Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-02
Vallandigliam's Speech.

| AhSA~SS ~ NSH"'"So ISSAtAS"s AA
the following language
Sir, l am one Of that number who
have opposed aboli,ionism. or the po
litical Development OF the anti-savery
sentiment OF the North and West.
from til. beginning. III school, at
college. at the bar, III public assem-
blios, i'll the Legislature, i'll Congress
boy and man, as 4 private citizen
and in public life i'll time Of peace
and in time OF war, at all times and
at every sacrifice. have fought
against IT. 1t cost me ten years cX
,clasion from office and honor, at the
period of life when honors are sweet
est.
! Speaking Of the success oftl,e Fed
eral government in subduing the pco-
pie Of the South, he says:
Twenty million people. and every
element Of strength and force of COM
mand-powcr. patronage, influence,
unauimity, enthusiasm. confidence,
credit, money, men, an army and a
navy, the largest and the nobl.st cv-
er Sc, in the field, or ahoa: upon the
seas with the support Il mos, servile
Of every State. county and munich
pality in the North and West with
i Congress swi:, to do the bidding Of
the Executive; without opposition
anywhere at home, and witt. an arbi-
trary power which neither tho Gar
! of Kussia nor the Emperor Of Austria
dare ex.rclS. Yet after two years of
more vigorous prosecution Of wax
than ever recorded iii history; after
NOR. skir.nishcs, comLa:s and BATTLES
than Alexander, Crsrr, or the first
! Napoleon ever fought in any FIVE
years of their military career, You
have u;t"ri y, sisnally, disasirou$ly.
-! vii! not say ignomiauol y failed
IT, s,iLIH- ten mi!I!pn ".rb-!s. whom
YOU had ,.ugh: ;Ar people OF the
Yves, and North, no, only TO hate
t,;; to Gsspisc. Rebels did ] say I
Yes. your fathers were rebels, or
your .ran;.!a,hers. IL: " !.o 40" be-
J fore II. Oh canvas look, down so sad
| l.: upon Us, the false degenerate, a:!d
!mbcc!!c guardians oi .he grea, Re
public which ID formed. vast Il rebel
! Aud We, *-. crauI"G ourselves II, re
! bel.iou, and who have ios;creu and
: fva;.rui.td with every insurvcc;lou
! in this century, everywhere through
ou, the slobr, would now. Iorsoo'h.
make IL" word rebel rp-o"cll.
Rebels certainly they a:c bns all
y a.
forts of the .mos: gigantic w;sr::.r" Of
modern times have, through your in
competency and folly awaited NO.
ching to cr,,sl. ,!."lu ot:i, ca, OF. though
they have been by Your b.ocAanc
FROM Il! ;hc world, and dependent on
, their own courage aud r-sourcs.
Aud We, they were to cr utterly con
Gucrr,l a:4d >ublu,I in SIX weeks, or
three months
In his estimation the RECONSTRUCT
,ion Of the Union is possible, hu: We
cannot help differing with him. de-
spit. his argument. II. bases his
| opinion on natural! causes. and histo-
~, and proposes to stop fighting I'M
mcdia;ely make an aru.is.ic"-no
( formal treaty. withdraw your ~
! my from tn. seeded States. Reduce
both armies toa fair and sufficient
. peace establishment. Declare ahso-
lutte free trade between the North and
the South. Buy and Sell. Agree
upon a zo!!vey-.n. Recall yolly fleets.
Break up your blockade. Reduce
your navy. Restore travel. Open
the railroads. N.-tstab!ish the ;clr-
graph. Reunitc your express COIN
pauivs. No nor. Monitors or iron
clads. blu; set your trieud!y y steamers
and steamships again in motion. Wis
it The North and West. Visit the
South. Exchange newspapers. Mi
CRATE. In,.rm4rry. lie; slavery
alone. - llo. d elections ut the appoint
ed times. Choose Il new Ps-s!8cnt
in GA. And whca The gospel Of
peac> shall have descended l. again
from heaven into their hearts, anu,h"
gospel of abolition and OF hate been
expelled, let Your clergy and the
churches NEE, az tin in Christian in
tcycnursc Sorti. and South. Lc, The
srcre, orders and voluntary aSsOcia-
tious evrryw here rtunitr as hre,hern
once more. In short. give to all the
natural and all the artificial causes
which impcl us together. their fullest
SWAY. Let time do his otiicc-riry
ing tears, dispe!iing sorrows, mellow
ing passion. and making herb and
grass and tree gro" again upon the
hundred batilu-iielGs OF this terrible
war.
But this is recognition 1t is not
formal recognition. 10 which | VIII
not cohs.ut. Recognition now, and
attempted permanent treaties about
boundary, travel and trade, and par