The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-01
Submission, not Appreciation.

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cept7 it as does the sick patient |
who swallows a nauseOus drug for
the preservation of his life. We
"accept" it as the least of evils
that we may avoid anarchical and
Jacobin rule, backed by the mill
tary-which, cruel as death, re
morseless as the grave, brushes
everything before it. Thus do we
"accept," and bow our head in hui
initiating submission and abase-
; ment to Radical rule, that the
; "black collar" may be fastened
upon our neck by the iron hand Of
despotism.
The following sensiblelanguage
is from the Austin Texas State
Gazette. We recommend the ar
ticle to our readers as well worthy
of a careful perusal:
eff any Southern man canlook
upon the military bills, now being
enforced, as boon and blessing
| we have little respect for his I'M
} derstanding or his heart. He
/ must be a fit subject for military
{ rule and martial law. He is I'M
worthy of a constitutional govern
| ment and the right of suffrage.
t Submission to these laws does not
: necessarily imply appreciation or
l an acknowledgement of their JUS
: tice. 1t does imply a disposition
r for peace and desire for the res
5 toration Of the Union, even upon
S the hateful terms dictated by the
ruling power. This is all, and
this is all that could be expected
= of us by reasonable men. In our
s submission we claim sincerity and
good faith, which we have mani
tested ever since the conclusion of
C the unequal struggle. We offer
r no factious distractions to the
carrying out Of the letter and
= spirit of these Ubiquitous enact
q ments. We have no wish to pre-.
G vent the negroes from exercising
+ their right of suffrage under the
, law, according to the best of theil
L light and knowledge. We, hope
e that they will all vote and vote
g as they please without dictatior
from any white man. But to say
= that we sanction these bold viola
L lions of the Constitution by blot
3 ting out all State rights and. pla
5, cling us at the discretion and mer
), cy of martial law; that we approve
IL of this sudden change in our polit
:, ical system; that we accept it az
Is a measure of justice, mercy ant
wisdom; that we can see "ighr
7. dawning" out of the darkness an(
5. the prospect of a brighter day
would be a qualification unhear(
"' of in the history of any people;
u disgrace of which the helpless
Il, II and unhappy South can never b.
nf guilty. While our people boy
u with due submission to the pow
~ ers that be, while they must &C
~ with good faith and unswervin!
honor to their professions, ant
o bear with fortitude and dignit,
y the ills which can not be averted
- they must never forget that the
nf have rights by nature, which tn
- Declaration of Independence ha
" declared inalienable and eternal
that great principles Of liberty
Ie- protection and safety, laid dow
a. in the Constitution which their f;
90 theirs framed in their wisdom, Sti
p, exists on paper, although at pre-
40 ent a dead letter for faction
mock at-they must never lear
to love the doctrines of despotisr
es and hug the maxims of slavery
d. their bOSOms, but with clear Ill
re derstandings and true hearts wa
he with patience and moral cOurag
for better day to come, when th
Constitution shall be vindicate(
"a the courts respected a purer poll
ar zeal sentiment prevail throughor
IN the land, and justice be done to a
no This can never be effected by I'll
rd. adoption of radical ideas and ali
ing in the formation and buildir
nd up of a radical party in the Sout
"a The continued rule of radicals
or is the prolongation of a reign
terror. There are conservatiN
men enough in the country, Mort
ish and South, true to the Constit
idle ton and the Union, if they W
viii act together prudently and wisel
to redeem the Republic from RAT
cal thraldOm and restore it to
: of former purity, prosperity and 81
ian ry. To this end, let all our ent
les gies be directed, and let us a
with the most liberal and cathoI