The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-10-06
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worth Nhllrwr we're in And thu
didn't want us tu work uiprcfs set
were willing 10 sell them 10 ~. and
io buy all The uigpcrs raised, and pay
a. Ia gimcWckg inr tho spme. They
dove ~ oul or the Union. They
said We had better 10 out. We took
them at their word, for such good
christians rs populatcs the North
must be honest, and they sent armies
here Ia drive us back. They said
we'd q right to scccdc, and advised
us to do 80. We took the North at
the word. Then they said We could
not scccdc.
Aud they sent soldiers aud thieves
down among us. While brave men
fought us, thieves stole from us the
things we bought of them, and now
insist on selling them ovcrl We
could stand their fighting, but dog
gon 'cm and their stcaling2 When
we sent our wounded home, we found
our homes were burned, or our goods
stolen. They destroyed or stole all
we had, then blamed MS for not car
ing for their wounded They carried
on war against ms to drive Us back
into the Union. And when we were
driven back, they discovered that We
were out of the Union
They wanted US to send members
to Congress, and they sent them back
home. They say the war was bril-
liant success. They say fighting
alone, can restore the Union, and
still, when the fighting is over with
say war divided the Union. W,
have been Observation-Disclosures
-contrabandcd-rcconstructed ant
dcsolatcd.
We have quit fighting, yet arc
warrcd upon. We want peace; ye
are promised war. We want to b,
in the Union, yet are told we shal
not come in. They call us infdels
yet forget Christianity themselves.
If we are now without money, in
lluencc, power or prestige, why is th,
North afraid of US? If we are ex
pccted to be good citizens, why d.
not the radicals of the North set tn
cxamplc2 If we are not in th
Union, why taxed by the Union
If we are not in the Union, wher
are we? If this is our reward 70
disbanding our serried ranks, wha
was the use of disbanding? VIII
not keep on fghting2 II We ar
conquered why not accept us as such
If wc are not conquered, why not &
on with the war, renew the murder
ous crusade for cotton, mules, nigger
icwclry and furniture? The me
who fought US like brave men, mo-
say that fair play shall be the ordc
Of the day. The towards, thievC
and plundercrs who robbed and desc
lated and desccratcd US, now are ans
ious for another war upon US, thi
the balance of what we have may B
stolen from us, and their pockets sti
, farther filed, and we are blamed ic
, not laughing at our own funeral
, We are asked to sing melodies viii
: sitting on bayoncts? We gre aske
: to dance while the slow match is sti
R,burning brightly in our cellars. "
are asked to sit still and be insultC
by the men who stole from us-wl
insultcd our womcn-who stole viii
other. fought. We arc asked to
good citizens, when we are trcatC
like bad citizens. We are asked
believe others who will not belie'
us, even in tears. We are asked
Cgrow flowers in the face of whit
- blasts yet piping from the Mort
oaud to deck our grave yards Wi
howcr-, while dogs are barking
our heels. The North claims the r
ligion of the country, yet jabs ar
Z stabs with purilanical hate.
All we want Is peace. We wi'
i to repair the damages the war b
made. We wish to live as brothc
Of a common heritage, yet are trea
cd a. servants. As one Of the Sout
erncrs ! try to bear all this-1 try
smilc-I try to dance while our co
quercrs are fiddling in drunken gl
I'll am earnest in asking for I
| peace which was promised Us, if !
disbanded our armies-I keep fai
| with the North, vet the North "
! not keep faith with us. And | /
Z you, IL we can't have the peace Al
/ the rights promised lis, life is b.
/ den aud We had better lose Il al on
a But | will wait awhile-for sur,
n the sense of national honor has !
y vet quite died out in the Nor
a There is better day coming
| other year will tell the story.