The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-06-22

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a9Rdere0 for the URiOn-~Hons Metg
s. Browns oPiaioa.
THE following spirited communiea-
ton We take from one OF the most
able papers published in Tennessee
the Nashville Union and American
Allow refreshing it is in this day of
selfishness TO find a patriot whose soul
foFgetful of all personal considerations, |
rises up in Its majesty and offers itself |
as a Precipitation to the hungry yultures
of fanaticism. that the Union Of these
States may be preserved. Patriotism is
still denizen of.the American heart.
IL has long been The custom Of second
rate stump orators, when failing to
arouse the noisy passions Of the multi
tude. TO terrify the listening throng with
the horrors Of disunion. The stamping
of feet the clapping of hands and the
deafsning applause from thousand
excited hearts are exhilaraling to the
speaker. Knowing shis,gseedy craving
of the human heart for applause. we
can readily divine the reason Why so
many of speakers of the Baltimore Cen
ventiou spoke so eloquena y, yea, Tmay
SAY pathetically, ofthe glorious Union.
:. Understand me, then, | would not say
one word against the Union. A con-
1 stitutional Union is the most glorious
bermitagehuman wisdomeverbequeath-
ed 10 man. To preserve sarh 4 Onion
let rivers Of blood flow, let the pillows
Of The ocean be erinsonea, etthe blue
heavens refeetthe ruddy tide; bat aeve'
: submit 70 dishouor, a Union pur
chased by a sacrifice Of heaoraad righi
2 might lure the world under U.s. broaj
sgis, Bat IKE The shade of the deadly
upas, it. woala wifher all who CAM
2 under It's influence. From such
Union may Heaven deliver US w
: .thaveno eulogiams to pronounce upo
Y it, no hymns to chant to 4, no gicriou
pereratioa to electrify and make me
r wears oVf- iss49yeFthfow f,y srei9ica oyf
a its perpetuity.
e, We would, like old Hamilear. brin
" up every man, woman and oliild NTH
vast Republic Of ours and placing tlse
be hands upon the Constitution. nal
yrt lsIvur swear gggEaaE uIeHty 10 p Co
Nd stisstiprael Union eset
es To this fine country Of ours wg hai
confederation ofinaspsndelt Stat
at unlike any ever seen before. o
g Union is the first-b0ru Of the Constit
&c, lion. The Uonstitutioa was igssa.saed
" the fesognition Of certain inaliesal
rights to the governed, and on q
in agreement The machinery Of oE Repu
nd lie vas put ia motion. The Censsii
"a hon was first--then the Union.
ase IN the Baltimore Convention. viii
dominated Bea aud Everett, Tx
,ae we're some iaseasiasd Union men, y
los anaaaaay real ilfeeating Union M
In Victor Emaa uefs Iaia wholesale culsii
vss Ttom the holy maa.lr3of The Pepe "
- osly .. latlealeF bitter than the e
d, rfAdoIH theY invoked upon the lead
ran him she~evea- thiaks of a. dissolatl
lie nader any circumstances whatever.
seIl listing s;sbsd kllSW eitizes, Il,
rs. Neil s. Brown, While atihe monun
red al City, bit upon a most happy il
lcia to saye The Union, a sonethiag N
inn colsesive in its nature than sSpaldiu
-. Prepared Clue Il g simply 4 rel
Ibis punishment Of The only righssthas nj
die Union worth preserving. las
see all ye patriotic, self-sacri6cipg folk
By ers- In one of bis eloquent ehniliti
to Of patriotism he delivers himself Of
H. following siattling assertion, u
see, him:
ran 81 am one Of the men who say
IN the preseneeof ny brothers Fl
;yss The North, aud before tbe world, /
| would not swap the Union Of Il
t'oh States for all niggers and aII the n
this nfactwes apd-all the railroads ii
Nay country, and all theships that swim
nen ocean"
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