The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-12-04

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:. on the 26th day Of January 1851 theSlate nag re-
,Ined the powers heretofore seI5s4teu y t4s Fly ~
npnt Of The Lhite0 2'-ssso m Kim
EDar.aIf IN full possession and c&eIelseoL az those TA4ts
LFs7reraignty whlch appeft4ha 20 an independent SIlLe
other states laA grelS1s~L W ~ -
Or government, eng Ht1t5 "eEe SohAoeAI5 eAPeysep 4
s,ligw. all oil R4l--' n p D~Ae' ~ "gut~ ~ y
he formation q q n-M Ro1sEn4Ielt. LIZ LlsenlloE :
Louisiana was e@.tL eApEes9c1 oy an oTo'naaC1 P"ss5a
m the Zgth day % JaHuaty PLofetL5 IoF Jug apPolH'-
meat of delegates 70 meet .hose q ytIGT seSeuso o.4tes
ga3 form 2 fio5.s.-.-i III s
wisely ceteTL-t+Su v
e~er results might SH7-0 ~ 0"t2t1 IN "111'
a1dtlg aptd s1-.575.ya " 80 49, n~s1yaLloI
red these preparations ( = ""'S : II
soon. ;.r--4- -,u+51- r,r-o4 ia l.,
The ~rcgtmeato' l4lau5ts was t1pi45y I'LLeI, anu "
der the command Of Vol a a. GLauosu, nus gGeH ST
Ing 1T Pens@cg.&a !. r -,,yst ~ sb 5SI1 ~ "a rs,t, aE'gg
regiment OF aEIiasIGr LaHI9lL5 5ISu ~ 1iA a-d
fs. al rstcoaiALlu.Itg. w MIX : 7. HSpsls PaaItsPA
forts Jason "r,isZsir ana Nv tbo ra-r,Isr -
regiment o"e - tIa rosif23,n Of aT.;a- - 'D0R9'
tbecame ueeeSsa, - = i, Rf ST., oo", n 80 a. l "
gaco!at tA~1 y II r,1,nSr;agc ia y1Irntsars rar+ ;r.a
Accordingly ~ I NO
vice in tAel IIEE - ~. 'Le 'e4u4tfU
number oil I56-I"'9 ""9 SN"9CiHLHIs 4nese
III companies 4 f0P'+~'' ~ % tS DieU4 D4E
SALON. ,.;- : - -, g..
The saa Fs-".L7' " r" NJ 10 pIoo2LC nome g.
!hebeaTts o. our PToEtS lR MS contest Dy tne news pr
the dea1Lo' W NJ - 80 - . "ssoCLltTd
with iIs O+1'4!oH. 10y 800 sPLLs "Lt uesdned r.
1I0T pun W A7 h gt 1870 pGlofe Il!s uuLalarhl
strife shall cease. Ies l71 81 LOUISIANA faiien heFofs
Iatls EE Dst N"t % :iIsPse 'GHeSso eSn9 WIN DfGuk,
o1d ends D0. emp - 1lSI queer, Her0icaliy iaLeh.
But .le heAI DaS.1 "hy "au new names IOt hef sons
geate7efy Poi4t o. oahGef "hefe noe ls 20 be met Or
sgei0IS WIZ,
lam AOOEluR oAoe' ny same alsaaFaaltge IN lnparE-
lgt0 you morn 1IoA OI our military aulfs Jhat l have
before mentioned concerning JaoSe OF thec lEi depart
nent me IEPoII0l the aaJutant general mas not been
received, pnt l shau give you as accurate a statement
d the coAaIloh oItae m0L4ry department as am able
from my oWh hooNIeoge having peen compelled to rq-
nam y New dreams, H. cguWe q our State military
operations, from O r." weeks after your last ADJOURN
ment 10 the present tLhE,oecapse OF the necessity OF my
presence at the same place with the Confederate conn
handing general, | nave been almost exclusively Occu-
pea 70 the organisation Of our military force, and ann,
therefore,, with the and OF memoranda from the adjutanE
general : once. aoLe % give YOU q general statement Of
i5 AuIIoSi - aooPs 'ulHiS1-U ~ 'HL9 71"'e . 'ne cont
ieaeTA'e so'elHmsHS'
Tie secretary of the Confederate States made his first
reaulsitoR for three thousand volunteers in April, 1911
Before that was filled the attack on fort Sumter was made
a1d the unholy war now being waged, was iOaugurated.
BIZ the duplcIty and treachery Of the government Of thcl
United States. me designs OF that go Ternment beingE
now ululashsq, anu thciF purpose 10 prosecute against
asa war OF subJugauon being demonstrated by a call forI
sIarge army by alr. LlncoIn,the secretary # war Of thel
Confederate states maze q second reqnlsllon on me torI
fTe,holsaAu m5n. LatGE IN July q talro was made f9rI
i1fes "io9s'Iu = J." 9I41Lol o0l PeoPlgI
responded P-OLIPI{ ~ .I'sS "a. NoHPanlGs PoIFeul
w - aSd wera ,aridi- ,rr,rfg95 frta r.
IeggP"o"' -, !. ~
ana VI" ~. gItCIs- LISnro
lAssal 2, 49, .L-o"E ~ ~ > II "
ge NJ 5' II
,.i.,arjant Of these regfme1ts, fourteen comnanins a
,SEtrv mustered into fbe Confederate service for tbe
.,oc5sl defense Of tbis State and four comnanies Of ar
,tsry Thirteen other companies are now NJ cann lew
.|' - ~ irs+r5ction I sstsLTshad for tbe 5isEcirIn,
a15 +ba;r L1t4ar ;ng+r,o+fa, /, ~ 5tI44
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sand two hundred and two men, including rank and file,
raised by the State, and now in service in Florida, Eir-
gla, Missouri, Kentucky, and on her own territory.
AT the same time these acquisitions were mad upon
me as executive Of the State for troops, and while l was
]enplo7edia h.iUgthem numel Gus persons were engaged
ID raising independent companies, battalions and regi-
ments, which were proposed to be rendered directly to
thsEardspartnent, and which | have since learned have
been rendered and accepted The congress had author
sed the president to accept companies formed ipde
]paniently Of the State authority, and under this power
numerous companies were raiscdi in this State, composed
almost if not entirely. of our citizens, and were muster
nave no record o. s4ch companies, ma theretore DO not
know me number al our cLtIzegs VINO nave been thus
enlisted n NE Confederate service; oeLleye they mum
9efs1jal lAIII! -eI8lI uuAaFea aau Aihety-one men II
js of aS2rIeGl esLul@gs' ln9 %hoie nunoSr Oh troops
furnished by Louisiana, and those derived by enlist
95aatsiFon heF CITIZENS aAa rendered directly 60 me war
department, amount 70 tWentF-iouF thousand ana ninety
hfss-AsA.
teuiy became 4 subject of anxious reflection and
.a. a large number Of
# r.l... r. 3rts, aud even more
..... ....l.# .ae Of their suffering
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