The Opelousas courier., 1865-04-22

enlightened subject to insult; the rude fanlari-
/! ty of the conquerors and their dusky equals
The picture grows too vivid to further attempt
its delineatioc. Such thoughts arinferior to the
reality of sphjugated South should nerve
anew the strong arms and stout hearts Of our
people to ward off such calarIites. A conquered,
suhjuga ed South win not e1tinguist The fires of
intense hatred and desire for independence which,
must burn forever unquenched in The hearts Of
the people, until the dawn Of that period which
shall witness the contamination of their fondpss
hopes Years of vassalage, slavery and grinding
despotism may roll by. but our people will neve-
rest quietly beneath the burdens ard yoke Of
Lincoln's fanatcal tyranny. The Gaus, with
that desperation and valOr which was aloae from
love of liberty, met the Roman legions under
Cesar. But their armies We're routed. their
wives and daughters outraged or sold into hope.
less slavery to till their own lands meath the lash
and crueities of their fierce conquererS or worse
still. perished in the arena of the amphitheatre TO
administer to the bloody. cruel pleasures of their
conquerors. Notwithstanding centuries Of cruel
oppression, they never forgot their native land
and former independence Meeting in caverns and
secret places they swore oaths of terrible ven
geance. We imagine they hear their avenging
song. "Flow. flow blood of the capture! Fall,
fall lncarnate dew! Take root and grow aveng-
ing harvest!' The avenging harvest did take
root and grow. instructions followed each other
in rapid succession. and by the force of struggles
and perseverance against the Romans the Gauls
reconquered their liberties. Under the rule of
Victoria they once more beeame free. happy
and prosperous people. successfully defeating the
barbarian hordes of Franks who attempted to
once again overrun and enslave them This ex-
ample of history shows that the light Of liberty
is inextinguishable, and though for ages hidden
pf y
and slavery. will eventually burst forth in its
pristine effulgence and poRNessr. liberty is a
natural right, and this sacred right of humanity
can only be made to triumph amidst torrents of
blood and innumerahle disasters. Such is the
record of our struggle. Yet we believe that the
patriotic fires which now animate the bosoms of
our struggling people can never be extinguIshed
by Lfneoln's military despotism. He is the real
author OF oar present miseries, and if he should
succeed IN his attempt which we DO not yet
imagine possible, he will possess a country whose
inhabitants will need only opportunity to mani
test their hatred for the conquerors. We have
made vain appeals to the heart and reason of the
Northern autocrat. He has left us the only al
tentative of armed resistance Energetic. obsti
nate, incessant. let this resistance 60 on, and
sooner or later right win triumph over tyranny,
aid all the blood which it has or NAV cost rs
VIII faIt with fearful vengeance upon the heads |
OF those who would enslaye us. Let the strig- |
gle go on then as Lincoln has thns ortlsined vet
il the South proves true 10 herself the day is not
tar distant when the blood which has so freely |
lowed in defence of our rights will take root snd
grow and descend with.- fearful simeon, blast Of
upon the vandal hordes who march |
with IRON tread upon Southern soil. disrecardinr !
all rights human and divine. Liberty is an in |
sxtingnshabie fame and can never he ebIiterated |
rom the human heart by mortal tyranny and |
oppression. BETA OMEGA.