The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-31
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FROM TIE New OTitditS IIItltS.I
The curse of this country is its Radio.
alism ; a Radicalisln wh0se.philosoplty
may be thus epitomized: THE best way
Of doing Il thing is TO OverdO it," Men
| whose political views are extreme are
USUALLY distinguishedfor their utterlacB
Of charity. and, not unfrequentlX, for a
corresponding lack 81. principle They
sec al issues through the glass eye OF
stenseless conflicts" when tho bob1est
,lilpcS. II In France tlicir" efforts have
hQIlrgeDned i1rto Rcd Rttpljublicanism aud
E0nmupism; in. this country into Native
Ameritanisfn and Know N%Otlingism
before tIle war. and since, into White
Leagues and Black leagues, which have
assumed a dozen different types and
ntaaina5s. These things, no matter liOW
InItcfitbf sincerity aud honesty of PURPOSE
may Enthusiastically be drawn into them,
arc III 1leir results, if not their aspira-
tiQps, all akin. They furnish evidences
OF Il politicat hybridity, Which, like the
mule. can, have no pride of ancestry OF
Legitimate hope of posterity. The ge-
Mus of true democratic repubiicanish
~revelts at:the absurd preilldices Of class
and race, which they. are so ready to IN
woke, anil which are 50 opposed to the
letter and spirit Of thai, great Jefferson
ian testalifnent--Hte American Declafa-
ton Of Independence. Without even q
pretelct to that divine right by which
ina~ltonaEehica1 despotism excuses its intol-
erancee.s the APOSTLES of the Leagues un-
dertake to establish Il sliibbOleth M
known to the laws OF advanced ciyiliza-
ton, -andlA despOtism destructive of all
the vital principles of human progress.
They plant "a tree, beside stygian waters
aud seem surprised wien the fruit turns
to ashestin their grasp. tJas#l ~
T For tile cruel and intoleIflnt forms of
R~adicalism with which our COUNTRY is
periodically oppressed, we I gindebted,
first, to the political banditti OF the bar
rooms, and second, to the political ban
ditti of thepress. These incubi, born
of alfcense, which theylclaim as liberty,
and making their preiudices the SYN
'6nym o~ftpatiotisn1, are as fruitful in
mischief as was the arcliLtiend himself
when he concluded tlatit was 'better
TO reign in hell thar serveiln hesfven.'
1FliGF fBsbered the Impending conflict
before the war, added bitterness to- it
while it continued, and since it's close
have been fruitful in all'sorts of mis-
ehieYoits devices to imposeon theSOath-
err pg6pie burdens grievohstO be borne.
Among these miscellaneous devices we
NAV name on the one hand kHkluxism,
With its red baIihef Of revenge; and q
delusiKe Reconstruction, with its black
banner IF hate. These eas,incarnated
into forms of terror or Of law have been
the dire, causesto DC allnanlbered woes TO
our people. One aroused the passions
and preiiudicees of the conqnerfng North /;
the other conferred on the just emanci+
pated slave, franchises for which he was
totally unfit; and the two, combined,
forced the distinct racesl of our section
into positions OF political, If not social
and Industrial antagonists. ia4fs r
is Unfortunately for New Orleans, she
has had her full share of misclieveus
and nangoEstehrrnable HiIaicalism-- Ia Radio
alismTl as extreiiie on the one side rs OH
Che other. Both red and black banners,
with their strange hbiiean devices,
have been flung fHTthOn che outer walls
Of faction IN our midst and by them our.
streets have been i~napufplgd and our
pfosperity his been hiiidefed.
We WANT no more Of such foolish do
ings, We want redemption, no rant;
PROSPERITY, not plumber; the fruits of
peace, not the miseries OF war q @a /.