The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-24
En- IncendiaTy Address.


the hands of freedman who Informed US that large
number Of the address in the hands Of his rae e.
1t evidently the work of designing white Of the
extreme radical type, whose object it is to create war
ofthe races in order their base ends.
careful examination Of the paper will convince the
most skeptical that it was written by white man
from the cold regions of the Nor ill., the most
intelligent Of the blacks have little knowledge of the
sophstry therein set forth The author is evidently
adept at the business Of pandering to the tastes of
the haters of the Southern people, bnt sincerely
trust he will not find appreciative response from
our black people, whose interests identical with
ours.
II ow this iDhammatory address reached our city is
not so much matter of conjecture as many of our
readers might suppose. As murder will out " so
will this at some future time We give the document
in full without any further comment:
! Fe1ou Citizens By agencies, both seen and I'M
seen, which have been brought into existence by the
fortunes of war; we have been suddenly brought to
the possession and exercise of those privileges and d-
ties which we have always claimed by every human
principle and birthright and by virtue of those guar
antics and safeguards Of liberty which underlie the
great framework Of our republican government. Hay
ing been the chief subject of public discussion for
many generations past, among statesmen, Travellers
writers, editors, jurists, Shareholders and phlanhro
pists, land and sea, in church and in the halls
of legislation, firmly and forever engrafted
III the great body polite Of the American people
possessing alike all rights, all imnlunes, all chances
and advantages. We have not earned these on the
cotton and case fields nor on the fields Of battle
They have always been ours. Happily, the power of
wrong is vanquished and law, long diShonored, so
long made a shield for vice, crime aud robbery, and
subservient to the evil procirties of men, has been
brought back, by the intervention Of the sword, its
prmcval provinceto protect and not to Cypress
The vile pre- udices of men receding to the swamp
lands Of ignorance and folly where they came from
while unseen power is revoutionsng the minds of
men, bringing them nvounta:iy to the domain of So
Der Prayer, long suffering andpatience have
been surest elements of success they have gained
moral victory which is far valuable and last
. ing than the usual conqness of the sword. AS we
are recognised citizens in the full sense,
must apply ourselves to the important duties which
devolre upon us as such; because we cannot be eff
cicnt citizens unless we acquire to some extent,
knowledge of the theory Of our government and du-
| ties and obligations which it imposes upon US. Al
though have been crowned with victory thus far,
| vet the struggle is not ended. We surrounded
| by numerous sources of danger. The common enemy
is defeated but his heart full of the fire of revenge
and it is his settled purpose to gain by secret deeds
however revolving and cowardy, what he lost on the
battlefield. We have this sadly verified by in
stances too numerous and horrible to The bal
lot will eventually be safeguard to us, yet in the
meantime it will be necessary for US to employ those
stern elements of defense which the has necessa
rily taught u.s.
The wisest policy for Us to pursue in order to main
tain and enjoy newly acquired rights permanently
is subject that needs much careful consideration.
The mighty agencies and elements to be employed in
battling down the strongholds Of caste and prejudice
which operate SO powerfully against us, to be
found in the perfect development of intel
lcctual powers and capacities; ability to and
successfully rcfute the false doctrines and base
tumelies that have been successfully and ndustr
ousy circulated against us and corrupted the public
sentiment of our common country. The subtle schemes
OF political spectators to be avoided in this moral
revoluon our chief dependence must be in nhc.
rent power maintain those rights and privileges
which the Initiated state of the public mind has long
and wrongiuy withheld from US. We must demon>I
strate this problem by individual manhood in the
different departments of industry, and by the spirit of
genius in the mechanical arts, whichalways rewards
its authors with character honor dignity and peace.
As American frcemen, born under the great Magma
Charta of human liberty, we should adopt that noble
sentiment and inscribc it upon our banner i'll charac
tiers of living light: Better die than suffer our liber
ties to be taken away 1t is one of the American
cardinal DOCTRINES published from the pulpit pro-
claimed from the rostrum, and ncucaed in the com
mon schools. It secures character and influence at
home ard commands respect abroad inspires laUd
able ambition in the minds of the youth, for emulation
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forward with high hopes and bright anticpations to
the glorious future The aspiring spirit of adventure
which marks peculiarly the age in which we live,
causes men to endure the heat of the burning sands
of the torrd zone suffer the perils and SHOWS of the
lev realms in order to amass immense treasures. We
must be nbued with the spirit of adventure, and
like other men, embark i'll the various pursuits of i'll
dustry and Development The hour IS fuIl OF impor-
tant lessons: every day marks of progress
and enlightenment in our history and we must either
avid Hf nj
progress or sink ingoriouslv beneath its surface.
We should be admonished to act upon this impOr- |
H. ut subject in view of the progressive spirit of the
ag am, the grandeur Of that revolution which at pres
ent is oveTturnnS the uEHastes u oppression upon
the continent of Flu, one. . .
In behalf of the millions, with whom we are identi
fed and of the genius of yoCth and the sublmlty
lingering around the history of fatnrs we should
swear by the affairs of liberty that this great republic
shall remain free forever under the control just IaS
AID free institutions and free, loyal men Of all races
colors and nationaltes Let this be our broad plat
form and national policy
1t is source of pride to have been to have been
born OH the soil of this great country, where labor is
King, and man is ruled by lis voice. In our
wide domain; on the banks of majestic rivers :;
along the shores of our stretching lakes; in wide
extended fields; in all these let US hope. In every
thing gorgeous in the green of summer and rich in
the glow Of autumn, sublime IL the snow-drifted
mountains rising toward heaven, upon which is seated
tie spirit Of submlty, we see the elements OF nature
prophetic of the future greatness of people redeemed
rcgenerated and disenhraIlcd by the genius of our
free institutions under the beneeent folds of Repub
canism.
Ii order for US to stem the tide of popular opinion
and check its blasting influences, must plant our
selves firmly upon the bread principles Of justice
right and TRUTH with manliness, integrity, and our
hearts full Of the love of liberty and the welfare of
fcllow-men. Then, party strifes and turmoils may
with magnity the waves of persecution and pro-
scripon may rise mountain high dash and beat
around US; the surging pillows may beat upon, and
for while seem to overvhem US; but shall not
be moved from our lofty eminence. Let US clear the
stream ofits driftwood, snags and impcdments, and
navigate our crafts, and make them " walk the
waters like the things Of life" Let US take down the
dams and bring the current to dead level and not
be continually semmrg the tide, with winds and
rents against u.s. Let officer and man own
boats and if steer them safely into the port
for which we are bound, let sink. All that de-
mand from the heretofore dominant party in this
try, is what Dogones requested of Alexander the
Great, to get ont Of ON Sunshine.
But there are other elements which must be 1ercl-
oped within ourselves that will be necessary for our
progress in the various relations and stages of life.
Educational development must be combined with other
clements no less requisite in order to form grand
self-redeeming power We must cultivate that self
nd selfrpancn which characteristics true man.