The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1866-04-14
The President Takes No step
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avnress ON the part of that State, tho
approval Of his administration, is SAID
haze responded to them in the tollo"ln
.:Tou must take my public acts for
renlv: my line OF policy is unn'istakabit
and have advanced too far in life I
m.ke any retrograde movement"
Tbe nath pursued by some Statesmen
20 c;rcu,tous aud intricate. Their Poiic
;s as deep Is the sea, and l.oth!ns appear
on the surface to Indicate lts ,nal..ctti
The distinguished individual who, il
times Of extraordinary ex, itnent AM
difficulty, now occupies the ha s,Ii.st o::lc'
in the Git OF the nation, has, u4t the con
trary. scrupuloasly avoided everythin,
like concealMent. His entire tAecutlr.
career. from the moment he took the uutl
tosupport tle Constitution Of the Cultet
States and entered upon his Official du
ties to tie present day, has been open t<
the incest inspection and closest scrutiny
not only OF his fellow citizens o0t Of ii
those persons in foreign eountrles, wAt
are interested i'll the progress ol AmeIl-
can affairs. The fres41eAt-tc his Eonol
he it said-is one Oi the fortunate few
who, alter passing through d regular gi'a-
dation OF political advancement, has
risen to the highest distinction by the
force of virtue and talent alone.
In the monarchies OF the Old World
the richest and most coveted offices are
hereditary, descending from tather to son,
and never 60 out Of the family. In this
country, Oh the contrary, the most cost J
political prizes are attained only by per
sonal struggles and individual excellence.
The great American motto which kin
dies into enthusiasm the dormant cher
gies of our people an1 prompts TO the
grandest results, is one whlcn We have
adopted from Horace:
"Unusou,sque sue fortune fab-r "
Every man is the artifcer Of his owa
fortunes. The individual who depends
wholly on others for success in lite, vino
does not avail himself OF his oppoituni-
ties and exert his powers to the utmost,
will never accomplish anything worthy
of mention. He will make no mark upon
the age in which he Lives, and will go
dewn to after times without eulo9y,
and perhaps without an epitaph. Such
drones in the social hive gather 10 honey,
contribute nothing to the general veal,
and secure no andying Iauleis. They
pass over the stages OF lille without All
object, gaze ut the spectators without
any speculation in their eyes, make their
exit and are forgotten.
We have, also, adopted for our national
emblem the American eagle that, With
unblenched eyes scars upwards towards
the sun, indicating the adventurous anu
aspiring character of our people when
scting under the inspirations o1 civil ho-
erty. Some OF our greatest men, vino
have figured most cOnspieuousiy in the
forum and in Congress, and some Who
have risen to the lofty rank OF President
have been what Cicero styles soui Aomt-
aes, self made men, who received tneiI
diplomas not from any colledse, but from
nature and their own brave efforts. Ill.
this class-the more relnarka bic irom the
limited number OF luminaries which ~
long intervals shed their light along its
pathWay-the present incumbent Oh the
Presidential Office in this country occu-
pies conspicuous place. When Ii Sell
ator he was much talked of ion the til st
0fiee in the land, before, by the favor oi
the people who appreciated his abiiitJ
and his patriotism, he was elevated to
the second one Id dignity. BY an act o1
Divine Providence he succeeded to the
Presidency, under the regulations of the
Federal Constitution, at fearful ami
eventfnl crisis in our affairs. American
citizens OF every section of the country
and OF different parties, and Curious oo-
servers abroad, some disposed to carp and
criticise, others, prepared, by a previous
knowledge OF his history, to approve his
course, waited with much expectation to
See how he would act and what ne would |
do. Every one is aware OF the golden |
opinions he has won from the people ut
home and the most influential journalists |
In Europe by the tirmness ana indepeni-
ence OF mis- couIse. His veto of the bill |
for the enlargement of the powers of the
freedmen's bureau has made his name
celebrated all over Europe; and his next
veto OF that extraordinary bill entitled
the Civil Rights Bill, will contribute
greatly to extend and proIons ll,s 1,.,ne.
We notice with high gratincation that
the ablest journals OF the North, what
ever may be tieir political com 3iexion,
have, with singular undni.nIty, expressed |
their warm approval OF the latter high
toned and statesmaniike manifestation OF
the views OF the President. There is no
party In the country wuish is Likely to
express It's sdissenD from TINS nearly u.anl-
nous verdict OF the American people but
tne Kadleals, in respect to whose diseuu-
tent and rage we are perfectly Indifferent,
lnasmuch as, having recently been de-
prlyed OF all their teeth by skliiful sur
glcal operation-much against their will
they are no longer able to bite their
opponents.
On all those occasions upon Which the
President has been called on, by proper
persons, for an expression OF his opinions
On important questions, he has not hesi-
lated frankly and fully to respond to the
He has kept nothing back but /
D. aas lifted the curtain and allowed his
lelloW- citizens to gaze into the inmost
OF his feelings and of his
thoughts. But at the same time, tho
I convinced that the acts OF pub
lc men are more conclusive than any out
6ard professions, he still prefers that the I
formed of his administration
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