The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-08


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The Prospect.
wehaye lost the election, but we have
not lost all. On the contrary, the Democ-
racy. has made so stubborn fight, that it
can now command respectful considera-
ton.
TIE next Congress will be composed, to-
some extent, of different material from the
last. It is confidently asserted that the
fatal majority of two thirds which has here
tofore given the Radicals such power for
mischief, will be wanting to them. The
Governors and Legislatures of several
of the more important States are Dem
ocratic, and the Supreme Court of the
United States will feel encouraged by these
indications to attack with judicial anathe-
| mas the constitutional heresies that, for
| several years, have been 80 boldly pro-
| claimed in high places. E1 post facto
laws-State and Fcderal-must soon be
| branded with the nullity inherent in them,
and with their disappearance terminates
the infamous system of disabilities which
has made mere mockery Of self.goyern-
ment in the Southern States. -
This will secure to the genuine 'popula-
! +io,, of each community the control OF local
affairs, and that is about all that is now
needed to launch the South upon a o"'s't
of solid prosperity. Let the misrule of
domination not only alien but hostile to our
interests be shaken off, and confidence Will
be restored. With that confidence will
come capital, enterprise and activity. The
half crop of cotton and provisions made this
year can be easily doubled when disturbing
elements are withdrawn from the organlza-
ton of labor, and free labor will be found
more efficient, more remunerative, and
more easily controlled thar that of slaves
Even though Congress should still be in
, clined to perpetuate party supremacy at the
expense of local ruin and general prostra'
ton, and the Supreme Court should prove
imbecile enough to permit it, we may still
rely with much confidence upon the popu
lar reprobation of such policy. We mus
remember that several years have nov
y elapsed since the termination Of the war
s 1t r.. y.,d not be expected that an exaspera
ted hostility of four or five years would b
. instantly relaxed into brotherly love an
:. confidence at a given moment. The North
ern people were too much accustomed {
regard us as enemies not to continue in tn
~ same tone of feeling for certain time afte
- the facts exciting that feeling had cease
: to exist. Now, however, the old ord'
80 of things is being steadily re-establishe'
and though the North has again given i
"A voice against restoration and harmony,
was after SO hard contest and by a majo
j, ity SO greatly reduced, that Its speee
=, change of popular sentiment cannot well
- doubted. The progress in that directi'
"a has been as rapid as could properly ma
NJ been expected.
,a+ Besides these considerations, we may az
nc another of favorable character in, come
H. ton with the President elect. Genel
;s Grant is not regarded as an extreme ma
He is said to have always been Democri
49, and was candidate on q platform viii
mo committed him to nothing in particul;
ia MIR. Vallandigham, in recent spee'
+no prophesied that Grant would, in less thar
,.o wear, disgust the Radicals by his modeI
ear ton, and be obliged to take refuge in De
the ocratic support.
Therefore, though not yet relieved FRI
IT, the necessity of watching for danger and
struggling for our liberties, we can go
D is with more hopefulness and confidence.
,;r we do not prematurely relax our efforts
20 abandon our policy of patience, the fruit
lCiy complete restoration of rights, and del
ind erance from present grievances may 81
But be secured.