Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1870-04-16
'Q1arEsb ans1g Thieves, and tAsir
a7 Tysults.

.QsaIRels ane1g Thieves, and their
results.
The wisdom Of Nations is said to be built
on the axioms and popular dicta Of older
s,imes. If this be ,rue,-and We can see no
reason y doubt it,-why should it not be Is
true 10 add, that the fate Of Nations, their
eventual progress or decline, are but natural
conssquehces' Of the am cause !-Salomon
was 1 wise man, Is every Bible reader is
resdy Ia attest and so, also, was Sancho
Pansa, the immortal author Of most Of the
living proverbs Of the day. Wiser, however,
than both Of ahese, is ,hs originator Of The
following,-or the sq"ivaIen. thereof,-which
va cheerfulIy commend, a. 4 source Of con.
ISOLATION and 4 promise Of redemption, 10 the
reconstructed State Of Louisiana, in general,
and to the Parishes of our ~neighbcnrhood, in
particular :-"When thieves begin to quarrel
'"among themselves, honest msn may hope
"lo have their dues."-
BY thieves,-and here we speak construct.
ively,-we mean the political adven,nrers, the
army s~traggIers and their associates, whom
the war has Brought upon Us, for no other
sisible purpose, bnt 10 plumber our public
vfunds,-to cell, 10 the highest bidder, what a
psnusy Of words compels US to call their
con,cience,-and to suck, with ever hungry
lips, tho life. blood Of our people. Radical
'p'otters, carpet.bag and scalawag jobbers, Of
u, grade, Of all color, Of al profession, whose
''foyal'y" i . cure passport 10 the steps Of
power. and whose pscuaiaty greediness is as
boundless as it 10 insasiabls. ..
az By honest men, on the oshsr hand, 10 meant
ihs intelligent, the industrious, The patriotic
oi.isss,- call him this or that, white or black,
tolls hard, physically or intellectually,
for his couo'ty's good, for his own and his
family's welfare, and on whose strong shout.
ders the WHY devils we have just depicted,
climb 10 the highest pitch Of their III. bego,ten
fortunes.
Now, if we could only see that such thieves
are about 10 be Al war among themselves, new
Life, new vigor, new hope would be isstilied in
the hearts Of our down.troddsn bu, courageous
people, and the reign Of terror which, for
years, has been so heavily weighing over them,
would SION be Al IN end. They would rise 4.
once in their sovereign might, shake off the
apathy which = most fatal despo,ism has
necessarily brought on,-and aided and assist
ed BY all good men around them, 10 whatever
class, color or race they might belong, regain
the elevated standard they are so lesi.ima,eIy
entitled 10.
How is il in reality r.
II appearances are not always deceitfnl,
there are strong indications Of such q result;
not only in tho State, taken " 4 whole, but
also within the very limits Of certain Parishes.
The Wicklifs and Warmoth struggle, cul.
minating in the dscapita.ion Of the former,
was but the inception Of the long fsrmsn.ing
elements Of envy and hatred, which existed,
u might be expected. between the leaders Of
the Radical party Of Louisiana. Tho spoils
have not been equally divided, it seems:-
there being more than one. more than two,
more than three, even, insisting at the same
time npon the .lion's share."- Wicklife's
shoat still haun.s, War,no.ifs ambition. Wick.
Lille, though defeated, is not as friendleW Is
some might believe. His defeat, - 70 those
who aisgraced him, though perhaps - guilty
themselves, il msreley Temporary. Revenge,
.conpls,s and numerical, revenge At any
4ptias, j. what he and his pastisans are now
aiming At. Warmo,A knows il, and in spite Of
his dicsatosials powers, Is not - confident in
lhs result - hs wsald fain appear.
Then, the New Orleans Tribune, the organ
u he ftss.born cotorsd population Of Loui-
sisanaa, Il not, and in facl has never been, in
terms Of genuine fta,erni,y, with The New
Orleans Republican, the we'll known reprsssn.
ln.ivs Of the powers that Be. The former il,
in many respects, . Conservative papsr, At
least % compared 10 the latter. Andsns.k eur
the fss. bsvs colorsd population Of
shs Stats vas, before the VA, - will il be
seaia, sosnsr q later. That popsa,ioa belorsa
q -. ssil, and il, " believe. sincerely q.
'iaehea,le i. Wealth. iaesIligsass. ia.sg grit, -
wsaAs - ssntiosaes # trss ps.sio.isn, are 10
b ioaad aasas thess Who oonpess il; and
sush ssae go hardly b the willing ssols Of
NsesAsfn a~dvSatnrsrs sua OAss-sesksrs. They
know hatsr. and viii lsss ~ tins IN ahesisg
il, once tes I'll. sa slssas
Thos6 are promising symptoms Of di.ivion
aoA strife, aao"s The Rs1ieai RUG isadess.