The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-24
BE PATIENT"

! We, the people Of Louisiana, free born and
| thoroughly imbued with the spirit Of liberty
caught from the Declaration Of Independence,
| and the original and almost perfect Constitution
Of the United States-whch limited and defined
| the powers Of the General Government-fni
| ourselves to-day the veriest political slaves on
the face OF Gods earth. After submitting for
i years to the Kellogg usurpation-conceived, in
dorsed and sustained by Grant, Williams, etc
rule born OF fraud, and SO denounced by the
Senate Committee cheated out Of our rights,
deprived of our liberties our property contis-
Gated by taxation, we, at last, in the hope and
| belief that Grant would not again dare to ignore
the will of the people honestly expressed st the
polls; we, though despising the authority under
| which the election was ordered, concluded to
make another effort to free our State from the
rule OF the vampires who had so long sucked its
life-blood. How we labored to achieve the vic
tory. appealing to those who were formerly our
slaves, with q success never attained before
how we went to the polls with unanimity and
how serene and Sabbath-like the order which
prevailed in this usually gay and joyous city will
never be effaced from the memory Of those who
saw and participated in that election What has
occurred since all the world knows Deceitful
overtures as to the composition OF the Returning
Board first, and then, when the time Kellogg
played for had been gained, then the knavish
york effected by such scoundrels as Wells and
Anderson, and so on to the end OF the chapter.
Our perfect vindicaton by the commits e COM
posed of Messrs. Phelps, Potter and Foster, only
leads to the visit Of second committee, and that
means, OR results III the same game played last
year, viz: the consumption Of time-for it is
likely that before the sec. nd committee can ex-
anime and report this Congress will be deunct,
Kellogg and bis cc-llieves will remain in power,
and this long suffering. exhausted, and almost
dying people, will have to wait another year be-
fore their case will come up before the National
Congress-. Under ordinary circumstances hope
might sustain us, but there is dread that Gen.
Grant, drunk with power, and listening to the
suggestions Of some OF the vile party tools who
surround and control him, will positively and in
and that il the next Congress should dare to cali
his majesty to account for his misdeeds. - will
not hesitate to defy them.
1t is not by any means q eketch Of fancy, that
Grant, creature OF circumstance, an unreason-
ing besotted, vindictve man, may seize the reins
Of Government, proclaim himself Dictator, ana
sustained by United States bsyonets and the army
Of Oce-holders, attempt to justify the act by de-
claring it was necessary to save the country from
the Vaccinations Of traitors that is-his polti-
cal opponents
Some person may attempt to ridicule this idea,
say how absurd to think that such a shsllow-
Drained man, backed up by get Of obsequious
complish such = thing. But let us not be de-
ceive". The silence Of Grant as to third term,
is ominous. History may repeat itself even with
us, and after our liberties are gone, and we are
shackled, we may live to curse the hour when
is the price of liberty.
II the free Switzer yet bestride his native Alps,
It's only for time, for Tyranny of late
Hath cunning grown.
We, of Louisiana, can only watch and wait |
The armed opposition to, and overthrow of, the
rotten Kellogg usurpation on the 14th of Heptem-
Der last, the rich ibation of blood poured out on
that day to redeem our dear old state, our grief
burdened hearts, our declining commerce, only |
BRING IN he
Despot at Washington to call off his blood
hounds and to stink back to his kennel, but they
ask US, who have endured all the miseries posi-
bic, to be patient" Patient when the robber
honor Of our wives and daughters is IN jeopardy?
patient, when liars are impatiently waiting that
they may display the 'ferocity OF hyenas? yes,
patient we must be until the lovers OF liberty
North, East and West have achieved for us
glorious victory. M.