The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-28
Myriad tiowrets may be blooming,
Even now, perchance, as then,
Yet they lack the old perfuming
Of orr native yale and Glen

But as men, who confronted death upon the bloody
fields of the late men, who knew both before
and during the existence of hostites the fearful odds
Of mere numbers engaged against US, and yet never
despaired of winning fight of winning the cause,
it will not do for to be guided by the sentmentaty
of the heart. No; while our women feel these things
let look ahead-calmly, courageousIy, with hope
full manliness taking no counsel but renewing our
courage from the very depths of despair. A sub
mssiye endurance less heroic than our impetuous
chivary, has, at last, put back to the wall Let
there be further retreat, nor thought of retreat
Let stand there and stand up better than we have
done of ate for rghts-our political, our social
and our property rights.
Give up all thoughts of Honduras and Brazil Of
escape from Yankee DOMINATION and the deep
damnation of the military bills and let resolve as
one man, not only to remain in our country but to
defend our rg hts in it, whenever and by wbomsoever
attacked and with such means as brave people can
always secure. The attempt to Afrlcanze the South
should be met by resolution on the part of every
true man in i, to die first Our friends in the North
seem lukewarm-timid, afraid of issues; NAV it not
be because We ourselves respondent and disposed
to emgrate? Let US show better resolution, and
the Goliats of Radcasm is not to be feared and he
must and he will be met 1t will take something
more than Radical legislation to Afrcanize the South
1t will take years upon years of persistent and fanatic
warfare against broken spirited people but the
Southern people not broken shield, or broken
hearted people. They know their rights and know
ing, will dare to maintain them We are powerless
just now, it is true but in the coming conflict which
Radcalism seems bent on precipatng, We shall look
to the great masses of the North for that assistance
common brotherhood will not deny,
The New York Herald, from which we copy begins
to forecaste the future. 1t is in error to suppose we
desire as stroke Of policy to AGcanize Congress
but the Authorization Of the South will pass through
that body, of necessity, and if permanently ac-
complished, will be followed by the degradation of
Congress, the Constitution and the Union:
They have only to demand share of the honors and
Offices to get them. Hence, may confidently
expect and during the present Congress, that sprnl
ling of members of African descent in both Houses
suggested by Senator Sumner
We are called then, to inquire what will be the
moral effect in the political world of this startling in
novation upon the old order of things? We may be
sure that negro equality, procaimng itself through
negro voices from both Houses of Congress- will make
profound impression upon the public mind through
out the North. We apprehend that the result will be |
general reaction against the Republican party in Che
Northern States for know that there is stronger
wall Of white prejudice against the negro in the North
than exists in the Sonth. This prejudice elected Blu
ehanan in 1856, and would have elected Douglas or
in 1850 had the Charleston convention
consented to unite upon either. We may expect,
hen when the blacks the political balance of
power Of ten reconstructed Southern States and send
Up their black representatives Congress- that there
will be n revolutionary reaction against them among
he whites Of the North which will upset the Repub
an party.
This may be the real object of those leading South
I'm white politicians who urging their people to
he experiment of allowing the Radicals and the
lacks all the rope they may desire in this business of
outhern reconstruction. Let push this thing of
egro equality, say these Southern leaders, into Con-
ress, and then the aborng white of the North
ganst this Southern negro political balance of power
'ill take the alarm, and Northern reaction of the
Whites against the blacks will be the inevitable result
nd thus the Republican negro party will be destroyed
y its own weapons.
This WILL in all probability be the solution of the
Experiment. of the political organisation of the blacks
ganst the whites in the Soutl-a reaction of the
'lcs against the blacks and the Republican party in
he North Meantime, however, we suspect shat the
pontaneous and powerful movements North and South
behalf of General Grant for the succession will
AIRY everything before them; but with >the settle
lent of this question there will unquestionaby come
decisive Northern revolution on this other and mo-
1entous issue of negro political and social equality.