The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-03-22
Mr.. Stephens II CONGRESS.

Sfesd-MF stephens, "who
cannot believe that Mr.. Jeffer
son is dead" Well. we are
glad that Mr.. Stephens can't
forget the principles of Mr..
Jefferson. They are the true
principles of the government.
The whole scheme originated
mainly in the mind of Mr.. JEFF
iterson and if he did not COM
prehend his own handiwork,
who does7
So long as the government
was run in gun shot of the line
OF its true theory, is was
indeed the best government
the world ever saw. is there
a living man who dare say it
IS better now-run on the prin-
= chile of physical force and cen
trail domination? Is there one
politician connected With it.
whose talents, patriotism and
public and private commands
the admiration and reverence
, Of his couDtry9
: If there was ever time when
, man needed to remember
Jefferson and the intellectual
ly and mOrally.august sages of
the Olden time, to escape utter
g despair of the future, now is
! that time. What has been
may be again. A merciful
: God may yet send us another
? line of great statesmen, ANNA
ted by high and noble pnrpo-
{ ses-impressed with their vast
responsibilities, and bringing
TO the discharge of their dnties
f an exalted love for their whole
\ country and their race. Some
public men may yet spring to
S life, of such Il lofty bearing
: that the spirit of personal and
! party pelf and pettifoggery
D may stand rebUked and a5ash-
! ed in their presence; bat until
that time comes, for heavens
sake let us live in the memory
|, that there was a time when
5 men of great souls directed the
l. government and SET an exam
e pie of public and private
4 virtue, and not of meanness
= and rascality to the people.
, There was a time when, I'M
q der the inspiration of their
IS presence and example, the in
II tluence which surrounded the
is government exalted the people
:. to a higher and holier patriot
u ism, instead of dragging them
. down to the slums of political
q profligacy.
Of Mr.. Stephens can't forget
v that tune. Well, thank God
lie for so much. Believes that it
V, may yet live again. We are
Is glad that Stephens has so
, much faith and hope in his
. composition. And while he
" remembers and is inspired by
N the great souls of the great
Y. fathers of the republic, we
a don't believe Mr.. Stephens will
OF be guilty of IA falsehOod, or a
ne theft, or any meanness or NAL
OF ice whatever in the discharge
= of his public duries.
n And we wish the Gazette, SC
%. far from ridiculing these mem
Ii bers would cling TO them anC
IT'S encourage the whole Demo
up cratic party to cling to then
ell with memorable tenacity-fO
o I1 let them be assured the Gov
10 eminent of the United State
ne must be checked in its down
all ward career of depravity ant
to corruption, or it will be a mer'
to dung heap in the eyes of TIN
ut, outside universe of men-t'
eI say nothing of the eyes of Go
M ALMIGHTY. We are alread
90 " rotten with vice and corruption
nd in the mere boyhood of on
We. nationality. We are not
hundred years old, but we ar
older in vice and public dc
led moralization than another u;
lrs 5 ton in history at 5O0.-[Geo
i itI gia Telegraph.
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