The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-24
LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD.

| LOU lblnNA MA lUNAb Wv HI.
| Tho memory Of truly great mon Ia mere
Iastlua than monuments af bronze. Tor thoy
rep, eee,A IDEAS tending towarda universal
p,opresa and the raalik ttlon 81 the 1reams
OF the philosophers oT all centuries. Th"so
mon who havaheen tho eYponenta AMI repro
| arnli.tlyes 81 Some great Lion. stand In tho
| history nf their oo,iniIlea as landmarks for
| luturn generations to revert 10 and ma exam
| pea and I"eaona 10 those coming after th"m.
As they were In their lifetime tito hal warkl,
| sa,cu,,ar,la au,t glory Of their people by tho
stren9th of their theories AMI tho praatlah
workings of their gonlUt. In III" natna light.
| rodnuhled In .Tlgeuoe hy tho glamour of
tradition and tho poetry which surrounds TIN"
paet do they appear now idenl examples aud
teachers of truth. patriotism ar,tl honor. on
| all those heroes If tho past none appear With
uroatar diunit V ar shine will, m"le majesty,
mono arc stamped with brighter rol"ra on tho
canopy ~ ha,ory OF teach hnier leaaoua by
aiming ssatnple. than George Washington
No woudo, therefnre that hls name shouId
loo held even now sacred among sacred thlnap
and hia memorial anniversary hn celebrated
with pu,np aud circumstances hy u grateful
pnopla,
None oan he truly grateful who do mol sin
corely hope. and who arc not absolutely fros.
and perhaps tho NEST striting Testimony ~
coull,lenrn that could have bsen glvnn Ivy any
| people In n now order Of things. is tho enthu-
siaa,n displayed on sunday last ON tho COCA
slon of tho celnbration OF Washing tons birth
day.
| Since t,,'r hellnm days there never was sesNl
on our atroeta III, this anniversary such M
outpourlng OF the people. there navnr was
boheli finer military diaplay than TINT
made by tho Louisiana National Guard IN
tho twenty SECOND instant. and never were
tho State troops greeted With moro enthusi-
nsu aa. with elastic military step and gls,
tnnIng Weapons, tho lofenders ~ tho peoplss
iherties pnsae,l along In impressive pngoani
The principal feature Of tho day WINS the np-
pcaranse ON the llna nf his EsoeIlency
Gov l.. A. Wilt. on horscbaek FOL
lowed ny nnmerous and brilliant staff
spieulilly mo,intW. Such n sight hnf
not been Witnessed snea tn" paImy days
OF Louisiana which proceeded tho late war
and II could plainly ho seen how tho haelts
or tho people we're rejolc'Nd nj hrhoIing once
again tho lawful Governor of tho Statn. tbs
| commander In chief OF It's militia. riding n
the head Of the State troops md personnlly
inspecting them and passing Thorn In review
IL Is II fact worthy for louisnnlnns to note
Tor II shows That what the Governor sald II
HIS lnessngo about tho Importance Of min
tanning an efficient militia organization was
not u mere nrrayof lda words aligned to pro
duce political effect. but serious ldea which
he Intends to erectunlly curry out. 1tahowt
/ further TINT the Governors purpose ID to tax
an active part M lis his duty na chief exscu
tive officer, In nIl tho "details which concern
tho public good, and to make himself. under
tho constitution, tho true director Of public
affairs md chief promoter Of tho wenl Of TIN
State.
/ IT. rs with grcnt satisfaction that w
Noticed on this occasion tho healthy bearing
OF tho Governor as no rode along the streets
with nil tho grnce and vlgor which character
lied him M ono OF the best cavalry officers o
Confederate days
Before closing these remnrks on tho dn.
which has Just boon celebrated, It's lnten
and portent. we must compliment Our nov
general officers on the rapldity With which
they have. on short notice. organized ant
equipped their etnfls.
Major icn. W. j Behan, who has nlway
taken such deep interest In the militia AM
done 80 much towards It's maintenance nn'
the promotion OF It's welfare. gave good exam
pie on Sunday by turning out full staff, ad
mirably equipped and mounted.
The magnificent display OF last Sunday nnt
} the evident interest taken by the Governo
and his surrounding State officials In tn
militia OF the State, their public recognition
, of the value OF M efficient national guard
without which no people can remain free ant
no free State remain orderly, have, we ar
already happy to notice, given new I'm
petus to the military spirit OF our younI
, men. We earnestly hope that this health
} enthusiasm will not be permitted to die ava
without some practical elimination, and tina
those now In charge will take adyantag
OF it to recruit and till their compante
2 and regiments. The right to bear arms
one for which our ancestors fought and she
3 much precious blood and 1t should be COL
r sidered a high honor hereafter to be mel
) toned as one OF the Louisiana Nationt
l Guard.