The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-17
A SUBLIME SPECTACLE.

Yesterday New Orleans presented OH
OF the most remarkable sights ever witnessed
Never did such perfect order prevail in com
munty and never We're the people more scru
pulously observant of all the Obligations tina
attach to law.abiding people. o. Monda,
the whole city was in arms it was militar,
camp with every good citizen an duty, :
bloody conflict was imminent ana men yey,
resolved to- sacrifice their lives, if necessary.
I" a ,hisve their freedom ana destroy ). base
! 'isurpatione There was no law to yestr..i,,
them and no power to dispense them.
In the justice of their cause they tel. their
| strength Though calm and undemonst,atiye.
. there was spirit Of determination and fierce
resolve apparent that left n" doub: OF the
grave significance OF the movement and the
momentous issues involved.
But the grand object attained: the rights of
the people vindicated the principle. of Re.
publican government a: serted, and the usur.
pers OF Office and oppressors of the people
driven from Office, the uprising and armed re.
sistance Of the populace Immediately sub.
sided. and order was completely restored.
The thousands Of soldiers, with their brist-
ling bayonets and shining guns the splendid
artillery and other trophies of war captured
from the foe, quietly returned to their homes
put away their arms, and to-day are in the
pu suit OF their usual avocations, as if nothing
whatever had occurred to disturb the "eyen
tenor Of their way" There is not so much as
even ripple upon the surface of the current
of the public mind to indcat. thu. rece ling
waves OF fearful storm that had passed over !
the whole city.
In all the time, in which the people were
engaged in the work of cleaning out the
''Augean Stables not a single instance Of vic.
'ence or outrage occurred. aud, never in the
history of any revolution, was their such per.
feet control of the passions of an excited peo-
pie and such an entire absence of riotous
conduct
The colored people were unframed, the
captured prisoners, as well as those who sur.
endered, were kindly treated, and immediate.
y released on parole: not one so far forgot
he sacredness of the cause as to prostitute
he occasion for gratifying private. malice or
aking revenge for real or imaginary griev.
nces. whether Of . political or personal
allure.
Those who were prominent ami most actiy.
4 committing outrages and inlisnitios upon
a. people. We're safe in the hands IF their
1ptors. when once stripped of their weapons
na insignia eff office. Even Kellogg, Long.
rect a ad Dibbfe would fni protection nov
M they are whipped. from. the hands .f .l1c {
ny people. whom. but few hours previous.
lese arch usurpers ana ,alian: .h:.tttins. .
ould have gladly seen G,itc.ler.d Ly ,!le!:
red minions.
Oar people. however. are as magnanimou,
they are brave, and 'hey car. sci. aholt! to
r3et the ,astardly and miserable st 81 .,.. !,
res whose career of crime. dciauclery, IN. .
my and tyranny has been suddenly but !
'finitely brought to il final close.
1" the chief OF the usufpation w. 2. Rel
III, We can say. in conclusion, as the poet
s it: .
"'Tis done but yesterday King!
And armed with kings to strive
And now thou art a nameless thing:
So abiect-yet alive!" l.