New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-23
RESULTS OF QUE VICTORY.

When General Grant said Let US have
peace" he evidently meant that our people
should return to the pursuits of peace that
they should abandon the war-path, and
turning the sword into the pruning-hook
and plowshare, again cultivate the soil that
plenty might flow therefrom. He meant
that the people, instead of training in the
arts of war, shoHld resume the mechanic
arts, the science of agriculture and OF
manufacturing instead of embittered and
Improbable politics they should engage in
some useful occupation that would give
them wealth and the comforts of life and al
the same time add to the prosperity of the
country. Louisiana is blessed with fertile
lands and mild climate. 1t is an easy
matter, with moderate share of industry
and perseverance, to secure home, and by
the cultivation of few acres Of land to
make home happy. II our people, white
and colored, would now turn their
attention more to this than par
tisan politics, they would soon ex-
perience beneficial results. As each
one becomes the owner Of farm and Guilt
Yates it he becomes independent, and then
he is beyond the control OF professional
politicians, and may, if he is so disposed,
actively engage in politics with some
chance of success. A dairy, vegetable
garden, the cultivation of fruit and the
raising of poultry in the neighborhood of
New Orleans prove profitable when prop |
erly attended to. Further in the country |
stock raising is very profitable. These are
pursuits that the poor may enter upon with |
a chance of branching out and entering up
on the cultivation o. the leading staples |
of our Stste-eotton, sugar and rice. There
is no reason why our people should not
also become manufacturing people. We
want cotton mills, paper mills, iron foun-
leries, and all the branches of manufac-
ures that are found in our Northern, East
I'm and Western States to supply us with
be articles that we are now dependent on
hem for. Let our people look to these
hings, and manifest spirit Of enterprise,
nd make the proper connection with cities
nat are interested with us in trade, and
e snail soon become prosperous again.
inish the railroad that is to give us direct
ade with Houston, and the whole of Texas,
Id perhaps New Mexico and California,
i'll ultimately find it to their interest to
eek market in the great metropolis
the South. This is what General Grant
cant when he said "let us have peace"
e did not mean that peace which follows
oath, but he meant peace that would give
ie, vigor and prosperity to our country.
his is what our leaders should preach .
hen they assume to talk to the
eople. They should not mourn
lily dwell on the past. They
Iould look to the future and by
hiding up the material interests of the
tate help to reconcile all to our political 4;
'ndition, and thereby secure from
lem ready obedience to the ,
WIS. Past issues must be regarded
settled, and sagacious politicians
i'll look for new issues as they are devel- 7
bed in the future if they would maintain
emselves in the good graces of the peo- a
e. "Let us have peace" means a truce il
the bitterness of politics as well as war. a