The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-11
- @HUMANITARIANIsMn AND DOG
FIGHTTNG.


OF law for prevention of cruelty 20 ami |
mails" From the day of his first appearance |
In the capacity Of the peculiar friend OF
animals !" he has been regarded as fanatic |
by all sensible people. Still. he has lived In an
atmosphere peculiarly favorable to the growth
of "isma." !" and ne has not failed to draw around
him "sympathizing circle or friends ana
their united efforts have even influenced begiS-
latures TO go beyond all legitimate bounds in
the way of Interference with the rights OF in
dividual members of society in their manage
ment and use Of the domestic animals around
Years before Bergh efruIged before the gaze
of man another organization existed, the 90
ieet and aim OF which seemed 70 re even nlgher
than that of the prevention OF cruelty man.
This was what had made itself more = man nan
Ifa object was not 10 keep dogs but men, from
nghtfng This Peace Congress was, as We
OF that non-combatant class of society known
Now believe am about as charitable as the
average man and certainly am not as long % oI
lighting as are good many men; indeed.
would rather at any time eat good dinner
than fight: But 7 always bad my suspicion OIL
the sincerity OF Bergh and the Quakers.
Well let Us see. In the spring OF 1851 great
war broke out In this country. and 1t raged for
four long years-aye. it ragged to the utter pnys-
ica exhaustion OF one Of the parties 70 the con-
test. No dog or cock fight ever was known TO
last as long or TO tnftc a. great pnysical injury
ION man and animals) as did that war. The
unnecessary cruelties Dractieed in the military
prisons, and toe wanton destruction or tne
homes Of old men, women and children nave
nrobably never been surpassed in history
/ Cruelty went so far az even TO make med1eines
i and surgical appliances eontraband OF war
1 thus visiting death even unto the cradle. HUI
4 man ingenuity exhausted itself in efforts 10 tor
/ ture poor humanity, and in the contest ami
| mails suffered terribly.
during all this eaturnaIia2 Dumb dumb, d1fin0!
! Not word from either for staying the arm CT
strife: not a word for the decrepid old man, for
u t1n.y 1ota-a innocent
/ child not word for horse, mule, OK, dog or
! cat In the supreme moment for the brilliant
/ exhibition of even martyrdom in the Gauss tney
| had respectively espoused they were, to all ln-
tents and purposes, buried from the sight OF
men. -..., a.. ,au. ..,.,
was fired and the smoke had hardly lost Itself
i'm the surrounding air, when the sleeping
Bergh awoke from nls innocent creams creams ana .a
great naturalist TO know ,1itstler turtles dtd NOT
s,lFe7 pending transportation. .! consequence Of
beinq placed on their bdeks!t Ye gods Not q
word in TOUR long. weary years for prisoner,
combatant. old men, women and children; not q
word for horse or mule or COW or DOG or cas-
bit tears for turtles. that 1ey should De made
to lie on their bGcksi
And the Peace Congress- Blatantly hui
manitarian when there was no war; as blatant
since the war but silent as the tomb when wal
with all its horrors appealed to them 20 speas
and act. All Overlooking with tears for peace
when there was peace dry as Sanara, DUMP as
Bergh when all was war
And now. WHAT why jennings iS IN b1S elIS
with twenty lighting dogs: he is spoiilng Tor {
doR-fght. and Bergh, Berpau, the Mayor
Council Governor Chief Of Police. the Ptcd-
ULue and the Times: aye all the virtues. ali tnt
Sbumanitariauism" Of New Orleans wells
| forth TO the dogs. and It really looks as II gen-
: nings was doomed to disappointme Mt and pc
enniary loss AT the same time Bergh has honor
ed our authorities and Dir. Bernau with letters
warning against and denunciation of jennings
Indeed, the 'humanitarianism" OF society Ii
stirred TO it's profoundest depths and my dos
and your dog and everbody's dog is almost tot
J happy to eat. -, s..., 49,
fumes of Berghism and the Peace Congress
> , Ia man an "antmal?" Yes. he Ia unmiatak
highest order !" all others he speaks of q:
"the lower orders"-dogs and cocks included
! I 90 TO one corner of Canal street and see mel
I shooting pistols at each other In anger au'
i wounding innocent other men, 90 70 anotne
\ corner and sea men peliing their fellows wit
. rotten eggs because of the public expression Q
2 political opinion. Go 10 the prisons North
]. South. East and West, and see the brutal treat
Go 70 the insane asylums and see the inhu
! man treatment of Gods most unfortunate;
Il Go TO your courts and see Industrious, hard
a working patriotic men arratgnsd 0y gran
. juries for the penitentiary because OF homes
strife against the worst OF society to restore an
| maintain the political and material welfare 0
a the State.
= See the negro policeman beating with his clu
= the fallen woman or the drunken man; aye, SO
= him lock no in the dank cell of the station q
e nnfortunata gentleman who falls senseless
the wayside from disease. and when he is foam
dead in the morning near nls charge Oh drunk
GO to the cherries home of the unpai
public teacher or policeman and see even 20
!, sternest necessities OF life curtallen 10 tne la
!, degree while the bondholder draws his tntere'
o. or mis- prize from the common treasury with To
regularity of clock.
and see education curtailed. and bread and mei
u made scarce by the exaetions OF the tax gathe
1t er-all where the dying husband and ia, az
10 had his dying moments soothed By the retie
70 ton that ne was leaving his loved ones seeul
q In even more than the comforts OF life,
Look everywhere at the frfghfful results or Da
government and the worse than negligence
public officials in visiting the crueiest Sufe
"a ings physical and moral. on men women Ia a.
le field is the proper one for the fullest exnioltlc
ID of our energy and onr numanltarlsm
" whether in enumerating the suffortngs OF mai
r whether in checking mans inhumanlty
y man" which makes countless thousands mour
or in stopping a dog tight!
A. Oh out upon, spit upon Bsrghism and Pea
% Congresses. Do not let us be guilty OF the plata
oI hypocrisy of tea hing our sons 20 shun d6
~ fight and yet to look ali that dis6gures soe1e
y Ia the shape of mans lnhumanity 10 maj
" witn the complacency that S m1scalled pnllo
IL IL ophy. Dog lighting is low business; Or
~ YOU will, a low pleasure. But loOki Which a.
20 most to Do admired-the humble ringmaste
10 who Dit the dogs against each other, or q
kings, princes or presidents who pit armies
men2 When men die on the battlefield the
ara suffering widows and orphans and des
y lated hearthstones: when dog dies IN
a. rfng-welI all that can be said is, that dog
~ dead. And yet the humanitarianism
Berghism flows out only to the dog!
Yes. Jennings has come with his hghtll
dogs but let US be calm. Let the DO ice tell bi
to 20 away with his dogs, not because 1t
o. cruel to fight dogs-that's hypoerisy-but
cause dog lighting is low. and is calculated
ipjnre man more than 1t Injuries dogs. The
let Us turn our hears and minas ia on ou
AT selves and expend what energy aud humal
ad tarianism" are in us in efforts to check MAJ
ad inhumanftY to man." It ia not cruel" 10 fe
IA dogs, for Watts, the eminent divine hath sal
pr Let dogs delight TO bark ard bite.
n Fer God hath made them so
as Let bears aud lions growl and fight
s- For tbs their nature TO.
nd
ad But, children, you should never let
IN Your angry passions rise;
ty Your little hands were never made
ne To tear each others eyes. y
nd ANTI -BERGH