The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-09-15


cree and perpetuate the event they
took up arms to avoid. In truth, in |
the late war, both belligerents have so
far failed of their objects. The South |
struck for independence and failed to
obtain it. The North armed and in
voked her nationality to save the
Union, and up to this time-ffteen
months after every Confederate arm
has been grounded--she has failed in
It's attainment. The opponents of the
Ulion in the South are beaten, sim
cerely accept the armed solution, and
are ready and anxious to gather around
the old hearth, and, when permitted, to
rally around the flag All we ask is
fair play, fidelity to the principles upon
which the North appealed to arms in
the face of this world, land upon which
we laid ours down, and that when we
do come in, we enter by the broad stair
way and the front door to the temple
of the Union, with heads erect in the
consciousness that we have done moth
ing in all our struggle on land or water
to bring blush to the cheek of Ameri-
cen manhood. This done, and you
will surely find the best Confederate
fighters the truest and bravest uphold
ers of the Constitution and the Union
of the States. But you had best be
wary ofethose who skulked and now
claim loyalty when the war famed at
our door stones, and the fire and sword
of invasion were busy with the roof
trees and lives of neighbors and friends.
i Zone word more and will check a
pen running away with the teeming
thoughts of this mighty subject. The
Radicals have novel method of pre-
paration and probation for the rights
and dignities of American citizenship.
When we shall have emasculated and
bereft of every attribute of manhood,
confessed ourselves traitors, stulti6ed
ourselves with the stupendous Islander
that we made all our sacrifices and
gave up the flower of our noble youth
for nothing, without convictions and
without q cause, and crawl and crouch
like slaves to the feet of Stevens and
} Sumner and shout halleluiahs to the
justice of the lash in their benignant
hands-then the theory is that we are
ready to become good Americans and
can be trusted as brave soldiers to ad-
vance the standard of our National
destinies. We Of the South can never
accept these terms. We owe it to
ourselves and to our compatriots of the
North to reject the degradation. We
have faith, too, that it will not be re-
CURED of us. The Northern people
who fought with us with such persis.
tent bravery, will not indorse the COW.
ardly policy of Radicalism, which in
1 suits and fortunes its disarmed and non
D resistant adversaries. We bide oui
time. We know we shall get back
0 A Providential President leads thu
e van of peace and reconciliation. Hi
e firmness, courage, statesmanlike fore
n cast, and mastery biding of his time
J, and trust in the American people will
r prevail. He has struck the barren
o rock and the living waters of eonstitu
: tional restoration are gushing forth
n Sooner or later, the end is sure. 1t i
= sure. 1t is for us to wait. It is fol
you of the North to act, for the ark O
!, our common liberties is the stake il
the momentous struggle.
u Your OBJ edient servant,
e JOHN FORSYTH,
Is Alabama Delegate for State at large
q AZ "All truths must not be told a
n all times.''
y In this galvanized age, in order t
it keep even with the world''-trutl
le having become a superanuated super
3 fluffy of life now obsolete to all practi
y cal purposes-would it not be advisa
st BILE to rule it out of use on all occa
I'd sions!
IL Judge Bullock, presiding Judg
of the County Court at Natchez, Miss
% has decided the State law denying CO
~ ored persons the right to carry arm
to be violation of the provision of Ii
'0 State Constitution requiring the Leg
G. islature to pass. laws for the protectio
or of the persons and property of freed
~ men, and therefore void.
. II The Washington Intelligence,
" mentions as something wonderful, Il