The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-08-25
" Oh! for tongue to curse the slave,
Whose treason, like deadly blight,
Comes Ger the counsels of the brave,
And blasts them in their hour OF might.


Gos. Wells-the "diVine" Madison
the s.insignifcant atom" as he is won't
to term himself, as one OF the humble
perpetrators of the union of the States
has the effrontry to insult the intel |
ligence of the good people of Louisi-
ana, with one of the most contempt
BILE harrangues-full of falsehood
and malicious misrepresentation-ever
emenating from public official of the
least responsibility, whatever. This
miserable spawn of radicalism-the
foul incubation Of military rule, brought
forth under the espionage of murder,
arson. and all its kindred allies-turns,
viper like, and strikes at, with the
basest of ingratitude, those who gave
him place and power. Who, in charity
elevated him to the position that he
now so ignominiously disgraces.
! In his address to the Loyal Peo-
Iple of Louisiana" Gov. Wells throws
, off the mask, that has so long hid his
depraved and corrupt political defor-
nifty, and ayows himself in favor of
). the adoption, by Louisiana. of the
!. infamous Constitutional Amendment
:. passed by Congress, and offered to
the Southern States for their adoption,
g. as an earnest Of their acceptance, in
: good faith, of the situation - and
for which obliquy We are to receive
Congressional representation. Tic
frankly admits himself radical-op'
is posed to President Johnson's policy
=, and in favor of the Acknowledgement o
r the ''Ioyal blacks"-to whom we sup
n posa his address is made. We here
d, with annex his concluding remarks:
90 "My deliberate conviction is tina
10 if the military forces be withdrawn tn
- lives of Union men who proved them
~ =. selves conspicuous IN maintaining thei
Ill allegiance, will not be safe.
I'm The ultimate security both of tn
government and the Union men of tn
South, depends, in my opinion, on tn
q ratification of the constitutional amend
ment proposed by Congress, and tn
's' Acknowledgement of the loyal blac
man, as he may become educated an
as qualified to exercise that importan
,at privilege.
" If the advocacy of these measure
mt identifies me with the radical party, q
M It is called, and in opposition to til
policy of the President, must aceeI
the situation, because | cannot chang
- my conviction in respect to principle
Ar. and measures deem necessary to pr
serve and perpetuate the Union
= ITO this complexion must we CON
- at last" Well, Governor, it is son
:, consolation to know that, disgraeed
!. we are, by yourinfamoas rule, the go'
mr. people of this State elected you on
under protest. They were not bin
to your total unftness for the positit
be you now occupy through their lenie
re, oy. They knew you to be q traitor,
ool political huckster, knave and dem
u.s. gogue; but it was unexpectedly the
that the cloyen foot would be shown
Pc early in the action. They foolish
'm- thought, that for the hope of futu
sh, reward. you would be seduced il
ill assuming virtue, though you had
on not" What folly! The leopard CT
lool not change its spots; while the va
the though broken, retains its scent \
to est disputamdam.
rim We have read, with no small degl
is of interest, this address of the Gov
lass nor's; hoping to fnd-in this hour
I'M confusion, while ourgreat ship of Sta
under the pilotage of radical pigmi
all is threatened with annihilation-a St
the paper worthy of Louisiana's Chief NJ
bad, istracy. How bitter the disappointing
or to Instead, we find only Illumination
hing obsolete heresies and party raneou
his tissue of unmittigated falseho
ther from beginning to end-as far as
,ose stuatus of loyalty in this State is c
= be cerned. This the Governor knows
lie or we'll as any one. But as " drown
ould men catch at straws, his ''last card,
not in betraying and misrepresenting
sow people of his State-in attempting
the have what little law and order we hi
subverted, and the iron-heel of a n
was tary despotism thrust upon PEI
a the already prostrate-whose obedie
ghly to law, order and equity, is most pa
ural to all, and cannot be successfully q
ates- toned.
the The humiliation and disgrace L
who siana has to bear in the person of
sh to Chief Magistrate, is severe, but des