The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1867-11-09
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Since we last addressed our readers some
three weeks since, very welcome change has
occurred in both our local and political pros.
poets. Any danger Of the dreaded pest, the fear
of which has made our town desert and thrown
thousands of Southern homes and families into
desolation and mourning has almost entirely dis
appeared, and the vacant houses and streets are
gradually assuming their former appearance.
Opelousas has most slngularly and providen-
italy escaped the awful dispensation which has
fallen upon almost not only every city and town
in Southern Louisiana and Texas, but also upon
almost every country neighborhood in their vici-
mites At the time of writing this article only
four or ive (some say only three) indisputable
cases of yellow fever have occurred, whilst in
Washington, only six miles off, there has been
four hundred and odd cases and about eighty
deaths recorded. We say this exemption was
singular and can only account for it in any ac-
countable way, by attributing it to the unceas-
ing, untiring and rigid quarantine which has
been kept up by our efficient and energetic town
authorities and on which so much SANDER and
abuse has been cast, from source which appears
to delight especially in so assailing everything
which differs in any respect from its own deera.
ded and debasing proclivities.
Few in number of our citizens however an we
are called upon to mourn for, those few comprise
some of the best and most respected individuals
of our community. Our worthy and universally
respected Sheriff, Capt. Jas. G. Hayes, has in
particular been sorely visited, having lost in
succession, his sister, wife and father, in less
than two weeks. The third victim to the des-
troyer was Major Theophilus c. Littell, and if
the whole Parish had been picked over no man,
bachelor as he was, could have been selected
who would have been more sincerely and desery.
edly lamented, as he was, to use a trite but ex-
pressive saying in its every sense and in it's
widest acceptation San honest man, the noblest
work of God" -t
Cheering and hopeful then as is this accepta-
BILE change in our social and domestic relations,
one equally as exhilarating and far more unex-
peeted has also taken place in our political pros
poets. The recent elections in Pennsylvania,
Ohio and other States, have rung out unmis-
takably the death knel1 of Radicalism, and be-
fore this article appears, we may have other and
still more important changes to record; but be |
this as il may, reaction has commenced, which !
to judge Of it's results by those of other politi-
cal reactions which have from time to time oc-
cured in our nation, will end in the overthrow of
our enemies and of course in the installation of
our friends into the power now used for our op-
preston and degradation. That this end will
come in time not now very distant is certain,
not only from the irresistible logic of past expe-
rienee, but also from the unmistakable proof we
have already referred to, and then white men of
st. Landry, and of the South generally, your
turn win come again, not to retaliate in kind for
the outrages you have suffered, but to feel your
selves restored to your natural Heaven bestowed
status, and amply avenged by the degradation
OF those who have proved traitors to their race,
and the restoration of the rights Of the States
and northumberland then for white citizens.
Proud, triumphant, and exultant win then be
your feelings, for you will have not only the ap-
proval of your own consciences, but the admiring
tribute Of the civilized world, who have beheld
your valor in combat, and your patience in de-
feat; and just in proportion as you are elevated
will those be degraded, who, from selfish but
most mistaken policy, have turned against the
land of their birth and the people of their race,
to ally themselves with the enemies and SANDER
srs Of both. We make these predictions and ex-
press these hopes, not in any reliance as to what
the President has done or said, or what he may
10 or say, for without pretending to judge or q
'rticise his course we must confess il is utterly
beyond our comprehension. Neither do we rely
upon any repentance or return to reason in Con- :
gress as every indication goes to show that they n
will remain unrelenting and yindietive in their
avowed policy; but what we do rely upon. and
'egard as certain is the verifcation Of the
apothegm:
Truth is omnipotent and public Justice certain