Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1868-09-12
The Caprices Of our State
Government.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE.

"Nemo IN Sese ienfat deScendtre.' This say
ing Of one of the ancient hcaliien philo.
sophers, so much in accord with the declara'
lions Of the Prophets Of the Old Testament,
and with those of tile Apostles of The New
affords another illustration Of The theory. III,
Nations, from whatever canse. deucncra,inu
in'o hea'hcnism. still retain some PORTIONS .
the universal Truth first delivered to man
Whether, owing 10 this fact or that man
natural reason, though clontled and perverted
by sin, is still capable Of partially discernin.
the Truth or to a combination Of bn,h these
causes: certain ii is, that The strides made b,
some Of the ancient Parans. towards the tIlcf
nnrevealed Christian Truths, stand in prom,
contrast TO the lapses into liea,henistn. wllicl
many modern Christians, in the r,ide Of powe,
or pride of intellect, are rapidly making.
1t is impossible moi 10 admire and honor ,ha,
mobility Of mind which, at all hazards, en-
deavors 10 disentanole itself from the error.
in which human passions. worldly Interests, O,
a chronic condition Of public corruption, ma,
have placed it,. And the honor due 10 the H.
InSiIious Pagans, who, in the midst OF all bn,
universal hI>chooI, aspired TO be right, is
greatly enhanced by rejecting on their soil.
ci,ude to impress their fellow-men with a
perception Of the T'u'hs which they had,
themselves, apprehended.
To those who take Divine Revelation for
,la., .,:l. ~. ..... ,l.. L.. -x -: .t T..
enters into himself will, probably, be les
unacceptable, when they are reminded, that
the prophet jeremiah. seeing hat neither his
preaching nor lamentations. nor tho eNhor,a.
tons Of contemporary prophets, Ind amy effect
on the obs, mate lsraelitcs. HE srnsnal Baby
Ioniars, the Moabi,es, Si,lonitcS. Tyriaus. and
others that built their happiness OIL earthly
foundations, gave nltetancc, in the following
words Of Inspiration. 10 the same immortal
Truth :-"Wlh de>o!niion, The whole land is
made dcsoiale. because lhrre is no one tina,
IN his heart"
This somewhA, serious exortium, we have
our pen 10 Slide into, a. it were. from
our unwillinsness 10 believe that Tie mis-
c%aprIces Of onr State Legislation,
<anI FIR tie matter Of that, hose Of the Gene.
al Government) can be prompted solely by
unqualified maligniiy. IT'S true lha, the
features Of The hciaborc, acts is.
:ulng from our Legislative Halls. are so ma.
ent and so nnlisaniscd, that lie who wpnld
|eny maligniiy 10 be their Chief characteristic.
must be credited with n heroic exercise of
Still, we are disposed to link tia,
he absence OF serious consideration above
ncntioned-llle want Of locking INFO their own
much To do in generating The
eilor ot our rulers - that Of deceiyinp
themselves, aud that Of proraga,ing their sell.
However rcprelensiblc This self irnposlure
nay be, aud however p-rn'cions IN lis results.
&c may cf'ari'aby hope illat those moments
I reflection, which, sou,ler or later. come 10
ve'y Que, will effect, a, least, a pa,,iaI cure:
nd that the cNres>es to which, vilia,el prin.
'ples inevitably lead, will. hy their very
demonstrate the necessity Of re.
nrfing TO the policy of political eQnity. by a
10 the moral rec,itude that governs
IN this hope we are greatly fortified by the
unavoidable stand which one of our Repre.
Gray-has lately taken ~acains,
Re ubiquitous School Bill, now before our
late Legislature. And although, we marvel
Try much, how Dr.. Gray, or any other doctor.
nDv opn M, ,rb,ll,, ,J..l l., ~
'uld league with a faction that is driving the
'nn,ry 10 perdI,lon, we cannn, Withhold onr
OF the moral courage that threw
own, in the teeth of the assembled dcs,ruc.
onls's, zone dead body l~peri,aps ,wo) as he
on which rarson Conway could
'rry his Bill Of debasement into execution.
or this one solitary testimonial to The nobility
90 often dorman, indec.) Of orr human ia.
re, all honor to Dr.. Cray, say we.
But we will remind Or. Gray, in the words
a celebrated Tribune whose lifetime was
in resisting the expressions Of the Tory
ncurables" OF the English ParIiamenl,-;ha,
me living mar is worth" flor opposing ,yran-
"a graveyard full of dead men,; and that,
he wonld effectively promote the Truth,
h'ch he is beginning to perceive, ',were far
'tter that he should live to resist the vile
easures of his colleagues, Than die in resist.
g them. The self dignity of DR.. Gray, and
lat Of all others, no, politically and socially
demand tina. they should instantly
ssricate themselves from the deep de6Iement
nd d~amnability of Radical association for.
nrely, there is nothing within the scope Of
uman action, better calculated 10 breed self
ontempt, and, (what is even worse) remorse
{ conscience, than the prostitution of that
Ieaven.bestowed "lreedom of WHIP, which
ian justly boasts, and of his Heaven endowed
lielieci 10 The sndncfinns Of error