Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-06-11

an OLD personal friend and associate
lone who. for long series Of years
resided with his family in our com
munity and who welded an inau
encr, while he commanded rsspec
and confidence ia his private - vel
rs professional relations to an extern
which few men. comparatively. il
any community, ever enjoy.
The sentiments which we have
taken the liberty to quote. are en-
brac-d ina letter written TO " BY
our old friend, DR.. + N. HEREFORD
from Montgomery. Ala under date
Of the ID lust. They are expressive
of that genuine warmth OF patriotic
feeling which reflects the character
Of the man. Hopeful and undis.
mayed amidst the Political gloom
and troubles Of the land, the Doctor
looks ahead beyond the breakers and
discerns the dawning signs Of better
times in the future. W. have often
bent our vision in the same direction
and seen "as through glass d'mly"
the foreshalowings Of brighter sprcks
in the political horizon. They now
appear more plainly discernibls since
the reactionary process hae assumed
aud is daily assuming such tangible
and formidable dimensions in former
Radical s,ropgholds AZ clearly to in
dictate that Radicalism has seen ito
best days and will. before many
months more shall have elapsed, b.
consigned TO that clover deep" Of
iniamy to which it is tending.
Blu, we are keeping our readers
from a prrusal of what W. know will
interest them on the subject, comins
as it does from one Of our oldest
friends and former fellow -citiz-ns--
one who, though be has been so long
separated from us by distance, is by
no means forgotten. Here 10 what
he says: Al
hope most earnestly that tho brighter
dnys for which We have losged 40 earn
e-'ly have already b gan to dawn upon rs
an that the "re'gi NJ misruls" that
h.. weighed so heavily upon us IS PEG
pc, will soon be spoken Of ~ something
that no longer has local hab,tuation and
& name.
AT the cessation Of hostilitiss,I found
myself, in obedience 70 the orders OF the
Confederate Statss Government, stationed
at this post as an Army Surgeon. Those
orders had ever obeyed, cbesrfully,
gladly, willingly; for like thou sands of my
fellow countrymen, my whole heart was
with the Sonth and her insti.u tons; my
duty was-too plain to be mistaken or svs-
led and to ds, as an unreconstsucted rebel
40 cailedN, derive the greatest possible
Q, joyment IN the thought. that from the
commencement Of our National struggle
10, liberty ind freedom rntil its termi
nation, endeayored TO pei form that duty
anhfully. =-f4s
Like many, very many Others, who re-
-i'ed in ihls city At the time Of Wilson's
rid | found myself in the possession ofa
lie" Confederate notes, but could not claim
the ownership Of q dime IN specie or truth
iully asrert that knew suRht Of the
green backs then no eagerly sought for by
All who desired bread for their familea. |
The only resource had was 10 my PRO-
essi"n which have pur-ued and p scticej
rom that day until the present. Ny lines
lave fallen in pleasant places l hsss suc
'eedei far beyond my most ssnguine ex
'eetations friends, warm pleasant friend"
hat stood BY me in my hours Of I'D versity
ave clustered around me upon every side
md even the dark curse Of Radicali-n,
hat has been crawling like IN envenomed
make throughout Alabams ~ we'll ~ her
'ister States, .eems struggling 10 reach oncs
more the hell from whence she emerged
o emit her pcironous slime snd venom
'ver what has MT been insp'ly termed
he Paradise OF the continent Of Nor b
4 merica. Thank God | tho reign Of ter
or" is nearly over the dark murky cloud.
Il prescription are passing away, tho pso-
lie North, South, East and West, have
eased to think, and are beginning to act
Jpon every breeze that reaches rs We hear
he words Toz Popui Er Del" The
'iant Car of Dem ocrscy has begun to move
inward and beneath its ponderous v heels,
he mutilated. Rasping body OF Black
sepu bIIcanirm is destined to expire, dam
ed everlastingiy world without end.