The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-26
80 - rzoitanant...Tha lYe-tern

The Last Exoitement---The Eorth-7Y estern
AND wEsrEa1 EXCURSION or TIE President.
Since the cIosin, sccnes Of the socaed rebellion,
amid the grand old mountains Of Virginia and the
signing pine groves Of Georgia the ekcitsm6n-oring
people Of tie United States have had nothing more
enliyening than the late tour OF the president from
the Potomac by way Of the northwest to the banks Of
tide Ohio.
Tile excursion Of the president while it evidently
damaged lis chances ior personal popularity il the
future, serrcdto bring out the latent enthusiasm Of
tile people wherever be went, and vas the means Of
showing to the world that the demons Of riot nsur-
rection, and dsunion abide, not amid the blaekened
ruins and broken altarstones Of the desoated soatb
but with the radicaised and purtansed populations
of such selfgoried and Substituted States as Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois, 1t has served to bring out in
bold relief the fact, that very large proportion Of
tile northern people ripe for revolt and determined
to % into the political campaigns next year fall OF
Hate ana ascer5y and resolved to fight the battle on
tbe ground that radcaism should and must have the
affairs Of the government in its keepiug-inclading
the affairs of the ten suhjugated provinces, known as
the south.
We lave all mentally framed that scene in the pri-
mcyal wilderness on the banks of James river, in the
colony Of Yrginia-the pow-wow Of the savages over
the hackled captive, captain Smith. He looked upon
the faces round him for ray Of sympathy bat sa"
nothing but scorn and hate in the cleaning eyes o
tile dusl,y lords Of belt and bow. Tie south is in :
similar predicament to that Of the British colonist
She is at present in the hands Of more cruel caba
than the red followers Of Powhatan. Time alone car
determine whether there is savior for the south annie
the savage radicals of the north, there gentle
Pocahontas for captain Smith among the painted war
riors in tie wild woods of Virginia
The visit of the presidential party to Louisville
and the perfect order and decorum with which the as
semBled thousands heard the president and listened
the hitherto intensely abolition secretary Of State
spoke more than volumes for that conservatism
which is holding up the bands Of patriotic president
and against the fell spirit Of radcaism, which, Will
it keeps the south under its iron heel is breaking dow1
the last bulwar the constitution threw around the lib
critics of the people of the north.
The utterances of the president were worthy thu
speech of the cbief magistrate of a nation-wer
consistent with the principles Of the government a
understood by jefferson, Webster Clay, and the othe
great expounders Of tie constitution, and lis re
MARKS on lle Etst0tltlO lOittS huoHh a. ~ o"ti
we're informed with a jacksonville tone and spirit
Which we trust lie will be able 10 display all Propc
occasions while be continues to hold his present posi-
ton Of decacy aud responsibility true repub
lcau president with monarchical congress to over
ride the and thwart every important measure tina
he might originate fer the good of the people. Tha
he will be nobly sustained by great conservative pal
IS in the north, and even III New England, we thin
th.re can be no doubt aud trust that his policy wi
he carried out and indicated BY the people, de$pit
Tile agglomcration Of isms that marshalling thei
forces to oppose itfor the success Of the conser
vaye party and the comprehensive constitutional re
soration policy advocated by the president, depend
the fate of great and devoted people, whose fortune
have been destroyed whose greatest meu are in Pr;S
on or exile, or bound by oaths that destroy their avail
ability and usefunessa people taxed without repre-
senaton, crushed, dstranchised and deprived Of a.
most every right pertaining to the onceboasted ber
ty Of American frcenen In short unless the pieba
robber radical faction can be ousted from the hig
places Of the government we never again have
real Union, and there will be q long if not endles
night Of bondage for the south, in whose bIeedn;
breast are ranking the poisoned OF cruelty
oppression.