Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-03-14

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needed, aud, particularly. for the
purpose Of retaining the confidence
Of the people in their resp active
spheres. and avoiding conflict with
the civil authorities, that the machi-
merry Of government may. move Us u
whole. tending to the
achievement Of civil and political
liberty.
These remarks are prompted by no
d">lf" :" empress crh-nf", bat -,r'l'
t" attempt t" unite firmly every link
in the body polite. :" that if We
fail it may be with thu. firm convic-
ton that We have ~ fault to imputr
to ourselves. Indeed. this is no
time torcavilins. If any man think h"
has ought Of which To complain, let
him max. the sacrifice now upon the
altar of our common country, aud
come boldly to the rescue. ifh- would
hc free. tor. truly, it may be- said.
these ar, times which try m.n'-
souls
Upon vou, Texans. rest grave and
iI"mrn>r responsibilities, likcwise.-
1t has been your good fortune not to
have your soil drsrcrated by the
vandaIic footsteps of the mrrcirs.
barbarianS nor can there be found
in I'll. limits af your State devastated
fields and smonldrring ruins. The
miSfortuncs OF your brethren in the
other States OF this Department hay.
rrd"und-d to your advantage p.cu-
niarilv. Your r sources have been
developed with unparalleled rapidity.
and the rmigrani has added to your
stores by thu. transfer of hi, property
to your soil Hence your clairn to
the 'i'l.. of the Empire State of the
South has been enhanced, and your
sister ~ lt-s c"nc-dr'h,. rroprir,y OF
tn. d.Si gnaion, claiming tina, you
are bound to maintain Your supremacy
by yonr deeds. Open your granari-s
wide. therefore. and Civ. "t Your sub
stance without stint. To TN. govern
m.nt and to til" IL fortunate. refugee
Rise i'll generosity, and III all manly
attributes, with the occasion. and
prove to the world that YOU arr Justly
entitled to the rrrro.a,;vc. Ny
hear, tells me that You will prov,
true 1" vosc tru>, and to yourselves.
and tina, "a Of old the star in the
East led 10 the cradl. If chris ti:tnitv
=" He g'rnt lone star at the south
" Ill ir:i,I. in the VAN 10 maintain aud
prrprtu',tr the principles of Liberty
lo ,ru. sons ot Texas aitrritrd e.
, Eoulu"y Division. il IL nrv; tia,
Louisiana. should pay homage, and,
III the nainr Of the people OF my ia
tive state, let M hid YOU welcome
To lhrii ho-piiai!tir>. Rlchly hay,
YOU deserved them. aud with pleas
ur" arr til" rujnvin"ut~ ot tbs t,.-'I.
Val rendered YOU. Who, that l. con
Nrrsan, " .,h til" ,'S;orv OF oar coun
ny. can 'atl Ia recall I" mind tn,
rI.un- "t Arkansas. where di-ra>,
committed nor ravaE"- ia vnNg ranks
than the vnrInv ; or who can torg,.,
'hnt. 49, pedestrians, You have march
ed a. tar az any other command. tray
rising nearly the whole Department
while You mot and r.'puI-"d the enc
. II. ~ ItIh'iI = lJtlltl' IDtllll zen II II,
/ l'Ii"w Bayou. AT Nan~hrl !, pirA~
an, li!!I and J,nkin', Ferry, an,
! faced linn daily TO-. months. uurin.
tAcrrtr"ats of n:j and 81. 10 .illri
+ iutn a more minute detail "t vuui
services would vrIuIr" NOR" tim" Il, a
| can drN ot"to IL" suffice, AT p.c-c,r
/ but enough has been said 10 c"nv.uc
| You that III" people know and aprrr
ciate them AT ihri: just value. In
! deed, this festival must satisfy wa
OF hr;ru'll..slucs, .! ms as--v-raron
The temple of James has b-"r
/ wide Di"u iog Roar tour years, an,
/ now dam" Numor watts IT, ~ on hrl
deceptive wings til" i .u>i." ,idin.,
/ of peace. p-ac.. i, desirable. We al
! init bat peace without independent
We do not desire. nor will We eve,
! consent to reconstruction. Bette
| sacrifice every thing on earth. rather
( than vi-!dto humiliating aud drgrad
! ing terms. which must lnrvitanl,
, place a stigma of "Ppr"brium and dis
| grace upon our tor"iicad, ave. ut,ut
| those Of our rrmOt-si generations
! and compel them t" submit TO III,
/ iron rule of 4 cruel and tanatical PEG
4 pie. who have suhvcrtcd the founda
I ton of thci: own government, to on
press men whom they once. Will
tals"hond upon their lips. greeted a
/ brethren.
But peace and Independence. viii
come hand in hand, like twin sisters
intcrlacins the arms of atf.ctio.
around one another. When tha
blessed day arrives when you shall
have retired to your blissful and hap
py homes, and are surrounded. At
-vrn-tide. by your wife and littl,
ones. t" whom you are narratins til,