The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-01
SALUTATORY WILKES.

SALUTArORY WINES.
Among the two hundred md Fifty million
Of people who date according 70 ths Christia,
era the wish for happy Nov Year viii be ex
tended something more than five hundred
millions of times, and tha4 wish viii be cor
dial in about one case in ten, moderately sin
cerc in four cases in ten, and more or less me
chanical or hypocritich in the remaining five
tentks of cases. It is one Of those formulated
compliments that mean much or little, &C
cordipg to the feeling with which they are
uttered. From the lips of one whose old years
have been utterly barren of words and deeds
Of kindness, the periodical wish is empty,
meaningless and worthless-not as bad as
falsshood- not as good ~ silence. Prom the
tongues and hearts of loving kindred and
true friends the earnest New Years greeting
will be as pleasant as the song Of birds in
spring or the peals of wedding bells.
Let US not, therefore, be considered as
merely echoing an empty Formally in wish
ing HAPPY NEW YEAR to all readers of the
BULLETIN and to all honorable citizens. We
sincerely hope that during the year
which this days dawn inaugurated, all
their reasonable desires may besgratified;
that all their laudable enterprises may sue
coed; that their possessions may be favored
with an honest increase; that theiy trends
may grow in numbers and in attachment; that
their enemies may be pacified and cease from
troubling; that peace and love may reign in
their households; that their children may grow
in virtue and knowledge rs they grow in
years; that no pestiiential visitation may fall
upon them that floods and fires may not
harm or threaten them; that intrudsrs and
usurpers may soon cease to rob and prosecute
them, and that before this years sands are run
they may once moro feel like citizens of
a free and law-governed State
There are others, not few In number, for
whom We are not pious enough to entertain
such wish. They deserve no happiness in
the new year, nor at any other time, and until
they cease from their villainy, repent and re-
form, We wish them mona II their ILL gotten
gains slip from their hands. we could feel no
particle Of sorrow; and If those who hold
high places won by fraud. are brought down
to their true level, no tears win be shed or
expressed. We hope that among
The blessings TO come upon onr city and State,
this year, will be the voluntary departure of |
these enemies Of our people. these sanderers
IF our fair fame, these impsdisnents to our
progress, these disturbers of orr peace, these
oes to our franchises. these contemners of |
'ur rights, these DEPRIVED triaers with all
hat is sacred in law, liberty and Justice. Let
he New Year be to all this legion of licensed
nalefactors year of sorrow, and, il possible.
# repentance and reform. SO that when in
he fuliness of time, they shall cease from
us. they may not become the bane
nd pestilence Of o.her States or cities.
The occasion suggests review Of the events
# the year just closed, but to us in Loaisi-
ma it has been period 20 dismal and un-
'ropitious, so full Of misfortune, oppression
nd disappoin'm ents that tho readers Of the
BULLETIN would scarcely thank us for the
OF them. Instead of rehears-
ng the dismal experience Of the past year
70 would rather turn in hope 70 what the
lew Year promises. We hope that by the
avor of Providence and by means of the
nited action of all friends of reform, we may
Q able to say long before the return Of this
ra, that the days of tho oppresser are num-
cred. Yet even during this year Of honora-
lie struggle for the redemption Of the ate,
year Of hardships and of self dsnial. We still
ope that it may prove to all worthy men and !
omen in the most substantial sense, HAPPY
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