The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-07-29


treacherous ensign into shreds, and
would march to their homes with the
alacrity that they pushed on with it
to the battle field.
What, then, is the cause that with
holds negotiation? You win not par
ley with armed treason. Bat you
have parleyed with armed treason, if
that be the word parleyed for the
mere convenience Of an exchange Of
prisoners, and other purposes to miti-
gate the grievances Of war 1t was
your duty to do so. And shall you
not DO so TO accomplish all that your
troops are lighting sor-the recon
struclion of the Union
What do the people care for such
miserable punciilios in the hour Of a
nations agony? Sir, an honorable
peace is in the grasp of this Congress
without further blooashcd. This
Congress knows that it is so, and
when the people shall realize tha. j,
lis only the infamous design to
strengthen the anti slavery move
ment that prevents al effort to obtain
that peace, woe to the chiefs of the
abolition party in the land.
But enough of them. Words are
thrown away upon their stubborn
fanatieism. ! appeal with better
hope 10 the lottiar feelings that should
peryade humanity, and especially
pervade this august assemblage, that
should by the nature Of it's sacred
functions, be tar removed from the
miserabl. ambition of reducing sec
ton Of our common country to the
extreme, and therefore dangerous
condition OF despair.
In the heat Of our private discord,
we seem to have forgotten that our
great mission as a people is to repub-
!icanize the world. to advance the
! principle that men are capable o.
! self government, and to check the
progress Of monarchy. Sir, We are
losing ground in the fulhllmeut OF
tina. sacred mission. and monarchy
has gained a new foothold while We
hav. been weakening our sinews
with in,cstine strife. And to what
purpose} Is it possible that gentle
men can hope to reconstruct, the IN.
ion by pursuing a policey OF nnrelen,-
ing severity Can thrY expect 10
re-es. ab!ish concord and byother!y
love by pushing hostili,eS "a tho
extreme verge VIVA: IS The Tn
ION worth without mutual respect and
reciprocated amity II bind the sec.
l;ionsl What : a Union Of unwilling
States. driven into compAnionship a,
the point Of the bayonet, and hello
there hereafter by military power
Such a Union would no: be worth
the shedding OF one brave man:
blood. We want their hearts. or W.
want them not at all. And We can
not conquer hearts with bavone's
although they should outnumber III.
spears Of XerXes. If not brough
back by negotiation, in the spivi
they are gone from lis forever. Il.
conqner them may be possible. ".
slav their soldiers, lay waste thei
lands, and burn their cities. may b.
within our power; bu, TO hold then
in suhjection, having conquere,
them, would, in itself, be Il final re
pudiation OF the first principle of re
) publicanism. Prosecute th,s wa
until you have accomplished the ne
cessity OF holding "A snbdued section
: in subsection, ana the world vii
look in vain for a republic on til
. Western hemisphere.
, Sir. ! love 10 entertain the hop
! that our Union viii be restored upo
the foundation laid down by ou
fathers; and | desire no change i
the plan Of that glorious superstrue
ture. But am not SD unnatural
; worshipper OF Of the Union as (.