The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-06-21
4soyelles, juno 8rh 1862;

f. DEAR PEffcAN. 4ssiahl ~ 800 *
| sWheafVol,intecr Companies wers be
ing organized4s leave our parish, anon,
others that noble company ofGapE lCa1i
,snoii sz" Creole Chargers'' to Wlsielin ),
/ many patriotic HeaAs Of families beIon.
7taafa have gone forth to meet our tsai,tlls:.
toes many weic rha pibfiiises WITCH sessi,
-th"n made. tosftc',. rs swere ledvihg tlipii
|. families i,sindigentcirru,hslanees,uIhr
i,v ur,.assuln,tallii frlt sure thatthe wants
of their f.fnilies sshouAd' be cared for anI
,attend4il TO, and also, they should be
protected in case Of an in,yai22n sit22n1 of oar
State. Are We doing n.,sA either! In re-
gard to The former, IS there relief com.
,p,ittee, providcas Viii tie means, Oh,
hand. to allesiat. the pressing and im,net-
diate s,iffrrinss of many a9ssftIhilys7lrft
wi'hontsa protector. af,tI'sfssss sgslr a
eommitts'r yrrpt on paper .nr-sin prrs-
Pective, let it..show ww&as kof~Ht, md if
none such. .tzist 'tt ass, meet in Il mass
meeting, cfeas,' sane ,ahds pnvide them
with tie meaps~ !; II; f: cron,pisltn,g some
good. Nov as l'rGssrd' tho latter pfai5o- il,
sition. Are We prepared to trcrs--n,'r
promises Is..there any yorga .isation here,
upon which We can put any @zrtrancesof
protcction.7 Is tlese evep assi.sslcseem-
pany ofhorsenen orgs;ttihi izsd ami ar,aed,
That otfs.r aa,ysprotcerion ey us2Es Iuscasc
Of an i,lsnrreetioili,i'. on midst there Are
hot eveAten meataat could actin unison
promptly and DILIGENTLY. Is this-tIt way
we i'rtendefu'flling-n''l promises TO, the
defenders qf oar common Go',ntrT. Is
ills the MARINER We are eprepare,lt TO defend
our wives our children, our, homes and
bur friends ! Is it fair, is it Iisli1,sto
50 Indifferent ssofs tlle Imminent
dangers xhicl, surrou,ai Us andsto which
we are daily exposed Are we doing
Justice to our families and4to ourselves as
ieee aaei,sas... why. .i.oilders 50 lonysxs,sAys
NOT ltorganlz,t one, Two, or rnpr. companies
ri nnuntcd men iur home defence! Some
may say. this will in con'ravention
Aiill- t!,ts .Gunsciirtipn Act, 80 .ltswpuld,
1ui are here moi 1nen enough. amongst
,,s over: he age of 35,.H. no ous ht 10 be
willing to j.,ia and l'na their all in. :.
purpose, Of t.tis. ki,sl. sWr all have hor-
ses, .a;id shot ot7sgnp5, the lstter will answer
'Ae purpese cweA, until better farms, can
b. prncure.l, toar creole pnnl-s,, are, the
very bt&f horses adapted ar this kind of
service. We can consequently be iarmed
and 4sr,ipp.d at trifiiny Expense, if
my at ;,ll,-;,tt,l with a proper Leader, 50
disciplined men can ac-
conpais1 Il more good, f1,an any regiment
in ac,ivs Ne tt3yffte Eand subjected toaIr the
military rules and reqhi'lshnmts: Go,nfpa-
nies SO org t,'liztd would, not be called
away from their homes foraauyalength Of
time, oily aseircuriistancrs migbtreqnire,
hey would Be rrquired e s .hMs M ready at q
moment's notice, each merrb.ar saould be,
, vidette at home as well ;Iass4 as4 when in
service. att is i'npartant shat at thiscri-
ticaF junct.,rst that every mar; $ 'oald feel,
as if tie result Of this unchristian war
depended pppp, his ewg eXertions and
st itassry one 81 1lHa 81 be onthe
gui uire. Organise, men of Avoyelles, let
as discharge our 7duties,npt only towards
our families, ourselves and, friends, but
'hss sacred dllty we AYE M 10 el,t l'' beloved
and bleeding ,consltry, whose soil is snow
INVADED BY, d reitntlrss yhldictisc and
Rs is not only
our subjugation, but rapine and our OYER
whelmins ruin. e..=g4s ti:.l..s sl-S
CADIAN.6z
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cnl,tE 81 .BB.XY6llt 81 q nouGE:-rer q
A long surle 4 lYilpn.6sr Rqbyrt sllsrish
suryt III! I'D ;.srss 4it,a:%.srlvIsibaa
terms, alth5ilgaiifs dadsaaess stSgefllfq ny
:; T,ss frsy 6s;Tss 1;;f1r,,srs ;n~1aw.
rSsy1jstd utM thS s.lhis pMsiatbS.
Latsi5s, e. made taFfHafR ssaiasaats f4de-
claring that before -inrg one Of the two