Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-15
DALLAS WEEKLY HERALD.
ID. McCALEB. Editor.
The Emeute in New Orleans.


1t has been said that revolutions
never 90 backwards, and cctainly
the history of our unhappy and un'
fortunate country is proving the
fact that this adage is almost an
axiom, When the first gun at
Sumpter announced that the pco-
plc of this country werc bent on
war, and that great and unprcce-
dent revolution had been born, the
tide Of our national prosperity be-
gan its cbb, carrying upon the bos-
ON oflhc receding waters all that
was grand, good and stable in our
form of government. From that
hour wc have been on the down
grade, and have been going from
bad to worse ever since, as q ma
ton. The elimination of the
struggle has not yet been reached +,
Notwithstanding the death of our
Confedcracyand the surrender ofthc
invincible heroes who fought with
spartan zeal for their country and
their cause until their slime was
stretched until it broke" and mum.
bers alone bore down the bright st.
Andrews Cross, which had waved
triumphant on a thousand fields.
Military occupation followed sur
render. Reconstruction followed
that, and with it brought carpet
bagism, scalawagism, and socialism
with all the disgusting and damna
bic consequences which could emi-
nate from tho great political ANAL
gam we have had to deal with. The
"bottom rail went to tho top, and
the scum of society became tho es-
sccnce Of our sovereign systems.
Now we are getting the finale OF
the programme in the closing scenes
enacted in Louisiana between vir-
tuous Indignation on the one hand,
and vcnul impudence on the other.
The general features of the exhibit
ton are not without their prece-
dents, for tho masses of that State
are simply aiding " history to re-
peat itseIf.' Itis the old story OF
Rome, aud Carthage and Greece,
and later still, of France. In 1882,
during the reign ofLouis XVI, the
clements of that gay-hcarted, fun
loving, but revolutionary people of
France became sectionaized, and
went into orders until these same
orders led the whole nation into
chaos, So now are the descendants
of these selfsame leaders, who once
thought /" Paris the world" engag-
ed in carrying on II movement
which must lead to something which
will leave date and adata in Amer
lean history. They are fearless in
their chiyalry, and have ceased to
be governed by the sage couusels
of their old mon who can sec no
good in shedding blood. When
the Creoles of New Orleans arc
aroused, they are invinciblc They
are awake now to the full rcaliza-
ton cf their injuries, and have ap-
pca!ed to the sword to arbiti ate
their cause with the miserable min
ions of the general governmcnt,who
have been fcasting and fatlcning
off their suffering until further for
bearancc would be nothing short of
disgraceful folly. Gen. Grant may
send his standing army to the Crcs-
cent City, he may override the will
of its citizens and trample under
foot their constitutional rights as
he has often done before; but he
can no more break the proud spir-
its of the men who lcarucd how to
face dangernnd do duty under Lee
and Jackson, than he can resist the
temptation of getting drunk and
accepting presents from the black.
hands of corruptionists. He may
recognize Kellogg and imprison
Governor McEnery, he may lay the
city in ashes and cause the slaugh-
ter of its women and children by |
his base panderings to party de-
mands, but he will never, can new
cr be able to comprehend the fact
that tolispast policy all these evils
are attributable.
Sarah Butillion, faciory girl of New
Hampshire, has had fairy history. lua
newspaper she accidentally saw the name
OF Mr.. BuiillioD, Of Naichitoches, who
had taken part in some public demonstra-
tions. The name being quite uncommon.
Sarah wrote n modest letter Of inquiry.
giving her own qenealoey, and suggesting