The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-29
Louisiana Abroad.

Pto'o"u' o'u l'"fCA' XIV NS"
Commercial Advertiser, continues its
boasts Of the prevalence of Union
and Reactionary sentiments i'll Lou
isiana. The following is !, last
effort on this theme:'
The letter we published last even
ing from New Orleans, has NATURAL
attracted great deal of attention, and
given encouragement to the idea that
reaction against the Southern Con-
federacy. positive in its character, is
about to find practical expression in
Louisiana. The history Of this State
under the Confederaey justifies this
expectation. The original actual set
tiers of Louisiana were a most simple
hearted and excellent people, who
have lived on the continent North
and South for many generations, law
abiding communities, interesting
themselves but i,llr il. politics. and
always conservative in her Ii'"s.
So long rs Louisiana maintained a
French predominacy, We would ask
what State was more thoroughly
well governed, and more ereditable to
the Confederacv. Louisiana from the
beginning was an old Wing State.
Mr.. Clay was the peoples political
idol, and it was only by the infusion
Of Anglo Saxon emigrants from the
Southern States, that she became in
fected by the spirit of ultra Democ-
racy, now so rampant under the name
of secession.
Then follows a fierce personal on
slaught on certain prominent political
gentlemen Of this State who were born
at the North, to whom the Advertiser
assigns the chief agency in getting up
the secession feeling in this State
gentlemen who though faithfully and
efficiently cooperating with our peo-
pie in the movement for independence,
had rs little TO do in the direction or
control Of that movement as any
three citizens of equal prominence in
our whole population. Whilst We do
not think it proper 10 reproduce the
calumnies hurled against these gen
tlcm"n, We freely give another Of our
citizens the benefit Of lie commvnaa-
ton Of the Advertiser:
Boulignv, the only Congressman
from the seeding States that remain
ed true TO his oath, was Of tine original
population Of Louisiana. We might
give the names of all The prominent
seccssionists of Louisiana. but not
one would be found OF the old French
stock.
That is very good. We should
like 10 know of what stock are ex-
Governors Roman. Moutou and He
bert, who are all earnestly enlisted in
behalf of the independence of the
State, and two Of whom were among
the original secessionists. We would
inform opr ancient contemporary that
the reverse Of his assertion is true;
that all the old Creole families in the
State are ardently enlisted in behalf
OF Southern Independence, and that
for the one member of the ancient
family of the Boulignys, who is put
down for Union, we can mention Il
dozen others of the same stock who
are for the Contederacy of the South.
Indeed, if there is another of the
same family who is for 1.-The Union"
it is not known to members of that
family. We assume what We hope is
not true, that ttie Advertiser is au-
thorized to define TIE position Of Mr.,
J. Z. Bouiigny. The Advertiser,
however, is confident Of the strength
of Unionism in Louisiana. 1t says
1t is only necessary to look at the
present agitation in Louisiana. to sec
that the Union feeling is there pre-
eminently struggling for an EXPIRES
sion.
In that State the demand to bring
the Constitution Of the Confederate
States before the people is most en-
ergetically insisted upon, and we have
just ground for hoping that, ere long,
the suppressed sentiment in favor of
the Union will achieve triumph,
and strike the first blow by the ballot,
box that viii eventually topple down
the whole secession movement. No
people of the country are naturally
more law-abiding than the Creofes OF
the Sugar State. They are simple,
honest and coaGding, aid hence the
present misrepresentation by the willy
demagogues who, coming from add
joining States, dare to sacrifice the in
terests and true sentiments of Lou
isiana upon the altar of disunionism.
Not so simple and confding as you
imagine, deluded Old Fogy, as you