Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-07-01

and which involvesIno sacrifice which
any conscientious man should seek to
avoid.
1t is the duty, too, of our whole
ple-all who can--to take the
amnesty oath . offered to us by the
President. This oath iHvolves no
sacrifice Of principle under the cir
cumstanccs, and is essentially neces-
sary to<secnre orr rights as citizens
of the United States. Every man
should desire to place himself IN a
right position before the country, to
possess and exercise the rights of a
citizen,land to avoid the troubles that
might spring mp in his path if he
neglects the means necessary to Sc
cure lis proper rights.
BBa.. other great ard important
duties devolve upon us, and mus
not be neglected. Four years O
desolating WIZ have left many OF ou'
people utterly penniless, and place.
all in position but little removed
from want. Let lis go to work l'k'
men and repair our fortunes, aesthe
looking to -theyright nor to the left
bnt pressing forward with a firm
steady and resolute purpose, resolved
| that no obstacles shall bar the roa'
to fortune.
We have ever admired a leadin,
principle in the phylosoghy', q, C 49,. ~
pc mat ! Wis
man will never repent" of any
thing, in the sense in which tina
word is usually understood, but wher
he ascertains that his course has beer
wroDg---that he has committed ;
blunder- he Immediately resolves
upon a new line Of action and pursues
it with all the power and energy o.
his nature, burthened with no un,
manly and paralyzing regrets for past
errors. We know of some people
that are always grieving over the
errors and misspent days of the past
They have probably missed some
good chance to make money, or neg
lected something else that loads them
down with grief. Such nursing of
unmanly regrets and sorrows is not
only fruitless of any good result, but
has a paralyzing and deadening inau-
ence uponaour every effort.
No, in Gods name, let us act the
part OF men-not that of children
and driveling imbecility-pressing
forward in the race of fortune re-
solved to win the prize whatever the
obstacles, and equally resolved not
% be jostled off the path which we,
nave determined to tread and have as
much right to tread as others. Never
acknowledge such thing as failure,
or q manly, determiped course will
wrench success from the very jaws
# impossibility. And there should
re no idleness in the household ali
hould be engaged-men and women,
Dung and old. Let there be no
on about the towns, no idle
oanging around drinking houses, |
nd no ex trayagance and show that |
, rha,e expenditures beyond present /
around me. Ii,
Month before w'ow our our former E,,,,,, svs-
ne as from a noxid.s
'ery appearance was re, 'i'' anu
hey talked. and wondefg of these
ed with mixture Of FAM Of
aspect, that they. would =, a.
hown even to one of their OF y, '
rymen. Aoi our
The mothers lifted up the. ways
lren in their arms. that they t of
ouch me and kiss me, s,ucb
ION ! De AFRAID, he only nara
on he is our friend and brotlit or I
While III g young girls, more /
t my presence, were whispslalt
mong the mselves. their mob of
ever ceased asking me Quest, ii.
about my mother. r.
ever thought, dear souls, Of all 's'
aInands and praises, there was IN
ne that touched my heart, and At t
red me to tears. (. IL
There were there around me baf !,
ful faces, that we're rarely seen I
siled, above all to my countIy,ps