The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-01-15
HARMONY.

HARMONY.
It Agrowing spirit of harmony and goo
+ will, between the different classes of OH
people, has been strikingly evinced durin,
f the last year: It has been seen, in
: strongly pronounced disposition on tn,
, part OF all good citizens in most parts O
the State. without respect to partisan
differences. to preserve order, enforce the
laws, and render obedience to all legally
constituted authority. The devices and
Vaccinations of evilly disposed dema-
CUES and restless and irresponsible par
ties, who seek to profit by times O,
alarm and violence, have been set aside
by the good people of this State, who are
most deeply interested in it's peace and
prosperity The result has been That
this disposition, aided by the salutary
laws passed by the General Assembly.
and by Congress, have secured, during
the last fall, the most quiet, peaceable
and orderly election the State has wit
messed for many years In former elections
even within two years. New Orleans and
the State have been the scenes of violence
liot' and bloodshed, which have disgrae @ |
their name, and greatly injured all their
interests. This fall, an important and
exciting election was held without any
conflict or disturbance, and with scarcely
an arrest. Such a thing was never known |
in New Orleans before. I feel especially
gratified to be able to lay this before you
rs matter of record, because the last
General Assembly deeply impressed by
The alarming and increasing violence and
awlessness displayed in our elections,
md their lamentable effect upon every
interest OF the State, had, with view to
emedy these evils, enacted stringent
against such offenses, and for s
heir more certain enforcement had !,
lothed the executive with ample powers .
have endeavored to use these powers, f
nth moderntion and impartialty, but n
18th frmness and with the single aim to n
reserve the peace and to secure to all a
zen, irrespective of party, race or color, e.
lie free exercise of an their rights as ci- if
zens
That have been able to do 80 without Z;
raging against the law any class or par ST
:, may be accepted as proof that tho q,
ws were wholesome and wise, and that n,
g people, as q whole, have been satisfied A
at their execution was faithful and n
partial. a,
l can not pass from this subject to- al
ier details, in justice, without calling re
II attention to the general and peaca- b,
acquiescence of our people in the re- di
ts of the reconstruction policy of the
teral government Their acceptance m
It as tinality has been much more ~
sssfactory in Louisiana than any other Of
&c in the South. This must be attributed ~,
Tie patriotism and wisdom of our ~,
PILE, and to those features of State po- mn
(which have led to this great and bv
u.able result. 1t has always been my ne,
Sure conviction that it is safe to trust ve,
'oe good sense, the honor and the 90 cre
thought of the people. This tbr
'oiton has determined my course on ha,
'ua's of State policy, even in matters cor
sn s was forced, for short time, to The
~ from many of my political friends =
taceable character of the late elec- c;.1
'onand the favorable condition of vot
'ouna as compared with many other bov
'ourn States, have, think, convinced t;os
lends and foes that was right II ,,,.,
Trained from all severe and arbi- -