The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1865-09-30
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Vol. XIII.
REPUBLICAN PROGRESS.

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of the progress of the Republicans in th
North, which leaves no room to doub
that the most emphatic terms would fai
to exaggerate the monstrous persecution
and oppression with which they are deter
mined, if possible, to treat the South. No
one spark Of magnanimity, not one tittl
of charity, not a trace Of manliness, not
shadow of mercy, relieves the intensity,o
their denoniacal malignity. Nothing shor
of the crushing policy of President John.
son, and the compelling of him totreat the
Southern States as conquered provinces
to confscate the whole property of theil
white inhabitants, and reduce them to O
serfdom a million times worse than any
that the most mendacious, most ina Q ina.
tive and most voluble of them ever painted
as the LOT Of the negro !; 10 give to the ne.
gro the privilege Of the franchise, and to
take il from the white man, will satisfy
their heartless and savage bitterness.
= Z Nothing short of this, with all the inev.
itable accompanying horrors and miseries,
will satisfy these ruthless paraders of their
hypocritical pretentions to piety, to intel.
iect, to philanthropy, to patriotism, to love
of justice, to respect for the Constitution,
and for law and order. la.
Ii is some little satisfaction to learn in
the face of this, that some of those who
have generally acted with these odious ex.
trenlists refuse TO give themselves up en-.
tiseiy 10 their Satanic designs. But, un.
fortunately, even if we had in our posses.
sion such details as would leave us in no
doubt as to what the telegraph ought to
convey to us, there is no trust to be put in
the words ofpoIiticians; and Judging from
their antecedents - the only reasonable
way-we can do nothing but mistrust and
fear even those who nay for the present
appear the most loud -noathed in the repu.
diation of the cruel and barbarous PROPOSE.
j ton of the leaders Of the party. Rather
than endanger the success Of that party,
and with il their own aegfandisement,
many OF those who now, from very shame,
manifest somewhat of recalcitration, will
return TO their wallowing with their natu.
sai compeers. Still, for The honor of hu.
man nature, it may be hoped that not all
will do it, and that thus the party will bs
deprived Of some of itspower for evil.
lnthe meantime, the lesson that passing
events are solemn'y and earnestly impress.
tng on US, is unanimous and resoute
determination to support President John.
son IN the manly stand he is making
against the efforts of the Radicals. He
has proclaimed his policy, has acted upon
II up to this time, as far as practicable,
and now declares again that be means to
continue 10 do so, and to be governed in
his lofty position by that Constitution
which he has sworn TO support, under
which he holds his Office, which made th,
country what it has been, and can alone
make il hereafter what it ought to be -
and no act Of any Southern individual or
community must be allowed to interfere
with his determination. No matter what
may be the sacrifice required, it must be
cheerfully borne. Political views aud per.
sonal feelings must be foregppe, if neces.
sary, all duties must be erformed with
cheerfulness and alacrity. Those who
aaye not done so much as may have lain
10 their power towards preparing them
selves for the struggle for rehabilitation, I
should not delay in placing themselves .
rects IN cursd. Those who have omitted /.
10 take the amnesty oath, should take it !
at once; those who having done this, have e
not registered SO as 10 qualify themselves
{. 2 vote, should Extraordinarily and do it.
There is no telling when they may be
'ailed upon 10 perform acts, to which those /
ire indispensable preliminaries, and if not I
'xcuted there will attach a serious con.
'ition Of disability. q
Every days intelligence shows us that b
ur prosecuting antagonists are organic. ?
%, carrying elections, and making sure
! atleast some Of the ground on which ol
ney rely for success in their efforts against 50
:; let ns otisuffar that terrible fate for =
amt Of proper exertion ourselves. NeU
'rieaas Daily Southern Star, 18Th.
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