New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-18

Dor, had sagely declared would never come
to pass-actual war and btoOdShed. l do
not know who invented this lie-probably
the lawyer mentioned, as trick to cover
up his first ebullient sagacity.
1t is actually painful, now that come to
see clearly, how we have been duped by
shallow politicians, by iliterate and up
start lawyers, and blatant, superficial and
mercenaTy scribblers for the press. 1t is,
however, far more painful to see You still
actuated by the same pitiful want of indie
pendence and ability to forsake those who
have thus far led you to tear down your
own prosperity and happiness. You still
| follow the same men who in their own
ignorance and madness made you the in
struments of your own destruction. Dc
you think that the men who have led you
to ruin are the right sort of men to restore
you 10 prosperity and peace? Never. They
can not do it; they have neither the heads
or the hearts to do it. You have tried them
| in both ways, and it has brought you only
woe and suffering. You ought to know
their unitness ; you have certainly suffered
enough.
FALsEHooD NO. VIII.
Our mad and ignorant leaders told us
"a people so proud and brave" as we,
with truth and God on our side would
triumph"
No one doubts our pride or bravery. l
am now showing you how much truth"
was on our side, and as to Gods having
been on our side, the probabilities now are
that he was operating on the other side.
No. Q. They told us in this city, with a
prowess and profusion of pen and lip SER
vce-the acme Of their patriotism, that
Columbus could not be taken.
No 10 When Columbus fell. that Menu
phis would never be captured.
No, IL, When Memphis fell. that New
Orleans was perfectly sdfe-that nothing
could befal it.
No. II. That, when New Orleans sue
cumbed, Vicksburg was perfect Gibrsl-
tar" which nothing could capture
No. ID. That when Yicksburg fell,
nothing else-no other Confederate post or
city could be yanqui,hed. And so it went
on-all their Gibraltars falling, one after
another, till the last one fell.
No II. They said that the valiant and
prond South could never be subiugated;
now they say you are suhjugated! But 1
tire at the bare enumeration of their false
statements. l could, but will not go far
Their.
shall close after making. as the pulpit
teachers term it, an application OF my dis
course.
II you are disposed to think the condi-
lion OF the South one of poverty aud varied
misfortune since the war, you ought to see
that our leaders are the authors OF it.
lou ought to turn with loatbing and sad
dened scOrn from them. II you think we
should be mole prosperous were our insti-
tuition OF slavery still among W., as it stood
Ia lSG0-our last ''year of grace" and
proSpeliDy -charge this change Of things to
Jefferson DAVIS. lie had the power to pre-
serve slavery and to restore peace in 1862.
but would not do it. This aspiring. mad,
blind and ignorant man may be said, there
fore, to be the sole cause of our misfor
tunes. He might at that time have saved
our country; he chose to destroy it.
You perhaps wish to know to whom you
should turn, and whom follow. As you
are accustomed to be, with myself, follow
ers, take pleasure in protlpring you adj
vice. Our conquerors have been maguani- |
nous. History hath never recorded a like |
clemency 10 vanquished rebels. 1 almost
fear it has been dict lated by ignorance, and
not craftsmanship. advise you, all and
every one of you, to follow Longstreet,
General B4riDger and Governor Brown
into the ranks of the Republican party of
the county. EX-EEB.
New Orleans, November II.