The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-25

/ There will be one, and for the proper
Illustration of the endownents of the
from her limitless domain will borrow
the mountain and the cloud and all else
that is beautiful and sublime. 1t will
to smite ike the destroying angel the
foes of his country, with heart enough
and shoulders broad enough to bear
brave nation, and over it all, like the
when days great god is sinking in
will be thrown the softening and beau
tiful light of Christianity; aud the
whole world will pause with us to ,ad;;
tower above the clouds of calumny. and
and pierce that clear.
CT. pHrer region where the sunlight of
less. Need 1 name the picture and syi-
liable the name of our imm srtal Lee
And yet even from this sublime contem-
observer will be drawn TO contemplate
the sublime attitude and heroic bearing
of our Southern women in that grand
sign Of triumph, might we greet your
presence here. The niad of your Woes
some more eloquent, more impassi0ned
long procession of woes. q long cata-
logue of shames You have suffered from
the time the South threw down her his
And Louisiana, with the balance of the
poor wearied child, for peace. law and
order, and to rest her head once again
upon the maternal bosom of
THE OLD UNION.
We were promised peace. We were
promised I'd, bread, and they they gave GAVE, us q.
pents-brotherly lsve, and we have only
hate; and reconstruction, with all it's
horr9rs, was let loose upon this 5ls DEVOTED pied
they still had right TO be freemen. In
the language of Senator Doolittle, the
reconstruction measures were the
LETTING LOOSE OF HE'LL
upon earth. We had all its horrors WIS.,
iting US, sapping our property, taking
away our ambition and weighing Like
million of people would hail, as o lover
halls the dawn Of first smile, the flash
of the first brave sword drawn for ven
swelling in every heart, that if we could
go forth into the tented field again, and
align ourselves in battle array. and in
woe, and whether ourselves, our wives
and children should be slaves FOR all
time to come, how gladly we would dare
the !. issue; It would be either swift death
But ! must pass on swiftly to q re-
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
There is some discomfort in regard to
the action of the joint committees of
the, Democratic, and Reform parties.
And today an hon3red oitizep of this
Democratic or Reform meeting. / told
hum it was both, and tell this is both
a Democratic and Reform meeting. 1
jify the national ticket recently nom
mated at the Democratic Convention,
but to. ratify the ticket jointly, nomi.
the Reform and Democratic parties.
Some parties deny the authority to make
these nominations. 1 was told to-day
of ffty-three members had no right to
act for the whole people of the State.
Asthe Democratic Convention adjourned
pointed ten members from the State at
large. AT our first or second meeting we
notified all the country parishes that ii
to the Democratic State Central Commit.
tee. Whether they responded or not ]
do do, not know; But We're we to wait
erty go by default until we had responses
from the country Were we to be idle
when SO much was hanging in the bal
ance? We informed all the parishes OF
instructions of the Democratic Conven-
the State Central Committee. We
idea that presented itself to us was
one of perfect harmony and uni
ty with our brethren of the Reform
hands were nnstained, they had been
fellow sufferers with us, their money
had been wrung from them by taxation,
their homes darkened by this cloud
which is over us all. We saw no politi-
cal difference between us only that they
thought that in the coming political
campaign they should contine their
efforts to the attainment of reform in
the State administration, while we of
the Democratic party could not forget
that we were part of a great national
party that was mastering it's forces in
thirfy-Seyen States three millions
strong; and while we were endeavor-
ing to save Louisiana, we also knew
there was q union and a constitution to
be saved. That was the only difference
between us, and the first idea that natu-
rally presented itself was that we should
have perfect unity and harmony be-
tween ourselves and those who were
naturally our brethren. We went to
work, our committee reported, and we
had a conference. Do yOu blame MS for
this Kirby Smith blamed Dick Taylor
whipping the Yankees at Mansfield, and
I know that other ambitious generals
have blamed their subordinates for win
ming victories without orders. But we
were your committee. With us rested
the hopes of the Democratic party of
the State. 1 ask whether we did right
or not
IN SEEKING A UNION
with our brethren of the Reform party,
or whether We should have kept still in
our seats and see the Liberal Republican
moth to govern the State of Louisiana,
and keep it under his iron rod and cruel,
remorseless, corrupt rule for four years
loDgerP Was it not our duty to act ut