The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-04-07
OUR NEW YORK. LETTER.

Receivers Little Game--Fatswell Lent
Mrs. Blake VI. DIR. Dix-Exit Of Rev. An
M ofigei-stocl<s Boom Not.
~ NEW YORK, March 81. 1883.
kDIToI CHIEF:
Sunday is getting to be a popular show
day in New York. Not Sabbath goes
by but we have some rare entertainment.
Harry HIPS sacred concert is one of our
mild novelties. | am now expecting n
lecture at Billy McClory's i'll aid Of the
Y. M. e. A. A couple Of weeks ago it
was proeession of thieves and murder
ers; last Sunday it was Il meeting of the
Commune, with all that it implies. Herr
Most and August Schwab were the lions
Of the day; and from these distinguished
philosophers we learned that we never
knew what freedom was, and that we
were sunk in more abject slavery in
America to-day than the down trodlen
serfs of Russia. Till this German came
among us we foolishly imagined that we
had IL decent amount of freedom; but
Herr Most says we are slaves, and of
course he knows all aboutit. One thing
we ought to be obliged to him for, and
that is, he did not loaye Us in doubt how
to reach tic Highway Of freedom, viz:
go make freq with everybody's property
but your own. Raid the banks, hang
the bankers, divide the spoils, and when
YOU have spent your share call for a new
deal. Slaves work consequently, yon
fellows who work arc slaves; you work
to support the rich make the rich work
to support you; that's the way to serve
them, says Herr Most, for the rich M an
is the poor mans enemy, and down with
your enemies. This was applau,led by
scoundrcls who are only deferred from
carrying ont their designs by their fear
OF the State prison or the gallows. There
are plenty of emissaries going through
the country to-day, preaching the doc
trine Of this crazy communist, and there
are plenty of rnf1ianly wretches to cheer
his lncendiary sentiments. Herr Most
and his admirers may bless their lucky
stars that they live in this land of free
dom, where every vaporing fool may pro-
claim his treason without fear of further
harm than two months soiourn in the
lunatic asylum. We are not vet ready
III New York to upset the foundations of
society to accommodate Herr Most and
his red followers, and beg to assure him
and all of his tribe that his chances are
mncii better for the gallows than thcv
are to sec tho millennium of blood which
some OF them prophesied last Sunday,
vi course, many excellent people on
the outside think that New York is a very
bad place; but beg to call your atten-
ton to the fact that the greater part of
our crime is like our best champagne-
imported. The native article is not nu-
lnerous OF costly. The majority of our
tirst-class SENSATIONS are furnished bv the
outsiders. If q wife runs away from
Minnesota or California, or i thief or 4
murderer escapes from England, France
or Germany; if apatriotruns away from
Ireland, or Chinaman runs the muck
from Hong Kong, they all strike bee
line for New York. No wonder our news
papers are full of startling items: We
have our own family and fair sprirk-
ling OF everybody e;ses relatives. Lool,
at Mrs Uhler; she runs away from her
husband to live with her husbands mart.
ner, and positively refuses to 90 back,
though the husband seems willing TO
condone her crime. Her brother makes
u Journey OF three thousand miles to in
dnce her to leave her paramour, and, to
all appearances he succeeds, and is lust
IN the act Of leading her from the home
OF her destroyer, when the seducer en-
deavors to prevent her, and is killed.
The injured husband does not appeal in
the case, and already verdict has GONE
iap from the popular heart which insures
the brothers acqnittal. In a community
hoastIng its exalted civilization, the red
>> "'J 'aop ~ " aS . No INC SuleSG 1fDl- |
ter; but there are crimes, for the pun
lshmcnt OF which the ordinary courts
afford but tardy justice. The man who
on Monday night slew the DESTROYER of
his sisters honor, the creature whose per-
hdous crime leaves her Il wreck forever.
who ruined his best friend and left his
home desolate-the man who has done
all this aud paid the penalty with his
lie, Will have no word Of sympathy, ex-
'cept it be from palamours and yillains
like himself. l deplore all scenes of vio-
lence and all infractions of the law. but
my warmest sympathes go ont to the
brother WHO imperiled his own life to
save dishonored sister from further
degradation. Viewed i'll any light. the :
history is a sad one. Tho law will no |
doubt send forth the slayer unframed,
and the verdict of society will be "well
done," but for all that, dark shadow '
will lay across his path till the grave 1
shall close over him; the wrongcd bus-
band, though innocent of all often Sc. will
carry his Weight of grief till death re-
lieves' him; aHh for the wretched woman