The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-06-21

the unchecked savage extend his
barbarouS sway over all that
land OF PROMISE, once more remit
ted to its ancient wilderness. Ne
will not only do this, but we will
denounce the Democratic mem
bers of Congress who offered us
the money to support this Army
as the authors of this disaster.
Al! these things will We do rather
than lose our chances to count in
the next President, and we will
cover the facts and obscure the
logic OF the case by rein1aming
the better prejudices of the war in
the hearts OF Our constituents
Can it be possible to do this d? Is
there to be no end to passion, no
restoration of reason q? We shall
see.
l confess that I do not believe
these absurd methods of dealing
with the American mind can
much longer prevail. | regard
them as the desperate efforts of a
sinking party, and l believe the
people will SO regard them. | have
been much touched by the atfec>
tomato warnings given us by the
other side that we were running
ourselves in trying to repeal these
laws. The kind hearted Senator
from Michigan notified us frankly
that # we persisted we wonld 90
down into the waters Of oblivion
to rise 10 more forever. He did
DOt even give us a chance at tle
general resurrection. Laughter.
1t seemed to distress hin. and il
l thought it was true prophecy.
l would freely minele my tears
with his at tie contemplation of
so dire Il calamity. Cuntior com
ptis me. to acknowledge that |
cannot ftclprocate his charity. Ii
thought the republican party
were standing upon the brink of
a precl"ice, beneath which Seeth
ed those cold waters Of oblivion.
instead Of warning them, | pledge
You my word | wonid try to in
'lnce them to step over TIE edge
IN fact, | might lend them a push.
(Laughttr.J At least, | Sllonld
fee! a> Indifferent about it as the
lodger OF an inn did, who was
awakened III the night when the
meieors wer" falling. and told
that the day OF Judgment had
come. Well, weIl," SAID he, testi-
ly, tell the landlord about il.
am only Il boarler." daughter.
Aud now, Mr.. President. If
the breath was abont to leave uy
body and WAS permitted to SAY
out oh' word a. 10 what ny cullll
try most needed, that word
should be, Rest Rest from strife.
rest from sectional conflict. est
from sectional bitterness, resi-
from miiamatory appeals, Test
from this constant. most unwi>p,
and unprolitable agitation. Res:
In all lands ana III all literature
Is used as the symbol Of tht. nust
perfect state of felicity which
mankind a attain Ia this world
ana the next. And The land had
rest" said the Old Hebrew ciironi-
c!erS i'll describing the reign of
their good kings: 'anl his rest
>hal! be @lorionS,' says the pro
phet Isaiah in forte.liuy the com
Ing Of II Lord. when Ephrian
should hav9 ceased to envy jus
dab aud Judah should have ceas-
Ell to vex Ephriam.
Heaven itself is described as
rest-a place "wIrre the weary
are at rest" .'There iemaineth
therefore a rest for the people Of
God,' satin the apostle. Can we
not give rest to oar people? |
know, MIR. President. that those
from whom | come desire it above
their chief JOY. The excitement
through which they have passed
for the last twenty years, the
suffering and the sorrow, the
calamity, public and private.
which they have undergone have
filed their hearts with indescrib~
able yearningS for national peace.
for a complete moral as well as
physical restoration OF the Union.
There is one policy, and but one,
to effect this object, ana that is
the policy Of Cancellation. OF res>
toratlop, so steadily pursued by
the democratic statesmen ana
people Of the north. 1t is the
only true craftsmanship for our
condition., the only genuine RENE
dN Tor the hard times with which
We are afflicted. Nature every
where teaches it, and her thou
sand agencies, silent and mystic
rlous constantly inculcate it,
even as day unto day u%tteretll
speech and night unto night
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