Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-05-16
Proc la NATION OF his Excel
icncy Gov. Henry ". Asero.
Of Louisiana.

1'IOC II MA alOn 81 nS LNCeS>
icucy Gov. Henry ". Assco.
OF Louisiana.
.Sold,cr, Of toni,tann, Of Te-a,. Of
-Arkans0s. and Missouri
Another disaster has betnll-n the
arms of tire Conied-racy. A lsrg-
portion of tire army OF Northern Viz
ginia. to the number Of ten thousand
men, with our beloved commander,
Gen Robsr, e. Lee. hsv- been com
p.ll.o 20 capiirlai-. 1h.s- rn.ian.
choly tidinSs come 10 us in such :.
shape as TO leave no doubt OF their
authenticity. B"'i,vius in the pro
rri-,y and safety OF truth y, All
times. I have no wish TO withhold OF
disguise i, to-day. This misfortune
brings ns TO a crisis in our coun,r. =
contest. 1t has deprived W. Of n
co~ps o: heroic soldiers. un-qualled
in discipline, courage and efficiency,
and OF n leader peerless am-ns living
gcncra's. But. soidirrs. our caus"
s no, .0at. Your patriotism. your
.or,itut- ard your fidelity have been
proved beyond all praise. during
four long years Of war, You will
nor pause nov &c calculate th-
chances OF succ.ss. You know tia,
your country looks TO You in this
her hour Of arvcr.s, trial, and .ha,
al! you hold dear on Earth is now a,
stake, By tina, strong bond, you and
/, and all who have Engaged in this
war f,r frerdou,-- this resistance to
,yratny-.his armed vipdication OF
our hallow-d rights are held and
mos, firmly pledged, orr TO another,
and each to ali. to p"rsevsrs until
the last hope vanishrs i'll :h- dark
| Ness Of d-spotisrr. Soldi-r-, unite
with me in th.. renewal Of ;hi- solrin.
pledge, 10 stand rs patriots aud free
men firmly to this holy cause, in
storm or sunshine, IN historian. or
success, through good report and
through evil report. and 10 light our
wicked invaders row md for al!
m-n,s. in comparies, in squads, or
singiy, unit! our indererienc. is
won and conceded. L-, each one o!
us consider the safety OF cur country
and the preservation Of lis liberties
in his owa individual keeping.
Though We have lost rrtci.s OF
brave men, though Our seapor, cities
have fallen, though our Capital is
! polluted by the presence of a horde
Of Vaudals, though our country has
been marked by III. destroying track
of hostile armies In every direction
though the bligh, of invasion has
! laid waste millions Of acres of ouI
once productive fields, though tn,
! fountains of our wealth have beer
dried up, though pale hunger AM
>qualid misery brood over many
thousands of families, though IN,
cha ,eniug hand of God has been
laid heavily upon Tic in all conc.iv
able forms OF atfiiction-ys, oul
cause is not lost, nor Is it aesperat.
so long as our people preserve thei,
manhood, their courage, and then
trust in God
! We have in the field cas-. of III,
MississiI pi a hundred thousand eff
f,ctiv. men. The army of Gen
Johnston, strengthened by larg,
numbers lately defending Richmond
is still intact. A formidable arm'
in Alabama and Mississippi bids d.
tiance to the enemy. With the frs
success won by either, abs-utees vii
Join il in large numbers. There ar
to-day more arms and more Of tn
munitions OF war in that part of tn
Coniederacy than there were at tn
. beginning of the war.
5 In this Department alone VIZ hav
more resources than have sutfic.d t
enable nations to wage successtr
wars for long years in the defence {
their liberty and dearest right:
These Trans Miss.ssippi States hav
men and arms enough to resist III
invasion of hundred thousand Fec
4 eral troops.
t There is. moreover, good reaso
:. to hope for external aid. Not -,
: speak of late reports as to the recoa
milton of our Independence by tn
leading European powers. nor {
. risk further dependence on such a't
:. we may reasonably calculate upo
. the determination Of France and he