Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-05-02
The News.

$500
courage the timid. nor to inspirit
even the more hopeful. 1t would be
unwise. however. a. our noble Chief
Magistrate has said. to become dis,
pirited or think Of giving up the con-
test.
The fall Of Richmond will have
the effect TO d-moralize our people to
some extent. and even to lessen our
resources, but some advantages will
grow out it that will more than COM
pensate for all the evils. Our whole
army being now modified, We can
strike here or there. a. our Pesi-
dent has said, cutting them up and
destroying them i'll detail. The ad-
vantage of that mode of fighting must
be apparent to all who have given
any attention to the past history of
the war. In one instance, thirty
men-picked men-under bold and
akilltul leader-Captaiu Shannon
killed. wounded aud captured about
700 OF the enemy i'll the course Of two
months, and that without the loss of
\ man. Forrest and Morgan have
on several occasions killed. wounded
and captured twice their own num-
bers in the course of . single cam.
paign.
The surrender Of Gen. Leo with q
portion Of his army is nothing like
as bad AZ we at frat heard it was.
His whole loss will not exceed or
1000 men, the balance having pre-
viously gone TO Johnston aud swelled
his numbers to the dimensions Of a
powerful army, capable Of protecting
itself against any force Of the enemy.
Johnston. whose army was report
ed to be in great danger, or actually
taken. was at last accounts perfectly
safe. with the way southwark fairly
epen. Johnston has a powerful and
effective army. and operating as it
will hereafter in the interior-ad-
vancing or retreating at leisure. it
will be able to strike telling blows.
The evacuation Of Mobile, which
occurred on the l2th. did not result
in any serious loss.
The garrison made its escape,
taking away everything valuable
tina, could be hauled.
All these acquisitions will tend to
divide and weaken the enemy. and
strengthen the effective strength OF
our forces in the field the exact mum
ber Of the garrisons.
Upon the whole the people must
not lie discouraged. Many a people
have seen a much darker day than
we have. Our dark day would have
been q glorious sunshine to the i'm.
| mortal Washington in the dark days
of the revolution.
We cannot do better, in conclusion,
than to make a brief quotation from
one Of the correspondents Of the Gal
weston News.
Says he. 1.-The highest qualification
of people who are capable of CON
Quoting a revolution to a successful
ISSUE is fortitude under reverses. Not
all men can stand the Intoxicating
effects of property. and fewer can re-
sist the enervating and dispiri,ing
tendency Of adversely. The grea,
heart and large soul will rebound
from the shock of misfortune with
renewed vigor, and the spirit that is
determined to succeed recognizes no
obstacle in the way of success, but
perseveringly and surely mounts to
the goal of its ambition. deluded by
no falls. promises of success. and de-
tered by no frowns of inauspicious
tate" This is true and noble. Are
we equal to the occasion
The assassination of Lincoln and
Seward by some unknown person is
an event in this country. Its ten
dencv at first will he tn enraoe th..
people of the North against the South,
but this will eubside in a short time,
as all reasonable people will see that
our authorities had nothing to do
with it. What effect it will have
upon the great struggle it is difficult
To saY at nrespnf CerfainlY Lin.