The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-22
OUT OF ORDER.
IFrom Il. X. Canitolian.1

lFfon L. H. Capltollln.
Ii our esteemed friend Jastremski,
Of the Capitolian, desires to ssfsht his
battles o'cr'' and follow Lee, jackson,
and others in politics, rs well as war, he
can do so with our best wishes. We
shall not attack his patriotism, his
heart, or his honor, when he chooses to
do SO. Having carried IL muskct under
the great Lee, we consider wo have
done our duty to him and the tscause."
The Confederacy is gone and VIC are
not sorry of it, no matter how much
we may and do gricve for those who
died in its defense. II it is the purpose
! of the South to continue tho ssiight of
! that Confederacy" under cover of the
Democratic organization we beg to be
! excused. We have an opportunity
| this time TO protest against Secession,
Slavery and State Sovereignty-andw we
intend to do it. 1t Democracy cannot
live without those things it sf,oultl.iie
|-AtHtchitoctes E1,st1icutor.
We have never understood it to be
tho purpose oftile Democratic party
to fight anew the lost battles OF Sc
cession and still worse those for sla-
very, both of which we consider among
the issuses that time has totally buried.
AS to State sovereignty, in so far as
the term relates to the exercise of the
right of local self government under
tho constitution of the United States,
we havc to say that we consider it an
issue which will never die.
While we do not like to assume the
role of \ prophet, we venture to assert
that there will always exist in this
country host of frecdom-lovin. men,
battling against Il Capitalization of
power in tho hands of those ut Washing
ton, who, IT'S the delegates ofthe States,
are invested with those powers only
which the constitution prcscribcs.
We will always oppose any political
party which believes that the President
or Congress may, ut their pleasure, set
up or upset the governments organized
by tho people of the States.
We want no more bnyonet rule!
We propose to be loyal to the Union
and tho constitution, which we have
sworn TO support. In doing so, how.
ever, we do not intend to express other
sentiments than those. we entertain.
We can't say that we are glad tho
South was whipped, nor that the cause
We fought for was an unriGhteous one.
We love the South, Vcner;.te the mem
Dry of her great men, and will always
feel proud to remember that we wore
the grey and marched under the ban
ncrs ofthe s'Confelerato Brigadiers.'
We have no intention of helping to
revive u cause that was overwhelmed
ut AppomatoN, but we do mean to act
with the party that will allow the peo-
pie OF Louisiana to regulate their local
affairs.
On one side we find the Republican,
Il party that makes OF the constitution
an elastic instrument, which it does
not feel hound 20 respect and confront
ing it, tho Democratic, Il party that
favorss an honest adherence to the stipu
iations ofa charter of rights which cN-
cites tho admiration of mank ind, draft
cd by tho founders of this great Ameri-
can Republic.
Hence, We are unwaveringly a Demo-
crat.
We can't see where our dashinS con-
trerc, Cosgrove, wants to lead the pCo-
pic with whom he calamity carried Il
musket. Consequently, wc'll stay
where the Democratic standards are
peanted. 1t is good place, one where
tree anu libcrty-loving men can well
afford to remain