Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1870-02-19

A4fOtECHS, COutu
be made OF The 6 hool business, whose manage
ment this enlightened assemblage has contided
10 ~ hands, u, BY any possible contrriemps,
that proverbial instinct d New England
childhood, could fail Us in matnrer wears,
when it becomes the business of instructed
rsaso" to approve what unconscious instinct
suggestSt lis true, that outside the precincts
OF our favored section, children are never
known TO be endowed with snch prodisious
faculties; but this is wla, precisely brings
out the %irrefragable proof thu, nature, hayin,
made New England phat she is, (co,,upt
nature, whispered an irreverent wac.) has
destined her also to direct other peop!e's
activities; and; as a necessary consequence
OF her superiorily-l0 accumulate weaAh -
For, who more jus. than Puritsns more moral or
more pure
Think We the world, without our aid, can ever be
loud and prolonged huzzas, and three cheers
for MioticusD
This, said Despotikos, is quite satisfactory
and II is con+oling TO be assured of our peoples
deep-sealed conviction Of the necessity Of
making The most Of this question Of recons.
%tfuclIon. Then Despotikos remarked, that,
although there were many gentlemen among
the assembled delegates, whose views on the
question they had at heart, would be extremely
valuable AMI who were but waiting for a flvo.
rable opportunity to present them to the meet
ing yet he thought the interests Of New Eng
land would be best promoted by precipita,ing
Cautiously however) the schemes by which
they hoped to reach, with comparative ease,
the universally cherished issue-peG. Hence i,
became his agreeable duty now, (not indeed
from any superior consequence that attached
TO himself, but rather on account Of the promi.
ne"ce which it pleased the meeting 10 give
him in that Convensicle) to appoin, a Commit
Zee of The Whole, in order TO take into serious
consideration, the specialities of the work
before them aud to draft resolutions for i'm.
mediate action. -
On the announcement of the Committee,
the delegates left their seats and formed in a
confused group around Despoiikos. A secretary
pro- tenn. was appointed, and a resolution
a'reat'y-halt framed, when the long visased
delegate aforementioned, stepped forward
and declared his conviction that that was the
most opportnne moment TO give expression to
a sentiment which he felt was . ercoinl in.vi.
ration to himself and which lie had no doub,
would also impart inspiration 10 the Commit.
tee.
We despair Of conveying TO our readers,
any thing like an adequate no,iun Of the
sharp in,onation in which the inspired indi.
vidua' of the vinegar-snggesting conn,enance,
nasa'ized and twansed the stanza which we
feel bound 10 give rerdalim Though We can
not give it nasalatim) from the notes of our
report 'taken on the SPOT; but if any one
will compress his lips and keep them conf
pressed while he sings his loudest, he will have
a fair conception Of the me'odious rIy,hmics
evolved
shall we, whose minds are lighted
With wisdom from on high
Shall we to men ~b.nighted
Our moral light deny?
Construction construction ~
The joyful sound proclaim;
Till victims OF disruption
Revere New Eng!and's name.
Now, said the sour.looking delegate, | will
give you a chorus by way of addendum, in
which | trust my brethren of the ConvemicIe
viii all join in concert. The chorus was then
syllabized at great length, when the whole
company Of delegated fanatics, with dis,ended
threats and rersis,en,iy compressed labia,
twanged out a charming musical strain which
can be much more easily imagined than
described ; and this was its burdens
On streamlet and on river,
Ger many a pa'my plain,
Go forward and deliver
The South from errors chain.
The effect, which was truly electrical, took
vent in loud and general cheering.
After a considerable time spent in resolving
and amending, the following report Of The
Committee was submitted to the ConventicIe.
REPoRr OF The Committee OF ALL THE
APPOINTED TO CONSIDER THE WAYS AND
MEANS AND SCHEMES n INSTRUMENTATION
OF SOUTHERN RECONSTRUCTION.
T" The Honorable, the Assembly g,Fanatic,
in full Conuentcle at--New ENGLAND.
Gen,lemen,--Your Committee appointed
10 consider the ways and means etc. and to
draw up resolutions touching the spsciali,ies
OF manipulation appertaining 10 recons,ruc.
ton, beg leave respectfully to submit the
following report.
FRS, Your Committee have examined the
history OF al the descriptions of society that
occurred since that Of the great Gaia.
clysn; and have made themselves acquainted
with the consequent demonstrations; but
found nothing in either which exactly
meets the case that we are called upon to
manage; whence it follows that The recons.
which, in the providence Of human