The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-04-21

form III (!F,( NhIIt! ~ WY " =,
thin. of a'trmptin" I" apologize ''' 4"
o,,r manly efforts during the war; "'
,,,;rh we are more than don"IH
,,,u1. or to whine OFT excuses 1'' III
,ruu,;rn brawls in cross-road GfcS- II
rur;rs in the Sonth, for when oo' !"
entire people are brought to "'S- :
mcnt by such cattle as Norton '"o>' u
he one of the first steps III ''"' WI
,cction. =.
TIE triumph of local sr'f'S"ve'"' c
,,cnt and the consequent t"taI &C. t
.t,,,t;ou of rahil radical rule under {
,r,ct .har and Irresponsible negr"
,r,v.,,mrutS South, removes al {
;ssur whose presence ove'>h ABOVE"
with its haneful influence Which mas
tended to sink every object OF goo"
government and center all ex'r
t ,;,us +, IFS overthrow. With the
. destruction of this hlyonrt part!
mn>t arise other and equality as great
|, questions involving our future wei
J. fare and happiness.
) We find ii new state OF things cx-
, =, listing after sixteen ycars OF war; '"'-
NJ moj\ and outrage, and it hrh""vcs us
i, to adapt ourselves at once to the ne"
order. :,
is Governments of responsibility and
he ;,,,)l;,cucr arc hn; foundations Tor il
er nrople's prosperity and greatness
INNS, u.,, stop nu""' ''@ """
cd -. ;os or fan to tlamrs The bitterness
lin ou,ru1r,c1 hy their past oHp">l'''n.
" Ouy duty lies for"r'". and we are
l|y mistaken in our generation if the ne"
CIV men, Young aud viyor"ns of intellect
ate and Thought in Louisiana, 40 not IL
once move in the higher plane
the Political parties t" "n' MN" ar
nee alliances formed to attain an OBJECT II
rise government which will benefit IN
of pcople governed, either materially "
, its their happiness and comfort AL
-, as stract IDEAS and mythical Stat
,ital moblcms may lead of a people !"
sup desert wandering, and they VIII I'LL
Of last that that for which they con
oper tended was Tut a g\itter'ns ba"ol
rests without pecuniary here'it or SO"
f in stirring happiness. We conten" tn
ould thr misfortune of the South has Dee
f the This self. same childish longing for
owed u,,vthius. We have not bee" rea''
tic or solid in our views we p'
their f.rrcd high. sounding ch'v"''y a
very n,.,;c abstract in politics t" the sol
&c re- substantial benefits Of tic "app'
leans priations'' -.
ID be IN or,,cr to better our eond'''
hv a ~ order to bring about that W"SP
ior,tv ;tv we SO much desire, and for VII
their nature has So we'll fitted us, we IN
refute deal from this time on with III
that questions which concern us at pies
places and for the future. 1t IS r''"''c
no. of .,,,< re bcino Democratic because
"has fathers were; of being Wings sim
he av. f,r thr reason we hate Democrat;
Of never joining Republicans "ec'
thcy counted Hayes in when he
when no, elected These arc all quest
in the Of feelings and taste, and Par
of the largely of those abstract ideas o.
, Oily class of "slavcry in the te7r't''
1tter"' which arc ptesc"tabfe as question
debate, but utterly barren of pr
(, rcfu cal monicd benefit even when 81"
ey, the 1fthc South can get nothing II
use he shane of aid from the National
,a}ifrd. eminent by alliance with the N
bond is crn Democratic party, we, 'o'
but to consider it the height of folly
con are summit of stupidity, to continue
Ivy law them.
10 have # does not follow that we SURF
ogether. principle when we form all
his in. looking toen1s that will r''c'
oundrel, benefit orr section. Orr wan
:, sticks large, and i" order to build "
is hand. make prosperous our sect'o
ca, auda qurc government aid
ain, were The Mississippi Levees an
Dose, be- Southern Pacific Railroad Win
wager 99$ branches, require our attcnt'"
put his their construction by the COVER
should be the basis of all or 1"
political principle.
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