The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-20
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF.

A Conservative journal remarks that during
the month of February, 1775-exactly one
hundred years ago the English Parliament
adopted that policy which, by destroying
every hope of reconciliation between the
mother country and the American colonies,
gave birth to the struggle Which was to end in
the establishment of American indepe d
ence
son the first day of February, 1775, the
Earl of Chatham introduced bill into the
House of Lords looking to a reconciliation OF
the differences with the colonists The Earl
of Sandwich bitterly opposed the bill as I'M
worthy of any Englishman. After the defeat
of this proposition, measures were introduced
/ by the Ministry into the House Of Commons,
I for the avowed purpose of 'intimidating
the colonists. The address of the Ministry
declared that rebellion already existed in
Massachusetts. 1t was adopted after de-
bate which lasted all night, and then pre-
sente to the King, who pledged himself to
'enfore obedience to the laws and authority
of the Supreme Legislature Then followed
the Kings request for troops to enforce the
laws"
On the 18th of February, of the present
year, President Grant was called upon by
members Of the committee of Congress who
has charge of the caucus bill "to regulate
affairs" in the South, for the purpose of as
certlining his views on that bill, the tyran-
meal and atrocious features of which are
familiar to our readers.
President Grant said "the bill had his entire
approval, and he hoped it would become a
law Some Of the gentlemen having ex-
pressed doubts as to the passage of the bill,
the American George Ill then remarked that
whether Congress passed any measures
with regard to the South or not, he had de-
termined to do his duty If Congress adj
journed without action, it might become
necessary for him to proceed to greater ex-
tremes than mere suspension of the habeas
corpus. He would do what he conceived to
be his duty at all hazards
The above centennial" coincidence is very
suggestive, and the policy foreshadowed by
Grant is the exact counterpart of the pro-
gramme announced in IT'S by George III
and his Ministers for putting down the
American ''rebels." AS the journal we have
quoted from well remarks, ''the very express
sion by which the King of England pledged
himself to enforce obedience to the laws and
the authority of the Supreme Legislature is
the expression of Grant Verify, the centen-
NAL memories of the current month are pecu-
liar. History is repeating itself One hundred
years ago the mother country was intimidat-
ing the 'colonists and goading them on to
armed resistance.
''The republic scarce atta;ns her one hun
dredth year before the President and Legisla-
ture, elected by the 'colonists to carry out
the popular behest, are found intimidatng
several States of the Union, and assuming to
themselves supreme power We have to-day
a National Legislature which calls itself su-
preme, and President who acts according
to his royal pleasure. The patriots who
fought and shed their blood a century ago to
resist intimidation and supreme Legislation,
did not and could not believe that
their labor, sufferings and sacrifices would be
builded upon by such impudent usurpation
as this
The issue is distinctly made, however, by
Grant and his followers. The only question
that remains is momentous one. Will the
people of the North allow their fellow-ciiizens
Of the South to be trampled under foot by
action they themselves have just repudiated
It the ballot-box in the most emphatic and
decided manner? If they do, it is not I'M
likely that instead of centennial COM
nemoration of the Declaration of American
the year 1876 will see the in
uguration of American C;esarism over the
uins of the Republic.
The following appear to be some fragments
II an esoterlc poem, of an unknown date,
ntitled:
SOL MAMALUKE's MUSINGS.
l won beauteous maid
Or rather thought had
But when l asked her dad
He got SO thunderin' mad,
l felt afraid.
And when she babe me "stck,'' >
| did but with frown
He snatched me by the crown,
And yanked me up and down, 7
And then
"dusted" quick.
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