Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-14
A Free Fight Among the Abolition
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Of men. Doubtless this Admins
ton and it's abcttors have long since
yielded up their brains. exclusively
to the solution Of their Abolition rid
dle;. yet it is presumed that they
are at this moment instinctively
aware, at the bottom Of their hearts.
that the war which they have toisted
on the nation is utterly hopeless, so
far as concerns the consummation Of
their views. Like men who. about
to receive deadly blow. close their
eyes to strut the threatening object
from their sight. they are voluntari-
~ blind 10 the present aspect OF af
fairs, and'to the consequences OF their
own rasnness and maIignity.
In the midst Of their warlil<e pre-
parations, they have as little hope Of
restoring the Republic to its pristine
integrity as of joining the hosts, of
Heaven in concord with the legions
of He'll. They know that if the Sc
ceders have struck the first lAew at
the Union, they themselves have
struck the deadliest one. and what
they are now fighting is the battle of
obstinacy or despair. 1t is for this
reason that We see disorganization
and incompetency iii high places
and in low places. 1t is this con-
sciousness Of struggling against al
impossibility that unncrves the arm
and bcwilders the Judgment. Our
soldiers may be Hectors and our
Generals A gam"innons, but the feel
ing that valor and skill will bc Of no
avail is settling within their hearts
with that paraly yzIng influence that
forebodes defeat.
Was ever, in the annals of an en-
lightened country, such a piteous
spectacle seen as it presented at this
day by Mr.. Lincoln and his swarm
of d"moralized subordinates! \
Chief Magistrate in antaSonism with
the captain of his armies Cabinc;
suspected and abused bv its own par
ty adherents; troops disorSanized.
unfed, unpaid, unothcered, with moth
ing but their valor :o,rcly upon ant:
more disgusting than all. a horde o;
Abolition scribblers augling among
themselves, bandying recriminatiots,
accusing their partners in. evil, vain
ly striving to exculpat themselves,
prevaricating, exaggerating. moanin.
and mouthing over disaster, OK in
venting ridiculous theories to prove
defeat u victory ); agreeing. upon 40
one given point. except tha.. allah
sorbing one-the slavery question.
Out of this conslomeraied mass of
discordane, elements Mr.. Lincoln
would reconstruct the Union. Wit.
such m.teriale he would suhju@at,.
six millions Of Americans-dc,er-
mined, we'll organized. confident
placing implicit reliance upon thc,n-
selves and their commanders. He
will sooner accomplish the ruin OF
the country and his own disgrace
The North is proud, ;:sd Will proI'a
bly, ma!.v one good effort to com,
out of the contrS! with :, sct-otf ,e
Bull Run; ,,ut the North is sensi
bic, too, and will not consent to pro
long II struggle for the lucre sake o.
giving aut. receiving blows. W,
have s>.cn an angry child persistent
ly kunek ii- head against a ston,
wall l>,c Very spite; bu, we .remcm
Der 40 Instance where grown up peo
pie with brains have induIged il
such It questionable recreation.
| The Mex reverse that the Fedora
arms NAV Chance to suffer will driv,
fthc entire kennel of Abolition hounds
into exetri.able confusion. The,
are Swapping and snarling at cacl
otisef now. like pack Of hel'igercn
cnrs. A few more such yelps ant
the people will whip them into 81