Shreveport news., 1864-12-27

of freedom to Il negro This rude
idea of freedom is a state of idleness
and Incidence, and most, if not al!
sensible negroes, prefer slavery, with
IA good master, to freedom. Devotion
to his master is the negro's highest
impulse hence the folly of offering
the negro freedom. Better offer him
home and friends, and a muster.
Out upon the philosophy that offers
freedom to the negro as a "toon.'
That will do for Garrison Phillips.
When President Davis said 1--WE
are not fighting for slavery, but for
independence" he meant that the
question of slavery was n matter
settled among ourselves and one that
admitted of no dispute. and that lac
intended to be free from all foreign
interference on this as wei! rs on all
other subjects free to own slaves,
free to Iav our own tax aud tree to
govern ourselves. He never meant
to ignore the Justice Of slavery, or /"
do aught else but express drt"rm!n-
alton to b, free in this matter rs IN
! all others.
What was it that cmbittercd thu"
feelings of the people OF III" sections
of the old Union Z! What dc"v"
them to separation What Is It
that makes them two nations I
.Slacoy. 1t was that which caused
them to deuouuce Us rs interiors Z; IT
was that, that made the difference"
in our congressional representatives.
1t was slavery that made the differ
cncc in our pursuits: III our interests;
in our feelings in our social and
and political life. 1t is slavery
which nov makes Us two people,
widely autagonistic and diverse, a.
any two people can hr, and IT needs
only difference of language t" max"
the .\ortherncr and the Son;hern"r
as opposite as Frcnchman and an
EngllShman.
You say "the liberty and The free
dom of oursclvr. and OF our children,
and the nuti"nd/ty 81, o~r c"n"try,
&C." are involved in this struggle.
Yes. and of this nationality You
woul deprive Us for instead Of be-
ing "a we row are, a nation "t free
men holding slaves ~ our property.
you would make u a nation of whit"
men with free negroes tor our equals.
McSsr~. Editors. il You had sought
in the political body Of the Cont"drr-
acv. tor some spot at which 10 aim
and strike on" blow which should
deprive il of lie. Won could not hav"
found on. NOR" vital, or struck with
more deadly certainty than You h"V"
done by the alv, cacy Of such 4
scheme and if there i any member
of Congress. so lost to the sense of
duty lie owes his country and the
constitution, which he has sworn to
defend, If there Is one human being
who is not tired of the scene of blood.
ruin and devastation which has
stained and desolated many portions
of our beloved land, but Yet desires
to see more, and vet a thousand
times more the strife. woe and
misery hcsotton by civil revolution
let him pur-uatc Congress TO pass
such law and carry out such II
system, and the things that have
been are nothing to the things thai:
shall be. What war. revolution and
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