The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-16
BUSINESS AND NONSENSE.
The New York Sun, Of May IL, SAYS

| xAo NOW 1VIA QUIZ, Vi IL ~ LIZ oovc.
"Some of the Grant organs affect to
terribly alarmed because so many Confed
crate Generals have been elected to the ne1
Congress. We regard this, on the contrary
as an excellent sign; for, as q rule, thos
men who ranked highest in the Confederat
service were the best representatives OF tn
intelligence of their party lin the secedln
States and we know that the most inf1uentia
and intelligent classes in those States desir
nothing SO much as q thorough recon
struction of the Union in fact as wei
as in name. They feel that the wo,s
enemies of both races in the Soutl
are those who try to keep alive tn
animosities engendered during the rebellion
and arising from the former existence o
slavery F.; and they are fully aware that thei
own prosperity, as well as that of the North
depends upon the complete restoration O
harmonious relations between the two grea
sections of the country which were lately ar
rayed against each other in all the bite rness
of civil war. Nothing but the mean devices o.
politicians has prevented complete recon.
Citation. Gen. w. F. Bartlett, Union sol.
der, now living in Virginia, spoke words Of
truth at the centennial celebration at Licking
ton, when he said that between the soldiers
of the two sections fraternal relations were
established long ago"
The people of this country belong to two
great classes distinguished by their pursuits,
one class being intent on business, the other
on nonsense. The first class, whether SOL
diers or not, got through with the business
of fighting ten years ago; the second class
will never give up the nonsense Of attempting
to reawaken and infamc sectional hostility.
The first class comprises all those who are
reasonably conscious of the actual results of
the war, who know that the four years Of
hard fighting left damages which nothing but
hard work directed by sound sense can re-
pair, who are thoroughly satisfied that the
ancient condition of affairs can never more
be restored, who on one side freely concede
to the negro race all that can be nationally
asked, and who on the other demand for
them nothing but what is consistent and rea-
sonable, who know that the enormous gov
eminent debt Of the country is weight that
must be borne by the whole country, and
who are especially sensible of the fact that in
time Of peace the interests of all sections
are blended and mutually dependent
This class comprises those who are intent
upon developing the material resources of the
upon economizing labor, upon per-
ecting machinery, upon systematizing ex.
changes, upon cheapening transportation.
Upon encouraging immigration, upon ditfus-
ng profitable knowledge, upon expelling |
public vices, and generally upon all those |
hings which men of business desire in order |
hat they may have the full fruits of their
are and work, while seeing others equally
But while the working men Of the country
re intent upon business, men and women of
he other class are just as eager in the pursuit
+ nonsense. The drones are noisier than
he bees, and do all that is possible to hinder
heir work and consume or nullify its results
he agitators are all Of the class who love and
reduce nonsense. They are never content
Mess engaged in wrangle. To be alto
ether happy, they must have grievance on
aeir hands. Where there is quiet they kin
le strife. Where there is prejudice they
lay upon it. Where there is q misunder-
anding they fan it into quarrel. They
ir up dormant animosities. The strife to
hich good sense and good feeling would
ION put an end is fed by these lovers of nom {
nse with the fuel Of lies. If they write
ON the North they Islander the people of the
orth. If they write from the South they
belittle and calumniate us.
hey are perpetually hsrping upon past
oubles, seeming to be resolved that the war
all have no end.
Southern men of the business class are
lerant towards Northern men of the same
ass, whether in Congress or in the army:
,rthern men of the sensible class have
netting else to do than to spend their time :
slandering the hardworking planters and
'rchants of the Southern States. Sober,
ional, practical, thinking people IN both sec
ms are weary with the whining of political
and with the bowling and B
wiling Of sectional agitators.
The presence of ex-Confederate generals
Congress may cause great kissing and cack-
6 among the focks of sentimental ganders,
it is very certain that among the thor
ghly sensible people of the North it will
be regretted that the voters of the South
! States have confided their interests to
sly citizens, who had won admiration as
izens before they reluctantly became sol.
r., and who had the good sense to cease
hting when the war was over. The attempt ~
mpute this to rebellious and turbulent
rit is an insult to the average sense of
rthern schoolboys.
'ersons from Havana represent the govern II
ut and troops as much less sanguine OF
cess in crushing the rebellion than for !