The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-01
The Last and Lost Hope.

The Last and Lost Hope.
TO whom can tho people Of LOU
isiana now turn for assistance We
have been asked to yield our convic-
tons; convictions fixed by all the
precedents of the past six years, and
to enter into an agreement with the
Republicans for the sake Of peace
and immediate reform in the future.
Gov. Kellogg in carrying out this ad;
justment called an extra session OF
the General Assembly and the ten
days during which they have been
convened, has been fitted away in a
most shameful manner. The blame
for all this can only be attached to
our own members, who, instead Of
going to work to pass reformatoly
laws, suffered themselves to drift into
| useless contests and idle acts, over
| the election of q Speaker, seating
| members and the impeachment, at
tempted rather, of the Auditor.
! Meanwhile Louisiana, the sick pa
tent, whose aillnent cries aloud for
immediate attention, is suffered to
(langnish and perish. Remedies which
could now be applied with benefit
are left unprecedented, and our poor
deluded citizens must bear and BE
strong yet many days. This is SIM
ply outrageous, and we consider it
to be ono of the most damaablo in-
I suits ever offered y suffering people.
Tricked, deceived, insulted by our
own lawmakers, our chosen represcn-
tatives; who will we next apply to
for succor or assistanco7 Has virtue
| fled our citizens also, and is thcrc no
patriotism left in the hearts Of our
peoplei
| Hope has been held out to us as q
precious balm to our ills, and now
that glimmeling light has been ex-
tinguished. 1t is useless to argue
| that "the reform" will take place
next session, this would be more out
rageous than the death of our late
wishes; it is useless to argue that
tho principles Of party demanded that
our representatives should act as
they have done during this extra SOS.
] sion, 'ce abandoned all parties all
precedents Of political organizations,
'chen ,cc accepted the adjustment. And
here are We to-day in a worse coudi-
ton than at any time within the past
two years, for we have yielded all
opposition with the hope, alas how
vain, that reliance could be placed in
our own representatives who would
control at least the command of tho
situation.
With the present lights before us
We are compelled to the admission
that we have been surrendered to the
enemy, horse, foot and dragons, hy
the weakness and jmbecility of our
own commanders. 22
BY what system Of reasoning these
solons will attempt to satisfy their
constituents, We care not to know
sophistry and fair promises will be
but poor logic with which to soothe
the feelings of deep-seated conviction.
Our people are ruined we'll nigh, and
no excuse can be offered for this
shameful abandonment Of succor to
them. The measures which We do.
handed were few and reasonable,
and should the Republicans have re-
fused their assistance in tho enact
ment of such laws, upon their heads,
and theirs alone, would rest all the
blame. Instead of this we are redu-
ced to the hopeless task Of defending
our own members from the imputa-
tions heaped upon them, and we fear
justly, by two classes Of people, the
Radicals and the anti compromises.
"To this complexion have we GOMEZ
and with what chances of success we
arc at this moment doubtful.
If this be reform if this lie peace,
we'll might we exclaim. "Grc.ioya
qar'7om sunt rcme1m periculis."
| The citizans 1T our c,tv ara nn<eu