme to prosecute, defaDe
and condemn In the judgment Of mankind q
whole community without hearing, shocked
our sense Of right and justice, and we freely
confess that our feelings as Southern men re-
voted at partisan effort to malign 50 large
and respectable o community OF our own peo-
pie. Farther, we were personally acquainted
with some OF the Yazoo people, and Of others
we had heard and we know them to be
quiet, abiding and cultivated citizens
who would not be- likely to damage the interest
and good name Of their country by recklessly
promoting political and civil strife In their
own midst.
Looking at the matter In this light we felt
1t to be our duty to condemn the wholesale
abuse and persecution of the Yazoo Democrats
and to claim for them full and fair hearing
TIE, fntn NATL furr W.
support Of political violence for political pur-
poses: nothing In favor of carrying elections
by force or intimidation. These methods,
pursued for ten years In the South by the
Radical party and the army, we have al
ways denounced in unmeasured terms.
In speaking Of the Yazoo troubles, we simply
held that the W hites Of that, or Of any other
community, had right to protect their homes
and families and the peace and civilization Of
the county from the evils and terrors Of a
race conflict instigated and urged on by bad
and ambitious men ; and secondly, we affirmed
that the Yazoo people, or any other people,
accused as the Yazoo people We're, had q
right to a hearing and a full and free presen-
tation OF their case.
This 10 the head and front Of our offending.
AIlu III IL GDIi5biLulGs3 Lu1 nGhIpthaI IdIUU
organ" we fear we must accept the title. In
deed, II demanding just and fair dealing for
q people constitutes us their organ, we trust
that the DEMOCRAT will never shrink from
accepting the organship OF any people or OF
any cause. Such organship is the glory OF
the press ana Is as far above the ORGANISING
of scandal and Of depravity, which the
Chicago sheet represents, as honor, and truth,
and courage, are above that meanness OF
spirit which creeps in the slime OF irresponsl-
bility and derives its vigor from the noisome
vapors Of a morbid sensationallsm
Even granting that the course OF the Dem
ocrats OF Yazoo was as wicked as represented
still hundred Yazoos would not be 50 ter
rible and debasing to the country as one news
paper such d the Chicago Times. Were the
so-called 'sYazoo methods" to prevail for any
length of time, the conservative forces OF so