The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-16
THE TEMPER OF DUB PEOPLE.

It has always been the boast of the ma
ton that the power Of the Government was
based upon the consent Of the governed. II
has also been the theory of the founders OF
the American Republic that recreant and
unworthy officials should be held answer
able to their constituents for all derelictjOi
of duty and abuse of public trusts. And il
has heretofore been the custom of the peo-
pie to expel from office, and band with
scorn those who had, through avarice, cor
rupt designs or impure motives, improperly
used the advantages they enjoyed by virtue
of their official positions. But we live in
strange times. The Government which
once was the pride of the people has passed
away, and in its place has sprung up a fun
gus growth that is in sad contrast with the
sturdy, manly, glorious and powerful old
oak it has supplanted.
The fostering care and protection the Gen
eral Government was wont to afford all the
people of every section Of the country, have
been withdrawn. The sovereignty of the
States is no longer respected. In fact there
is scarcely a vestige left of that dignity and
lofty character which distinguished the Gov
eminent in the halcyon days of the country.
The glory of the Republic has departed and
with it the prosperity and happiness of the
people.
The Government now seems to be only a.
a machine in the hands OF bad men and sell
fish politicians, whose sole aim is to perpet-
uate their own political power and advance
their individual interests. The general wei
fare of the country receives no consideration
at their hands. The dispensation Of equal
justice to the sections is not a part of their
theory. Cost what it may, and at the sac
ritice of every thing, even to the very disco
ultion of the Government itself, the domi-
nant party of the country seems bent upon
retaining its hold upon the nation.
The people of Louisiana have learned by
sad experience that they have but little to
hope from the present National Administra-
lion. The fat has gone forth and the State
is to be sacrificed to the greed Of the rapa
cious carpet-baggers and uuprincipled Re
publicans The political control of the State
is indispensable and must be maintained at
all hazards though large majority of Its
citizens pronounce, in unmistakable tones,
at the ballot-box, against the rule of such
men as the Federal Executive seems de-
termined to foist upon the country. Foi
some years now, the people have borne with
patience the wrongs and tyrannies that have
been heaped upon them. They have quietl.
submitted to every kind of spoliation car
ried on under the semblance of law.
They have time and again appealed fo
protection against and redress for such out
RACES upon their rights of person and prop
erty. They have been counseled to forbeaI
and wait yet a little longer, and the hope
held out that justice would ultimately b,
awarded them. They are appealing now, 70,
the last time, to the National Government.
and invoking its aid and interference to saw,
them from further depredations and impend
ing ruin. Should this effort fail, then indeed
our people are without hope, and it will de-
VOlNe upon IDem TO OeClue WQeCler or OOl
they will tamely submit and become wors.
than serfs to the end of Republican domin-
alton, or whether they will rise in thei,
might, take the law in their own hands and
drive the usurpers, the thieves and Onr op-
pressors beyond the confines of the State.
The Republican this morning predicts thu
defeat of the Louisiana election in tn,
United States Senate 1t says too that il
the people of State be not capable of re-
forming their own errors, then, indeed, il
in rickety condition" S.
we think, and the Republican may yet see
The day when the people of this State will
exhibit both their power and their capacity
TO reform the errors of their government
and to "banish out Of existence g the
government Of force and not Of CHOICE" OF
which the Republican is the special champ
ion, as it is one Of its most pestilential ex
halatons When that day comes let usurp-
Els stand from under.
First apI earance of the De Angeles Family, Friday