New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-15
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calamity that affects Itch and poor, man,
woman and child alike, the first sound is a
piteous cry for help. Af-er the first shock
is over tie men stand forth and raise their
weaker kin, and no word comes from them
10 indicate what they have suffered or still
endure.
When a. last the danger is over or pros
perity restored, .he honses rebuilt, or the
land drained, the patients recovered or the
enemy driven back, the weaker part queru-
ously enjoy the return OF the better order
of Things, with a word OF ceIsu-e for some
cause OF the evil time. Tie men look
around to clasp With a fuI. heart and moist
ened eve the hands that were generously
extended through the blackening horizon.
When early in the year .he grand old
rivers bosom which has borne SO much
wealth to cast into the lap Of Louisiana
the river which is as noble a servant as il
would be terrible master-sweled and
heaved with the tremendous pressure of
it's increased volume, poverty and death
we're plainly seen in the future.
Night and day men watched the danger
Gus points, and earnest warnings filed I h e
ear. The foods came and their paths we re
marked with greater desolation than III e
most despondent prophet could have con-
ceived. Tie State was producing more to
the acre than she had ever done before
Labor and capital were harmonizng so
completely as 10 rival the protecting reli-
ance on each other of the squ;rearchy and
yeomaIry of the centre Of England. The
righteous leveiing principle was giving in-
telligence to the downrrodden and forcing
the riders 10 recognize it. Still Louisiana
was cultiva,;ng less than one-third OF the
wonderful soil she plowed four years ago,
and che saw one-th;rd OF this snatched fro II
her by a resistlesE wave that seemed to
glory in misfortune in lis muddy turDu.
lence.
And from old Trimountain. with the yes
tiges of nocrid disaster scarcely OBJ
liberated, came broad, kind hand, ard i,
held in it word of hope, Draw fol
$4,000, vet 10 be raisea.' Those wor Ci
went forth from the wires TO gladden. and
cheer 10000 people who saw death By
starvation staring them and their little
ones in the face. These words blo.ted from
| remembrance unkiud thoughts which had
had an unfonnded existence for years.
Many and many another generous hand
| helped hold up the hsrn Of plenty with its
| open mouth presented to our suffering peo
pie. Cities, corporations, churches, busi
ness firms and private individuals have
given to US who needed it so much. ano
given freely. 1t matters not TO those WHO
looked for help who gave the most. Thai
they gave that the helping hand was held
| ont, is enough. At no time n the lite o.
this nation has the immensity OF the widow:
mite been SO well comprehended. Thank:
| TO those, at no time have our suffering
| thousands, like the Persian million, or the
| few within the trenches Of Lucknow
| dreaded the return Of day that it should
tell the tale Of the ravages o. the night.
The ordeal is passed. Now that Il is al
over, or at least that now, bv Tie dispa tch
of Mayor Witt, New Orleans can bravely
say she need make no further demand or
| the generosity of her sistec cites, thost
who have fought 1t out can extend tn ell
hands, with their hearts in them, for hearty
shake OF congratulation and gratitude ant
say God bless those who have helped US.
This is the dispatch
I I'll
| Supplies from United States government
will render further contributions for relief
Of the overhowed unnecessary. For dona'
! tiOns received the cQnulttae OF relief re-
turns most cordial thanks. Report OF
operations will be published about Seprem
| ber l. By direction OF general relief
| committee.
| LOUIS A WILT,
Mayer aid Chairman.
| Before leaving the subject word shou L
be said OF the work OF the signer OF III
above dispatch. From the day that tn
| first warning word came down the rive
our Mayor has been uppn the alert 70 ai(
our citizens who have oeen stfiicted. Neye
ceasing his exertions, always the fist t
place his shoulder to the wheel, many time
enduring undeservei censUre, and new c
seeking praise, the history Of the relief 0
| Louisiana is monument 70 the Qualities c
his head and heart, which will challeng
admiration as long as there is a levee 20 o
guarded or crevasss to be feared.