The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-07-26


snme their woated places in thesacred circle. Est
Let them be welcomed as'was the prodigal |ey
SOD in the parable,and received. back with 1,
all their rights and privilege naabridge q
Letsthe promptings of resentment or reyengei s
meetsno iayor from those who may perhaps =
feel that they need some forgiveness them. 9 2,
selves. Let statesnanship, and no childish u
animosity control onr conduct. |t
This exhibition Of a feeling Of toleration|t Fl
and charity IS no novelty, even in our oWntt
history. Its blessed effects have, IN princi,i !,
pie, been exhibited in the organization Of j
our Government, and in its successful admin ) !.
istration throughout all the .pallay days Of ].
the Republic: 1t would have preserved us I
from the tragic exhibitions Of the lassfour. K
years. II can even yet heal the wounds
that have been inflicted and replace us in
our career OF unriyaled prosperity and free
dom and splendor. ss.5s s;Ss 81
Now We have to labor and wait for years.,
before the harvest will commence Thel !,
fmeans are already provided which promise
immediate success. Combinations of cir
cumstances seem tohasei been providentially 4
prepared to,suit our purposes The l,Soe,- f
1000 voters who constituted the edecctiye.I
strength OF the great conservative host at I
1.-The last election, and which would even then
lhaye been triumph bit for esstraneousI
Influences, ore still organized and ready TO
lact. Add. totthese the numbers then es>
i Itranged byscauses now. obsolete, lndSthere I
/; can be 10 doubt that on the ISSUES noR pre-.
|sented the majority will ]be OF erwhe helmingly
with US.
But on these stupendous issues we SHALL
! Ibe sureof the cordial sympathy and sup
Eport of the great body of the peoplesof the |
South. 4 Their almost unanimous aid can be
Il implicitly relied upon, swelling our numbers
Z to as great d majority as is desirable. The
j 1.-TWO Houses of Congress will be moved by
i 1.-The popular impulse, or they will at least
s soon give way before the popular will. ssa ~
\ ( 10 crown all, our Chief Magistrate, though
: raised to power by our antagonists, has, by.
Q the change of circumstances already men
! toned, been placed again by the side of Lis
i, political brethren, They and he were sepa-.
+ lrated BY surrounding extraneoas considera-
h tons, which are now forever removed. 3 In
dErespeet to the vital questions of the day
Z there is no living man who more ssftly repre-
: sents the great principles on which on insti.
u tutions rest than does the President.
vi Born and bred in. the South fully consci-
fous through reason and observation Of the
ei fruitlessnesss and follyof attempting ia polit.
9 Iical partnership between the two. races I'M.
8 pressed with the vital Importance of main
4 taining their rights and securing the hides
! i trnctability ef The several members of the
great Federal family by birth and sympa.
= = thy q man q sthe people ever hostile 70
ossrasn'a easfaVasa9s 3 tocass eslsa
nosad ro % 4hro ahaa Whole ;f sH those VIZ IL
. . were aiming to make Ike ours m d splsnd5. over m
s shadowinr, centralized Government; he il
i the right man. proyidentialiy placed in th'
"a "a rlght position, to extncate the country from
y llie imminent perlsg now surround i
anu y rou paea ,lla, aiae q aoassS Mc
nriyats 9b,eS were we s - ab
- =, our fathers ss1 a
~ 10 Do you doubt this2 viii You ask VII,
&. if this be So have not the multitude Of thos
- So aouses been long since abolished
% .s2 Bs not too lnaatent, g +, rsat changes
uoilG M llalls 81 silslnu 10y lnaks llcaaloa s
ma a Isst S vSsf IL s T. als ~
: DESTROYED Oar ls onistsconlg M @ notaWa
:, 9 the slow but certain operation Of peacef
.os causes Is remove an sobpoxious institatio
10 i,n but by Their reckless upetaosity led on
at n1 the drenehlng q the land with fratern
;na poed Ley as @ not sl initiate fl'npateoc
~ ~ al ene aess olstae freslQent, SIM
~ ile assuiheaSeile e ie,ls q power, may "a,
1s. teiIdea a1a AZ tle slgat falfec.loh. /!
m hso only 1alllt lll ina that we can mpate
uce tilss g.. .ile mas not moved forward WI
sulaclent. .fspldley
! n he mlgl1t, i Is true, have mo
lol, pfompelg restored the benlht OF t
el, Wfltsol l,' 1aoeas n eo,fas. but, practlc
lca,Ily, ',. no ssIea1eyll seems to nave res'
Ssna ELea from delay.ss ne might nave 81
llSe IN6IflVfE discontinued tho ~ RupnaI1