The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-04
REDEEMED LOUISIANA.

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REDEEMED LOUISIANA.
The smoke of the conflict has sufficient,
cleared away this morning to enable US to oh
tain partial view of the battle field. A sun
burst ofglorious truth now and then pierce.
the dense clouds which have obscured the
beautiful blue sky for these many years. and
we catch exhilerating glimpses of the enemy
in full retreat, their banners trailing in thu
dust, their boastful and arrogant legions, ap
pAlled at the overwhelming disaster, leaving
their dead upon the field, and flying before
the unwavering line of the good and true
soldiers who have upborne the banners of the
people with such signal daring and unAaggine
ZEAL
We cannot just yet give full list of the
prisoners or the slain, but we hold the field
and from all points we hear the bugle blasts
of victory. Even at points in which we deem
ed our line was weak, We hear of wonderful
and unexpected successes so that we may
confidently congratulate the people of the
whole State, as well as the people of the city,
upon a magnificent success, and thank God
for people redeemed from bondage more
CALLING than slavery itself
The returns from the parishes come in
slowly but enough is known to enable us to
proclaim victory in the State by at least 5000
majority, and that is glory enough. Indeed,
when we come to consider the difficulties we
had to surmount, when we remember the cor
rupting influences of the State Government,
the infamous and partisan laws. passed ex-
pressly to defeat fair expression Of the
peoples will and to permit fraud on the part
of the negroes and Radicals; when we recall
the fact that the army and navy were sent here
expressly to overawe the people and carry the
State for Kellogg and a third term, and finally,
when we think Of the outrages and violence on
the part Of Major Lew Merrill in the parishes,
Of gentlemen being dragged from their homes
at night manacled and abused, for no crime
except that of daring to be true to themselves
and the State, we confess we are lost in Won
der and gratitude.
We knew that our people from the Gulf of
Mexico to the Arkansas line were united as
they never had been before !; we knew that
they were resolved to march in solid phalanx
against that trinity Of evil Radicalism, usurpa-
ton and Capitalization we knew, too, that
thousands Of negroes throughout the State
disguised with the men who had SO long mis- |
led and betrayed them---had determined to sup |
port the men who employed them and to whom
they were united by those most powerful ties,
interest and'regard F; but feared that in some
Of the most remote sections Of the State the
of armed men, the indiscriminate
arrest of good citizens, and their brutal treat
ment by military satraps and hired Federal
DULLES, might cause the people to lose heart
Of hope and to abandon the polls. In this we
we're greatly deceived, and very much under
rated the spirit and earnestness Of the people.
The outrageous conduct of booted and spur
red minions of cruel central power only
served to awaken in the hearts of the sons of
Louisiana spirit of resistance and deter
to be free, which nothing could
suppress or alter.
The soldiers, obeying the behests of Attor-
ley General Williams and his plant tools in
his State, little knew that they were kindling
J fire which no power on earth can subdue
Until it has consumed the whole fabric of the
Republican party.
Louisiana may justly be regarded as the
upon which the great contest for
Republican Government has commemorate
ontest which must end either in the annihila-
ion of Radicalism or in changing the form
f the Government.
Against tremendous odds, we have gained Il
he initial victory, and send greetings to New I
ages. They have not our obstacles to over !
ONE. Let them follow the example of Re- ]
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