The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-05
louisiana.

The following is the conclusion of a
series of articles on this subject, in the
Carroll Republican:
As the ocean after being Yexed with
raging storms, at length subsidies to
caImness, only breaking with musical
murmurs on the pebbly beach-as the
good ship that for long has braved the
dangers of tempests, at last with tat
tered sails, makes fast her mOOrings in
the heaven of the "hOmeward bound"
as the child torn with disease or
racked with pain finally (though itmay
beunder theinf1uence Of Mrs. Winslow's
soothing syrup0 sob itself to repOse on
the maternal bosom, so it seems that
our old state having passed through
storms, and dangers and racking ills
has come to a condition of quiet.
No longer will home newspapers be
filled with the high sounding prOclama-
tions of c~Ontending Governors, no
longer will the earth shake beneath the
tread of martial hosts composed of citi-
zen soldiers and metropolitan police,
war-like dispatches from the front have
ceased, and the voice of the tax r~esister
is nOtheardi in the land. The cessation of
the MOdOc war, simultaneously with that
OF the Louisiana trouble, unitedly, make
one of those turning points in National
progress which the historians grasp
with eager ayidity, and while a sense Of
%cOmplacent qualification fills every bOs-
ON at the result, the regret must be ex-
pressed, that the bright and overlooking
cup has the one unWhOlesOme drop, and
| that is, thatthe Centennial Celebrations
not ready, that the whole nation cannot
at this moment assemble, and combine
the COmmemOratiOn of our national
birth with two such important settle
ments. Letu try and bear this want
with becoming resignation,
The most important fact in cOnnec-
ton with the adjustment is, that news
papers out of the state will have to quit
talking about Louisiana affairs, and
stop the discussions on the subject of
the de juren and "de facto' govern
ments, about which they have as correct
an idea, as q horse has of Sunday,
Our opinion is that this question, OF
rather the difference between the two,
is only understood by Lo~uisianians,
We have heard the matter explained
scores OF times by members of the bar
and by men about town, and even by
plain cOuntrymen, who study questions
of government or politics much, and
who principally read the Bible and the
/ patent office reports on agriculture. In
the hands of any of these, the question
is a very plain one, but whenever il
gets into Congress, or the outside news,
papers, one cannot tell which is which
and becomes about as confused al
the man was who speaking of his twins
said they were both precisely alike
Especially Bob.
Now that quiet has been restored nov
that all things are lovely and the notes
of the pathological representative o.
the anserine species res0unds high III
in the atmosphere, all that is left foi
each nan in Louisiana to do, is, to rol
up his sleeves, go to work, and try tt
remedy the evil that has happened; j
the situation 10 not exactly adopted Il
his taste let him make the best Of it
and correct and improve, il he canno
! control. Let him not sacrifice the in
. terests of an entire community to thj
impulses of IN unreasonable and I'm
!: manly prejudice. Let him in futur
. select for official places not unprinciple,
adventures, but honest men, The
there would be a return to the day o
/ prosperity peace and RIGHTEOUSNESS
5 would reign within our borders, and tn
miserable conflicts of petty faction
would be like this series Of articles,