The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-23
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,

thOSt
parts of the Presidents Message NOR,
Immediately bearing on the situation
OF the Southern States. TO those whe
take an interest in such things the
message will bcarout President John.
sons wcll-known ability and zeal in
the propagation of his opinions. Fo,
our own part we must admit that we
are little tired of these discussions
We are little tired of reading irrefu-
table arguments i'll favor of justice 10
the Southern people, while the party in
power does not rcn;it any of its inius-
'lce IN sp.se of the irrcfutable arsu-
mee's. 1t is very pretty to read in
print Mr. Jollnson's opinion that we
are entitled to thus and so, but it is
very ugly in. practice to see a Radical
Congress act on the principle that the
South has no rights that a Radical is
bound to respect. ~ We should think
that Mr.. Johnson himself would Get
tired OF his fine writing and incontro-
vertl5le arguments seeing that they
produce so little fruit But some peo-
pie never cease to ride hobby to
death. Old DR.. sangrado would bleed
his patients to death, but then, old
Doctor Sangrado, as his biograpller
naively remarks, "found his bread and
butter in it," If there is any bread and
butter to be found in Mr.. JoInsop,s
hobby, his many half starved followers
and admirers have been unable to dis
cover it. We can, therefore, be ex-
pccted to shed but few tears when he
shall be forced to get off it.
OF course the temptation to Mr.. John
son to discharge Parthean arrow at
lis enemies, prosecutors and slandcrers
vas little too great to be resisted
1e has done it admirably, but of what
Use is it9 When his message was read
ng, we are told that the Radicals re-
used to hear it. Others, perhaps, re- 6
clved it with a horse-laugll, seeing $
ow very harmless it was, in the pres {,
ut height of Radical power. We can y
ell imagine how bootless a task it {
ould be to lecture the Radicals OH W
leIr short comings and their high $
anded measures. Let one enter .,
rothel and commence lecture on II
rtue and he might form some idea of ri
e uphill business Mr.. johnson is en- CT
'ged at. So. 80 ' '5't' ~ 81
We should as soon think of joining ST
+. Oliver Dyer in his Quixotic inten- al
ons upon 'the wickedest man in New -
ork" as to join Mr.. johnson in his tll
nderous fulminations against the ca
ckedest Congress that ever assem- ;.
ed. John Allen 'returned to his o 81.
init" and the Radical Congress is lal
oined to it's idols.D tn
With the accession of General Grant d.
snail perhaps see the end of writing it
lltical essays under the pretcnse of ma
ing Congress necessary information NJ
the state of the country. The gen ma
Il, they..say, cannot write, and Wade
IS he can only "talk horse.n Of the e1
ny counts in the Indictment we have ms
INST him his silence is not one of pu
m. 1t is time that the CAB of this las
lshtened age should give way to the , nu
quence of silence. Now, If General
Int will keep out of the hands of tho for
bags, continue his laudable prac- day
OF saying nothing, and will do res
lething, he stands a good chance Of and
5lng Grant men of a great many op- fait
ents who have run the risk of being per
"n away by the contents of the 'io !.
of Acolus at Washington. min,
r. johnson has written his last mes form
and is about to retire from pnblic pas
perhaps forever. We have no n npo
lions to express on his public life. irres
ie-long Democrat he disappointed of n
friends who first brought him irto on t
&c. those who fiattered him to wa !
'don his party have shown that God
had no confidence in his CONVEX him
The policy which Mr.. Lincoln n r.ar
Surated and could have dictated to tony
'arty, was rcpudiated and ridiculed beca
the party when proposed by Mr.. at a.. p ?,
'son. But when once he had Fl
neneed a war with his new patty. write
johnson waged it with his known and
ty, persistency and determination. ulspl
lis. he received the full support of . .Te,
former Democratic friends, and desir
ever be entitled to their grateful vices
mbrance. More than this we can a nore
say. cruel cruel
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ON WIN. ROBERTSON, MERCHANT the II
APoLEoN, ARK, July 18th, 1867 sowe
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