The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-05-24

stances, + m~asterful, and nothing but
on accumulation of evil will 6olloWre-
sistance, To wait patiently when pent
up energies .clamor for action is a very
hard thing. But oa5 bono, beating our
brains against a stone wall when we
know it lisa stone wall? Yet. when we
have thus pounded them; and been sore
and sorry, let another similar emergency
arise and We straitway forget the pain
and uselessnessf0 of our first experiment,
but go on pounding ad inJfaittne; We
don't say we mean this for the tax-re-
sisters. We presume they know their
own business; but looking en- pbiI0S0pbe
at their action, it bears strong simili-
tude to jumping in quieksethedge on
which we&have already been impaled.
Kthere could be any guarantee given
thetpeaple that their resistance would
effect N good, nay that the evil will
not be multiplied on their heads by this
very resistance, we wouldsay protest by
all means. .But9whieh. one of their ad-'
visers can insure them against the I'M
fortunate consequences which would
follow the establishment Of the Kellogg
government? A contingency highly
probable. -.' 'asi '%..I
Are we SO thriving andprosperous that
we can affofdtoimperilthe actual means
Of livelihood by such futile demonstra-
tfons? Wordy patriotism is the very
cheapest Of all cheap commodities. The
man who, in o season Of political mad
ness, dares speak an unpalatable truth,
is denounced as a traitor, though, in our
opinion, the real traitors are found in
the ranks Of the ,senseless and blatant
resisters Of a stern necessity. -
Some forms of protest hayean admir-
able effect, but a protest to be Invested
with dignity must have q certain amount
of known power behind it. There are
individual men "Kraftmanner," (power
mem our German friends ca1lthem, who
have such relays of strength in them
selves that they need ne assistance to
preserve their attitude before the world.
Unsupported by a single follower; by
the mere force of moral strength, and
pure intention, they tower above the
crowd. Even whilstfeeling t~herashness
of their action you have a certain res
pect for the individual. " @ s
IT is possible the leader Of the tax re-
sisters in st. Martinsynle, partook Of the
qualities of these "Kraftmanner.p Ger
tain it is he had the prudence and coed.
iudgfnentt to abstain from violence, when
it appeared almost impossible to avoid
bloodshed. But for one man who could
keep his fo0thold. on the very verge Of
the abyss, a thousand will be found who
would have preeipitated bloody con-
fict. Tt Is a dangerous precedent for any
other parish to follow. Least of aleould
it have been tried here, where party. and
personal grudges are stronger and mere
bitter than death itself. The form of
protest in St. Martinsyille bore rather d
ludicfous aspect, and we hardly think
will do any good, save the reliefit af-
forded the st. MartinsviIlians to draw
up in1mimic battle-aTray. We suppose
they knew what they meant by it. w
don't AT least we cannot:see any ulti-
mate benefit to be secured by this kick
against thelprioks. "
There are other lessons hard to learn
beside the one we have just mentioned.
SoTaetime ago we recorded a eontem-
plated exodus of some Of the :jeumesse
doree Of Louisiana to Texas, California
and South America. SomehaHe already
departed, and the spiritof emigration is
abroad over the land. Unluckily the
footsteps all turn out Of the statefnstead
ofwithin. All the Homestead and Ina
migrationsocieties in Louisiana will do
no good until people begin to draw the
better class of emigrants within our
borders and keep them there. ssTn
Wer6member d pitiful Drama of exile
played out q few years back, and we
would have thoughtthe end would have
discouraged the restless spirits who call
patieneethe viirttae6 towards. But the
lesson learned Of such cost j already
forgotten, Ht5 4a.si H.
After all, has not trouble and fuetua-
ton always been the normal condition
of louisiana From the year 171S and
even earlier, torn by the ravages of open
foe without, and oder foe within,peace
has not been a stable guest within her
borders. s
She has been thrown like a ball from
hand to hand. Battered and sold like
anysotaer eommodifY, though the huek-
STEERS were regal. Eefeea to submit to
governments she abhorYed, protesting
with bitter tearsn I7G against the crnel
Spanish flag raised within her borders,
and years later against erincoTporation
into the Tinted ssates. Some angry
Erynnys seems to sign her to a fate of
which her emblem bird, the Pelican,isa
type. Is life tide poured cut in vain,
and for the nourishment Of d thanldess
brood.
win our people never profit by exp6-
Eience
We have received Godeys Lady's
Book for Dune. Subscription, 81 PEI
annum. Address d. A. Cooley, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
al correspondent writing to US from
the parish of St. Martin. just below Ar
naudea BIZ. May 18th, says:
Il Notiaueh news Of interest present