Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-29
3flHtcIlaneous.
IFrom the Natchiioches Timcs. Extrnl
Farewell Address OF Governor
~. w. Allen.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
SHREVEPORT La, june ., 1895.


| ln,hi-,Ialion9 Governor Of Louisiana closes
| Ihl- day., The war H. ovcr the contest is
ehhcd. he soldiers are di,Landcd and gone
/ to their homes. and now there is in I,ouisi.
aul no opposition whatever 10 tho Consti-
/ tuition and laws Of the United States. I'm
I'll order shall be established. and society.
with all It's safeguards, fully restored, |
would advise that you form yourselves into
companies aud squads for the purpose of
/ projecting your families from spoliation
\ few bad men can do much mischief. and
/ destroy much property.
| Within short while The United Staic.
| authorities will no doubt send you an armed
force TO any part OF the State where YOU
may require 1t for your protection Nv
IcountrymCn, we have for four long years
waged war which we deemed TO be lust in
the sight Of high heaven We have not
been the best the wisest, nor the bravest
people in the world, but We have suffered
more, and borne our sutIerings with greater
lortltudc, than any people on the face Of
I God green earth. Now let Us show to the
world that, as we have fought like men,
/ like men We can make peace. Let there be
| no act ofviDlence no intempcrat. language.
but with manly dignity submit to the lu-
Gyl'ab!e course ofevcnts. Neither let there
b. any repining after lost property. Let
there be no elimination or recrinination-
no murmur 1t will do no good, bot may
DO much harm. You who like myself have
lost al ,and how many there arc), must be
-lu lie anew. Let Us not talk Of despair,
nor whine about our mi,tortunes but with
strong arms and stout hearts adapt ourselves
TO the circumstancgswhich surround us.
/ 1t now rests upon the United States at
thorte- 70 make you once more q contcnted,
prosperous and happy people They can
within five years. restore Louisiana to its
original wealth and prosperity, and zeal the
terrible wounds that have been inflicted up-
I On her. 50 great are our rccupcrative ener-
gie- 80 rich is our soil 50 great are the
/ re oUrces ofOur State. urrulers have the
power to dry the mourners tears, to make
glad the hearts Of the poor widow and or
| Phan,-to cause the past, in great meas
ure, to be forgotten, aud to mako your de-
va-tatcd lands to blossom like the rose ~
/ j my voice could be heard and needed at
/ w a-hingtOn, would say Spare this dis
tracte1 land, oh. spare thi, afflicted people.
In the name Of bleeding humanity they
have suffered enough But, ny country
men. this can no. be; | am one Of the pro
scrDed. / must go into exile. | have
stood by you, fought for you, and staid with
YOU up t. the very last moment, and now
leave you with heavy heart The high
- N@' WIN "A4~H YOU nave uOIDICd NE Is
thI, day returned. / leave the Office Of
Governor with clean hands, and with the
conscious pride Of having done my duty
All the officers Of State, and all employed
IN IT. various departments have rendered
their final accounts and made full and com
: piete settlement. thank them for their
uniform kindness to me. and their patriotic
aSTOt.Yh 70 the several duties assigned
them,
Ihe..s accounts are IN the hands Of Col
'Jno. NJ >1nlldge. / invite the closest
SCRUTINY not only to these papers, but to all
my acts a. Governor OF Louisiana. Ny
state ,tores and dIspensaries and manutac-
tories have all been conducted in the most
successful manner. None can tell the vast
amount OF good they have done, not only 10
you but to The people Of Texas Arkansas,
anu Missouri. telOw-citizens, in the dark
est hour OF my life, do not come before
You a> an Old man broken down BY the
storms OF tate, nor do come to plead for
mercy ut the hands OF those whom ! have
iou-At Tor ioul !3uEyear,. No no; come
IN tn ll4ean" Ni=or. oI manhood, uncor
I qucred ana un'qpIqCd l have nothlagto
regret look back with mOurntul pleasure
at my pubic career, now about to close
As citizen a. a soldier, as statesman, |
nave done luy duty. HE soldier family,
tAe "lioW ana the orphan, the SICK ana the
wounded, the poor and needy, have all had
my especial care, while the wants Of the sol
der and the citizen have not been forgotten.
have protected the people from the en-
croachmentS Of military power, and have
never permitted a bale Of cotton in the State
to be seized or Impressed. II is partly in
remembrance oftAese acts that you have al
ways given NE your entire confidence But
few. in authority have ever had so many
evidences Of affection and regard as you
have 80 often shown me.
Refugees, return to your homes. Repair
improve, and plant. Go to work with
hearty good will, and let your actions show
that you are able and willing to adapt your
selves to the new order fittings. We want
no Venice here, where the denizens Of an
unhappy Jtate shall ever mediate, with
moody brow, and plot the overthrow Of the
Government, and where all shall be dark
and dreary, cold and suspicious But rath
er let confidence be restored. If required,
let each and every one 20 forward cheerful
ly, and take the oarh of allegiance to that
= country in which they expect in future to
live, and then pursue their respective avo-
cations with rcdoubled energy, as good true
and substantial citizens. | 90 into exile
Not as did the ancient Roman to lead back
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