New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-26

close of this dreadful epidemic when the
crops of the country. with 80 much of the
domestic service with the handling and
transfer of our trade has Been performed
by this conservative and Invaluable ele-
ment, that our people should distrust or
disturb them, This acclinsAtsd and faith
ful industry is. indispensatse to the resto-
ration of the city and State 1t should be
cordially taken into the con sdence Of capt.
tai and intelligence and educated to equali-
ty, utility and content
Such are the important indi that
popular sagscity has perceived the folly
and futility Of the conteSts and preju-
dices which have SO long divided them.
It will become the duty Of all pstriots
to devise some means for the relief of
actual and impending svilss You hope for
the Intervention of the two great parties,
as we looked for the iptervention Of
France or England dnrine the Confedsr-
acy. Alas, fellow cittzenss the hope is as
fallacious now as then. TIE Republican
perty has it own issuss In which we are
little interested. It Is intent on nakirs
good the war debt, and on bringing cur.
rency to par. It no longer carries out the
principles of Seward and of Greeley in
promoting the progress Of great nation.
Appropriation might conflict with resump-
tion. The Republican party is, besides,
pewerless to aid us in Congress, being in
a minority in both Houses. The Demo-
cratic party, which controls appropriation,
has by large majorities twice within the
last three years, in the House of Repre-
sentatives-
ReSOlUed, That in the Judgment of the
House no subsidies in money, bonds
public lands, Endorsements, or by pledge
of the public credit should be granted or
renewed by Congress to associations or
.corporations engaged in or proposing to
engage in public or private enterprises,
but that ell appropriations ought to be
limited 10 such amounts and purposes
only as shall be imperativeiy demanded
by the public service Of the government.
Under this iron clad resolution your
Texas Railroad your Levee Company and
your subsidy for Brazil steamship mail
service has been defeated. I may mem
ton that those distinguished Democratic
statesmen and Senators Thurman, Bayard,
Salisbury and Beck have all spoken and
voted sgainst your subvention on prin-
ciple. You have then no hope from either
, party, and as you enjoy home rule must
rely upon home help.
Nothing can be added to the measures
, of reform proposed by yourselves and
other kindred associations, bat it may not
be without use to suggest few agencies
to give them effect The end of political
strife, like the cessation of violent fever,
leaves the patient exhausted. In botl
: cases proper nourishment must be pro
l vided. ----1--------
: Twill assert that in my opinion, baseC
y upon strict examination, that the com
= mercial people of New Orleans do no
support her whole population in clothing
food and rent. Upon detailed comparison
between the profits Of business in its variou
branches, and this cost of support, havt
convinced myself that there can not be les
than Is, 900 people in our city who are des
titute and likewise dependent. With tn
cessation of the generous donations
amounting to more than one million O
Q dollars, this whole people must be feC
and clothed, some by their own means
s some by the contribution of others. T
!. support these people, it would be prope
= that our men of property, of business an
y our Legislature should;
i l. To modify the time quarantine OF
d foreign commerce and open our port dul
o ing the summer months to all foreign an
If especially tropical trade; enforcing, 8
the same time, strict sanitary regulation
is in the city. A general law should b
asked from Congress to regulate the con
% merce between the States and preveI
70 wanton and unnecessary distractions
d local quarantine.
Al 2. To establish commission on manu-
Of factures charged with the duty Of reprt
a senting the extraordinary advantages {
l. our city and advocating the establishme1
g of cotton and woolen mills, as of manufa
s. ture of silk and other material, with han
Of and machine work of every descriptio
O. proper for the employment of our peopl
ID The Legislature should vote bounty
D. SO many cents per yard, or per pound, o
of cotton goods as may be necessary to e
IN tablish these manufactures among III
be Massachusetts, has thus encouraged Il
c. growth ofgrain by bounty on prOductio
~ For ourselves, cotton mill is cheap,
e. than a poor house or an asylum, and
or bounty on industry is better than pr
ry MUM on pAuperism.
u 8. To solicit from the Federal COVER
or ment the adoption Of . system Of recipr
Z. city in our commercial Intercourse wit
nv neighbOring States and with France. Pr
ct serving this protection on our staples
ca sugar aud rice.
i'll A. The organization Of a commerci
Is marine, so that We may participate in Il
re enormous freights paid to foreign shi
es ping, employ our acclimatsd citizens