New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-07
A MILLENNIUM AT HAND.

a MILLENNIUM AT HAND.
If we accept Colonel McEnery's Lafa-
yette square speech as a prophetic out
giving, we are on the eve Of one Of those
pleasant tgnes .fatui, yclept millennium
For thu distinguished standard-bearer Of
the fusion hosts not only predicts q vic
tory-a difficult one, it is true, and hard
to win, but, nevertheless, victory-but
he goes beyond, and paints in bright
coIors the glorious results. Nothing less
than the resuscitation, the redemption,
the honor, glory and integrity Of Louis1-
ana is involved in the conflict. To elect
the fusion ticket is to secure all these adj
Yantages and many more too numerous
to mention, while its defeat promises the
reverse of the picture. This hopeful ut
terance implies on the part Of Colonel
McEnery the firm belief that all the gentle
men nominated for office on the fusion
ticket are as honest in their political con
duct, and will be as faithful in the dis
charge of their public duties, as the
speaker himself; and that all those who
may be hereafter nominated for Office,
whether legislative, judicial or municipal,
will be vanished by the same brush, and
present a united front in opposition to
everything that is dishonest, oppressive
and mean, and will work together as one
man to put this unfortunate common,
wealth on it's legs. Further, it is implied
that no other set Of candidates selected by
any other convention could or would, by
any combination of circumstances, per-
form any Of the good works promised by
Mr. McEnery in the name of the fusion
party.
Now, it strikes us that if the "resusci-
tation and redemption" of Louisiana is
such an easy matter, and SO easy Of ac-
complishment, the State is not in so de-
plorable a condition as the enemies of
Governor Warmoth's administration would
have us believe. Can it be possible that
all the rayages, ruin, oppression, impov-
bankruptcy and utter crushing
out of "this people" may be remedied
wiped out and forever set aside by mere
change Of public servants Is it credible
that the very lobby who late instilled into
the minds of the negro legislators corrupt
and extravaganza notions Of their public
duties will, if permitted to have full sway,
90 back on their own teachings, undo all
they paid the ignorant negroes to do, and
emerge into the light of day clothed in
the pure and shining robes Of political
saints? 1t would be, indeed, happy
chance to have it SO; but there is no in
stance on record of such an extraordinary
change, and we are compelled by pru-
ience begot of experience to restrain our
,xultation until we see the thing actually
lone.
1t is not true that all the honor, honesty, |
patriotism and integrity are in either one
party or the other, and it never will be.
It is not true that the success of the fu-
sion ticket will work any immediate, mir
eculousr change for the better. 1t is not
rue that the State has been or is likely to
oe ruined or materially injured by the
success of the Radicals. And it is putting
alse notions in the heads of the people to
yociferate in their ears that a cure for all
heir ills, real and imaginary, will follow
he success of either one side or.the other.
There are good and bad men in both par
les, and, in our judgment, there are quite
S good if not better who belong to neither.
We have not succeeded in SCI arating the
irtues and the vices to any wonderful ex-
ent for we can see a very faig mixture
wherever we CO.
But it is a good thing Co be hopeful
The syren will sometimes lead man into
.onest paths, who else would have stray
d. And if the Democratic chiefs can in
pire any considerable number of Repub-
cans, especially the colored, with some
f their own confidence in their good
nth and fidelity, they may talk Of sue
ess, but there will be no millennium. 1t
i'll require other than political changes to
ring that about,