The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-25
LET Us HOPE.

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Regret and disappointment, most serious
and profound, was experienced by US yester-
dav when We learned that the General Assem-
bly, had finally adjourned, and that no con-
inuation or renewal was to be expected
The event fulflls our predictions in every
particular. and proves the compromise to De'
what we pronounced it advance, mere oe.
fusion. We forwarned our Conservative ana
Democratic friends against INDUCING IN any
delusive hopes. We pointed out and owen
upon the reasons why the members o. tne
party now dominant would be slow to damage
themselves for our benefit. We admonisheo
our friends of the many interests which would
initiate against the contemplated reforms,
and pointed out the many sensitive interests
which would be touched as soon as any at
tempt was made to prune away the redun-
dancy and extravaganza Of the State govern
ment Considering compromise in advance,
we saw and pointed out the obstacles to its
successful accomplishment. What we sud
would occur has occurred. Our predictions
have been verified. Our friends have been
deceived and disappointed, as We said they
would be-. We anticipated futile birth and
behold an abortion!
This proof Of the correctness OF our Judg-
ment affords to US no satisfaction whatever.
Since compromise was decreed and settled
matter, We should be very glad to announce
this morning that good legislation had grown
out Of it. If the event had wholly belied
our predictions and brought forth something
to benefit the people. something to correct
abuses, something to punish malfeasance,
something to tighten the load of tax, some
thing to restore the reign of bright-eyed con-
fidence and something to revive the sunken
hopes of our citizens. We should have been
among tho foremost in applauding the deed
and in praising.the authors. We are denied
this great pleasure and left to perform the sad
duty of announcing as an accomplished TACT
that which we were obliged to foretell. In
order to gain something for the good Of the
people, our friends stopped and yielded
They have gained very little, and that little
has cost UNNECESSARILY more than it is worth.
Even IN Q pecuniary aspect the sum total OF
two or three items of reform is less than half
the expense Of the extra session.
During the ten days of backing nd filling,
yeaing and naying, moving and voting, Or
ganizng and fixing. we are gratified to note
the manly and magnanimous action Of the
voters who opposed the compromise and who
declined to yield their prerogatives ss mem
bers tor any consideration of advantage or ex-
pediency whatsoever. As soon as the COM
promise to which they were opposed had be-
come settlement, they went to work in &C.
rious earnest to accomplish reforms. They
gave no trouble to the House, but labored for
the legislation which they knew to he neces-
sary, with might and main, every day. Even
after their first choice was defeated for the
speakership, they relaxed no zeal, but worked
hard to accomplish some good. In this effort
TO win some benefit to the city and the State,
their candida MI. Wilt. may be taken as
their exponent. lie pursued his purpose with
such wise and well-considered action as to Sc
cure the early approval by tho House OF every
measure Of the committee of which he was
chairman, and Of every bill which he pre-
sented.
Well, we have eight tedious months longer to
wait for Q good change to come over the spirit
Of our public affairs. We have already waited
and suffered for eight very dismal and most
tedious years, and we must not now despair
ON the very threshold of the temple Of our
hopes. We can bear the load ofwicked laws
and Of corrupt and usurping rulers little
longer. We are under dark cloud, but We
know that it has its silver lining. A little
longer, and the sons Of Louisiana will again
make and execute her laws. A few more
months of grievous oppression and struggle
with poverty. few more millions OF loss to
our commerce, little lengthening of the era
of depression and distress, and then the day
of our hopes, the day Of home government,
the day of honest rule will dawn upon us.