The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-21
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81,
,,,,a rood when completed, II Is undispu,,eu
IN r.atnra y, our city very ,slsn Y, hn haai
~ M MI 81 the linsative traue T,nnala. vii
diverted into other ana sIl ~, tt,,aonnv 81 req
I'm tbc runous downward tshu,.,htoo,,t aaiabl
5tay w ,his ,arish now almost withom' sain ~,
w renieble value will cause l e,uln ~ XIX mai
pio business to our merchants traits o a,n,,lny
n, ra,,rnrS will furnish remuperatNe ~, MI
ill.,. . -, hundroda Of educated Young i1 ~. NJ W.
n,sh. ,v living IN enforced idleness ahu umn
sarvaJ povertv: and will double W. npatilla
rate of wages obtained ny sR'i'oo INV
workmen. .
We do not propose 10 MAKE W.
sanp,,ine prediction of the results -, ~
construction Of the New Orleans '"o''
will accomplish for New Orleans IN
,oxt for an attack upon the propose
tax We only refer to 1t becaus@
Radical paper in the State hasoon
sxillfu)ly used il to weaken thesuheu
the people of Louisiana hPfor years
AGAINST tho Radical part we nave
past and most ia and oppressive
affirmed that tho w'was impoverisnlhe
rulo q Misunderstanding all It's inter
the tate a me appealed to the mercy ~
80, We .fmcrican people TO rescue -,
OF 'ho corrupt despotism when "a Wv.
ron 10, Tho life blood of the count
sapp,ns 80 ~ reached the car and touohp y
W. heart of Europe win oo d, "
IN n,ov,noes. and the friends 9, so1 rrlon,
ssrn,nent. in every State OF ,he KAN
,ua noin,ed to Louisiana as ap Wealth
haso po rroat and rich coming ment
utterly ruired by oao I'd now,
and excessive taxation. ntelligent
"n' q the most arr city
n na responsible men md pros
n a,,me that all tins ~ omedied by
aaatio, may be prompt'fNew Orleans
hn;ldng railroad IRON Our Radical
- Shreveport or Marsh .,,,1v recognized
70 .temporary has pro'p "n the ,rotests
co accountability be'm,e.' ~. ~ country
tie ihco'' - ,re nave illed the oo" '.,i.
sith wh'o' 18th. resent ass'.eIaV'oi'
flor years a. as tAtthe construction 2, q
single 81 Gle railroad a. work s o's. I'VE told
SHE s,,,st and iishriek9 or ,ool,v and
results, Anj,hen we % cody i ~ ~
you so. az, Mt Jared for enonneing cue
! impp9sfgpathtdi ffaty; to drawing the
color line: for citing lp White League
massacres: {, accusing the motives
and actions osuchPatriots as Kellogg.
Packard. W.T. anG Anderson.
We think lereis measure of truth
in the parpapb we have quoted from
the adore, Of the business men. We
have no ubt that the road. il built,
will bro great benefit to New Or
leans. 1T neither that road nor u
dozen Ger roads will accomplish all
that is aimed for it, until the present
ipiuuits and proiligate government is
overthwn and an honest and econom-
ical opestablished in its stead 1t is
the n.rly two hundred millions of
taxes ken from the people in the last
ten yrs to enrich thieves. the prosti
tutio Of our courts Of Justice. the Ii
censaccorded murderers and robbers
to ~ their vocations !. the corrupt and
infsnous character of the officials
OF be State and parish governments !;
tie decentralization Of our laborers bv
ladical politicians. which have de-
'troyed the wealth, checked the progress
md Frustrated the conmerce and in
lustries of New OrleansSnd Louisiana
md those who really hope TO retrieve
he fortunes Of the city and State must
address, all their energies md patriot
SIN to tho prompt correction Of these
wills. A want Of railroads. and Of deep
nd easy outlet to the sea has contri-
uted in measure to our pros9ation.
nut in a limited measure, and. bet for
he deeper, graver and more malignant
wills inherent in our wretched govern
nent and political system. we would
ave had the railroads. and, probably.
ne outlet. When our people realize. in
III its force and robustness. the fact TINT
here can be no commercial prosperity.
nd no permanent wealth whore there
: not honest and economical govern
nent and honest courts, they will have
egun the resuscitation Of the State and
ity in very truth.
There are those who would be CON
inced OF this fact let them read the his
Dry of France under Louis XIV. There
as a lavishness and splendor about
ne court then, which have been seldom
lualed. But the taxation was fearful
nd fearfully collected the agricultural
nd commercial interest of the Kingdom
ere ruined. and in no Christian country
ave the miseries OF the people been so
fcat as In France in the age we speak
For centuries Egypt had been the
rey OF narrow minded rulers and their
erciless tax collectors. There was
tile or no commerce.; little or no agri
llture; but there was an abundance of
&c. and poverty, and misery, and retro
'ession. The present enlightened
rince has made many improvements
the administration of the Govern
ent; he has lessened the taxes :
stematized their collection. and
gained honest and competent courts,
ID already the world resounds with
c wonderful advances Egypt is max
in commercial and agricultural
'alth and prosperity. We have no
ed that in the last year or two the
ligration from Ireland has amazingly
creased. The reason Is that the cruel
licy Of England toward that country
8 been very greatly modified Of late
ars. and the Irish people have been.
consequence, enjoying larger
sasure OF prosperity and displaying a
seeming inclination to leave their ma