New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-26
MR., SUMMER AND THE SOUTH.

y published d long dissertation on the heneficia
influence of grooming and crying on the humal
system, il which be commended that they are th
!. two grand operations by which nature anay
/ anguish. ne had uniformly observed, he says
that those patients who give way to their feeling
tniort speedily recover from accidents and opera
tons chan those who supposed isiunworthy ma
to betray such symptoms of oowardice. He i
always pleased by the crying and violent roarin
of y patient while undergoing severe surgica
Il operation, because he Is satisfied that he vii
thereby SO soothe his nervous system as to proven
fever, and insure . favorable termination Of tn
| disease.
! We have come to the conclusion, after matur
reflection, that It is upon o. r-issis's somewha
similar TO this that Mr.. Suppsr, Il, lsteyens an
4 the other radical doctors ar lss reating th
Southern patient. It is in pssts spirit of kind
ness that they are seeking to drive the people o
4 the South into universal chorus of groaning
crying, yeIs and imprecations. It is done to ALA
their nervous sensibilities It is the heroic treat
me1t, which never leaves the health of the patien
doubtful, but is warranted to cure in case it doe
mot Kill. They are operating upon the bod,
A polite precisely us the French surgeon operated
upon the body corporeal and as the latter REGARDED
{ an ontcry OF pain as the surest Sign Of conva
lescence, 50 the former are never so satisfied with
Il the henefcence Of their treatment as when they
hear the cries Of anguish from the Southern heart
echoing around the dome Of the Capitol
Taking this view of the case, how it must have
warmed the hearts of the political doctors Of the
4 radical school whenever scrysof complaint came
4 from the South How pleasing to their ears were
the notes Of shsrmsns guns, and the gathering Of
i Wilson'S cavalry, AZ those commanders swept
through Georgia ana Alabama, pursued by the
tears and lamentatio Of an Impoverished people
i How glorious Eas the shriek which went forth
| from The Southern heart when LEE laid down his
! arms, and the dream Of independence was so
lruday dfssipated These were the signs Of
aIIty These were proofs that there was life
Lin the old land yet, and that people who were
capable Of groaning over their misfortunes were
not beyond the reach of radical medicaments,
and conid still be cured of those terrible political
peryersities which scarcely fall short Of being
capital crimes-s VI 8
It was another sign of convalescence when there
were murmurs Of at the conditions of
peace. Hadswe accepted, with silent despair, the
consequences of defeat had we opened not our
mouths. nor uttered protest against the result,
NJ Sumner would have had reason to be alarmed
for the safety Of his patient. 1t is music to his
ears to hear the yes Of the South at each turn of
his screw, and glorious vision to his eyes to see
Southern Representatives in Washington manfnlly
Of the injustice done them, rather
than abasiDg themselves in penitential supplica-
ton at the knees of their political lords and
masters. aAteassfa as
When Mr. Sumner shall succeed in getting
through bis constitutional amendment disfranchis-
ing the whites and aenfranchising the blacks, it
win be the duty Of the Southern people to give an
cutlery Of disapproyal. When be shall succeed in
changing the basis Of representation so as to de-
sroy half Of the political power Of the South in
Congress-, tprovided we ever get there,) VIC shall
be bound to give a shout Of agony, else we shall
be considered iii moribund condition. When
Pompey Jones shall represent us in the Senate.
We trust no one will fail to unite in uni
yersal squeak Of dissatisfaction When the tariff
ii 30 arranged that the people Of the South and
West are forced to build up colossal fortunes for
Eastern manufacturers, the absolute duty of in
dignant remonstrance must be apparent to all
Sullen silence will not do It is fatal symptom of
neurable disease, according to the theories of Mr.
Sumner and the French Doctor. The victim at
the stake may BIZ cut dawn, and his life saved,
even after the fire IS bathing all his limbs, provided
be has life and energy to send forth a cry Of
anguish and as long as the South has vocal utter
ance for its fortunes, the principle Of vitality yet
remains If not for purposes Of complete cure, at
least fpr the institution of new experiments of
political science. ~. + ..5.. s3s5
It Is the misfortune 81 great public benefactors
toh a misunderstood.b y the world. and Mr. sumner
has not escaped the common lot, Mrg Summer i
,nly trying Is provoke those rroans ana cries i
he Southern people which, on the Frencbman,s
theory Of physical life, are the surest signs of r..
turning HEALTH II we die under the aoperation n
wiz be our own fault, and not the fault Of The
system. II we can stand the repeated turnines |
Of the screw untiI our bodies are II she'd into
jelly, and we are as bloodless as turn;nand SIN
continue to utter an exclamation If na;n-all hons
Il mot lost. Even IL tie experiment,,m crnc;s =
applied We must continne tovelll ,Xitb raae anS
pain, 81 e]se MI; summers win II
choly duty Of acting chief mourner for ma sonth
lii white calabrio handkerchief vanlv
ing IL arrest te low II lid tears IA a.
The DEGREES Of fate not with natient suh,niss,o,,
bit WIN loud and TASTY r6tests lat NJ s,rana
should save d. tbe pS,,cs n protsa cte, ;l,rass
81 an disna & ,,s {,
Pluto.
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