The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-11-08
The Radicals in this State,

At meeting of the radicals Of this State lately held
in New Orleans the following resolutions were adopted
g. "Resoved That Louisiana is not at the present
time State in the meaning of the constitutions; but is
by valid act of congress- State in Instruction sub
dued by the military power Of the nation. That before
Louisiana properly be admitted into the Union and
assume all the powers and rights of State in the
inc Of the constitution she must be subjected to pro-
stationary term test the capacity of her people for
selgovernment to develop the true and not the stimu
lated loyalty of her inhabitants, and to show their dis
position to accord equal justice to all her citizens with
out regard to class or color.
4 "ResolYed, That holding these views, and believ-
ing that under a military government, free and fair
elections are impossible, we will abstain from casting
our votes at the election called by the proclamation OF
the acting governor under constitution not adopted by
the people, proclamation which excludes from SUI,
frages large number Of the free citizens of the United
States domiciIed in Louisiana.
It will be seen from the above that these arch and
malicious agitators seek to hold this State under mill
ary rule and through the bayone force the negro up
to perfect equality with the white citizen. The Jackson
News in commenting upon the above says in this in
stance extremes have methe Boston meeting and the
New Orleans meeting take the same views Of the cond
ton of the southern Staes and their avowed purpose
Il the sameto get rid of the restraints of the constu
ton and thus place the southern people at the mercy
of the radical republicans Itmay seem strange to find
in New Orleans, whose Union proclivites are so
strong that they prefer keep out of the Union, ain
Der Of years. and stranger still oarn their choice
military rule in preference to the blessings Of self
government
If there be not question of "spos connected with
this sort of resolves, the authors must be qualifying
themselves for some lunatic asylum.
These wseacres gra7ey resolve that Louisiana is not
"a State in the meaning of the constitutions but is, by
valid act of congress- State in nsurrecton That's
not to say, "a State" is not Ga Stater' We suppose
they will next resolve that southern is not man
sbut is BY valid act Of congress" man in "eNo0D-
When congress apPortoned to the State of Louisiana
her share of the national tax according to representa-
ton, under the constitution not Louisiana State
in the meaning of the constitution? If not, why
that apportonnent made to that State, as State, Gin
the meaning Of the constitutional"
VIII those sapiant radicals inform the public what the
particular clause of the Federal constitution is under
which the congress has power to Sc transform old
Statetha it shall longer be ga State in the mean
ing Of the constitution but State in insurrection?o
These ultra opponents Of secession, somehow, have
got the Pelican State Of the Union; and they pro-
pose the terms on which alone it be admitted into
the Union" They speak of "a probationary term to
test the capacity of her people for self government"
and fully agree that, if these radicals fair
pie Of her population the probation cannot be too long
We are light glad that these republican sages have
solved not to participate in elections, until voting is
made free thing without regard to class color" If
all radicals would do likewise what harmonious peo
pie might this be. Let them, by all means, maintain
the persuasion that they subdued by the military
power of the nation, and hold to the painful truth
'.tha under military government free and fair ele
tons are impossible. We forgive them all their
fooeries if they but abide this pledge eve will abstain
from casting our votes"