The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-25
Frnm the Choctaw Nation.

sengerl had notlntenuea III my last W WIG wv
so early, but stirring events in stirring world
bring about stirring circumstances lam dong 50
remarkablywelI. ENJOYING such fine health, work
ing every fifth day in the trenches, and overseeing
the officers every tenth day, that should be I'M
grateful if / did not appreciate my distinguished
promotion. am not an adept ut cards, but 1t
would do you good to see me turning up the Jack
d Spades every few minutes, when | am i'll the
trenches. We are progressing rapidly with the
work. and should orr enemies conclude to give
us a call. on their way to Texas, we shall give
them such a reception as Jackson gave the British
aft New Orleans | have determined to take jim
Lane prisoner. but don't forget to tell your fight
ing friends of Collin, over the age OF thlrty-lYe,
/ that when come down through that country,
/ exhibiting him at fifty cents sight, to the war
! riors. and twenty-five cents for the ladies' and
/ their children, shall have him chained and TN
| armed. and soldiers word for it, they shall not
be hurt. am almost afraid to come home. |
want to see my sweetheart mighty bad, but
heard the other day, that somebody down there
said low private was an abolitonIst. Well, 1t IS
never best, Solomon says to "dispute with fool
and all have got to say of the maGBVho sets him
self up as an umpire, to judge OF other mems
patiotism by his own narrow contracted preJu-
diced Judgment, if he will meet me- side by side,
facing our IOtS uJUu INT BdGlIC lititt VIM GtiN
elistening steel brightly Furnishing over ourheads
and he STAYS longer than do or kills more of the
enemy than do, he is fully entitled to higher
seat in the political kingdom than am. / have
told you before that had ceased to impugn any
mans motives, and when | said that | did not
mean that the almighty dollar was not the great
locomotive machinery by which some mems
souls were wound up; andNwhile they can sell
goods, wares, merchandise and hardware at an
enormous price, they care but little for the poor
soldiers eleven dollars a month, wet bed, an
empty stomach, and perhaps wound which soon
terminates his existence. ponder to no preJu-
dces but tell you there is day of reckoning,
when these spectators among the necessities OF
the poor soldiers and upon the wants of the gov
eminent, will feel that the walls of wrath, so
graphically described by St. Johnin Revelations
would be cooling to their poor heads if only
poured out upon them.
Understand down in your county, men are
in danger when they question the policy of con
gress in passing the conscription law. They urge
that it is the supreme law making power and
most rigidiy must every one of its statutes be
obeyed This NAV all be right and just; but If
the right of discussion is taken away from Us, the
right of opinion destroyed, are We not rapidly
approaching despotism? Suppose we have stand
fnn army vi I'VE nuLuItu IhUtSdlu luCl III tut
field. how long would it take some aspiring mill
tary dernagogue to be king? Remove but one of
the stones in the massive structure of human
liberty, and you have so weakened the edfce so
impaired the wall, that the breach is soon COM
pleted and greater will be the ruins of that tenn
pie. than those of that dedicated to the God of
liberty by the Romans If we are to be deprived
of the right of opinion, for one will sheath my
sword ] am no mans slaVe-I was born upon
American soil, reared under the genial shades of
the tree of liberty | have learned in the school
of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson and
CLAY, and sooner than be deprived of the great
and nestimable blessings for which they 80 nobly
commended and so willingly struggled | will most
willingly battle the soil of my adoption with the
blood Of the tyrant, and say in the language Of
another, II kill the tyrant to save my country"
Sir there are thousands of men in this war over
the age Of thiTty-hYe, who volunteered from prin
ciple and who have demonstrated their patriotism
upon many well fought battle field, who are
to-day returning home disguised, and ashamed
of this CONSUMPTION act as it stands upon our
statute book. /, sir am over thirty-fye years of
age, and / have been informed the government
does not want nv services because she has said
am too old What too old to fight for libcrty2
too old to serve my country? too old to lead on
the battling hosts upon the tented field? Ali too
old to reap the rich reward OF dearly bought
victory? Never while this heart beats with the
high and holy impulses of patriotism, or liberty
has a resting place upon the North American
continent. Appeal to mems love of contrv,ap-
peal to their hatred of tyranny, appeal to their
detestation Of oppression, appeal to their sense
OF right, appeal to their unbiased judgments, but
never attempt to force free people, who have
so long breathed the pure air of freedom, to that
course which philanthropy bids follow, never no
never What if congress should say that all
the men over IS years, should pillow, and all the
BOYS under that age should hoe? that all the wo-
men over 50 years should spin with a little wheel,
and all of them under that age should use the big
wheel, would this be good staterights doctrine?
Would this be practical Illustration of the boas-
ted resolutions of '9S and $50? If SO then have
we learned that democracy is but a name, liberty
farce, and staterights an empty bubble.
True if ever our country required aid it is now.
The darkest period of her political existence is
upon her. Already her sun of hope seems to be
setting amidst the darkness of political night:but
a brighter dawn await US The star of peace shall
soon appear. Our distracted country shall be
restored 10 independence, and our people shall
learn war no more. This must and will follow
soon, not through the political wisdom and fore
sight of our congressman, but through the daring
bravery and determined patriotism of the very
men whom public opinion once under the guild
ance OF few would be leaders said ought to be
hung. Low PRIVATE
DoURTFUL PoLIcY-We have had amongst
us during the past week an agent of the Y. S. /
and T. railroad company, endeavoring to pur-
chase meat to feed hands, with which it is pro
n0Sp6 m rpDair DAMAGES dome to that r,,I !, =,