The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-02-12
Old Series v Of. VI

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shall clap your bands for Joy. for wcswili
triumph. The vandal hosts OF the destroyer
will be hurled back 20 their homes. and
peaee gentle peace. with healing In MS
wings will come and bind mp inc nrohoh
hearts and bless Or distracted lana.
Aud now. Gentlemen of the General AS
scr;ftdy. cannot close this address without
| touching upon a very important SUBJECT
Ivy far the most important That VIII CONF
bc.5r.. you. You are the auditory nerVe0i
be. heard IN every portion of the land -
theregore address the pcople OF LOUISIANA
! through vnu to-day. Would to God that
all my fellow ci'izens wcre-nere on tn's oc
ca=:on. If soldier deserts his nag iea'es
the army without permission. and comes
homr. TO look after hs wife and children,
:. do not YOU and /, and all the people, point
? III. linyc- OF acorn at him! hue AMI cry
/. i raised 1.-THE cavalry ia sent ont-he 10 ar
Tested court-mar.ialed. and punished %
d Jcs.rter, why: BECAUSE there is an. OBJ .
Ili,at'op resting upon him. ttobey his CON;
maniirr officer. stand by his colors aud
, foLt the ba. les of his country. There II
. IA oblig atom equally ~ strong resting upon
: those who stay at home ana ENJOY ,ne e co
r snrt; OF life. to support the soldier "he ah9
- children. You men of wealth whom Goa
= h.. blessed in basket and in store" open
vour corn cribs and your meat houses, anu
{. aend for the soldiers vile ana chiareh.
. bid them come freely. without money anu
, without nrice. and corsileF it not only =
!, !, ',,,I- I'M, a privilege to aid them: OBJ, you
- lisv. q fearful responsibility resting upon
4. YOU. You have it now i'll your power ~
,r 10 much go ID to your country Tor ny iee .,
A. ing the soldiers wires 4: honey wiz
!. keep the soldiers themselves in the Held.
>, gtos. of the desrr,ions that take place are
~ caused by news from home that Inc SOL
r. der family Is starving :,
" Our wealthy men. g-arra'!y, haze h"p.i
!, done ,heir air:y Trey have given their
- .ous checrfllly and their substance freely,
NJ 70 the Conccderacv. They have opened
NJ thc!r barns and store houses TO the posr ano
n the nr.dv and are now, with generous
ch hearti doing all in their power Tor our sa
=. Ecr,d canse Noble Louisianiansy be not
en- weary in we'll doing. You will be- ensoeln-
re ell in the affections of Your country men,
and the recipients. of your kindness viii
iv- ever bless YOU. ;,
nd There are, however. Am sorry 20 ID! ~
..r a few men in our midst, who seem 10 ItAe
n, no interest whatever in this war. Ihcy
he send their negroes to labor on the pubhc
M works through conpusiou. and pay their
Ike .,xea grudgingly. They stay at home anu
OF n ,:rd up their riches with misery ca.e' '"e
1rn leave the soldiers 10 hSht 'h%h oAi "
Bile the field.
for Their barns and their s:orc'houses are
md shut No 20 all, except the noniedRan. the
md Spectator, who buys in large qesegties
ely aud then grows fat upon the necessEtsn y,
and the poor. To these men would ~; IN
mo ,a,.n, which Won have received. and digged
silG aud hid in the csrth shah - iekea from
-om YOU" If We fail, the robRes - lay MS
I.st rou-h and heavy hands npos iahds
on,. and your slaves, and eitherS yo"i
,iU- children Will ever e'Y's Za,,I,
rhn Are. valr 5roaI acres aud your h"narea'
- ~ siayes compared 10 the issues OF Int
ny yr.at struggle now; going on in this eott.
lIan Try The iurid fires OF war are no" oi,|eti;
liam around vol Tho enemy is ut your ooor
g us and you sit still, hrgging to your Do'Soin
,b,c tie ,:rlIsive hope that Son Will make SON
r. al ;.rtrc viii h;ia, and save your propert,
r.,n. II the enemy spared not the slaves q goo
.ia... Cajoa men do you think H. VIII par II
~ y.i-s. If We fail, your negroes Will
: no ,riv.n off At III" point Of the bayonet, an
con car i. ads, will be pa-c"l-d on. anong'
to Ia. nirriin- sold.cry of Abraham Lincoln
-, -. I. therefore urgently appeal to ever
20, man in tie state. not 10 speculate IN oro :
...ei .,a H.. may N, ke Tilrl y. bat 10 90 ail
,,.l IN lor the wives and children OF those WE
~. fighting h'- battles. / earnestly apes
'ne-i - every .u.n rich u poor, to aia III 'vci
aos,itla way ne can. the .!c Of the gai:a
7ar soldier vino canno; remain ath me ~ 'as
..,l- care OF hi. property. or minister 10 II
ma. wants %. his family.
-. /. NAV we'll be asked in these trouble
'iha ..nes. hat wi!i become of the negro
q FL The status Of III. negro rae" has be-
..a-. .iv"d hy the iTInn. able laws cl Hou; IL
= r,i .rr Yankee :. home does no: wish
p f-I c,apreit, even il IL couid. The race ey
one has bacn'brc is now, and ever Will
frIi,. the hrw,.rS ot wood and drawers OF wste
ft.- 90 ID New I.,ciua !. ne" York. o. Limo
,ty,,r and YOU will GEi them cTrr-whcrc p
~, @. forming the mrninl Offices OF h'". If VII
-, t.o hi. war is ended there should be ion
In, ,'ivcuuy negroes IN the hands of The ei
act q ny. they will have hard time indeed
NE OF! Tf.y viii not b. permitted to labor "'
= 3,;i. RI. roads he canals or the public wo
~'s ~ any kind. for the Irish and the Du
:. ,,s. wi! rise in nohs ana drive them Of. u
= Inc, ,.r, society viii not educate III m for
e. n bar. he bench. or The pulpit ianl
C,,a, bride, VIII no. tolerate their inter-nari'
r.. With the whites Driven :rUin the soc
..c,.r, circle and all the industrial PURSUITS OF
81 :, That will become OF size poor negro?
NC to &. dwelling out-cIst, he will 6ccom
/; All. :ncldicant wandrrer. His doom will
,,rps. the prison aii ths work house.
.it,r.as There. are two kinds of Additions lists
.,t III The United StlteS-thc political and
=; nd. religious. The religious steal the negro
.,,s ut and the political kill them. From reiia
cotton Information in my possession. two third
in ;La all the nagroe. that have gone to the
e.. we nv. are now III their grave. Many
,eI 5y daily deserving and returning to their
rrrfuy masters. sick and sore and emaci..cd.
;',r,, II. ring that they may he permitted to
much >. home in peace. T@re'was once in
~, Tho river parishes and the lg'"r portion 81
. L,,.n state the most cnntenici and happy
ike the Of lab"r2rS ever Hee.t on tn'~ 80 u. u
h, NV and th- merry laugh were mighty ht
,in-s in ram their comfortable CHARTERS. Tor y
.uXious Iad plenty and. quiet Blessed oo'n in'
cs snd and servant BH: nov dcs 'laaoh' wan
of cur disease ill the cabins OF ,h"s,. once he
,r. ana and contcuttd laborer=. In an evil
we fed the destroyer came He poisoned the.
w with and couNiisd the i'esSts ~ thcse Pc
retrhcd They havesi'her been ent'cen away
lie and their coIniortahIc homes OF orSen 81
spartan force of arms. and now upon hard fare
. again. harder work they can only dream OF
t5lcs-ings OF the old plantation. whcr,
meat house and the corn crib were al
FIJI and ut their command.