New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-25
right of advocating our peculiar views II

WIN EOOls anu i4tILts dpfSC' AZ
and advertise tina, he would address our
people in support of the proposition thas
hell itself was . preferable place 10 lHe
earth. ne would find hearers. iLaugE'
teri We would 90 70 hear him not only 10
witness the exercise Of that ancient eIo'
| Gueuce which drew poteItates. p'ihcipai
| ties and powers down from tnelr celesti"l
! seats. 6u. because we b -lieve that even tEe
| devil ought 20 have a tair snow. iLaueH'
ter: Ard had he arrived in tha: city N
| the crisis of the last winter. when our lake
| was frozen over and he thermometer ior
many dsvs on. OF sigh. below zero. ana
/ treated lis .rhjec: with that skill. winch
| belongs 10 his power. softeniny the falnes
| and Disgusting the hea; Of his kingdom, he
! nigb, have found an audience iavorahlv
! inclined 20 Lis proposition-l iar ghterl-,
thourh inns. add do not think the devil
! is a syec!a! :dvCr.te a: Ml.Vaukee.
SUGGESTIVE CONTRAST.
II some intelligent being co;id come 20
! the earth from some other plane. 10 trav'
ersc our country. totally ;gnoran: OF its
| former history. | know Of Eoth!ng that
| would so mach perplex HIM as the ditferen:
| conditions IN which he would 1ind the pe1'
ple in Iiaeren: sections. Traversing New
England. where nature has dealt most nly-
gardly with man. he would lind the fnouE'
| .ains cultivated half way up their slopes.
dotted with productive farms, srazed bs tat
| tlocks: lie would ind in the towns every IN.
| dicat!on of prosperity. every spindle whlT!'
ing. every forge ;oailng. and .nt. tLe pc"'
pie energetic in industry. rroslering III
trade and commerce. dwelling n eiegaL!
homes. cciuulating vast wealth, peaceaple
| and happy. Coming westward through :ae
Middle States. where :he sol! is somewhat
improved, and across the prairies OF the
West, he would find nothing hu. content.
! ,nent and happiness. Arriving at Chicago.
he would Inu city shat little more
than one wear ago was absolutely destroy.
ed. rising from rs ashes 20 be one OF che
most beauritu! cities Of this continent.
Passing through Wisconsin, Iowa and Min.
neso.a lie would ind sc: richer feds and
more universal prosperity. He would hnd
thousand villages growing rapidly INTO
cities. IA thousand compac: communities
where thirty years ago nc civilized man re.
sided: lie would find our farmers. who, few
years ago. were oppressed with debts. their
farm. Mor:yagei sometime. beyond their
value, Eow OF. of debt. building splendid
houses, fencing their farms. improving tie
soil by their own labor. and il their houses
he would find wei! spread boards. carpetej
floors. sofas. pianos. and al the evidences
of our modern civilization. And then. II he
should :urn southward, following Tie father
of waters 70 its home III tie sea. and reach.
;ng Louisiana. become intoxicated with It's
atlnosphere. bewildered with its Ia1ura!
beauties. astonished at lis flowers and
exuberaE: vegetation. lie would expect
20 find the wea!thest and happiest
community that ever resided out OF Eden
itself. Why. ever IN your swamps. the al.
l.gators paradise. water can not prevent
vegetation: plants spring up and blossom
on its surface. and the gloomy cypress.
lifting its head above other trees and stand.
ing ike sentinel in those melancholy
districts. seelDs Eot 30 be satisfied with
growing itself. bur. stimulated b" the
growth OF everything around It. goes INFO
The moss business on is own account.
Laughter and applause.l Such Traveller
would eXuect 70 find this city OF New Or.
leans. which sits at the gateway OF the na.
