The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-20
sanity, and in politics the individual is absorbed

sanity, and In politics the individual Is ABSORBED
in the party.
/ believe IN a man being independent, fearing
no one but God alone, standing before the world
caring for right and conscience, and when you
are right go ahead, and do not care for the con-
sequences.
YOU but one thought. Some races harmonic
only in political equality, and some races harmo-
nize only in political inequality. Each man
should preserve his own individuality. am not
Southern man. That means ell. Applause
That goes deeper that means that love my
co untry. and this little part OF my country more
than all the rest OF the world together. lap
plausel That means not because my interests
are here, but because my life is here, my faith fs
here, my trust is here and my heart is here:
That means that stand by my country first and
last, aud always. [Appiau-
ssBut some men are ruled not by principles, but
by interest. All, they love to make money,
unmakes the manhood. [Applause.] And how
many are there, who at the affairs Of the almighty
dollar sacrifice their manhood, lay down their
honor?
offered up their hearts on the altar Of the South
but whose hearts now are narrow and sci hsh.
They have given up their manhood. They have
taken money. Let them keep it. Applause
Government, according to the best political
ideas OF the nineteenth century, is for the benefit
Of the governed. That is political axiom.
Those who govern, govern for the benefit OF the
governed. l wonder is it so? No. That ls
changed since the war. Now, government is for
the benefit Of those who govern; we poor people
are slaves: we must not say boob
Wemust not make an argument. We are the
slaves of those who govern and II we remain
tho slaves Of those who govern we are not worthy
to be other than slaves. [Applause.] When the
war was over, when Lee, OF whom some one
said:
"Forth from its scabbard never hand
l Waved sword from stain as free
n Nor purer sword led drawer band,
Nor drawer band had cause more grand,
Nor cause chief like Lee"
When he sheathed his sword the honor and
the promises of the other side were violated and
the States of the South lapsed into conquered
provinces, and notwithstanding what has been
said and written and legislated, the condition,
practically, OF the Southern States to-day occupy
| is the position of conquered provinces.
Now, according to my idea Of right-the first
thing to do is to petition, next to argue next to
demand There is nothing like that. Applause.
These rights are ours. Give those rights to us
continued applause.]
Ladies and gentlemen, have kept you long
1enough, but could keep you till tomorrow
morning, but as you did not bring your pillows
with you, shall not [laushterj 90 1t.
thank you for this large audience, and not
through mock humility; am Tot a man OF thai
character, but in all sincerity think it is beau
tiful compliment to pay to the members OF the
White League. [Applause.]
And it is not for nothing they wear those white
rosettes over the hearts that are the homes OF
honor, but it is to be hoped that the Wilderness
the rosette, at least, shall not be turned into the
CRIMSON of the blood Of battle. [Applause.]
Father Ryan, at the close OF the lecture, wal
congratulated by his friends, as well as man!
nthara If hia audienca who were so fortunate 8
to receive introductions to him.