The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03
Mary and.

insulted, ridiculed. subjugated. The
feeble voice she lifted in protest
and defence HAS been silenced. Van
dial hordes have marched through
her chief city, and taken possession
of her Capital. Her soil is desecra-
= ted by the soldiers Of a tyrant and
usurper. A sad fate! A terrible
woe
/ Has it come to this Has the
mau WHO filis the seat Of power, where
I Washington once sat, and after which
Calhoun aspired the hardihood and
wickedness, thus to demofish the
sovereignty Of Commonwealth, thus
to trample upon the Constitution lie
soienniy swore to administer
The North looks on and commends
the infamous course Of the despot.-
But the North is in frenzy Of wrath.
The North is alarmed ut the success
and prospects Of the movement she
dirided. The North is mad at the
immense loss she has sustained by
the destruction OF her gainful trade.
The North is all absorbed in the end
to be attained by the subjugation of
Maryland, and she will approve any
means that will secure that desirable
object. But will the storm Of fury
last for everl VIII there not come
a time when the North will calmly
consider? They have called into
existence a power which disclaims
responsibility, and scouts at the wise
restrictions of law. The obstacles
they found i'll the path that leads,
as they foolishly imagine, to the ac-
complishment OF their base purposes,
have been pushed ont of their
lway by main force. Under the in
tiuence of mortified pride, demoniac
anger. envy. hatred, and every evil
passion, they have overleaped the
bon Is Sc, by patriotism and wisdom,
closed their ears to reason, and to the
warnings of history, and rushed
wildly on, What If the demon pow
er turn against those who have given
it life and sent It forth to do their
horrid work!
Their President has openly infrac-
ted the Constitution by series of
acts which he does not pretend to
Justify or defend. He has declared
war. he has raised an army, he has
blockaded ports. he has ruthlessly
destroyed property worth millions of
dollars. And yet 70 intent is the
bowling horde upon revenge and
plumber, that they are jubilant over
these high handed acts. and shout on
the perjured despot.
1t is fosy to demonstrate with
madmen. The time for argument
and appeal is passed. We meet force
!. with force. Soldiers, not staestmen
must decide the question now be.
fore the two sections. The slaves
of the tyrant have drawn thci,
swords and and content are we to
cross blades with them on the bloody
field. Blu, they will not rejoice al
: ways in the si!eneine and sasjus
ton ct n State. This act BODIES
evil to them.
They have made a terrible sacri
!, fee. TLey have wantonly in this
l blindness of,leir fury surrendered th'
dearest right of free,nen. They have
; consented to and applauded tiagran
! usurpat:ans, What are their States
! more than provinces.f 1t they
1 should provoke the wrath Of the cor
Il ruY. man whose rule they are proui
:. to acknowledge. will he not punisl
them9 And suppose their conduc
!. should cali for such an exhibition o
: his power as Mary land has beef
> forced to submit to. must they no
. receive the rod without complain
J and murmur! In tLeir madness ant
Z folly instigated by malice and lust
!, they have not contemplated the ia
! :,,re OF the cause to which they ha,
. :. given their gold and their live:
. They have not seen that the haa'
which has smitten that State, has Civ
: Ell the death blow to their deares
! rights.
!, There lies Maryland, PROSTATE an
. well nigh helpless. Her conditioI
:. calls Cor our pity. On this gree
;. earth there lives not q people NOR
u generous and-high minded and brave
Their hearts are true to the Soutf
and dseNy do they feel their degrs
dation. They are hemmed in by tn
d opprcssnr's forces, but they have no
$, conq.ercd.,. No chain that tyrant
0. forge can bind, the spirit of frseme,
=, They have not willingly suffered tn
hurt that has been done their homo
H. A traitor Governor plotted with
- despot President. and the noble pei
pie, all unsuspicious of the treacher.
fell into the pit these nsiscreants la
p diggct. They have been miserabl
er betrayed. Woe to the traitors thu
III have deceived and misted the Mar,
I'd lantters, when after this logged el
IN durancc of indignities and wrong
with clear conception of the ar
full plot, and growing hatred #