The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-01
"Can such things be,
And overcome us like summer cloud,
Without our special wonder p

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upon "Southern Chivalry," within
the jurisdiction of his Bastile;
and also threatened the suppress
sion of the Richmond Times for
its criticisms upon Fagot Wilson,
of the ''Tar and Turpentine Bri-
gade," who is now preambulating
through the South peddling out
his incendiaryism. For this, the
Times has been ''warned" by Or
der of Gen. SchOfeld. Yes, acarn-
ed-that's the word. Send for the
Russian Gar, that he may blush
with envious shame that his land
of frozen despotism is now so far
eclipsed by free America. Send
for the inventor Of the Spanish
Inquisition, that he may enter
upon a respectable apprenticeship
in the art of torture and death,
in this land of refined cruelty and
civilizatiOn-that he may become
an adept in his profession.
The sword was suspended over
the head of Damocles while he
was feasting. 1t is held over the
South, with characteristic cowar
dice, while her people are impov.
erished, suppliantly sueing fol
mercy. Gen. Schofield-"as mild
a hammered man as ever scuttled
a ship or cut a throato-the despi
cable tyrant of the wooden head
and iron hand" takes a fendisf
delight in crushing out the hopes
and aspirations of the good PEG
pie of the mother of States. He
is making history every day. Just
such history as we find in the re
cords Of Newgate Calendar, wher
at the zenith of it's unenviablt
fame, A coward by instinct
dwarfed in capacity; scared il
conscience; he has no higher O.
nobler ambition than to Cypress
7 with heartless cruelty, all wh'
might stand in the way of his un
: mittigated villany; and hesitate
at no outrage which he can peIpe
trate without danger to himself
1t is because he desires to wreal
a cowardly vengeance on an III
armed and unoffended people
now more than peaceably dispos
ed; and in carrying out this prir
ciple, he has displayed all th
cunning baseness of his sordid an
malignant nature.
The National Intelligencer thu
sensibly speaks upon the subje(
of suppressing newspapers in til
Districts:
"-When the time arrives tht
Z in any portion of this countl
Il the acts of the Government cannt
$ be subjected to the most sever
criticism and denunciation, far
l well to American liberty. I'll
d institution that cannot bear di
# cussion, the ruler that cam,
~ stand up under censure, deserv,
. to be overthrow, and no Gener
y understands the true chara
le tar of our Government, and
n relations to the great principles
ciail and religious freedom, WI
5, does not invite the frankest al
ID fullest criticism of his acts, no
. ever personally offensive. An
in our judment, hewould act mu
III more wisely for the interests
&c the Government and the people
De he permitted newspaper men
>, tear passion to pieces, and lectl
ers to vent their bile to the utt,
he most, than to silence either
II, official interference. If they C
: / survive it, we are quite sure t
! Government can, which is
'e- more likely to be hurt by the
d. discreet zeal of its impulse
ed friends than by the abusive CIR
cism of either open or covert el
mics. In a republic the fre'
n development is given to individl
~ idiosyncracies. 1t is despoti!
of which would reduce men to O
Us drear level, or mould them il
ms unvarying types, and which wol
h; reDreSS cenSIlre lest il awaken d