The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-02-16

nal ability, strict impartiality and IL zeal
which never tired.
Resolved, That the thanks Of tho Senate
and the tribute well done. good and faith
full are hereby rendered him as parting
testimonial
Hon. Henry II. lIyarns resumed the chair
and returned his thanks To the Senate in
the following farewell address
Gentlemen Of the !>e'aate Il am extremely
grateful for thcwarm testimonial which you
nave just passed upon my official career as
! President Of yonr body for the last four
wears. II is not the first evidence of the
| confidence which have been forced to re-
ceive at your hands, and the grateful re-
membrance of which 1 will carry with me
As a con 1lation, in the midst Of our trou-
bles, to that retirement which now awaits
me. Gentlemen, ne member of the Senate
has been more sensible than myself of tho
indulgence with which my ofHcial acts have
been received by the Senate for the last
Jour years. and / am satisfied that 1t was
} the appreciation by you of any motives
which obtained for me that consideration
/, called to the Senate some eight years since
t when party spirit ran high, the subject for
some years of its asperity and an active
participant on the floor of the Senate both
in attack and defence, it could scarcely he
= expected that in being raised to the Presi-
dency of your body, could entirely sup
l press those unrestraned feelings OF an ar
q dent temperament which characterized my
: to do 80 and your unqualified approval OF
= nv course as your presiding officer gives
= me the satisfaction of believing that sue
ceedec in some degree in the exercise or
that i,npartiality which,; was both M duty
and nv most ardent desire to observe.
And now gentlemen. about to close in .
- few moments my political connection with
= | you, l cannot do so without raising my
| voice. as Il citizen Of our beloved and untor-
~ tunate Louisiana to adjnre you Us repre-
ar.aI,T ~ Ia
= s,rate and to protest in the most solemn
J. manner against the policy which has been
y. avowed of drawing the enemy into the
), interior" whereby the little Of territory
=. that yet remains tree from the possession OF
!, our vindictivc and ferociOus Zoe VIII De
30 abandoned to him.
Gentlemen, l honor the brave and Chi
. | valric soldier To whom has been corndcd
:. the defence of our beloved State. 1t would
:" be worse than idle in one whose whole life
!; has been exclusively devoted to civil pur-
- suits to question any military or strasetic
>" movement: but this / do know ard feel
- that further Ito draw the enemy into the
~ Interior is to abandon the whole State to
49, the permanent occupancy OF the cnemy.--
. With our 100000 slaves, our grainarics OF
corn our cotton and sugar. our molasses,
- our cattle our household goo Is. the graves
~, of our sires, and our children. and worse
IN than this than all, it forces us to leave our
~ hcLpless wives and children within the lines
MI
a.. and ouuages of u ruflian soldiery and the
~ tinsolencc of their own slaves. torc@ us
- to abandon our families or share their fate.
zen I'm We ny n,,;,oiL. nov, no more If the
o.i reports of some of our late unfortunate
VI refugees be true. Are you prepared 10
meet this doom without great effort tc
avert L. Senators, adjure You by all tha
is dear TO men. by all You hold sacred py
tn. love Won bear your families. ny the re
of the sturdy ancestry IrOT
!. which YOU sprung. by the hopes to which
irn- Won have always chung of securing 10 your
selves and your posterty the blessings o
"mt- Free Government, To protest against I'M
H. policy and to call upon the Confederate
Government in the most solemn mann' I
oco, A, "A sovereign State. for that protectiol
ore, which OF right is ours by the compact u
and confederation. and appeal to You no,
and forever TO oppose any p9hc! "h'ci
and if persisted in. will anuihilate Louisiana j
u State blot her out from the map u Ame
ircd lea and drive forth her people rs ouicas
en- naked into the wilderness. senators,
forbcar from pursuing this subject turtle
b to Let us one and all prepare NJ once for IL
Mu- l;,nr;r,nt deadly struggle The enemy
'h3. at your door aud with the first Hood WI
MT. sweep over the land, with the declared o
Us. ject of booming you To destruction. -
y est w. maniully contest inch by inch every 10
East of The sacred soil vet remaining to us, N
in the end victory will surely crown o'
efforts and ii we perish. better 4 thousai
times honorable graves than base subm
RI, sion. Gentlemen. have done.
alive MESSAGE PROM THE House.
ltiwc .ne 49, Sa; o .,
rcd in Senates Joint Resolution rcqucs'i
: APP t. W. ~ -, ,ct;on he has taken relative
UNI, UNI, the construction Of two iron ciads and
""ie purchase of cotton and wool cards nnc
:. two acts of the last Legislature.
L. And he announced that the House v
n the ready to receive the Senat. in the Hall
, Bill it's sittings in order 10 participate in
Inauguration Of the Governor and LIZ
oring Governor elect.
cport On motion ot Mr. Tcxada and in c
formity with the above invitation, the
were ate repaired TO the Hall OF the Hous'
'cond Repre- scntatvcs.
, Sac. JolxT SESSION.
,ncur- Hon Henry N. lIyams. Lieut.. Cover
and President OF the Senate. in the Ch,
Prcsent-Messrs. Abncy, Barrow. Bn
AND Coco. CtsrR. CAN'T. Gray. Lott, MELON
Moore, Reeves. Rogers, TeNada,
;,bou, weaks and Weightman.
- nr l6 Senators.
nor, .s; o, Hon. j. d. Eelam. Speaker Of the Ho
ntitlcd IN the cnaii' ,, &c N,,;,or ALL,
second Messrs' Anu'ison y. nIe..,. fMnn,
5. and oil 81. Lan"ls h,N.ha.. Il,
|, Com So'toh' S"r ,, ,.;,H 1i:.,; I
kins, Head, Helm, Hodge. Jack.
OF the ell, JoHriph' ,on"stou Vi i'Tt III ny :
crimes sion OF hMPt'ues. ~ ,,;r,,u ,
'o'' head. Newsou,. Peck. Perkins Pitrc. l
:, s,,,. lev. Robertson. Roubieu. Snyder of 10
" snyder of Tensas. Taylor Of Carol
Taylor OF Union.
e .>p A. Representatives.
REHABILITATION.
&C and. IL s.,,,,rs
granted. AZ Rcnr.senta,iyc,.
oducc
ID Sec Toto, - N.ub.rs of the General !,
ativc to III
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