New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-02

Wednesday evening, by invitation, P. +.
Carroll, Esq, parish judge OF St. Bernard,
delivered an eloquent address to the voters
Of the eighth ward OF this city. The at
tendance was quite large and very appre-
ciative. Mr.. Carrolps name, as q candidate
for nomination for Senator from the third
senatorial district. has been actively circu
lated among the voters and politicians, and
meets with great favor. His address is too
long to be inserted entire.
He urged his audience to devote them
selves to truth and principle which were
eternal; to preserve the government of the
people, and to listen to the voices OF men
who were known for their learning and
sterling worth, whose every word was as
good seed in GOOD ground. yielding. hun
dred fold. A political wave is about to
sweep over Us, bearing on its crest the rub
bish and wreck Of principles built
in the ever changing sands of ex-
pediency. Though politics has a bad
name among many people. still it pros
pers and surrounds US, because it is
the contrary of what the popular mind
suppose it. 1t is the science Of government
teaching how to administer justice and
manage public affairs. Next to the Chris
rian religion it inspires us with right reason.
God gave both. 1t is to be studied, not
despised. Bad men SANDER both politics
and religion. Choose men by their fruits,
not by their flowers. We have two parties.
Both are necessary, but they need not be
enemies. We Republicans believe all men
equal before the law. Our opponents ad-
vOcate inequality. of creation. 1t is only a
matter of opinion, and not difference of
principle. They believe in class legislation.
We think government should know neither
class nor person. We are in the majority,
and the government is with US. But the
majority must recognize the rights of
the minority or it becomes oppressive.
This We avoid, for we endeavor to
take away 40 vested rights. The victors
gave the vanquished in the last war more
| than they expected. We looked on them
| as erring brothers. We desired to bury the
| past, but they refused the offer. They re-
| fused to come forward and aid the inexpe-
! rienced who were in power. But it is not
| too late yet for them to lay aside the idea
| that citizenship is a local institution and
| adopt the principle that Louisiana, so tar as
| citizenship is concerned, is as much the
birth place of BostOnian as it is of the
oldest and best. Let aliens who can not
comprehend our government, even though
| they enjoy its advantages, return to their
| deserted monarchs or hold their peace.
| What we want is an honest and capable
| government, an honest Legislature, re-
| lief from debt and revision of the school
and revenue laws. We want q department
of agriculture to help the poor man. We
want Louisiana dotted with small farms
and cottages, and the ignorant protected
from oppression. We want lands to go to
poor men, who will work them, and not ia
railroads that are never built. There are
now in thirty one parishes 5.3l7 ,0l2 acres OF
hand uncultivated, against 755, 033 now cul
tivated. We want these figures reversed
Let the White League cultivate Onehalf OF
these 100000 acres, obtain $50 per acre
add $3.50, 200 to the prosperity of the
State, and then obtain sufficient themselves
to keep them from the want of office. The
excessive taxation is in consequence Of
their resistance to the collection and their
purchase of dishonest legislation. 1t was g
Democratic Auditor who recommended ar
increase of taxation, and there were tax
resisters then.
Our present administration has done a
good work. Let US give assurances to the
people that the good work begun will bt
completed and the people will give US theiI
support. Assist the people in the cultiva
ton of the soil by giving access to the mar
kets. Let US complete the railroads begun
and projected, and open the river an(
bayous. Then capital will seek our mari
beds, our gypsum, sulphur and salt mines
and Will make our neglected acres laugt
with a harvest again. Then will Louisiana
take the commanding position among her
sister States to which she is entitled, ant
our beautiful Crescent City regain th'
| proud title which once disting uished her.