The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-25

s ,1h Ia aflce, together with three four
sriands--aome Of whom haye passed rWay, hut
whose names are dear ones, l think there was
VI John fni MeEuery then said; NY friends come
ID ask ynu whether shall ~ back 70 monroe
mud make my neans With msar. with the Inc
yitable with the pow4rs that be. anu pursue
The even tenor Of my way os in1at llI 'n
making myself az comt9rana nnaar NM a a1a
looking out for the interests Of myself aud
family, or shall take the burden q nph,nli;,
81 liberty and eelf government ne decided
upon the latter. course: and from that hour to
fliis-as he told rou, 70 night he has !, been =.
aiuft this standard from sense Of duty He
felt like The English poet Tint the path Of duty
The fhs t. u sssb 10y e"d
nnas III aomtnarclal man Hn bore that stand
ard through every part Of tho State, calling On
higher place Of duty; i raeastina by his conduct
hba return Of that day when tha sun throws ~
Kadening beams ", ovvr A. Y. VI Y, snl a
iHh alone. The sun that rises to morrow sheds
It'll glad beams over the whnlo state nf Lontsi-
ana, tApplause Oyer wv nome Inbas " av MY
poorest There fs sH In the hearts Of many of
The sons Of Louisiana that devotion, to the
Rises superior to every other sentiment that
may actn ta the human heart. And among
Them will stand ALWAYS, dstnguishea Tor his
nrage, that aon 81 Ouaehita, John Mehnery.
" 4 do hot intend, fellow cltiaens,, % heny the
4ffhute or need to other men In this state. l
HAN nnhin man WIN la forth tha Young men
81 the elty 81 New Orleans and drove ksllnRa
ianp,ai,sa1 why, the strong stroke of Gen.
6rian axnosea to the world what wratehed
uonoern this carpet-haa Royarnma Y, W.s, Mna.
thnt II rasted l,pon no Foundation Of popular
will. that Ii was pinned together only by Fed
ssral bavonets. dow. MaEnary has already re-
Infad to vou the patriotic services of Witt In
tafe great work OF restoration; to restore order
and pence II Leaslana silsnea h anh
sssr,,uht tp pjaca ipnoranca over learning and
vica over Virtue. Peace has her Victories no
lass rannwned than those OF war. When the
Legislature assembled on the fourth Of Janu
arv, 1s7s. surrounded by armed TROOPS Of the
United States, the lobbies hed With nssassins.
Il. A. wiz al the head Of his friends. stepped
Intp the hall of the House of Represen atiyea OF
T,nujslpna. and took his seat aa Speaker Of that
House exhibiting courage. skll. anLsll those
il entitled to ali the credit given him by Gov.
MeIInerv TO. night. But has It ever occurred to
eat au however braya All these move
people. failed of the, object we had 10 view
ried the eo Ks" W ~ is haek 10 power
YOU know how. III the very presence. of Wit.
the United states military invaded the sacred
from d venerable q worthy man, aIantei Ivy
the people. You know how every step We TOOK
failed, how every fruit we gathered turned W
bitterness and ashes Ia our nands You know 10Y,
that II was not nnttl the winter Ct iafI ~ Ire
contest hetween Packard a.n Nf6ho'ls that va
were enabled 70 recover anh ,ass nos es fa, 81
citizens, comes ta an agency thaf lear some
times III our own memnlaoia a WIN M
We lose Sign nl-an hRsnns w, HIN ~ ar,,
anu may hefsa.,eh esGape .e nv @ ~ nven
ths most thoashtul men vi GU. coua,,y.
what y that agency A. - ~ aaan e
almost ~ potent IA the ~ ,,darn W1rlh "a tha
1pffson OF the world; lie was 1ns ohIy nun
Mhom Soa in Hts wisdom nas ena ,.p ,a a. ~
a am thh ruler 2! mahsln bnl 'nAtH u g
power on ths continent that ,or ~ pntH " q
ggyernment was uneqnalea ny me WI " ,i',sht
himself II IL THIS mighty Wleel 81 lhe govern III
ammense engine 20 tha Federal Rpvarhmant.
Wness pnWer VIZ navg III ~ ai,, a. ~ a.
anas u. ,ne ana aasiv + did
moi M lifat atrike me m na,nR ekIrhn.nInhly ns
pecnllari bnt ! was tna ,hnt ms 1--WE easis
and that ~ could pn started hy laoy l,..,s
nnEer W fellow Wnen W ,a u nopo, a.,
YAH tha aea VAN IN ~ rehr roWsr I'M branch
of the government vas ana now even zen
the. humhiest man, II ne put taueh NE NE
rEn5 panf oq hs ta "1h
The reservoir OF tne power o. .h's RoVetn.dsn .
IL not Ia the Presidency ,s . view thas mas
grown up from the war. when the constitution
was suspended = but the great reservoir q
power Ii In the peoples house, the Lower
House OF Representatives. And In the winter
Of 1877 installed In power there. was the Dano-
cratic party Of this couHtry Lapplauael. holding
Hi its hands the charge OF this on
zine, governing thls mighty wheel that turns
every Interest In this country. Aud when that
f,nnteat occurred id our State h tween Nichols
and Packard, The President ot the United
Efates. Han. Grant. the man memorable In his
are. for the first time realized and was con
Tronted by power greater than himself. q
namocrnN, House az Representatives.. II was
4 TACT TINT the powers conferred III them by the
cnnstitution eSeroised d most persuasive nu-
fhority over him when the question was pro-
pounded to him by kellogg king for military
a,1aport. and Packard asking tot presidential
recognition. They got neither AMI Ii was owing
In thp fact that the COVE nmeut was In Tho
hands Of the peoples representatives the law
making power. the taxing power, tho aprro-
priattnr power was III the hands WI tue peoples
REPRESENTATIVES,, aud a majority Of those NOM
hers were Democrats. tell you. il there had
been a majority Of Republicans in the lower
house. KELLOGG would have had troops, and
Packard would have had recognition: aud you
know where wa would have been day In that
case. Was not tho force bill presented n the
House III Representatives BY the friends 81
President Grant. proposing TO put Arkansas,
Mjsslesippi Louisiana and Alabama und N
military iomtni, m? That was the ohiact of tta