Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-11-20

not popular indeed with a considerable portion
OF our modern "progressivists .; but it has
the sanction and the advocacy of the mos,
eminent public writer's Of all ages: and TO n
Christian people, at least, it carries, %intrinsi.
cally, its W commentator.
This theory recognizes the right Of every
organized community to govern itself, that is,
10 delegate the governing power always
rcterrible to its Divine %sourcc) TO wlomsoever
It pleases. 1t recognizes the domestic power
supreme in its sphere, aud imposes on the
father of the family the obligation of maintain
ing the peace and harmony, of protecting the
interests, and Of defending the honor of his
household. To the State, also, it yields supre-
macy in It's sphere; and imposes like obi
cations on the ruling power, in relation TO The
body polite. This, therefore, is the true theory
OF human government, and a (orliori Ton
purely human vicws) of. a Republican Govern.
ment. II so, land We don't think it can be
easily denied it can serve as a model or a
standard by which to measure the Radicalism
OF the present day, and to test It's ability to
"'''' Nv VI 4tHe hepNOiItaElSlU.
RepnbIicanism speaks tho same creed to
~-r-y -g~r77zesi society, and holds its internal
affairs invio'ale from outside intermedlline.
Radicalism not only denies this, brt practi.
ca'ly outrages the inherent rights Of States
and Municipalities. Republicanism recognizes
individual rights; therefore comedies 10 the
parent the inalienable office of watching over
the interests Of his family. This includes the
duty of providing for the intellectual and
moral culture Of the children; yet Radicalism
insists that all this is properly The function
Of the Government: and thus ,ramples in the
dnst, the natural and revealed laws Of God.
The whole man-body and soul belongs 10
God; and, although the children, according
to the natural order, belong 10 the parents, vet
every instructed Christian knows that the
little ones are in reality but wards committed
TO our charge, and whom we are bound to
nurture in the KNOWLEDGE Of the Creator and
IHls laws, and train in the virtues inculca,cd
BY our common Redeemer. Ralicalism saws.
"No, they are MT Cots, they are 10, the
parents; they are ours that is, they arc
Society's, and zoe are Socie,y.s We will see to
their training. We will teach them otler
virtues. We will instruct them that piriAe is
but a Fictitious thing, changing,-Chame'cou
-~like-wilh a change Of place or latitude. We
wlll perfect them in the virtue Of dcspising
parental authority; we Will show them with
what facility the family bond Of union-,he
sacred marriage-tie-may be rem, asundcr;
we will point with admiration to that peculiar
Radical virtue, in the exercise Of which our
legislators and public men generally, sell their
honor and their shame and their delegated
trust far a price. Blu, ali above all, and
before all, we will certainly indoctrinate them
in the beauties of that rirtue whose ccoeraph.
ical position is the chief elemen, of its exist.
ence; and which blooms in all lis vividness,
in the very ho'bed of Radicalism--need il
be said that we refer to'our Ere Loys Isiitu.
ton, SO admirably adapted 10 a liberty-loving
people So do we defy the Almighty Creator, !
and rob Him Of the souls He made, and which
He made doubly His own (as it were) by the
great mystery Of The Redemption
Rcpubicanlsm recognizes that political
organizations may or may moi, at their own
free will, make a political compact or coniedc-
ration; consequently that The Confederation
so made, is the creature Of the States or politj.
cal bodies that constituted il: consequently
agains, that the Confederation the Federal
Government-is indebted for It's ~yistcnce,
To M, ont;,, nF ,I, - N o.. -
says,-"No'-we are the Sovereign Power
absolute, irresponsible; therefore we reverse
the order of nature and the order Of common
sense. and falsely history in order to proclaim
TO the whole civilized world-mute, to be
sure, in establishment at our unparalleled aud
arl'y-,lat the States are dependent for their
on the Federal Governments
Wha, manner of reconstruction then, we
ask, is that which %curlails and even
ex1inguishes the rights and Liberties of indiyid.
uals, OF families, of communities, ard of
States What manner Of "Goverumentn is
that which disregards the natural rights of
man,-rlghts anterior and superior 10 all
State regulations, 10 all human considerations
and constitutions ? What manner of legislative
art'zans are they who sell their honor and
their most sacred trust to the highest bidder.
and glory in their shame ? And what kind of
can be employed in the reconstruct
.ng' OF Society, by those who have no fixed
standard of morals whose individual and
social morals are just what any wild fancy,
prejudice, or material interest deems
t expedient TO make them?
Where there is no standard of social morals,
can be no bond of Society. Said we not
light in stating that the Radicals build on a
foundation? Where natural and vested
lights are despised and outraged there can be
10 human Liberty; and the governing power
hat, in the least particular, interferes with
hose rights to their de,rimcn., manifesly