New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-18
THE NEW-ORLEANS MASSACRE
PRESS COMMENT ON THE AFFAIR


PRACTICALLY UNANIMOUS CONDENSATION.
REGARDLESS OF POLITICS. NORTH
AS WELL AS SOUTH.
From The Boston Advertiser tRepD
The city OF New Orleans owes IT TO ITSELF 10 thc goh
Nation, punish the men who have presumed 10 ,the
into their hands the power 10 lhhlct uc'h poia'
ties
A DIsGRACEFUL PIECE OF business
From The Boston Post (Dem)
such an outbreak Is most discrcditable to our civ
ilZatOn.
LOUISIANA UNFIT FOR FREE GOVERNMENT
From The Boston Herald Qnd)
Thus the same that led to the murder by mo
New Orleans mob of these suspected Italian criminals
have led to the practical overthrow OF republican GOV
eminent In all Of the spanish American kepnbl'e 10
the south Of usthat Is tile uuttncss OF tf people ior
free Institutions.
From The New York sun CDem)
As between the two things. the Neworleans method
Is infinitely the more dangerous and destructive lthan
lynchng in community THAT has - cOhsututohai
law
THE WORST REMEDY EMPLoYED.
From The NewYorI World DEM
The worst lille way by which 10 rcpress crime In
a community is 10y the commission OF crime
As BAD As THE MALTA.
From The Philadelphia Times CDcmJ
The rule Of a mob is always the most dangerous OF
tyrannies. and the Malta themselves could hanly 90
more mischief tn New orleans than THIS appeal To
violence.
A BARDARIC PERFORMANCE.
From The Boston Globe Dcm1
1t seems a. though the whole population had re-
lapsed into a state Of pilmeval savageiy
REVOLVING TO TRUE MEN.
From The Philadelphia Prcss (cpJ
Humanity recoils from the sight Of helpless
prlsoners however guilty they may have been.
slaughtered 10y a bloodttrsty mob
An ISOLATED BIT FRANK DEFENDER.
From The Trenton True American DemJ
Sucn upri,ines. whenever they assume the forms
az n revolution against mi eovcrnment to DE ap
paudcd rather than condemned. and welcomed rather
than dep!orcd.
REFORM THE JURIEs.
From The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
When Jurors are no longer 10 he trusted. the bul.
wark Of our liberties i gone. This Is the lesson OF
the New orleans tragedy.
TIE PROVOCATION GREAT
From The Providence Journal DEM
1t /, deploraalc that this Wa done hnt ever lynch
present instance.
TIE PROvOCATION GREAT.
From The indianapolis Journal niepJ
II lynch law could ever bc justified II would be in
breaking up such an organization a, the Malta.
DEGRADING AMERICA BEFORE THE WORLD
From The lud.anapoli, sentinel OcmJ
SATURDAY, events from every standpoint, are most
dcporab". They lessen respect for law In this coun
try and DEGRADE the United states IN the eyes II oil
civilized nations.
THE WORST OFFENDERS UNTOUCHED.
From The Chicago Inter ocean d:cpJ
WHY not proceed against the Jury The killing Of
the tIdl is IN sense punishment OF Jurors
charged with bribery.
THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS orTDoNE.
From Tho Chicago Time md
40 condition, not even that q open var ju''hc the
Anarchy may M mp re mead and sho" H. reih ~,
1t once did IN Clf,ago. but IT, threat against social
order and cyIIci government VIII b" pucrile 10 that
Of the best citizens of NcN orleans.
WATCH DOGS TURN WOLVES.
Prom The Louis Republic Dem.
The police Of New Orcsn, undoubtedly willing
acoompcc, In the murder Of the eleven >ciliana sc,
telGay.
SOMEBODY To BLAME BESIDES THAT JURY.
From The L. Louis Post hi >patch tDemJ
II justice was defeated by crrupt means the people
Of Ncw-Orlean, have only Themselves to blame.
Citizen, who have oountrna1c'd the legaizdtion and
upted executive Officials. legislator, and judges the
bench should not be- a,toniShed when the bribery Of
iurymen becomes an easy matter.
GEORGIA DENoU Noes THE SLAUGHTER.
From TIE Atlanta Constitution Uem)
The proyoclton great. bnt such lawcs,ncsS can
not bc justified. We must stand by the Law. the
courts and the verdict, OF Inrlca.
COURTS ARE ALWAYS COURTS.
From The Augusta (GaJ Chronicle.
II the verdict, Of the court, to he set aside Justice
becomes "a mOchcry and anarchy prevails.
TIE CRESCENT CITY DISIIONORED.
From The Baltimore sun DcmD
The cts la, been deeply disgraced by what has
happened
A MUNICIPAL, not NATIONAL, SHAME.
From The Wheeling nteigcnccr Q,cp0
IL was disgraccful barbarous, and has shocked the
cntr, country, but New ORLEANS must alone suffer the
shame
TIE EVIL AGGRAVATED. NOT HELPED.
From The Mobile Register tDcmD
The spirit Of laWl ssnc~s that exhibited In that
dark and bloody deed Ulr murder Of Icnne-syl will
he rather increased than lesNencd by saturday s
tragedy.
NEW ORLEANS HERSELF NOT ASHAMED.
From The New orleans Picaynnc Wcm.)
, There need be 10 uncl- incss about what the ont
side world will think OF w.
| PROUD or TIE ACT.
| From The New orleans New Delta.
| What la, been meets the approval OF all law
| abiding citizens, The verdict 81 the country cannot
| lac otherwise . The hand Of the assassin has
been STAYED. The Maia j. thing Of the past. The
blood which has been shed Will many lives In tho
! future.
| 4 NOTE OF SYMPATHY.
| From The Memphis, APPROPRIATENESS Dem)
| II nhe Manal now Knows that when II comes To
, oueston Of vendetta, society may take hand II