Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-01-10
Lincoin's Policy-Our Rever-
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to prosecute the war upon the same
principles which have heretofore
characterised the struggle. Not only
so. but he threatens in an indirect
manner, more severe measures than
heretofore. towards those who oppose
armed resistance to his fanatical dcs-
potic power. whom he terms inSur-
gents. or who must yield to his de-
nands as the only indispensable con
dition of ending the war. lie re-
tracts nothing from his former proc!a-
nations, but holds the sword of his
threatened vengeance suspended over
the stiff-necked rebellious people of
the South. He looks forward conf
IDENTIFY TO a restoration Of the Union
'l,r ugl, the NIGH, of his armed hosts,
VT Il" still relies upon the union sen
,ilnynt in our midst. -Four wears of
fierce armed r,si-tanc" 20 the en-
croaclmrnts of his minion< not vet
!,avi, taught him the falia"y of such
IDEAS Perhaps an over ruling Prov
.a"m,'" may decree that might shall
triumph over right that foul isius-
tice and wrong shall lift their hid
eous forms over Liberty and Iudc-
pcndence, and rule in all 'heir dcfor-
nifty. over Il land once the Eden of
America still We believe it not.
Suppose for ali instant, that Lin
coins purpose shall be accomplished!
What Il p cturc rises ont Of the smoke
and din Of the present i"rc" struggle
from amid the debris and ruins of
the American Republic ! \ once
blooming land with its broad fields.
smiling skies and happy people,
a ruin and dcsolat- waste its towns
and cities depopuated. or filled with
strangers; its people n"r'urins a
smouldrrins hatred against the inva-
dcrs of their homes and rights res
trained from bursting into bri ght
| flame of resistance only by the pres
cnce of hirrlins hayonet>. Numbers
Of her first citizens voluntary eNilcs
in foreign lands, or the victims of
relentless hate, baniShed, ike til.
! Poles, to some bleak rr inhospitahl,.
Siberia. Language fails to portray a
picture sufficiently vivid of the hor-
ror, ruin and desolation, worse than
that of war, which would follow the
Suhjugation of the South.
Late kilograms tell Of revrrSrs to
the Southern arms both in Tennessee
and Georgia. These accounts elna-
nate from Northern sources. whose
mendacity the record Of the pas, four
years has sufficiently proven to lead
us to seriously doubt their correct
ness. P"rlap. some truth may lurk
| beneath these accounts. Yet We would
advise all to wait particulars from n
different source. ere they form any
opinion of the truth or extent of our
revers"s. Suppose that Savannah
has fallen, and that Gen. Hood las
been defeated, does it necessarily
follow that the cause of Southern In
dependence is lost! Shall we 90
about with Bonded heads and gloomy,
saddened faces, seeing only disaster
and darkness in til future BY no
means. These are the days that try
mems souls. The true patriot is
purified and refined by such baptism~
Of fire and he comes forth with the
spirit of his resistance intensified
and frightened.
There isno hope for til" South saw.
in continuance of armed resistance
to the cucroachments of the foe We
cannot yield to Lincoln's demands.
Between him and us, the issue j.
distinct, simple and intlexible. 1t *
an issue can only be tried by war and
decided by victory. If we yield, We
are beaten We can never succumb
to the Northern autocrat after the
teachings of the past four years.
Take for instance, the march of Sher-
lnam through Georgia, which gives
such n damnine record to history as
makes civilized christianity sl,udder.
Th" Memphis Appeal of Dec. 9th,
speaking ofthe effects of Sherman
mach gives us this record:
'Inc lnnic Of the hayonct and