Washington telegraph., 1865-07-12
VOL. XIV.
Farewell Address of Gov. u. ". Allen.
Executive OFFICE, !

To the People of LOUISIANA
Fellow CITIZENS: | have thought 1t
ny duty to address YOU a few words IN
pirting from you. perhaps forever. Ny
Administration as Governor of Louis
lana closes this day The war is over,
the contest is ended The soldiers are
1isbandpd and gone to their home, and
now there is in Louisiana no opposition
whatever to the Constitution AMI laws of
tie United States. Uu,il order shall be
ss7ablishrd, and society, with all its safe
Guards, fully restored, | would advise
tIat YOU form yourselves into companies
and ads for the purpose of protecting
your ia lilies from spoliatiou A few
lad men can do much mischief and de-
s.rov much property.
Within hort while the United States
authorities will no doubt send you an
armed force to any part of the State
where you may require it for your pro-
lection My countrymen, we have for
four long years waged war which We
deemed 10 be just IN the sight of high
heaven. We have not been the best, the
visrst. nor the brayest people in the
world, but we have Suffered Ia0Ie, and
borne onr su1erings with greater forti-
rude, shan any people Oh the face of u d's
rreru earth Now let Us show to the
world that, as We have fought like men,
Ike Giea we can make eace Let there
br no acts of VIC ence, no Incorporate lam
guase, bat with manly dignity submit to
the inevitable course of events. Neither
lsi there be any repining after lost prop
city. Let theIe be no elimination or rr-
crluiuatiuR-uo mUmur. It viii do no
good. hut may do nuch harm. lou VINO
Ike myself have Lost all iand how many
there :.re.) must begin life auew Let us
MT ia k # despair, nor whine about our
msfortua,s, but with strong arms and
sout hearts adapt ours. ives to the cir
amstauces which su round us.
1t now rests upon the United States
authorities t. make You once more II
canitntel prosperous and happy people
They can within five years restore Lou
isiaua 70 It's original wealth and prosp, r
". and he'll the terrible wounds that
nave been inflicted upon hrr,--so g,eat
ale our recuperatiy energies; so rich is
ouy oil; so great aje the re.ourcrs of our
Sac Our rulers have the power to dry
The moutnris' tears, to make glad the
b ars of he poar widow a orphans
to caHsy the past il Il great measure to
bel rgotten, and 10 make your devastated
lands 10 blossom like tLf rose" If my
ice could be heaId and needed at
Washington, l would say: spare this
distracted land, oh spare this all ctr d
people In the name of leeding human
ity, laey have suffered eurush." But,
wv c.uutry.nen, tlis cannot De- am one
/ Of tie prnsc.ibrd. | mus 90 in exile,
have stood o. you, foughi for yon, and
s,aii with you up to the very last mo-
urni, and NOW leave You with heavy
Lra!t The high trust with which you
have houorrd me IS ihis day .eturned. |
-ayr tn otic- If Governor with clean
! hands, ..ld w:til the conscious pride al
having daae NY duty. Al the officers
Of STAT aud all enpi"yed in its verious
apartments have r-rsti, I'd their Anal ac-
! Icuu IS and made tull aid complete .,rtt--
mru's thank them for their uniform
s-udnrso to me, AMI their patriotic devo-
lin t, the several duties assigned thrIa
These account, are n iLe hands nf
Co.. Juo Il. SaHdidge | invi,e the
c.os-st scrutiny not only to thos,. pa. ,.eis.
but u all my aciS rs Governor Of i.nuis-
iaE. My late stores and disprusarirs
and mauuflctorie, have all been CON
dGc'rd IN the most successful manner.
None can tel the vast amount of gold
ihry have done, not only ta you, hut 10
lur people ut Texas. Arkansas and Mis-
wi. Etlnw-ciiIzrns. III the darkest
hour NY lie, | d.; not come before
You as an d man broken down by the
storms of sta:r, nor dc | come to plead
III irnercy u; the hands Of those " hom |
aNvtuSh; .or iolr ong years No. no,
II o''7" IN The price atd vignr af man
-'od. u,c"uqurred al.d u,.sul dued.
nave nolhlng to regret. look back with
-'lTnili pleasure at my public career,
now about To cios-. As citizen, as a
1d'r., rs a statesman. have done my
ltVy The soldiers family the widow
'Ho tienrphan, the sick qud the wuuAled,
n poor and needy. have all had my es-
'-cal care. while he waits OF The soldier
4a tHe c!t;4-n have aot been for nlien
ave pro ectrd the people ffnm the en-
.0ac3a n Of miilf - pnwrr. and have
'e' permitted bale OF cotton la the
- Q . ,zrd or i."p es>el. 1t is
guy IT, remembrance G. hese acts that
a q always gwen me ynur entiry
-a4raca Bat few III authority have
bad 50 many evidences of atfoc ton
Slrd rs you h svr 50 of;en shown
NriEge's return % your homes.
'", L"p.ove and p'aut. Go TO work
r a hearty good viii. and let your ac-
show that you arr able and willing
Hb % yourselves to the new order Of
H. We wani 40 Venice here, where
w., ,,"< ,a MS q IN unhappy : tate shall
I thc or. w. S'ai" viii ,aoody brow and plot
vb.r. .if1Fgw Of the government, and
kaaI ,,. @i saaIl be dark ana dreary. cold
Pes, ,ec%Q. Blu rather let confidence
e,-von,' | rrquir d, let each and
the9b iiorward chterfully, and take
|rhE ), :" allegiance to that country in
d hen u,Y "1Pect IA future to live, and
a ~Ith iv5s-r,tIl tllFIr respective avocations
substaatis' isoird =. energy as good, true and
BE p did II, utlzens. | go intoexlle. not
fega s,. saelert Roman. to lead back
IL II.