The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-08
LET HER SWING.

Our esteemed contemporary, the New Or
leans Times, has of late shown tendency to
be remarkably aggressive; but there is such
thing as going too far. In yesterday
mornings issue Of that paper appeared an
article entitled "The Swing Of the Pendu-
lum," which requires particular notice at the
hands Of q fearless and outspoken press.
we have received several com munioations
from prominent citizens who consider them
selves personally aggrteved by the composite
extracts of the quintessence OF the literary
altar Or style contained In its metrical but
deeply planned sentences. Personally we will
admit that we have not exactly understood
the drift OF the argument, but we are afraid
that the Times has been imprudent and made
enemies at the same time Of the Witt and
Ogden factions, as well as Of the Board Of
Health. II we understand the situation cor
rectly, Louisiana, as q unit, is perfectly will
tng to concede the fact that "the universe Ia
instinct with life and notion" and some
ward politicians are even willing TO go 30 far
as to accept the proposition that the world Is
composed Of fortuitous combination OF
crooked atoms, and that the testimony OF the
outward sensas Is an intallible motive Of GER
titude. Among them the immortal Spinosa,
the undying Rothenhue, not to speak Of
Locke, Bacon, de Lammenais and others 60
even further, but this Ia neither here nor
there. When, however, the Times says I'm
blushingly that
The rose Of eafety often springs from the
same stem that bears the thorn of danger. and
this evil tendency to MONOPOLY and consolida-
| ton bears In its bosom germ OF deltveranoe
we bid the Times to stop! As Canute re-
marked on certain pleasant evening to the
advancing tide, we say to that impersonal con
ISOLATED and imprudent sheet: "Go no fur
therp' Play not upon the thorns and the
roses-the boys know all about that-especial
| ly do not be SO virulent In your attacks OF
consultations and monopolies ut would moi
look we'll from you at this stage OF TIN
racket, but, BY all that Is sacred, do not foo
with the germ.
/ Proceeding In his gyrations the writer pro
ceeds as follows:
Just as surely as the stars rise and get to ris
again. and the tides ebb and faW and ebp. AM
so on forever max Ing Mysterious music In tn
Il mighty orchestra OF tbs universe. 40 surely az
human aff Ire come and 90 between the extreme
Of happiness and mi cry. prosperity and want
peace and war. destruction and reorganization
decomposition aud decomposition. History re
peats itself, events are re-enacted. and men di
il and yet they live In The deeds done by thel
famines, pestilences and the political earth
i auakes and the moral cyclones that unmake an!
II remake human society come and 70 through
maRne Tamerlane and Napoleon conquer ID
nations and mould them Into great consolidatet
empires only to be disrupted. shattered an
4 riyen to furnish work 10 some other might
couaueror who shall come afterWard. IL ~ th
/ oscillation OF events In the vast cycle OF ia
1 universe that keeps human affairs swinging
Il between thu utmost extremes Of genesis an
/. dissolution.
In order that this gem Of purest roy ~