The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11

men against whom tney nave oeeh W'g'hg
war for four terrible years, and from who
they have received during iha, time blows.
from the effect of which this generation can
not hope to recover, and to whom they have
been forced, by the stern fortunes Of war, tn
yield submission and obedience.
For our own part. We, in common with
every honest aud brave nan in the North
wonId scorn the South it it we're to betray
such a spirit Of abject and craven sub
mission as The Times advises it to display
The people OF the North are too brave a"d
maenanimoas to ask these OF the South t.
humiliate themselves before their cohqueror>
and to lick the very dust from their feet, a
The Times wou d have them do. They on.y
require them to act in the future as becomes
loyal and good citizens Of our and theli
common country. How can any man expec'
or desire the people Of the South to exclude,
n, only from oil political Offices, bul from
all professorsbips and from all presidencles
and superintendencles of railroads, ETC., men
of their own blood. men who fought side b,
side with them for years against common
foe, and to exclude them simpy because
they haze SO fought, and for 10 other reason,
and to eonter all such positions upon Their
common eoDquerors?
The Times wonjd have had the people oi
Virginia refuse the Presidency OF Washing
ton College to Geueru! Le, and to confer 4
on Governor An,irew Of Massachusetts, but
we are very sure that the Virgiulan who
would have ostracized the great leader Ol
the southern armies. :. that thrift migbi
follow fawaiog," yoa.d have been held li'ta
mous for all time, not only by the peop'e o
the South, but by the people of the North
No truly brave man desires to hunlIlate
the South. or 10 have her Illuminate herself
as she wsaid do ii she were to follow ibe
threatening advice of The Times. The
President OF the United States has given
unnlstakab|e proof that he does not desire
to do So iJe has sent Northern men I"
rule the s ,u.hern States, and to bill all the
Offices within their limits, Dut with tina
good sense which has characterized his n
cent acts he has appointed, with very few
exceptions, meu who had sympathized with
the South in her great strugg'e, and who
had th rehy won the confidence aud respect
OF the people whom they were set TO govern
His acts prove that he dots not share the
spirit Of greed anu hatred which causes The
Times to try to frigbten the South into the
basest iugra.itade toward her own haples>
and impoverished SONS, and TO confer all her
few aud poor lavors upon the more prosper
ops people Of the North.
Before gaitting this subject We must re.
mind The Times Of Well known fact con
nected with this very academy, aud two oi
the Confederate officers whom its uuconquer-
able hatred Of the South will not permit it
to forego this opportunity Of attacking. a
few years ago Northern man, who had
graduated al West Point, but VINO had ut
terward left the army to engage in commer
ciai pursuits in California, came to New
Orleans BROKEN in fortunes and seeking some
employment whereby he might earn a sup
port for himself and family. He was
met there by two of his old co'u
uaaions in arms, and 70 them make knows
bis condition. With that warmth Of friend
ship which characterlzes the people Of that
region, these old friends, Gustave Beanre.
gard and Braxton Bragg, set themselves t,
work to he,p their iess fortunate friend, and
soon succrded in inducing the generous pee
pie of Louisiana to make him Spperiuten
Irdept Of thjs very Military Academy-and
there he continued to remain hopo ed, trust
ed and supported by the people Of Louisiana
till the rebellion burst forth. lie then re
signed the position and vent to the North
declaring as he left that he you'd never
draw his sword against the people who hae
befrended him ip the day Of his need. L
is for us to say that he ought to nav ad
hered to this resolve, nor for us to question
the motives which led him to unsheath'
against his ancient friends the sword witt
which he has since won for himse undylbe
fame, but we or very sure that there is n
man in the Union who would denonnce more
bitterly the malignant hatred Of Tue Times
and its gngeuerous treatment Of the South
than the une time Superintendent Of tn
Military Academy Of louisiana Majo
General Wiimn I. Sherman.
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