The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-04-13

orable escape from the enemy's tolls.
If we cannot move directly to the front,
nor obliquely. possibly we may man
euver to advantage and gain time for
reinforcements to come up. Every
step the Radicals take toward 1.-THE
imminent deadly breach every days
march of their progress towards the
overthrow of the republic. stragglers
are dropping from their ranks, their
voluntary enlistment being ended.
Gems. Tariff, National Debt and Cor
ruption are in the saddle and riding
furiously in the enemy's country. A
factory has gone down here. bank
blown up there, and credit is hunting
safe retreat. Do we not see that the
Radical host, although large and pow
erful, is losing the step, changing its
generals, and is, itself dismayed with
the enormity of its undertakings
Steady along the line
I'VE will not disband yet awhile.
Something may yet be done. May we
not call parley, proceed to surrender,
without promising to do so, until popu-
lar opinion. uncertain as the weather,
shall pour flood of Indignation be-
tween US and the enemy, separating
the prey and its victim We want no
rashness, no croaking, no faint hearts
now. We want no Joe Browns now,
who are ready for row at any time,
but discover when it is raised that they
are better at foot-race Let US fight
as though an hours time might save
the cause from ruin. We have put off
the evil day some weeks already, the
Radical party the while hauling away
on that rope which is yet to destroy
them-an event that constitutes the
sole hope of republican America. Will
We insure Radical success by early
compliance, or prevent it by using
every dllatory measure within our
power?'
The following manly out-spOken
sentiments are taken from a letter
of the Hon. J. w. Robb, of Jack
son, Mississippi. They are indeed
prophetic:
II cannot view negro suffrage in
any other light than that of an unmiti-
gated evil, without the slightest tinct
ure or alloy of good, leading eventual
ly either to the extinction of his race
upon the continent, or, through con-
, WILSON'S, to the final overthrow of the
Republic and the total extinguishmenl
of liberty on the Western Hemisphere.
| believe that all writer's upon the sub
ject of government, both ancient and
modern, have agreed, when speaking
of the spirit of the fundamental law in
various forms of government, that des-
potism was based upon slavish fear,
monarchy upon the principal ofhonor,
republics upon the public spirit and
exalted virtue of the people. If this
3 be true, and no one will doubt it who
will recall to their remembrance how.
step by step, as the ancient republics
S progressed in corruption, they paved
: the way to the destruction of their
e liberties, then it follows as night and
n the day that when an ignorant horde
of stupid and bespotted men, destitute
: of intelligence, of patriotism, of pride
! and of all exalted sentiment, are to en-
n joy the elective franchise and control
o the destinies of the Republic, its fate
: is sealed, the prop which supports it is
:, gone.
! 1--WE want no stronger sign of decay
d no surer evidence of the downfall of a
= republic, 'han the loss among the PEG
e pie of all pride and glory in the name
: of citizenship. When it ceases to bt
It an honor, and is degraded by being
e conferred upon solutions and serf
: alike, the exalted public spirit which
L. was necessary to uphold and maintain
e it is gone, and in its stead rises fol-
|. evil the spirit of discord, turbulenc,
1t and anarchy. Demagogueism mus
s, spring from such field as NATURAL,
t. and necessarily as Vegetation from th
4, earth"
:, Right in the face of the enlight
re ened sentiment of the world; RICH
- in the face of history, tradition
y experience, and right in the teetl
~ IL of all decency, a miserable race Q
4 former slaves, still STEPPED in ignc
s. rance, are suddenly tossed int
Iy power, and changed into the III
d, permostand governing class. An
S, whom do they supercede9 Th
n, refinement, cultivation and chival
is ry Of the South-the men who
for four years, maintained an il
q, dependent government, divided
~ mighty Union, won victories wit
ne inferior numbers, and although a
g, last defeated, contributed to his
Sc tory names and deeds grand a
to those of Napoleon, or Wellington
IS Caesar, or Frederick the Grear
ed The Southern people have wi
ne messed SO many acts of tyrann