Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-12-15


YOU any Geuera,s IN New Orleans duu't
mean tile Generals who are in the right. like
General Ogden. but Generals who are in the
wrong. like General - what's his name
really don't know daughter be cOsidersd,
in technical sense, the legal government Of
the State,
was at the North when this occurred
(the late revolution in New Orleaus) Gen.
Ogden was about to make a march ON Long.
street-it appeared to be very long street !;
hut Longstreet suddenly became short cut
to the Custom House. and General Ogden
found Badger. TApplause and laughter
L believe in n man being independent, fear
ing no one but God alone, standing before the
world caring for right and conscience. and
| when you are right so ahead. and do not care
for the consequences
In regard to the harmony of races. will
give you but one thought. Some races har-
monte only in political inequality. Each man
should preserve his own individuality. am
not Republican am not Democrat. l
am Southern man. That means all. Tap
plause.
That goes deeper; that means that love
my country. and this little part of nv country
more than all the rest of the world together.
Applause. That means not because my in
terestS are here; but because my life Is here,
my faith is here my trust is here aud.my heart
is here. That means that stand hy nv
country FIRST aud last, and always. [Applause i
But some men are ruled not by principles,
but by interest Ah, they love to make
money GGaushter.1 Money makes the man.
But money unmakes the manhood TAp.
plau>e.l And how many there, who at
the hltars of the almighty dollar sacrifice their
manhood. lay down their honorH
We have seen men who, nine or ten years
ago offered up their hearts on the altar Of the
South, but whose hearts now are narrow and
selfish They have given up their mahhood.
They have taken money. Let them keep it.
Government, according to the best political
ideas of the nineteenth century. is for the
benefit of the governed. That is q political
axiom. Those who govern, govern for the
benefit Of the governed. wonder is II so |?
No. That is changed since the war. Now,
government is for the benefit OF those who
govern; we poor people are slaves; We must
not say boob
We must not make an argument We are
the slaves of those who govern, and If we re
main the slaves of these who govern we are net
worthy TO be other than slaves. CAppIause !
When the war was over. when Lee of whom
some one said
"E1r:h from its scabbard revcr hand
Waved sword from STAN rs free:
Nor purer sword led braver band,
n r drawer band had cause mo, Q grand
Nor cause chief like LeeW
When he shenthed his sword the honor and
the promises Of the other side were violated
and the States of the South lapscd into con-
queTed provinces and notwithstanding what
has been said and written and legisIatcd, the
condition. practically the Southern States to.
day occupy is the position OF conquered
provinces
first thing TO dn is to petition, next to argue.
next to demand There is nothing like that =
Applause. These rights are ours. Give
those rights to us back. or - I'll not finish
the sentence Long continued "rp''OSe; J
thank you for this large audience, and not
through mock humility I am n"t n man Of
that character. hut in all sincerity, think it
is beautiful compliment to pay to the mem.
berS Of the White League. GAppInuse
And it ia not for nothing they wear those
white rns"ttes over the hearts that are the
homes Of honor, bnt it is tn he hored that the
whiteness of the rnse'te, at last, shall not be
turned into the crimson of the blood of the
battle. [Appl"nsc
POSTMASTER GENERAL's REPORT The
annual report OF Postmaster General Jewell
states that the revrnnes for the year ending
June 30. 1874, were s24, ,596. .568, and the
expenditures S32, I26.4l4 The estimated
expenses for 1875 are s36, 1854 ,O34. and the
estmuted revenue S29, l48, 1855, leaving de
fciency of s7.Sl5,S7S. The Postmaster Gen
eral approves the extension of the letter carrier
system, and the working of the money order
business; discusses the question of newspaper
postage and transportation of the msils, aDd
thinks that the abolition OF the frapking priv
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