The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-01

grand, the prettiest cathedral On the
American soil. Prompted by curiosity,
went to see, saw, and ] Was dissp.
poiuted. 1t did not csnn- UP in my ex-
pects tiOr,. / no doubt expected too
much, but l prefer the old, grand and
rich ba-i'icas OF Europe. Twice last
week did I v's1t Notre Dame Le Paris,
saw the cbulch ofit Mateieiue, aud
could spead days i" visiting one OF our
old European churches, when an hour
at 81. Patrick would S-eIs, II ietliOus
task. And when / visit he gorgeous
churches of Italy know that I will
entirely forget the Church Of Madison
avenue.
Dear sir, I fully intended to give
you 3 description of my trip over the
sea, bot must not abuse your pa
tieLcs AMI the goud will Of your
readers g., let them with tue salute tito
Statue OF Liberty, BarthoIdi's gift to
America, and rs we pass at the foot OF
this structure, let us say together, God
bless the land Of the free, the land Of
the brave. where liberty is something
more than word. In America We do
not write everywhere as here in
France: Liberty, Equality, fraternity;
''Eis " rit.en no; on slabs of marble, but
in the heart OF every American, and
we cry out with Patrick Henry: "Give
me liberty Or give me DEATH" For
| twenty-three years have tasted OF tina
fruit Of'the tree Of liberty, and I prom
| Use as leave the barber Of New York
that nothing but death shall prevent
me from returning 10 the land of my
adoption, the beautiful, Sunny South.
Excuse me, this burst of love 10 coming
from a heart excited for the last three
| days before, I left New York. AS soon
as came IN the North, some way or
another, came in contact with meu
who wanted to talk politics, as We say,
as soon as they knew was from the
South, and when, especially would
boldly tell them = that Il
was from Louisiana, even from
OnachIta, their eyes would open,
and whe:her these gentleman were n
lawyer from New York, 4 doctor from
Boston or a Judge from Denver, Colo
RADIO, they would look at me with as
4 constituent aud abruptly aitnt,st Gait
me to task for the lku-Ktux or WHITE
4 CAP OPERATIONS III the Sou'h am
no politician, but love Louisians, and
1 am identified with The white people
of Ouachits. I have been and ever
shall be the friend and counsellor Of the
colored people,. never did hurt u ne
gro, but L want them to respect me.
Every one in the right place; good
white government, hut co negro DOM
ina ton, and gentlemen tell you,
we the taxpayers, we who have the
Intelligence, the education md the
property, shall not and will not let the
\ penniiess and ignorant voter (white Ut
black, told ihem) tell us what laws
we shall have and what taxes VIZ shall
pay. Well, sir, it would have done
you good 10 SEQ how I was making
Inincs pie of these big fellows. They
let me alone about politics and became.
my iBseparable companions. On the
steamer we had many Yankees, aud l
gave them more inform alton than they
wanted. Well, il was a splendid pas
time for mc to tslk politics, railroads
and factories and general Improvement
OF the South. AT home I may tell, /
have told, ard will If necessary tell
; again, the boys when they go too far,
but when I am abroad nobody shall
say anything against my people, ,niue
own Ouschiia.
This is already too long, therefore l
must defer until next week toy im
preston OF the opening "t the Paris
Exposition. p. l.. ENAUT.