The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-08-29
Presidents MESSAGE.
To tie Senate and House Of Rcpresen
Al 4. I


1t is again our fortune to meet for
developing measures necessary to the
public welfare, whilst our country is
involved in desolating war. The
suffering endured by some portions of
the people excite the deep solicitude
Of the Government ard the sympa-
thy thus evoked has been heightened
by the patriotic devotion with which
these sutfsrings have been borne.
The gallantry and good conduct of
of our troops, always claiming the
gratitude Of the country have been
further illus trated on hard-fought
fields. marked by exhibitions of indi-
yidual proves which can find but
few parallels in ancient or modern
times.
Our army ha. not faltered in any
Of the various trials to which it has
been subjected, and the great body of
the people has continued to manifest
zeal and unaninity which not only
cheer the battle-stained soldier, but
give assurance to the friends of con-
stitptional liberty Of our final triumph
in the pending struggle agains, des-
potic ursurpaton.
The vast army which threatened
the capitol of the Centederacy has
been defeated and driven from the
lines Of Investments, and the enemy.
repeatedly toiled in his efforts for it's
capture, is now seeking to raise new
armies, on Il scale such as modern his
tory does not record, to effect that sub
iugation of the South SO often pro
claimed as on the eve of accomplish
ment.
The perfdy which disregarded
rights secured by compact, the mad
II, IS which trampled on obligations
made sacred by every consideration
of honor, have been intensified by the
malignity cngendered by defeat.
These passions have changed the char
actsr Of the hostilities waged by on,
enemies, who are becoming daily less
rvgardtal OF the ssages of civilized
war, and the dictates Of humanity.
Rapine and wauton destruction of
private property, war upon non COM
batants. murder Of captives, bloody
threats to avenge the death of an in
vading soliicrv by the slaughter Of
unarmed citizens, orders Of Danish
ment against peaceful families enga-
sed in the cultivation Of the soil, are.
some of the means used by our ruth
less invaders TO enforce the submission
Of a free people 10 foreign sway. Con-
tiscation bills, of IL character SO afro
ciOus as to ensure, if executed, the
ute. ruin of the entire population of
Of these States, are passed by their
Congress and approved by their TX
ecutlve.
The moneyed obligations Of the
Confederate Government airs forged
by citizens Of the United States, and
publicly advertised for sale in their
cities with notoriety which sufficient
ly attests the knowledge of their Gov
eminent and its completely in the
crime is further evinced by the fact
that the soldiers of the invading ar
mics are found supplied with large
quantities of these forged notes, as
means of despoilins the county peo-
pie by fraud out OF such portions of
their property as armed violence may
fail to reach. Two, a. least of the
Generals of the United States are en-
gagged, unchecked by their Govern
ment, in exciting servile instruction,
and in arming ana training slaves for
wartale against their masters, citizens
of the Confederacy. Another has
been found of instincts so brutal as to
invite the violence of his soldiery
against the women Of a captured city.
Yet, the rebuke of civilized men
has failed to evoke from the authori-
ties Of the United States one mark e
disapprobation Of his acts nor is
there any reason To suunaSe that III