.ons con merce. surrounded by this garden
of .he world. one Of the most prosperous
cities IN :l.e world. Bu: what 90 We. IN
iac.. see iere Commerce has disappeared
from your river. :our plantations are ,un-
ming 10 waste. !ields susceptible of almost
incarceivao,e production utterly aoan-
dcnei ny men. your stores closed. your
houses :oy zen. Your streets comparatively
silent. y.ur people disconren'ed. and every.
tEin. exactly '.e reverse Q: VIA: !: ou.h.
to be. =
Tie gres. question is. wha. cares have
produced. iii. unnatural result! Why is il
iha. hope has ,leh ans! almost despair
settled on your tc~L' Why IS il tia: che
the march ri commerce has given place 20
the tramp OF soldiers. Why is 4 that a: q
zine when the srca: Modoc war Is raging
il,ughte, (which General Sherman Las
or.!ered to be- conducted On the principle o:
ex.e:miuat.on. bat so far the Modocs only
Lave executed bis or,ie: ..aEgh.er .-wuy! IS
il That che grea. republic in Ve!!' OF such
a Wa: renewed laughter: IS compelled 20
garrison your town: Ii.Is j. the question
We are al! auX;cus 20 answer. l aIE Eol
vain enorgh 20 suppose ti.. can instruct
yo.:: and :: = cL Y because critic. with
iair common sense. may suGges: detects in
tie grandes: productions OF the .lIm.r in
tel!ec.. ma: p0n. ~ tlenshes in paradise
l. -" and in the masterpieces oi Shake.
speare: il is because twO heads are better
than one. and ali men know mere
than any one Mln, tha: ! am IN
Guce;. - V.ie. Tor your consider
alton the views which are entertained
by he Nc..Le!n people upon this subject.
Il is more than probable :ha: some CT NY
suggestions conlG be answered ov ycI 10
myown satisfaction IL i've minutes. aud it
il is that ycu may know how these things
strike men less familiar tnan you are with
the actual condition of affairs. ;hat make
these suggestions. Ii vour views are sound
they iced TO support :rom me and can not
be over:LrowD by ne. II should t"li into
the most eggr-gious errors. You may safely
permit it tor Az hour land :la. IS as long.
hope. as slal! trespass upon your time'.
because error : harmless when :ruth Is
lett tree 70 comba: it, and ii should snc-
ceed IL exposing even erroneous views er-
tertaiue.l q: tie North. | shal! direct yuuc
attention - -.e precise ro:n: thar n.e,:s 70
re e!uvi'.atsa ~ pcCtGce uniformity ~: sen.
:.meG: throughout the land.
sLAvEgY NOR DEAD.
What. then. IS III. real ,ause cs;tie pres
cnt condition Of affairs IL Louisiana. Ny
answer il that slavery = not yet abolished
here Were "a ask any inte Ii gent rau in
this audience whether slavery existed lHLoU-
is!ana he wou.d say. Ne. Il was abolished
bv the thirteenth amendment. Ii should
ask him whether tie cclored man Was :. :it
IL Il o. Louisiana and oi the United States
he woul.. answer. Yes. :ha. was secured
hv the fourteenth: amendment. Ii should
ask him whether the coiored NAE ha.i lie
same p;!v!e eyes as :he white nan /. ne w"c!a
say. Yes. the fourteenth amenGu.. u: ce-
claves Il. S.ate sIal. make @: enforce any
law 70 aav.Gg. the privileges a!.G u!!Iuni.
ties OF citizens OF the United States. anu .ae
coloreG u!..u. - vel! as tie white !Eea. = :,
citizen o: the tai;eG States l: l >hoi.,:
ask kim can tie coioret man vote . lie
would answer. Yes. that was secU:e! by
tie fifteenth amendment. Bat viva. |
wish - direct your though, 20 is This: There
is a vast difference between c"Lce..n: a
proposition or admitting q fact ay lie pr
cesses q. the intellect. ant. tie taxing .:
that fac. home to our hearts. ard assin!-
la;iug II - cur lives so .aat !. may oes.c
iruI. As David Copperiie!d says q: a.s
chiiG-w.ie. his friends rad told HIN size
must die. and he kew il. rrt never UNI.
she did die had L. :anea .He truth :-oi!.e -
his heart.
What was slavery l. was the assertion
and exercise %. supremacy a; one race .T.:
auotter-oi tie white man over The .oiu:ct.