Year: 1875

EDITOR REPUBLICANS:


1t seems to be u fOregOne conclusion that
we are about reaching amad djustlnent of our
past political difficulties, Let us trust in
God that it may mean, and shortly bring,
real peace and prosperity. l take it tor
granted that those of us who have favored
compromise are truly tired Of the state of
things that has existed here since the war,
and are now satisfied that further Opposi-
ton to the laws Of Congress, and the amend
ments engrafted in the organic law, will
only tend to rivet more firmly the shackles
around us. Let us then throw aside our
prejudices, and pull shoulder to shoulder
in the work Of restoring both peace and
prosperity.


From the time reached the age of ma
jority to the formation Of the Liberal party
In 1872 have acted consistently with the
Democratic party, believing that the doc
trine OF State rights, as presented in the
resolutions of 1893 and ratified in the great
conflict Of 1900, when Mr.. Jefferson achieved
his memorable triumph, was true and cor
rect. | believe in federatiye Union, and
that the constitution was formed by the
States as separate, distinct and perfect
sOvereignties. believe that the overthrow
OF the constitution, the Capitalization of
power and the establishment of the same
status of social, civil and political privileges





the very foundation of our national fabric
and never entered into the mind OF Mr..
Jefferson when he achieved his brilliant
triumph. l am by both education and
interest a Louisianian, reared upon her soil.
nursed with her milk and faithful to her
interest. My lot was cast with her in the
struggle in which we lost our all. That
defeat was to me q terrible one; it furnishes
to my mind an extensive and instructive
commentary upon the value of republican
governments. l see in it the repetition of
historical incidents which have fOrerun the
downfall of nations, and which have attend
ed the republics Of other days to their
graves. l see in it the same historical pen
manship which has made the history of
former republics, q living and immortal
satire upon the pretended intelligence and
boasted capacity Of a people for self
government who, losing sight of the
cardinal points Of private virtue and
public morality, rush wildly into the con-
tests of factions for the achievement of
power, only to lay down it's tinsiled trap
pings amid the ruins Of nation. This has
been the history Of ali republics. and un-
less we cease, this prescription, this in
tolerant spirit. this eternal turmoil, l fear.
is the irresistible destiny of the last home
of enlightened, constitutional freedom, the
government of the United States. The
wost Of all human passions are at work
among the public men, and they are sus-
tanned by the worst class of people. The
Vandal and the Hun Overran and Oblitera-
ted the City Of Arts in the zenith of it's
glory and the hour of its strength, but a
vandalism of deeper and more damning
dye is gnawing out the vitals of this re.
public; consuming spirit of radicalism
(radical Democracy and radical republi-
canism) is seething through all the de-
fenses Of the constitution; the good, the
just, the Intelligent aud conservative are
crushed out by an Omnipotent and impress
slole incubus OF headstrOng, headless, un.
learned and impassoued mass, while the
great leviathan of popular ignorance and
corruption rolls its giant form into the
very temple where intelligence and virtue
only should abide.


II is our duty, fellow citizens, TO check
this tide ere we are all engulfed. The strife
OF war is over; our feelings and preiudices
now alone remain, and until we overcome
them we can have no real peace. Ny feel.
ings and sympathies, which were as strong
and bitter as any one, were carried into the
contest. When that atcoHtest ended, there end.
ed my hatred. A new feeling, new desire, q
new ambition sprung up, it was to heal the
wounds that mad been inflicted, restore
order. peace and good government. 'Tis
hard to love the hand that smites you, but
~ Is w uDLQ Cuo XOuS WOuIO
destroy they first make mad" let as not 90
mad. The conquerors generally dictate
terms; the van4nished have only to submit
l accept the situation, and have long since
made up my mind to it. advise all good
citizens now to do the same. do not like,
nor am responsible for the many bad laws
imposed upon us; l have every reason to
regret that they have been forced upon US.
Further strife only binds US more tightly. |
have no further resistance to offer to the |
fiat that has thus decreed. l shall obey |
implicitly the laws until such time as the |
power that passed them shall in their wis. |
dom amend and remodel them. So long as
they remain in force all honest men should |
unite in an earnest and determined effort |
to establish a just and equal administration,
not for few but for the united people of |
this government. l favor reform in the |
present extravagant, prejudicial and cor.
rupt administration Of government; favor |
Just and equal laws, order, economy in public |
expenditures, a strict accountability Of all |
and guardians of public funds,
md the election to office only of men of |
known honesty and integrity, regardless of |
ace, color or previous condition.


LIBERAL.