The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-11-17
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!baaTt cannot be too often repeated,
that there is. in all probability, in store
for the Southern States, Pandora
boz of trouble and distress. When the
Southern people separated themselves
from the Northern people, and set up
distinct and Independent Government
of their own, they had one leading
motive for doing 50. And that motive
ives the fear that, if they continued
their connection with the North, the
institution of slavery would, at no dis
tant day. perish by means Of the moral
influences which were being so skilful-
~ and energetically welded against it
in the free States. and they resorted to
secession to escape this threatened dan
ger. 1t is too late now, and altogether
useless, to discuss the wisdom of this
measure. 1t is a matter Of no moment
now. whether, in taking this step. they
did what they had right to do, or com
nitted great political crime. Be
that as it may, the attempt was resisted.
o war ensued, and the North was VIC
torious. During the war. the North
professed to be lighting to preserve the
Union, Immediately after it's close,
the Southern States, through their
Legislatures, ratified the Emancipation
Proclamation of President Lincoln, and
declared slavery forever abolished
within their respective States. They
also. declared their willingness to be-
come again component members of the
Union, and proceeded to elect members
TO Congress. to represent them in the
National Council. The President, with
large and respectable party concur
ing with him, believing that the object
for which the war had been waged on
the part ofths North, was attained. and
that the Union was restored, supposed
that it naturally followed that the
Southern States were entitled to rep
'fesentation. The majority in Congress,
however differed or protested to differ,
from the President, and maintain that
the Southern States, after they seced-
ed, were de facto governments, and that
the surrender of their armies left them
IN theoondition of conquered provinces.
According to the Radicals, they are, to-
day, in . state of provincial servitude.
Now, we do not deny that we are con-
quered. We are even willing to be
called conquered provinces. We &C.
knowledge that we were beaten, badly
beaten. We are ruined. and we now
AK to be permitted TO resume our re-
lations in the Union. We have repu-
dated the debt which we contradicted
on our own account to carry on the war
against the Union and are willing,
as unpalatable as it is, to pay our por-
ton of that which was contracted to
sustain the war for the Union. We
have abolished slavery, the very thing
that made us 90 to war, and we are re-
solved that it shall never exist among
rs again. In short, we have done
everything that could be reasonably
required Of US. But when was Radi-
calism ever knownto listen TO reason !
When did 1t ever listen to the voice of
justice, Or humanity ? 1t is strange
compound. this thing called Radioalism.
Nor Is itnew. or peculiar to these times
or this country. 1t has existed from
the remotest times. and in every eli
mate, and under whatever form it has
ever shown itself, 1t has been the dead
" enemy of law. and order and social
happiness. It was Radicalism that
compelled Socrates to drink hemlock,
because he differed in opinion from his
enemies. 1t was Radicalism which
nsiled the Saviour to cross, and tor
tnFed him TO death. 1t was Radicalism
that tore John Dewitt to pieces in the
capitol of country for which he had
Iabered necessarily for forty years. 1t
was Radicalism that built the gallows
as Salem. Massachusetts,. upon which
women we're put to death, nsrely for
haYing wrinckles in their faces and
white hair on their heads. And ii was
the same internal spirit which perpe-
tgated the unspeakable horrors of the
French Revolution. II isa perennial
spring of malignity, and envy. and
Observation-Disclosures. II il diaboIism In