Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-16
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inactivity to. IL cannot imagine, un-
less negotiations are on the tapis for
a cessation Of hos,i!ities, yet. despite
all .h- int- lisrncc We i,a:. received
We cannot permit our thoughts ,oeu-
ter this clannc'. True is it. hat the
wvc,cirl condition Of our mails. de-
bar us from Immediate knowledge OF
what is contemplated, thus prevent
ing tie writer from arriving at any
definite conclusion, within the bounds
of reason.
With the incoming of day the
prospects Of an earl y peace. appear
bright, while viii, the outgoing Of
the sa:l., the aspect changes. Many
sntclligen, persons. look rpon the ac-
zion Of h- Western States in the
same light that Foreign intervention
IS viewed. kentucky. FOR instance
i; is said, will oppose in words Lin
coins p oclana,i"n, and Il; the same
time fight us with bullets. i his
may seem .avcical, hu, as cv-
cry person has the rrivilcS" Of
thought. i; is entitled to consid.ra-
ton. In fact. L.. any one venture an
opinion on the chances of an carly
termination, and it amounts 10 no
thing more than speculation. for there
is no philosophical grounds upon
which to base the argument. We
eagerly grasp a, anything favorable.
lhar occurs in the cn-my's lines. p!ac-
ing our own construction "u I'll.
meaning of the same, to s.iit our incli
nations. Our spirits ar" too easily
ciatcd. As regards ours.lf. we have
made il I rule. 10 place no confidence.
IN amy dispatch coming from tn.
;nthcr sid" "a: the Mississippi. until We
see i, i;,l.v confirmed. by different
Journals.
! We l.av, before Us til. Cincinnati
/ Enquirer of the. 21;l, ui:.. md make
the following extract. that our .ran~ys
lnny form their own opinions rs re-
CARDS III" feeling predominant. in TIE
cn"iuv's country. The editor. under
n. caption Of "Ih he Talk Of Peace,
says: ~" ruh!i,l, on our iir~, pas"
This morning. 4 number Of articles
taken from our exchanges in favor Of
prac.. or "n Immediate avtuisticr.-
This is becoming til. prevailing SEN
tlsn"nt "t the country. Nine out Of
every t.w m"u that you NEE, will
;.ll you hat they see no alvantagrs
from a further continuance Of ,h.
war; that il is hoprl-ss Of doing
gnod. They desire 4 cessation #
hnstilitirs, and the employment Of
other means than The sword TO s.ttl..
our difficulties. Peace meetings and
peace conventions will soon be held
all ov-r the North, and particularly
in the V rs:. The pla:i"rm adopted
viii DC the scn,im"n, of Stephen a.
Douglas, in his las, speech in the
senate: Wa- is isuni3,l. now aud
forever -
! Can amy o; orr readers. whether
'hry consider that all papers lie,
more or less, JIoubt. af, en- Il prruaal of
the above extract. that tn. people 0.
the North have btcom. wholly dis
gvs;rd with til. bloody carnage OF
the past two years We think not
Since ot,r own reading Of the extract,
the paper continuing which was
loaned TO us after commencing this
ar,iclc-wc cannot help expressing
as our belief. that there will soon b.
4 cessation of hos,ilities; however,
:!is does no, argue ;,,at We are TO re-
lax our energies. for u simple, arDlis-
,icc might no, result ia \ recognition
OF the Confederate Scat..s as Il gov.
crnrnen, Ic ,fucto, aud We may b.
called upon to wage war far lnn,.
disastrous than is rrcG:ccesSor.-
These are only surmis.s, yet we in,
tend 10 have no blame attached 10 us
hereafter. for having inculcated any
erroneous ideas IN the minds Of on,
readers, vho may be governed by
our siaws, though fully as capable o,
Judging as our humble self.
A rise in tha river above here i:
reported.