The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
THE DEMOCRAT AND THE TIMES.

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A lame and impotent attempt liz made by
the 7Tmes to secure the sympathy Of the
public by charging the DEMOCRAT with vio-
lent language, and by asserting that the
DEMOCRAT has sought TO malign and traduce
Charles Clinton, sole manager Of the Times.
The public are concerned il this matter
simply to the extent 1t may touch upon their
affairs, and will decide who is In fault when
the facts are considered
We have never had any personal quarrel
with any person connected with the Timea,
nor have We assaulted the private character
of any person, except as the Same may be af-
fected BY their public acts, and what has been
said, together with what will be established
in that respect has we submit, been provoked
by the Times
That paper has falsely and unfairly accused
the DEMOCRAT Of base and improper motives
in advocating al adjustment Of the debt
charged the present management with ineon-
sistent action, used the name Of one Of the
proprletors In q malicious sense. and charac-
terized the management Of the DEMOCRAT as
vampires sucking the life-blood out of the
people," and yet 1t has the assurance to com
plain Of statement Of facts which are
known TO every citizen Of this city to be true,
and takes exception TO the publication Of Off
clal reports bearing the signature Of the com
plainant.
So far as the DEMOCRAT is concerned, Its
management preferred to quietly submit TO
the decision OF the public, based upon fear
less and ineorruptible course; but the Times
became so embroidered In Its assaults upon
the people Of this State: SO reckless and men
dactous In It's attacks upon men whose lives
had been characterized by honorable dealing
that patience ceased to be q virtue, and silent
acauescence In the asperslons INDUCED In
could but create The impression that the PEG
pie OF Louisiana are too shameless, base and
depraved to deserve any consideration at the
hands Of mankind.
To make clear our meaning, the Constitu-
tional Convention WAS composed Of the best
aud most patriotic citizens Of Louisiana
When 1t assembled the Times published the
record of the Democratic delegates, showing
thotr years OF honorable service, OF their high
personal attributes. m@o=
When these delegates. after long and palm
ful elaboration and acrimonious debate, de-
clded upon a plan of adjustment Of the debt
which rejected all propositions of repudia-
tion. and offered the bondholders all that they
considered the State able to pay the
Times opened It's batteries OF abuse and
freely hurled at the heads of these gentlemen
such terms as Mexican guerrillas," "high-
waymeG, .disgraeeful, mo man Of honest
purpose and definite principle 'dlshonor
which their delegates intended and devised"
"by-word and synonym of shame "the in
fanny Of the act" twill disgrace them as lit will
the State" fit Is dishonorable."
Men pirate Of violent language who thus seek
to defame the representatives Of whole poo
ple2 These delegates were defenseless indi-
viduals powerless to refute the assertions OF
q journal which protested to represent the
commercial interests Of this city. and which
was spreading broadcast over the land charges
calculated to blacken their character and fix
stigma upon the State.
The DEMOCRAT has simply said and stands
ready to prove, that the parties to this deia
nation We're "particeps criminis' In the
measures Of force, fraud and forgery by
which w. ?. Kellogg became acting Governor.
Charles Clinton became acting Auditor, and
Il. G. Dibhle became Assistant Attorney Gen
eral. That Charles Clinton now sole man
agcr Of the Times, advocated the reputation
of 40 per cent OF debt which he, as Auditor
reported the State as owing. and that this
measure did not have the consent of all or
even majority of bondholders at the time Of
its adoption. .5.
That complete bargain was made by w.
Z. Kellogg, then acting us Governor and that
Its terms lin the case Of Blanchard) were car
ried out by Charles Clinton, acting Auditor,
by a compromise settlement In which war
rants were issued unlawfully to b. Z. Blancll-
ard by said Clinton, November %, 1873, and
paid into the treasury on tho same day to the
amount of $551s 25 In satisfaction of moneys
due the State, amounting to $19.157 50, and
that the money due the State by this default
ing tax collector was at the time deposited In
the Crescent City Bank.
This transaction bears the impress OF fraud
and corruption upon its face, and 1t is Mr..
Clinton's misfortune that 1t could only have
been consummated by his approval
The former connection OF Mr.. Clinton and
Mr.. Dibble with the government which Is
largely responsible ior the inability Of Lou
isiana to pay her Indebtedness should have
indicated to them the indecency OF their pre-
suming to abuse and villify u people they had
aided in plundering.
THE BARBARIC SOUTH "A PRACTICED