Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-06

md the bullying of Spain for half a
while South American Re-
publics rise and pass away like the
dew drops of early ,norn-such race
is certainly entitled to Q place by
the side of the Saxon in the role of
honor.
Possessing, therefore, all the ele-
ments Of perpetuity, development
and progress in their plenitude,
that race is destined to continue so
long as the sun and moon endure.
Awaited of all the means and ap-
pliances of dignifed life it will be-
come everywhere. highly impor-
tant element of civilized society.
Events succeeding events, like
waves chasing waves upon the
bosom of the great deep, press
rapidly forward the period, not
far distant, when America, boast
ing of her white, will be equally
proud of her black sons.
What I now have to say, MIR.
President, in approaching the close
of my remarks must be uttered, and
should be received with no ordinary
sense of gravity and sincerity.
Behind us is apast telling only OF
oppression, misery, degradation,
shame and sorrow-of shame to a
great nation, and of invidious ostra-
cism to us; before us, a future
luminous with prospects of the most
Aattering character. Are not we
the sole arbiters of our own destiny i?
When we consider our station, our
duties, obligations and responsible
ties, should we not feel equally
bound to labor necessarily, ardently,
unselfshly, and in love for the
achievement of the grandest pos
sible results with respect to our own
individual development and eleva-
ton? And is not this prominently
our own work? We cannot look to
others and neglect or slight our
own interests with impunity. No
nature is profusely generous to so
small an extent as human nature.
Intelligence only regulates and
directs its intense selfishness to the
certain ends Of its own aggrandize-
ment. Nothing is more natural
than that others will let us severely
alone when we forget and neglect
those personal interests so highly
important to our own general vel
fare. To keep pace with the progress
of the present age requires the ut
most diligence in individual effort
Everywhere the public mind il
wide awake and keenly alive, press
ing forward to the goal of the high
est individual and general GOOD
with mighty strides. Equality il
the scale of life, is the result o
achievement. The diligent use o
the same means and appliances
gives similar results-the school
house, the church, and a quartz
section of land produce equals o
people differing in all other respects
Pointed as we are to equality, VIII.
be tardy in the diligent application
of the individual to all the means o
promotion? A peoples characte
and elevation are measured and de
E termined by the amount of indivi
dual effort. And, although we shal
make mistakes and failures; NEE
with rebuffs, disappointments ant
discouragements, we should pres
, onward and upward nevertheless
, remembering that the mistakes Q
). mankind, as much as their successes
q teach lessons of equal-value. If til
4 "Lives of great men oil remind MS y
We can make our lives sublime"
= it is equally true that,
The mistakes of others constant tell us
I How to shun the rocks of time.
Nor must we forbear to pres
: eagerly forward, ever learning, eve
becoming wiser and ever improving
keeping continually before us th
+ fact, that, individual improvmer
contributes proportionately to tn
advancement of the whole race. A
a race Or whole people is compose
of units; 80 its elevation in the sea-
of well-regulated and dignified lii
is achieved by the developmer
and improvement of it's individu,