Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-26
SlARDERih6 the SOUTH.

pheasant the politicisas and public
y j",Hnal. Of the NORTH have sland+rei III.
S-'utbr her r-erie aud institutions, md
Tor no other reason than because We are
Democrats and have the rfironterv to
adhere TO onr own political convictions
and persist In rleeting men 10 Office who
, Reflect our idrns, wishes aud ssntimruts.
II is looked upnn ns crime for a man in
the southern States 10 give his allegiance
to the Democratic pnrty. T.e sensible
propl" OF the North know that the prnple
of Abe sIuth are ~ % arrahlr, Law abiding
aud tolerant Of the opinions of others AZ
fhe people II any section Of the Union,
but msny Of them persist in representing
It otherwise for the purpose of influencing
elections in the North For years rh.
bloody shirt" aud hrrrid tales Of Southern
outrage have constituted the campaign
capital Of the Republican party in the
Northern States. Special correspondence
are srnt out by the newspapers especially
TO hunt mp Instances of bull,lnzinr and
outInges Of all kinds, aud these CORES.
Pondents have been n class Of men thar !
could c"nvrrt any littl- personal disturb. I
snce into political outage Of the most
f"nrfnl character, and il even ~ much a,
tins could not br found, wonld manufc.
tnrr one that had hot the shadow of
foundation Whrn there is no election
approaching these Journals appear Ia Ice
disposed To deal fairly by ns aud even saw
Kind things ahont our people and their l..nd
"f wonderful resources; but The Inpinrnt
ana pasHiorso the Northern heart ~ uI,lrr :
tn affect th" .T'sult of an election these
"ntiagr mills commence grinding again. I
Often VIC have been told and NJ times i
-pIfit Of bairrd and sectional aniLIosiiy "A
"Hs dead The people Of the rnriIr Union u
We think have learned that the war il
'Ner aud its RESULTS accepted aud arquiscrd h
'cct Of another election rise above III, I,
'"litlcal horizon than the s1ni. old slnn- u,
rrs are REPEATED. l. II never TO rudf n
an the Rrpnhli' AN party not exist with. h,
ut Keeping the fires of srctinali>m al ,n
'nys burning' Can nothing better be M
'nnd to alonsc and enlist the massrs Su
round the banner If Rrpuhirauism than he
ne old thread barc story of Southern ont a1
'g's' IL not, d""s 1t not occur to the
Intelligence Of the cuuntry that such "A ,s
Irty bad better he hurird' II ia this ho
eat and growing government with all at ar,
: great aud varied interests y party can -,
u hnd that which viii rnllst the syml,a- yrr
les oi the people without gong bach 4 !,
al opening the old wounds aud awaken. II ,
= the old feelings OF rrJndicr aud >rc- TOW
ma! ariinwity, it had better step aside rr,
d give place To one that can. The pres. est
Is sufficient to engage tie best att.n. ,ul
n of those who have the real interest uf tain
country az heart. 1t i not necessary q
manuilcturr stories uf Southern out We
,rs. ,h.
: il strange that what is passed by a. pea
natter Of II" cou~quruc" IN "A Nurthcrn CON
Eastern state, It found IN = southern and
tc i ~ once maSulti 1t INTO ,nm,thins 4.
iIhir. Louisiana has an rlrc,tun law fnrd
l. almost If not quite similar to other II v
= eli the Mind f"Hnd upon tho statute mn,
Ks If other States nf the Iuiun; Vet. Ia /,
,lr nothing l. Said aioni the ,l-ction We.
"i these other states. that "f Louisiana icrr
l'd' til" subject Of the hittrr,>t attack, not
those ~ ho know least about il rndul.r tina,
he trI,e~t drunnriarlou. Has no, tins NV,
I" III" sam" rI.ht 10 pass an election ti.ir
~ any other Statr' II seems NOT. adv,
I which i a matter of no consequence
where. is a crime aud an outrage in IL
IisiRna. H. m
his IN spirit of s.ctionolisu INNS, Ia, rein.
iiu1ird from our politics and the old obs {
red and luminosity must give waytna III"
union of heart, feeling and ,,upaihy. part.
veil ~ of "ntvaId s,mhlanrc. aud tlr aids
t practical way I" accomplish such - my.
NJ is tu bury the party that insists ON IL to
ping alive th's ~ old issues and memo. act "
which completely bar the way to "A matt
and complete uuinn of heart and "" ii
ny. whol
>---- MY Il
Z have long believed that the sp, cies WHOM
speculation known as gambling IN toa-
les should he broken up 10y the strong m"Is,