The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-26
SEARCH THE SCULPTURES.
A Suggestion to Our Government That
Comes All the Way From Africa,
lChicagO Times

lChcago Times
Foreign papers state that a fine steamer
recently constructed for the sultan Of Zanzi-
bar, is ornamented from PROV to stern with
texts taken from the Koran. The figure
head, which is spread eagle much better
designed than the one on our new dollar.
bears upon its breast the following words
| spoken to the prophet Of Mecca: Embark
on board Of her in the name of God who is
her course and her haven; for my Lord h
| forgiving and merciful." 1t Is well known
that everything given out to Turkish soldiers,
from sabres to hardtack, is stamped with a
passage from their scriptures Our zealots
who have labored so persistently to put God
In the constitution, which Is so essentially
played out that very few people ever read
It, should take q hint from these devout Ma
other places where complimentary notices Of
the Deity, rs well as Bible precepts, could be
emblazoned to much better advantage than
In q document that few persons, except the
judges Of the Supreme Court, ever read
1t would seem like sacrilege to print pas
sages OF Scripture on any of our rotten men
of-war or the merchantmen that remain to
sail under our flag. We could. however. use
them to most excellent advantage In orna-
menting our public buildings, as well as our
bonds and debased coins. The government
building now approaching completion in this
city, notwithstanding the millions that have
been expended upon It, presents a very som
steal, in large letters Of gold, would relieve
the gloom of the walls exceedingly and i'm
part O moral lesson to all who read them
On all our forts might be displayed the words,
peace be within thy walls" Over the es-
tablshment where protective duties are col
lected might be displayed the text, The Gus
toms OF this people are vain The Depart
ment OF the Interior at Washington might be
ornamented with the inscription, The earth
Is the Lords and the fullncss thereof" while
the desk of the pious Secretary should have
carved on it In German and English, the in
junction, Search the Scriptures"
MI our national, State and county bonds, as
we'll as the city scrip, should be inscribed
cove no man anything" There should be
printed on the irredeemable paper money the
Nationalist propose to issue. the words,
Silver and gold have l none, but such as [
have give unto thee" 1t might be well for
our foreign traders to have the ninety-two
cent dollar stamped, Money current with
the'merchants." The credentials of Minister
Taylor should be headed with the legend
Eat, drink and be merry" The delinquent
tax list, which was given to the Erening Jour
and not In consideration of $4,000 or of Sulli-
vans withdrawing from the field as candi-
date for treasurer, should have displayed at
the top OF every page the words, Then will
they not pay tribute" 1t might be well to
have scenes from sacred history on our paper
currency and the pictures of prophets and
evangellstS on our postage stamps. In these
ways we would give evidence of being reli-
gious nation, quite rs we'll as by amending
the Federal constitution by putting God in it,