Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-16
C0wsrlly Utterances.

1OCScI tuo uouAo Va VIC S"PSAi suaoA"'o
it's readers in recent issue that "the
calamities Of the South, fdrnieh
cause for unnaixed joy and anbound-
ed enthusiAsm." OF, similar, II not
altogether 40 diatolical import, are
suudry other efFuaiohs Of radical
wrath which We have from time to
time observed in their appointed or
gans.
A few day. ago we took occasion
TO commend the present attitude tow
ards the Southern people Of several
proininen, gentlemen who had been
conspicuous for their nti.slavery re-
cords bu. who could exhibit some
,nagnanimity towards brave though
fallen toe. ". fear that such in
stances are far from being, at the
present time at least, fair Ell positions
Of the popular mind at the North tow
ard us. There is reason to appre-
bend that, if the masses there do not
cordially endorse such sentiments as
those which W hav. quoted from the
Cincinnati Gazette, their sympathies
lie in that direction. We have pro-
nounc.d the utteranc.a CO wardly for
whilst true courage is always geuer-
GUS to an ov.rpow.riug adversary.
,l,e craven and the base are tyran-
meal and cruel We can scarcely
conceive Of more malignant temper
than is evinced towards us in the
foregoing extract. Look at the facts.
We have been conquered; our terri
tory has been scourged in every part,
the graves Of our beloved ones are
s,r.wed all over the land, the living
hav. been covered with sackclo.h and
snournings our property has bee"
wressed from US by the iron-sloved
hand Of war, and nul,i'udes to-day
are suffering for the very n-c.ssari-s
VI life. In the midst Of all this suf-
fering ". are not defiant We have
complied with every demand which
was mad. upon u.. W. hav. taken
paths. all that W. could. We have
surrendered our arm s, have disbanded
our armies, have passed all the laws
and constitutional amendments.
which have been required at our
hands; have Invested our lat. slaves
with as many privileges as they en-
JOY in Ohio; have Knocked AT tn.
door OF Congress for r.-admissicn to
the seats which were voluntarily va.
Gated have sent our merchants by
hundreds and thousands to purchase
goods in Northern markets; have
paid millions of dollars Gas poor as
We ar-) to the Federal tax collectors;
have done, in short, all that mortal
man could do to Demonstrate his
Willingness, TO return 20 the Union,
but Notwithstanding all our catami-
ties---our mourning women and chit
drcn. our Impoverished orphaus, OUR
desolated country-ar" viewed by a
man in tincinratti with "uumixed
jov and enthusiasm the wretch
the inons,.r' There is no word
in the vocabulary which can ade-
duately characterize such a creature.
There are probably two motives
prompting these tiendish sxui'a''ons.
On. is the qualification which is at
tordrd 10 that rin,ilciive temper,
which is rXc-ssiy. in all cowardly
natures. This, however, is MT. We
roncrivc, the chief sources whence
such Ut:,ranc.S draw their inspira-
e'pr. These radicals are not fanati,
cal enough 20 induis. their temper
without an ulterior object BY n cru
Il hooking Of our caiamities, they
seek TO ihitame our passions and TO
elicit from Us such words aud deeds
as may furnish materials for strength
ching their party with the Nouh-rn
masses. They that it is mot in ma
iNse' to bear such moustrous out
~ rs mpon our sensibilities, As these
expressions are fitted to inhict; and
when our exasperated people return
fury for fury, and malice tor malice,
this is jus, the reply which they
cnv-t. In their own distorted YER
sions they hasten to proclaim it as
.videnc. that the South only seek =
restoration to political privileges. in
order 10 make new combinations for
the destruction of the Government
The people bsItere, and che party
Mrires
Under these circumstances oar
wisdom consists in disappointing
such expectations. Let us preserve
our temper. Let us be cool. Let
US show that We occrpy an elevation
too high TO be reached by the as
saults of these groveling cewards.-
lie, these currs bark ON, and let Us
pursue our way hce.ales. of then
noise We know that it is easier to
give than to follow such advice. II
is hard to repress what We feel to b,
the only appropriate re,ahat;ons fo'
such h.ar,less jeers. But let our phi
!osophy and our religion be invoked
to aid in the work. Let the one re
tain temper which We cannot in
dulge without personal damage. am
let the other refer the case to Hin
who has said "Veageance ia mine.
will repay" In the mean time "
would refer the Cincinnati paper t
the words Of certain wise ina,
which may be found in the book c