The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-09-30
IS ARTICLES OF WAR )"

uents-we know our article is intrin-
sically of no interest to you, but be
patient-get out your snuff bottles, take
a dip, and-prepare for the worst. The
present " fashion that we shall treat
Of. does MOI interest the "dear little
creatures the outside class of
barbarians termed man.
We suppose that we are at perfect
liberty to forward our views upon this
subject, without being termed by all
the broadcloth-snuf-collored gentry as
a fiend in human form. We shall not
murder nor frighten sick babies nor
helpless women--but merely make a
few plain, practical remarks-as clear
and lucid as mud besides being as
plain to the ignoranomns as negro
summon" We prefer, though not ad
yocatlng, the dueling code, IN prefer
ence to doggery riots and street broiis-
giving all parties a fair and equal chance
and thereby exempting unconcerned
spectators. We never yet witnessed
street broil, resulting in any seriousness,
but what some disinterested party was
general reluctantly brought into it, and
probably made to bear more than the
parties directly concerned. Our plan
and wishes are to stop all .blood-shed
and violence, restoring peace and
quietude, but the eontending powers
: that be-" are battling against US, and
we are numbered among the minority
We see evils ever hour of our momen.
tps life, which we would willingly
crush--damned beyond the pales of
resurrection, but our feeble hand
fails to do the bidding command, and
We are left to take sides with public
opinion-or by opposing it, contend
against a sea of troubles. Carrying
cenceled weapons is an abominable
practice, against which it perfectly flu
tile to pass State laws or town ordin-
ances. Public opinion must bring the
engines of the moral strength to bear
against it, in order to render in unfash.
ionable. Il has been remarked-and
with more truth than poetry that the
Judge on the bench the lawyer--the
lawyer at the bar, and the jury in the
box--when trying an offender against
the laws relative to concealed weapons
are very aptto be armed with one or
two reVolvers, if not bowie knife to
keep theem company. In day like
this when the newspapers are perpetu-
ally furnishing details of mobs and
vigilance committees and telling us in
reference ty the same that "some Of
the most respectable citizens of the
place were engaged in the hanging OF
lynehing affair." it is not to be~yon
dered at that ordinary people, carry
concealed weapons in ordert TO be ready
to do battle against violence. It's fal
lacy apparent on its face when the press
term such an assembly of law break
ers respectable" No order-leving
respectable citizen was engaged in {
mob Or sanctioned the action Of vig.
lance committe. The sooner the GOOD
senss ct The people in lis cool and
Gains moments turns the tide of its in.
fltleFice against all such, the better. /
the laws for the punishment Of crimi
nails and offenders against the peace
and dignity of the State ale not suaiii
GENTLY stringent and effective, the,
are not fixed like the acts Of the Medes
and Persians, but they may be altered
We are led away into this reflection
from the fact that there is never dis
tuFbance of late in the street that there
ere not weapons generally brought tc
bear in the test jeopardizing the lives
of peaeeable citizens.
BE- Have we mail agent for this
portion of Uncle Sam "moral vine
yard 7" If SO, we would like to hear
from him--know something of him, or
read Ct his %local habitation and name.',
We certainly need his presence in this
part Of the country; our present mail