Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-03
Proud Brave and Noble.
Proud, brave, noble-without a

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velop.d in peace or war, the South
rests from her struggle. With the
prejudiccs OF fifty years, and the ed
ucation Of a century moving the
hearts Of the people, she dared the
perils of a revolution, encountered all
it's sacrifices, suffered its agony, and
with out stint gave men who lived
great lives and in death are not for
gotten. She failed. and her sorrows
will become as "old as kings of n
grand and peerless line" Sh. stands
before the world to-day, not humii-
lated. but depressed; not conquered
but cast down. A new life opens to
her view. Brought by force back in
, TO the Union from which she had dis
severed herself as by the voice Of
one man, she finds presented to her
new conditions Of political existence.
The old fabric of society is under
mined aud is in ruins. Old insti,u-
tons that gave her wealth and pow
er and contributed to the prosperous
greatness Of the common country are
gone forever. As q nation the South
starts afresh. She commences anotl e
rr lease of existence ; and under a
system with which she is all unac-
quninted, the aggressive, impatient
spir:t of the North demands that sic
shall ut once and without restraint
euccu!nh to the new relations that
haze been created by the war. we
believe that she viii. Brfor. the
South there looms up the forest of q
mighty future. that will give shade
TO those who may reap the harvest.
But the seed must be planted now
BY the voices of their living and
their dead, the people ar. called up
ON t" work now Will" the day lasts.
Great duties are TO tedono ; trcIncn-
dpus spun.ibilities ar. at s.ak--
Tn, m.n who hereafter represent the
thoughts and interests of tn" South,
mus. b-. and lave been tue To her
in head and heart and hand. They
will come ~ Congress, they will be
called upon Ia 1nInel.. their Influences
social ana political, IN ia" current OF
n. Union, hur thys" ui!uruc should
illustrate he South o. nothing at
ali. W" want raru'StGrs-, truth, re-
riit. auu wN"n a brave mar. " no
has fought. hr II morally CT phN-i-
caliv. Trough I'm. war IN behalf Of
h. cause, and con>cI-nciOusly Comes
forward, uck now .ing his defeat,
and Piled .iug himself to future sup
lplj # thu. Constitution and laws of
, III. United states. We u!i rather
49,. such ar one standing upon the
h.Nr Of Congress TO express the will
II hI- people. o. occupying j station
u. ..unnr and trust than all the So
called Ioyal mon OF the South" so
pIi .utlv quick TO do their masters
work, III whom God has br-hth-d
III, brrnil of lite. We say therefore
10 'hr proplr of lh- South elect 10
your public offices Your best citizens
hot thos. who have played til.
hvp"crit" daring the war aud the
t1aIt"r ,iuca, but men whom vou have
rird in Tie fire and not found want
! ins-'neu who have sealed their d.
votion to your cause and shared your
veal and woe. Let noarbltrary pow
-r of sword or havonrt, or threat OF
rad ideal politicians deter YOU in this,
a soy reign right Go into tie Tn
ion and vote. You will com 70 the
doors OF Congress as a Union party,
and YOU will be a united as such or
bv the grace OF God, Their. will be a
schism III the ranks Of your enemies,
that will scatter them to the four
winds of heaven We want. like
wise, new men As well as true. The
ISSUES destined To arrisc in til. halls
ofnat'onal legislation, demand Young,
fresh thoughts and vigorous brains.
The era j. on. OF reform. Vie spirit
OF the agr i oppressive, and TO tos-
ter Ii, good ur couhat its evil, Will
rrquir" the hrightes, and hrav">t in
t-l!-cis that illuminate the South -
For while they may be suppressed.
Obs acl"s may be thrown III the way
Of ,h"ir election, or acceptance, but
let thu pc"pt" p"rserrre. Change, II
absolutely necessary, the object Of
your choice, but yield not one .iot or
ti,.le of the right which the law of
tn" land coutrrs, and before many
months have elapsed il will be dis
covered that, il til" South he true to
herself, TIE majority o: the people of
the North, whether known by one
political name or another, will he
equally firm III the assertion and
maintenance of a free government
With this corporation secured. the
South will one. more tcrl tflrobhing
within h-- veins >oI.r Of Der ancient
glory. and rising from the dn-t, sh"