Shreveport news., 1864-05-10
Old Series vi. II

the PURPOSES of the @ar i,e crlaF411 !im
y III, ii viiclat ~ Of :I,e rules Of ciF--.zed
warfare IL IT, es ii.ois-r inmate, wia1 p,taa
r,n whiel, he WIS sowirg bf.adcast
lbe inauguration o! u aGcs tor i-@ Pfose;
| cution OF the war, whic. was not oniy IN
| constitutional and unwi.e. but the lhevita-l
| bie result Of which " ould nsto proiong ING
war, il indeed it ever ended in peace sfu'
i. successful, would AS utterly destroy con
stitutioual freedom as if it had fallen under
| The blows of armed rebellion.
And not only did he charge these things,
but he cited TIE acts of the President ana
his marty as proof % which, there could ts
=, otfc; ed no SUCCESSFUL Ie'utatloh' 1ne tu.,
poses Ut the Wal were the same TO-DAY tIa'
t!.ey were wien Mr. Lincoln III his 1naug
ural, and Congress by resolutions Declare
that ,hey were not for conquest or su hjoga
ton. nor for interference With the domestlc
, Institutions of the States. bnt Simply 10 pre-
serve the honor and maintain the saprema-
cy of the Coast. tuition. The efort to per
vert the war from this legitimate purpose
and t. make it war upon slavery, was al
issu. which the dominant; party bad no
right to makeit WAS q startling usufpS
ion of nov: .r-und .or one be should de-
,cunce it - without the color of right,
!iust;ce or constitutional justification. -.
referred to the recent order 1ur tie enroll
n ulent o. negroes in Kentucky. and deio!thc-
- cd ;as alike unc INSTITUTIONS! and uhlus'.
=, 1t as but al4pt.et OF tbe aeii Va st'i ''A.
- u,urratiD.s O. pOwe. which were beng
%, made and he said it was the duty OF NE
+ p.ople- Of kentucky to resist j: Is . +.o.I-
:, tIon of their guaranteed rights.
IL Ift!ley were ovcrpowered by force ia the
refusal to obey dis order, then be aaSlseo
them to Appeal to Tie law for protection,
aItd he Wa mistaken in the governor OF III ;
state, whom lie hal known long and ini1
nG;elv Governor Era:nlette occupied Il
position on the platform with the speaker
having come up especially Tor tie pufpo..
of hearing I.hn.} if he not project the'n =, ~
their constitutional rights. II, when th'
people OF kentucky appealed to the sa~
Tor protection against this uncoastitutlona
edict M. Lincoln persisted in enforcing u
lie w:,ull himself be the rebel. AMI not tu'
people OF Kentucky. lie would Ivy ne
mems ofTtr rcsistauce 10 this Unconsttu
.i,nal ogderto the end t.. throwing the Sta
= mo secession: but when kentucky Ia
Hf,isil,ed al! her .iu.ics and obligations I
40 = ,he + cGnral Government, was loyal 70 tn
we 80, i luton and laws of the land, and a.
On ,sa,e ] Sqlfelna!i., she had a right 10 e.
' the En pns,i:utioa and the ris :,.1
nx- and 1ylie!:evea th-. Governor Braialet
NE would see they were respected. ~.
.e", lie added &, lie same tin,c that while
Al =. ..Ga 40 idea Of sivi"g up bis Gover .
pts co1:stirv,.oral and impoitic di1nent
The ne~rces. and tEat obey shor1 Der
PIE port r TO nf:l nor would he to IN 1Fet as
al. kentucky freeman, be had Clear op.l.''
''ent upon tbs subject, and did not hesitate
he-r ,I1vAss It. The people Of Kentucky, {
as MOI want to keep step TO the :. music OF t
''rt- Union alongside OF negro scidiers-lt ="
an insult and :. Il, n..t;a,,ion for which III
,o+s ir-. and manly splr.,s were rot prepaH
tru- ft,. l. insni;-ai AZ ,:e. ~cl.le time, an
n .. .r.r,foy O: he rights o. tie STATE. wn.c!
-s.a va tie Gaty q .&e governor, unIer
ty.,l Is, =:,- port ths Constitution AID see
laws tai.aiuLiy executed, TO resist with
The constitutional power ct tie CONF
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