The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-13
KELLOGG AND LONGsTREET.

A04IUQd AMI IUUGSIh66I.
, We can imagine no greater humiliation, n
more dreadful shock to the sensibilities Of an
man, who either is or has been honorable, an
whose associates have been of the most ele
waited and unexceptionable character. than
! have bis name linked with that Of the infam
GUS usurper whose acts Of oppression crowne,
by an exhibition Of cowardice altogether IN
paralleled, have shocked and disguised tn
decent men Of all parties throughout tn,
country.
1 That Gen. Longstreet has deliberatel,
chosen to ally himself with this man and
linked bis name and fame inseparably will
Kellogg, is one Of those remarkable and mex
picable things which we are bound to accept
as fact but which is inexplicable excep,
upon theories that make US ashamed Of on,
race and civilization.
We think of Longstreet IS we have soon
hliA 20 ottoa upo, - glori3ri and victorious
battle fields Of Virginia, WITH his sword ever
flashing in the front of conquering legions,
his very name tower of strength, an inspira-
ton to the army and a terror to the foe, and
then this bright picture fades from the mind
and in its stead rises another dark enough and
horrible enough to make Us fancy we are the
victims of dreadful nightmare
The gallant soldier the dauntless leader.
the friend Of Robert +. Lee the companion
In arms of Stonewall Jackson, has dwindled to
Al insignificant chief in the pay Of the most
despicable Of all the carpet-bag governors the.
have been foisted upon the Southern. States.
At the head Of the -; -. onngs OF the usur
per. r. uoes not hesitate to make ruthless war
upon the white people Of the State and seems
to take as much delight in shooting down his
old comrades IN arms with his Kessian soldi-
cry az be did in Strengthening the Federal
soldiers who confronted him during the war
The sight Of Longstreet sitting upon his
charger under the shadow Of the Custom
House, and calmly ordering an assault upon
ne pc ople OF New Orleans, which he knew |
must result in the murder and mainline Of
many OF those who once loved and honored
i'm, is to US the saddest picture IN the book
# tmee and causes such conflicting emo.
ions that it ID difficult to define OF classify
hem.
Alas for great name blasted ana witherei
orever! Who could have believed that q
IAN who had risen SO high, who had almost
'uched the topmost summit upon the mount
fame, could ever have consented to wal
w in the depths Of such profound disgrace
4 TINS connection we cannot refrain from
ubllshing the following order of Long
reefs, issued during the war It speaks for I
self, and furnishes the most scathing CON- I
entary upon then and now possible to CON {
i've:
HEADQUARTERS RIGHT WING, t
ARMY BHFoRB RICHMOND, n
June IL, 1862 \
Sottiers-You have marched out to fioht c
9 battles OF your country, and by those Lat v
IS VOC must be rescued from the shame of s
'yery. Your foes have declared their Dur t.
se OF bringing you to beggary and avarice,
cir national characteristic, melted them to s,
doubled efforts for the conquest of the Ii
nth, in order that may seize her sunny II
Ids and happy homes. Already has the W
tired of one Of their great leaders attempted Il
make the negro your equal by declaring his IL
edom. They care nothing for the blood of o,
bes, nor carnage Of innocent women, which b,
on their heads
Worse than this, the North has sent forth to
other infamous chief, encouraging the lust to
his hirelings to the dishonor and violation tn
those Southern women who have so untir- tn
~ labored to c!othe our soldiers in the field. co
nurse our sick and wounded If ever to
were called upon to defend the be- or
ed daughters of their country, that now is IN
duty. Let such thoughts nerve you to ly,
most dreadful shock of battle Were it a
tam death, death would be better than the ve
that defeat would entail upon us all But, let
ember though the noise of battle is indeed Or,
1T terrifying and seems to threaten uni vii
'al ruin, it is not SO destructive as it my
us, and few soldiers after all are BOZ
a. This the Commanding General ,
res particularly to impress upon BY
fresh and inexperienced troops who con- tar
tie part Of this command Let officers off
men, even under the most formidable Mr.
preserve quiet demeanor and self-pos- sire
cd temper Keep cool, obey orders, aim VIII
Remember while you are doing this, tina
driving the enemy before you, your com SUI!
may be relied on to support you on wo,
r side, and are in turn relying upon You. arr
q well to your duty, and when these ter,
as break away, as they surely will, the Coz
.. sunlight OF peace, falling upon our free, log
ous and happy land, will be a sufficient hin
RI for the sacrifices which We are now y
d upon to make log,
JAMES LoNGsTREET, Mr.
Major-General Commanding Kel
s----" and
GUTZOT ON NAPOTrON TIT dec
in S
q late Mr.. Guizot had no exalted opinion l