The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-09
THE SOUTH IN THE NEXT CONGRESS.

1t is cause of congratulation to the people
| of the South that in the next Congress they
will be represented in great measure by men
of their own choosing, men eminently fit in
every way to represent the South as she ought
in all justice to be represented, men who are
fit types of true Southern character, and who
have been chosen by the people they are to
represent, and not by political leaders hun
dreds of miles away who have no interest in
our affairs save that which is intimately con-
nected with their personal advancement and
gain.
As specimens of the men the South will
send, we may mention Tucker, Walker and
Goode, of Virginia; Gordon, Stephens and
Ben. Hill, of Georgia; Lamar, Of Mississippi;
Faulkner, of West Virginia; Reagan, of
Texas, and our own delegation. In such
hands as these the South may we'll trust her
interests, with no lingering doubt that the
trust will be lightly borne. These are all
good men and true, and We may expect to
lear that once again has the South become
power in the halls of Congress; and probably
with the advent of her sons something Of the
old dignity and respect which once character
lied the assemblage of the nations leaders,
may mark the proceedings of our Congress-
The journals of the Radical party affect to
fear that there may result some unmentioned
danger to the Republic should these Southern
representatives act in unity. This fear is
groundess; there is certainly, however, some
cause Of apprehension to the men whose pol
icies have been dictated by their interests in
the many subsidy jobs and swindling schemes
which have of late years been so intima ely
connected with Congressional tactics. These
harpies may well fear that their pet rings may
suffer, and that the cloudy atmosphere of
peculation and jobbery which has hung about
the National CAPT ol of late years may be dis
sipated by the infusion of such a sunlight
burst of Southern honesty and independence.
The class of politicians who have SO long
manipulated oar national affairs, to the great
detriment of one section of the common
country, must now yield to men who will
legislate for the benefit of the whole nation.
The North has no reason to fear that the
Southern Representatives will do aught to
arouse any cause for sectional feeling, but
can rest assured that the honest men of the
North will meet in her representatives men
who are ready and anxious to form any hon.
orable coalition, having for its aim the benefit
of the entire country and the determination
of the race of scoundrels who have 30 long
fattened upon ill-gotton spoi!s of office
The Southern Democrats constitute nearly
one-ffth of the House Of Representatives and
about ne-tnird of the Democratic maj ority,
and in the Senate the same class of Congress-
men number within fraction of one-half of
the Democratic vote in that body. From this
it will readily be seen what power the South
may WELD in the next Congress, and who
knows but what this session may be the begin
ming of new era, when something like the
old honor, dignity and importance may attach
itself to the voice of the South in the councils
of the Nation. We now have cause to look
more hopefully to the future, and with perse-
verance and industry at home, and such men
to represent US at Washington, the South may
regain her ante ellum prosperity and happi-