The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-12-02
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tween F iciiq aad Euiegpe received
An Anonymous letter lie tAef day, nd
wishing him to move To some other part
OF the city, as hat block would soon
be burned down. II this threat Is Sc
riously meant, then it reveals The exis-
tence Of an organized plot 10 use the
torch OF inrendiirism as the means of
realizing some secret olject-siill I'M
suspected-but which aims at the de-
struction of the prosperity and progress
Of ouy city. Large conhagralions have
been too frequent OF late, and the cir
cumstances attending them have been,
in many cases, of such nature as to
warrant the belief that they were the
work of incendiarism. For what pur-
pose this crime-one of the NEST hor-
rible in its Consequences is perpetraird;
for what dreadful work of reveng
have so many innocent families been
brought to ruin, are questions that
may remain unsolved, but the mere
fact of these wrongs have been COM
United is more than sufficient to make
all citizens watchfui, and anxious to
penetrate the mystery and bring .
punishment the guilty @retrhes. Not
only must the police use the extfaoi-
binary vigilance. but every citizen
ought 10 scrutnize with care, every
day, the appearance Of things around
bis residence, to satisfy himself that ne
eombustibIe matters have been placed
there. and signalize to the police any
suspicious individual be may see LUX.
ing around in his neighborhood. The
danger is too general, too many inter
ests are involved. that we should neg
lect taking every possible preeanilou
to secure ourselves against it and to
discover the otfenders.--Picayune
We would warn the people of the
South to keep a watchful eye on all
strangers and suspicious individuals
that are seen lurking around. We
cannot be too cautious; The Harper's
Ferry affair having failed. We have nc
doubt that there are thousaude Of Of
Browns followers and sympathisers
scattered along through the Southern
States, with the intention of revenging
his downfall. Joshua r Gliding;
in a public speech in New York city
said -
~ shall look forward to the day
when there will he servile insurtec
ton in The South; and the toteh o
the incendiary shall Iight III the South
ern cities
Itseems like the day has come; thei
attempts at nsmrec.ioa has, so far
proved a failure, but "the torch of th,
incendiary has commenced 10 hight III
the Southern cities" From the recen
c ntlagrations at Charlestown Va, AM
at New Orleans, looks very much lk,
they are in earnest and intend carrgiu.
out their threats to the last letter
Why should the South stand back ant
see their peaceful homes, and their pro
perty burned down before their owi
eyes, and their lives attempted, by
few Non hern fanatics? Shall We sub
NIT to have sur Threats cut, in gu
Own homes, and bv ur own slaves
We should be ready to meet them a
the critical moment. and defend GU
lives and our property at all hazard;
They would, at this moment, whet tn
knife, place 1t in the hands 4 the slay,
incite him onward, and bill hlm Co
speed, to his bloody, AMI mos diabol
cal deeds. They would clip The lanal
hair that hangs the sword over Oh
heads; and light the torch Tor the i
cengliary to illuminate the hole SoutI
and then run away by the light. w
can place no confidence, whatever, j
the North, she has proven herself t
be an unequal partner in the Unior
ard the sooner We d ssolve, the bette
~Peaceably if We can, forcibly If W
must"
ABusE OF THE FRANKtyG PRIvl
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