The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-19

cO0tfOl his vote, the haOlcaIS nave uau Sys
tematically to prejudice him against his whit
neighbors; to persuade him. first, that hi
old master wished to re-enslave him; whe1
this fiction ceased to seem credible, then II
promise him one impossibility after another
division of the lands, social equality, ani
SO forth, and to keep alive the antagonism o.
races, by tanning to the uttermost the pas
sions Of an excitable and intensely ignorant
populace.'
1.-THE last and most culpable incitemen!
held out by Radical agitation to negro igno-
rance was the Civil Rights bill, which was
intended to force, not merely civil equality,
but social intermixture, on the Southern
whites-tO compel the admission of negroes
and negresses to all railway cars, to hotels, to
ladies' rooms on board steamboats,, and OF
negro children to white schools. Such a
measure would simply have reduced the
entire society of the South to a state OF
anarchy, and have produced civil war in
every town and village, collisions in every
street car and railway train; and if there
were no other consideration involved, the
defeat of this insane and reckless project
would alone be sufficient reason for rejoicing
over the late Conservative victory"
"But not even the alienation, impoverish-
ment, spoliation and ruin of the finest Sec
ton of the Union have SO much disguised and
irritated the Northern people, and contribu-
l. 81 <ho Do1s kho
wholesale dishonesty which under their rule
has pervaded every department and every
rank Of official and political life, from Cabi-
net Ministers to excisemen, from Senators of
the United States to negro Assembly men in
Florida or Mississippi. Englishmen visiting
America a few weeks ago heard only one
opinion and one sentiment on this subject.
cit was admitted by all but the most extrava-
CANT par,;sans that the whole Federal service
was utterly rotten; that everybody specu-
lated, embezzled and took brides that if a
few of the highest officials kept their hands
clear Of actual participation in the frauds Of
their subordinates, they permitted and
screened them, and used their own oppor-
stocks on the strength of official secrets. The
entouyage of Gen. Grant was spoken of by the
significant name of ''the Washington Ring. "
"On the whole, the result of the late con-
test may be viewed with satisfaction by all
who wish we'll to the United States. 1t is q
merited and much-needed rebuke to political
profigacy; and it will probably put an end to
the cruel and sordid tyranny which has for
nearly ten years labored to crush the spirit,
paralyze the energies, and drain the resources
of six millions of the American people"
The OpEEA.-At the matinee to-day "La
File de Madame Angot" will draw very
large house, as it will probably be the last
performance Of that popular burlesque this
season.
This evening Jerusalem will be played,
and we avail ourselves Of the opportunity to
inform all the readers of the BULLETIN who
have not visited the Opera House this winter
that the present prina donna Falcon, Mile.
Anna Vercken, is, beyond comparison, the
most highly gifted artist who has ever sung
that line Of characters in America, and that
her name alone on the programme ought to
be q sufficient attraction to fill the house
whenever she appears in opera. Her
rendition of the part Of Helen in
Verdi's work is faultless as musical inter-
probation, and most impressive as specimen
of dramatic power. The tenor part is also
played and acted by Mr.. Chelli with much
intelligence and feeling, his singing Of the de-
licious romansa in the second act and in the
great trio of the last act-ths most beautiful
and pathetic piece in Jerusalem being
warmly and deservedly applauded. The basso
role is played by Mr.. Feitlinger, with his
accustomed correct style and effective dra-
en- and Mr.. Chelli the honors of loud and Oft
repeated bruris, encores and enthusiastic calls
before the curtain. Messrs. Dardignac, Pau
liny, De Greet, also deserve praise for
their able rendition of their respec-
tive parts, and the orchestra and chorus,
most skillfully led by that accomplished
leader, Mr.. Momas, contribute their due
share to the effect of the work.
"The Pas Mauresque," danced in the third
act, gives to Miles. Stickel, BRAGG and Au-
gusta an opportunity Of displaying their grace
full and fascinating terpsichorean gifts with
mos. brilliant effect. Mile. Stickel is an art.
list of the very highest order Of merit, and her
style of dancing is as chaste and poetical as
that of her celebrated countrywomen, Taslioni
and Cerrito; and in Miles, BRAGG and Augusta
she has two assistants, whose bright eyes,
nimble feet and beautiful face and shape
never "miss fire."
Tomorrow, first night of g Les Dragons de
Villars."
For Shreveport and Jefferson to-day steamer
w. J. Behan.
The two thousand odd polygamists average
three wives and nine children apiece.