The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-07-19
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIAN A, Jul Y 10, 1865.


every one is heartily sorry for him,
and regrets his fate. When he first
cast the die he knew that everything
depended on it; he knew that he must
worst if he should fail of
success. Was he not battling for an
aristocratic oligarchy against the
voice Of a vast majority in free
people did he not draw the sword
in defence Of q system Of negro ser
vitude which the opinion Of Europe
has unanimously branded crime p
In the same way, now that they look
upon the event as certain, do our
casuists speak Of the success Of the.
triumphant republic, the shame and
misery Of a fallen but heroic people.
Whenthe victory of Manassas. the
triumph Of the I days, the bloody
fight at Chancellorsvi!le, gave aproud
ascendancy for the moment to the
weaker eembatant, they had much to
say on behalf of the patriotic side,
and, in excuse for that system which
they now condemn open,monthed =.
The columns Of our newspapers, the
speeches of our public men, teemed
then with sneers at the bubble Of
American democracy, with taunts at
The beaten generals, the imbecile
statemen, who had Brought the South
to such pass. Allis changed now.
There issbut little said now in dis
paragement Of republican institu-
tions. The Northern Government
may be, after all, "the best govern,
ment in the world" It was a great
mistake on the part Of the South to
have seeded from it. The Northern
statesmen may be .low-born, and
scarcely up to the mark when COM
pared with the leading men in Eu.
rope, but
"Be to their faults little blind,
Be to their virtues very kind"
They have succeeded, and we must
give them all credit for it. They
certainly have their good points, and
without admirable qualities it would
have been impossible to'haye achieved
such a success.
! And .somcn talk, involving them
selves in a Labyrinth Of word-eating
and cowardly sophistry, while the
foulest crime that has disgraced the
century is but the very act. of being
perpetrated. We can take but little
intagest in the trial and condemna-
ton, illegal thoagh It may be, Of the
gang Of Ignorant fanatics not
y u, 2. -
Southerners, but mongrels Of all ma.
tons who composed the death Of
Mr.. Lincoln and his chief advisers
We except only the unfortunate doc
tor who, IN the performance Of a hu.
name duty, set the leg Of the assassin,
and in the, generous impulse of The
moment, forebore to denounce him.
What concerns us is that the brave
President Of the South against whom
the scandalous charge Of completely
in the murder has broken down as
egregiously as might have been ex-
pected, is now to be put on his trial
and is likely to be executed for
treason. It treason is to be spoken
of, who is The traitor, the man who
was faithful. to his native State and
who obeyed The commands Of his
country when she had voted herself
free, Or the man who was false to lis
own State Of Tennessee, and entered
into a covenant with the oppressors
who had vowed to work her ruin q
Mr. Jefferson Davis owed allegi ance
first and foremost to the Legislature
Of the Southern State Of Mississippi
Mr. Andrew johnson to the Southern
State Of Tennesseewhic of them
has been true, and which is the
traitor? The one will be tried for
his life, the other will sitin Judgment
on him, with power to pardon or put
to death d fallen enemy. Tie Con
federates 8 may yet fight in Texas,
they may carry on the war in Lou.
isiana and Arkansas. We applaud
their bold resolution never to submit
while there remain foot Of prairie
on which to plant their flag But The