New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-21
WORDS OF WARNING.

Letter from Hon. w. Jasper Blackburn.
feel sadly tor my country. II feel that l
could sweep day and night for the slain OF
the daughter of my peOgle"-for the humil-
iation of my State and the demoralized
condition OF my party. patriot and lover
of liberty could not feel Leslie might feel
more. .'Is there no balm in Gilead" And
is there no physician to heal the wounded
honor and outraged pride of our Southern
land9 Is the Republican party already
and so soon powerless fer good in louisiana
And must it go down to the tomb and be
buried in the same grave with the dead
and rotten Democracy-"unwept, union
ored and unsung!" Is Israel fallen with
Babylon! And shall the clods Of the val
ley, as they fall upon the cofin-lid of our
buried political hopes, tell only tale OF
rebuke and dishonor! Shall memories
which should be fraught with soothing and
| pride be but echoes of tantallzation and
| reprOof!
Let those who hesitate in the plain line of
| duty "think of these things" and answer If
they can.
Are personal hates and political feuds to
clog the wheels Of government, and forever
delay the fountain Of Justice
| Let those who thus act and thus direct
their course beware; for justice awaits
them-retributive, strong and sure, and not
very slow.
Some portions of this State may be de-
moralized and joined to the idols OF pelf
and plumber, and ruled by social and politi
cal debasement; but that portion is not my
section North Louisiana stands unpolluted
| and uncontaminated with the intrigue, cor
ruption and strife of the hour, and the
people there have a day Of reckon
ing for evil-doers. Those who allow
their selfish whims, personal hates and
individual aspirations to pervert the
legitimate ends of legislation and virtually
estop the machinery of government, will ere
long be called on to hang their political
harps upon the willows and weep; for none
will be found 80 base as to sing them song
of praise. The fair daughters and gallant
sons of this fertile but despOiled State will
rebuke them with rebukes that shall be
effective and withering-the one with their
quiet frowns of disapprObatiOn, and the
other with their votes at the ballot-bOz
and their denunciations on the hustings
and the poor, confding and betrayed
freedman will come to the rescue with his
self-protective and much priced franchise
There is vet virtue enough in the land te
redeem the time while the days are evil,
and it will be called into telling action no,
many days hence.
And shall l be asked on which side o.
this triangular and tri colored feud l stand
NY answer is, that | am on the side o.
my country, God and truth, and for my
government and my party. But with per
sOnal feuds and individual hates, as be
tween others, have had and shall have
nothing to do, except to aid in mutually
compromising them, honorably and fairly
If we have republican government, LEI
us sustain it: if we have despotlsm, let Vi
destroy it; if we have anarchy, let US cor
rect it; and if we have Republican party
worth maintaining, let us maintain it as be
comes men ruled and actuated by principle
and sense of justice, and not act like
fanatics influenced alone by whims ant
caprices-unworthy the name of man.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN.
City Hotel. January 90, 1872.