The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-07-22

Mnsh the gstSS l. Rsssr h a..s os;.
ans. It 10 time. fellow-citizens, to arouse
yourselves, TO assert your dignity and
nsnss and and s9 the , STAT aso%
secure to every citizen therights guaran-
teed TO him BY the constitution Of the
limited states 9. and II: ane nd1 eR the
made in. pursuance thereof; and let US
bMnish forever from place those who
have betrayed their public trusts and
In another part Of the Governors
testimony before the Congressional
Committee (p. $5s) will be found the fol-
g. When did you become convinced of
the necessity of reform
t6st not fb cay a% Ss.
guilty of some abuses which haye>been
created by my cOnnivance; but am not
WILING TO admit 9,.n that II mas Peen RerReen-
Of q modification Of these political meas
the election and registration Laws
eyer < va since they became .sa,,s IA lays
the registration and election laws, CON
sidering Ahe sircnmstsances which in
been recorded before God. that he would
Psd Ct the RaSRss an ID
forced, you see, to admit before . com
mittee Of the representatives of the PEG;
PIE that h so%s Sssss h1 WSaf g ecn
niyance 1t il to tolerate what ought
to be opposed. It implies knowledge
of what is going on, and that It - wrong
part of the Governor in order to avoid
what it was his duty to prevent.
PUBLIC VIRTUE INDISPENSABLE TO ma
1IONAL GREATNESS AND POWER.
Before close this imperfect discourse,
let me refer you to the widespread
sPseeh %1 ts Previous to the s SY an
eloquent and Distinguished delegate
from East Baton Rouge, who seems to
me to counsel corporation with the
The gentleman from East Baton Rouge
says: ~ ,y =. .As.
this new.born hor!or. .wnieh some bs@osrsts
profess Of amy aud AL political comIinatiens.
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Now, / take issue with al of this.
to the support Of the Governor as can-
di1ate for reelection. and he doubts not,
nevertheless, that the present position
o., selfish ambition and the lust of po,cer,"
he declares that the Governor has not at
heart the liberties of the people and is
him Il he can. o? The language Of dnt the
speech is not the :. American language"
Il has been until the present period,
oo asfa 81 .oufpe doss aos
s S'.Psse, as False and dslasivs. the
fhf The anS an
dation of despotism. That description
of government is happily, yet foreign !;
and necessity is the tyrangs plea. ,,., ,
assert that no free people were ever
strong in politics and in arms who We're
not strong IN morality ana reverence TOT
the good and pure, and all history will
bear me out in saying that no people are
fit for republican government who are
rot virtnous. Virtue is the parent of
liberty and the handspring of free gov
eminent.
Let us then cherish that spirit of
chivalry and devotion to what is right,
which has earned for Louisiana such
high renown. Let us preserve undetiled,
in perfect purity. as Of yore, that exalt-
ed public feeling in our midst, which is
joined 'indissolubly with refinement, and
produces elevated character and patriot
ism. 50 That sensibility of principle.
that chastity of honor which feels a
stain like q wound, which inspires cour-
age while it mitigates ferocity, and
which ennobles whatever it touches"
This opinion and sentiment in the peo-
pie. have sustained them in the weary,
painful and exhausting trials, with
which the history of our beloved State
has ever since the war been crowded,
and with the blessing of Heaven) will
nerve them with rising strength in the
present struggle for liberty.
SPEECH OF r. IL. MARI.
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