The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-03-28


THE SOUTHERN PREss.-Ihe order Of Grant nFctcE-
encc to the suppression of newspapers expressing dis
Ioval sentiments, has drawn forth many com4aents
from the press of both the north and south. The
following from the Round Table, will serve to give
The reader an idea Of what the conservatives Of tie
north think Of the natter
The southern people owe it to themselves to diEcour
aoe bv all means the expression Of any and all senti
ants calculated to keep alive the bitter feelings that
epoendered and sustained the recent conflict between
the two sections Of the country II they are sincere
in the professions they have made-and we believe
they are-they viii Gscountenance the eieEts OF any
nerson or persons to revive the animosities which
existed before the war. Besides, such Conduct i'll
becomes them when they asking that their eates
be restored the rights and privileges OF the states
which did not rebel against the government anG that
the representatives whom they have sent to Washing
ton be admitted to seats in congress. To speak plainly
they are not in position to dictate The result OF
the var has been against them, and they must a5Ide
by it. The southern people must remember, too taat
thev owe it to the large portion Of the north In&I IS
advocating the restoration OF the Union to Fo#h Gown
every paper and every man who presumes TO niS IN
vectves against northern men and northern insttu-
f tions Not only have they no business to lnfeIEh
against men in congress whom they dislike, bug u -
I the hight Of impoicy for them to do So IIe same
motives which prompted northern men to forgf5 the
past and welcome to fellowship, upon certain proper
conditions, those with whom they have been al war
should prompt the people Of the south to encourage
the utterancc of kindly sentiments towards tbe uora
or least discourage the dissemination OF uEfn7ndly
1 words. Such disposition not only would remove all
necessity for such orders that Of general Grant but
would accomplish far more in the end. AMI fhis ls
Just what must be done. The people must Feihse to
support any and all journals that indulge IN sne Ian
guage as that we have cited above. Such course
viii bring the addlebrained editors to their aenee at
once and instead of the Endorsement which theA 1908
for they will receive the contempt which they de}eVe
In the present condition of affairs one violent news
paper can work more harm than score OF t4mGefate
ones for whereas the words Of the latter 1naJ pass
unuoticed there are those at the north who Rtad on
watch for every Incorporate utterance that conef Ecn
the south that they may urge It as an argument against
the immediate restoration Of the Union. Military
orders of course will be obeyed but the pqbEa sen
timent which dscouutenanees all "disloyal nd yspa-
pers is quite as effective and much desirable than
suppression by force
THE LockwooD ExpLosIoN.-A Cairo disratch O
the 9th gives the following report Of the stasn'nt q
the captain Of the Inflated steamer Lockwood:
Captain Ben Howard, Of the steamer Lockwood i
here He says. he was in the engne-room five min
utes before the explosion, and saw the engineer III
the water i'll both outside boilers where it vas pent
fu. The water was not tried in the centre Fobera
Captain Howard says not more than twenty-hEs i've
we're lost but that some of those scalded, OF Hhof
there are about twenty-five, will probably dis.