Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1870-12-25
Communicated
y Communicated,
SPURIOUS RADICALIsm
AND.
TRUE REPUBLICAN1sM.

Besides the various revclting features o
Radicalism which our preceding cpistles hav,
exposed TO the light Of day, there are yet
few others Of -sotre T#ort AL ~
needless 10 say) Of corresponding malignity
First among these, in public Importance, we
consider the thoroughly batbarous doctrine
that the RICH: Of conquest makes over tn
subinsated people TO the conquerers, as ,heiu
property; to be sacrificed as victims to ,Ileir
malice, or still worse, TO their abominablc
"new moral ileas"-lne dipping Of tleil
depraved tastes and their ungodly lasts.
To this Infamous theory Of Government the
addled inte!lects of the more dis,empere,
s.gnento of Radicaiism, attach great Importance
To tIis,-thc very lowest view Of human
government that The most barbarous Of nations
were ever capable of-lyrant., d~rspo>ts,
pag,ns, and radicals, insiincliveIy cling. To
th's-knowing il TO be as bascless in political
ethics, as it is ini,uman in its social application
we promised to give some attention; aud we
hasten to redeem our promise.
We can not, perhaps, dispose Of this point
more briefly than by directing attention to the
public policy of savage nations and %contras-
ting it with the social system introduced into
the world by Christianity.
Well then, among barbarians whether of
ancient or modern times, the ruling power.
by Whatever name designated, has always been
yonoupty, III &c ,ron,;af,r ne ,I,a roc,l,. ,,I
The reop!a, regarded merely as cha,ieI, having
neither rights, privileges, nor duties, bu,
snc, as the caprice Of the lytant ruler stamp
ed upon them. Tnis is a fact so patent that it
can not be disputed or doubted, unless we are
wilih'g TO blot from our memory the fac,s of
history. But as the manipulation and f%alsifica-
tion of even historical facts, have not, hitherto.
escaped tho all-comprehending potency Of
Radical intelligence, we consider ii a duty to
psnce on record, at least one authenticated
instance, TO The end that the Radicals, though
apparently unsuscep,ibIe Of either repentance
or remorse for the past, may not do their
future SHINING against society, save will, their
eyes open, and with the public reproba,lon
staring them in the face.
Horace-,he intelligent Radicals, of course.
know Horace, and are quite familiar with his
Parnas>ian flights, and his visits to 'lhe
inspired Cas,alian spring''-wcll he tells US
that according to the recognized rule of
human rights IN all pagandom, the people
were regarded as Mings-tanquam res are his
words; and he adds, that they were as submiss.
i've and powerless under the absolute way Of
their rulers, as SO many aockt of sheep. But,
the Radicals, being, as we have reason to
think, such wonderful adopts in the use Of
their mother iongne-,he great Anglo. Saxon
" doubtless see the point better If we
give lIorace's own words:-sRpgum timead
orHm IN proprios grsges imperium est" There!
The public rights of civilized communities.
is the exact opposite of this. In the Christian
Civilization of The cages of Fai,h' particularly.
1t was q principle constantly and universally
accepted, that whenever the power of govern.
ing themselves waswres,ed from any organized
people, wlle'hsr by conquest or usarpalion.
only the authority az pnloer to govern was
chansed-the people, their laws, manners.
customs, morals, institutions and constitution.
remaining as before.
The Constitution Of a people, is that which
changes them, as it we're, ftom indiviluals or
indisidoal families, into a body polite. The
prevailing manners, morals, customs, md
inherited traditions, are necessarily embodied
i'm the Constitution; o., in other words, In.
Constitution is ihe public expression Of these
AID qilnisii Tins II comes 10 pass, that by the
designs Of a paterna' Providence.
every soc'ahor political body finds its happines,
only IN Z Constitution natural 10 ITSELF which.
'oAsrtJect 10 the experiments of poli,ica,
caa!la,ans, would be us absurd as to submit,
the physical constitution of a human creature.
toths tnrtnrs. and The detrimental consequences
Of the stea-,housan1 nos,rnm, Of medical
entpitiss..' ~ 2 sh'.is
Surely, if The Radicals were moi u,,e, lv
demen,ed, .shry could mi, 10, b, SO ,a blind to ,hs
lessons Of history, Is no, 10 unde..,.pd ,h.,
cry attempt to impose on 1 people. /. con,r;,n.