The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-03


resolutions approving his views The Chroni-
Gle says that they did this by way Of disclaimer
of Mr. Stephens views on this subject, with
out which their vote for him might seem to
express their Endorsement.
The perfect peace and quietude that OBJ
tanned throughout the city, rendered the ap-
pearance in the Custom House of battalion
of U. S. troops somewhat peculiar. Are we
never to have done with this offensive parade |
of U. S. regulars? Can't we have q dog fight |
in the streets of Southern city without a
division Of the army being ordered up to see
that the little black and tan cur is not berett
of his power to harm. This exhibition OF
craven fear upon every occasion on the part OF
the carpet-baggers and scalawags is becoming
not only monotonous but disgraceful.
We don't like to see white men of any
shade of politics. 50 utterly demoralized as to
be afraid of shadow while the negroes walk
the streets in perfect confidence and security
It is a disgraceful fact that most OF the white
men who have rendered themselves notorious
in politics during the last few years in Louisi-
ana, are to-day covering behind the Federal
bayonet,, in the CustomHouse, while thou
sands OF the negroes who We're formerly driven
by them 70 the polls as sheep to the shambles,
are march ing up and voting the straight Demo-
cratic and Conservative ticket.
The late NJ Guizot left in dying witness
of his steadfast Christian faith which will
probably be quoted more than any other pas
sage his untiring pen ever traced. He begins
his testament with comprehensive and I'M
finching statement Of his faith not only in
God the Creator, but in Christ the Redeemer.
and in the revelations of the Bible. But more
striking still than this confession Of faith, is
the confession Of the dying sage Of the limita-
ton of knowledge and dogma. He says: II
bow before the mysteries of the Bible and
the Gospel, and 1 mold aioof from scientific
discussion and solutions by which men have
attempted to explain them. trust that God
permits me to call myself Christian, and am
convinced that in the light which am about
to enter we shall fully discern the purely
human origin and vanity Of most Of our dis
tensions here below on divine thoughts"
These are weighty words, coming from man
who l,.s throughout his long life been SO
fierce - controversy, and SO unyielding in
points of doctrine as to gain himself the
sobriquet of the protestant Pope" His
bitterness in matters of Church discipline
WIS so much stronger than his righteous
detestation Of the Empire that he did not
scrupls to call upon Napoleon III to take
official action against certain clergymen with
whom he was in dispute. But with the
clearer light of eternity coming in upon him.
he sees how futile are these controversies
among believers, and records his new convic-
tons of charity in paper which will be read
throughout Christendom.
The New York Nation, in an editorial on
the present condition of trade, says the reason
why business does not revive is not that peo-
pie have lost good deal of money-that, by
itself, is reason why it should revive
promptly; but that each person doubts every
body elses solvency or capacity, and refuses
to engage in any enterprise needing other
peoples cooperation. Now this is dis.
tinctly hypochondriacal condition; and the
fault to be found with "bears" or croakers
At such times as these is that they help to
protract it by maintaining that it is healthy
condition, which it is safe to cultivate. Al
This moment there are loud praises of the
economies people are practicing, and
there is no doubt that after panic
economy is eminently wise; but it is folly te
suppose or preach that economy alone will set
the commercial world on its feet What peo-
ple are saving in food or clothing or luxuries
would at the end Of the year be a trifing por.
tion of the amount Of our losses, and woulG
not in years make them up, and it must be
remembered, too, that economy on grea
scale aggravates crisis by paralyzing numer
GUS branches Of industry. What is needed t.
cure a panic is the combination Of economy
and industry-in other words, to fill our emp
~ purses and pay our debts, we must go t.
work again and begin to produce. A state o
things in which nobody is buying any
thing he can avoid, and men are letting
their money lie at two per cent per annum IL
United States bonds sooner than engage II
any productive industry, is essentially slckly
and can bring neither man nor nation out o
financial slough. What we need now is K
have people begin to buy as usual and sell as
usual, and make as usual, and trust each othe
As usual OF course, the delicate machiner.
of credit once deranged cannot be -readjustet
in a day, but the process Of readjustment cal
be greatly fastened by getting people to IN
derstand that, as usual after panics, they ar
more frightened than hurt and the way to d
this is not to look about every day for fresl
omens and predict fresh disasters. but to pre-
sent the good side Of the situation SO far q
the truth will allow.