New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-30
TIE EADS BANQUET.

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were with him." saw ''the great Light
which suddenly shone Ground about
them," they returned to tell their aston
ished friends that they were changed men.
Changed in their belief that the South
governed the Union, changed in the belief
that Louisiana governed the South, and
converted to the conviction that State
which stands in the fifth class, even if her
people were united, can neither control
the Union, nor offer an issue of sufficient
importance to "nationalize" local con-
test for Office. They realized in politics
the assertion of General Sherman in re-
gard to the Mississippi outlet:
The idea of New Orleans or Louisiana
controlling this subject is absurd. The
citizen of the United States who cultivates
farm on the upper Allegheny, Wisconsin
or Yellowstone, is as much interested as he
who cultivates his rice, or sugar. or orange
| grove, in sight of the Balize. The work is
national, and the nation has assumed it.
This conviction of Mr.. Zacharie and
associates caused the compromise, and
brought back gentlemen disposed, we
hope, to preach gospel of peace and
good will, instead of blows and imprison-
ment to all who differ with their intolerant
creed.
The people of St. Louis, leaving their
politics at home to keep company with
their religious opinions, have come to-
gether on a notice of few days, to well
come at magnificent banquet the citizen
who has achieved SO much expenditure
for the city, and who promises
to turn the faucet of the federal
treasury and make an additional mar
ket for all that material of food
and mechanical construction which St.
Louis can furnish in undated abundance.
Why should not city welcome her bene-
factors? Why, when he brings bread and
wages to the multitude should he not be
met and surrounded by men of all |
opinions, and those of no opinions? We
know no reason why it should not be so.
For ourselves, we regard the jetty as an
experiment dangerous to
the commerce and agriculture of Louisi-
ma; but the experiment has been
advised, and we await the decision of
nature. We have too long taught the
duty of submitting to the inevitable and
in the will of the majority, as
'ignifed through the forms Of the consti-
luton, to make foolish and factious op-
position to the law of the land. We
therefore desire. though we do not ex-
oect the success of the jetty experiment.
We are indeed doubtful of the success of
my deep water improvement, turning the
European commerce of the West from the
present and future channels across the
ivers and mountains to the ports of the
atlantic. We have now nearly double
he depth of the Hudson, of the Susque-
hannah, of the passes of the Northern
axes and upper Niagara, and of the canals
which connect the West and East.
We do not export one bushel of
Western grain in eighty, nor do
7e import more than two and one-third |
ollars in every hundred Of foreign values .
imported into the United States. We will
ct digress further than to give these
easons why We do not expect the results
'om increased depth of water anticipated
y others. 1t is a reason with us why we
nould not abate our efforts to build up
Their industries, and to organize another ,
than that which has been taken
.om us by railroads and canals. =,
One use for the Eads banquet was to a
low the value of social harmony to the +
rogress and prosperity Of community. e
70 have seen st. Louis discard the notion I
lat it was unpopular to work for the /
ederal] government in Missouri, because q
ost of US belonged to the other side,' d
I'd come forward, with united energies, 4
build the Pacific railroad, to reach the 4
ulf, and develop the whole intermediate, Il
ansas and Texas, to construct q h
idge across the Mississippi, which has q
st as much as the purchase money, net, f.
i'd by the United States for the whole OF q
9 thirteen or fourteen States once called q,
o Louisiana Territory, and to take from T.
Q hands of New Orleans, then under =
litary bonds to keep the peace about a 81
litical riot, the direction and dicta- r.
IN Of the best means of improving her Il
IN port channel to the sea. We might
d that in the political trusts conferred 6,
on her citizens by the federal govern h,
mt, in the vast appropriation made for n
bic purposes, and in the immense .,
of people and influx of b,
oital attracted by peace and liberation, y,
Louis has gained position and pros h.
cts which place her at the head of all q;
and make her almost in =,
pendent of all cooperation in the nj
ley of the Mississippi. p,
# such an example shall have the effect an
inducing our citizens to adopt similar or
ion in all measures for the good of the tn
Y, it will be we'll for us. If, however, hi
20 the pleasure of the partisans that .
Crescent City should stand perma-
lily on the wane, we can at least re- -,
mber that We have been always con-
ced of the value of the social union,
hope that the same light which fell ,
N Messrs. Zacharie and Burke may ~.
, enGghten more OF their fellow-citi- sio
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