The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-01-17
OUR HOPE.

"Vanish on Che Siewless Winds
we do now again raise up unto our eyes a
new hope--president Johnson's back
bone. If b. fgh! the Radicals and veto
their measures, as LIE seems disposed todo,
he may yet Lift US up from beneath the dark
thraidom Of fanatical ard il,furiated mob
majority. But if once that spinal column
snap or give signs of fexibility, even the
ingenuity eta sanguine editor will lie at a
loss to discover ore ray Of hope on the
horizon. At this very time Sumner and
che other Radicals have their arms about
this pillar Of our hope, and are fondling in
adulation and Juggling in anger to break it
asunder.
II the conflict Of the vetoing and legisa-
ting powers continues, and the blame Of the
consequent stagnation in business and mon
staFy crisis is made to rest, where it should
rest, on the shoulders of the Radicals, then
the day is ours. Sumner in his madness
will have foamed away his strength at the
inouthsand eaten out his own tongue. We
hope the Southern people will not take the
rejection of the Southern Consressmen;to
heart but will give their attention to the
prospecting Of their material interests and
patiently bide the time when this fury shall
have overleapt itself
We are not sufficiently we'll acquainted
with President Johasen's character
to give such an anatomical chart Of his
backbone as would show its strength
and weakness, His character has always
had individuality and this gives promise of
strength but there seems to have been at
times a sad blinking ct aemagogaism in
his career; and delnagoguism is the very
essence of dish-water weakness.
\ Laying aside his career prior to his inau-
igrration as President, we see much in his
course since that time to indicate that he
is man of his own head. He seems deter
mined by acourse enlightened coneilii tion
to cement forever the rupture in our national
existence, Instead Of endeavoring by harsh
treatment to hide the wound from the sight
only that it may break out at some future
day with more malignant and fatal symp-
toms. i,
There seems to be some indications that
Johnson proposes to muster his adhsrents
on definite platform ara to make use of
che public patronage and appointing power
to shat the mouths eff the dsaffected, win
over the lulewarm and weaken the inifu-
ence Of his opponents. If Office holders
are to give their hearts to the children of
Baal they must expect no iagors from the
orthodox. This method of proceeding
which has maintained since the days of
jackson We consider, in the main, the
most undlgnihed and Objectionable feature
OF the United States government; but
when the devil rises with hell flames to
confound MS, those who fight him must do
so in accordance with the most approved
principles of pyrotechny. Allopsthy and
hydropathy having failed, we must pepper
doctor this fever Of fanaticism ere 1t burn
the body polite to char.
The Radicals are well aware that the
fight now waging is one of life or
death to them. If they are defeated, the
old organization and old issues by .was;;cc!!..
they rode into power will be dropped; and
that, which they most dread and struggle
against, will occur-the places that now
know them will know them no more.
New England and Pennsylvania see
plainly that when the negro question shall
be dropped from the category Of live issues
there will be such a mastering Of free trade
men in the South and West as will sap the
foundations Of their ill-gotten and Ay-blown
wealth. They will be left in the cold with
a thermometer below zero. This is the is
sue, Of all others they dread, and which
they must meet. Already movements are
being initiated in the West which may
compel them to bid long farewell to all
their greatness. The day is not far distant
when people North will cease to sell their
real material interest for the wretched cur
rency Of misunderstanding disserta-
tons on liberty and the horrors of slavery.
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BT The temperance people Of Cincin-
natl have opeded eoffee-reom for work.
men, where at all hours of the day and till
late at night, hot coffee and crackers or a
plate Of hot soup may be had for the small
sum of five cents. Connected with the cof-
fee-room is reading-room, supplied with
the leading newspapers and periodicals Of
this country and Great Britain, and this is
free to ALL This is the most practical tenn
perance measure yet adopted
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Ba~ Another new steamer, the Endy-