The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-12
The 1mperia1ist

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IN such mysterious manner has made its appearance
and if ANYTHING is more imperial in its tone than ,bs
first issue the prospectus In speaking of its re-
ception its says:
Several Of the New York Journals for reasons know,
only to themselves have published the announcement
that the Imperiaist is dead. To such we would ss7
that this journal isnot dead, nor can il be killed
Notwithstanding the opposition have met witt.
on all hands, however we have secured the circulation
OF many thousands of copies of the Imperalist and
fulfilled our promise to set up the standard of the
EMPIRE before the people. That has been generally
well received is shown by the fact that during the past
week we have received than eleven hundred let.
.es from all parts OF the country expressing the heart
lest commentator of the movement and incosino
subscriptions or requesting sample copies of the In.
periaist
1t must be admitted that there is a good deal Of
truth mixed with bombast i'll the following extract o,
our national strength:
That we are not strong at home is witnessed by ths
long sures OF our uncollected and uncolectable reve
hue; BY the general impunity with which the most
atrocons crimes are daily and hourly committed; by
the uonshlng e1fronery OF official corruption; by our
angulshlng commerce; by degraded currency by
the sagnaton OF business enterprise and the creenjn
paralysis OF our material development; ia short bv ali
the lnnumerable signs that tells of national disease and
governmental decreptitude.
That we are not strong abroad is evidenced by the
careless impudence with which power like Enoland
sneers away our demand for the reparaton of the
gFosses wrong ever perpetrated by one nation upon
another under the cloak of amty. How long would
she hesate II the Alabama claim were held by France
or Russia, or Prussia? Would tho telegraph he anv
too quick to convey her humble ard
promise Of full amends?
Further evidence may be found in the contemptuous
unconcern with which even such corporate imlecit7
as Spain InVadcs the sanctuary of our flag Admiral
Wilkes took two traitors out of the Trent md wa want
Ipri -
took two American ctzens-adopted if that makea
any dllerence-out OF an American packet and Wa
hardly dare inquire whether not they are vet gar
roted. o.
me M Senate has mustered courage, feeling the force
OF the general will behind it, reject tile Alabama
treaty. but does not able to comprehend tha, bs
treaty lsef IS an insult to dignity as nation mora
bitter than the Alabama itself. Mr. Grant may so far
forget that he is an official lay figure as to demand an
explanation Of the Spanish outrage but the answer il
likely to come year hence in the form of polite
account OF the manner in which the men in question
were done to death. There will be no hurry about
giving satisfaction to such mockery Of Government
own.
we seem to be strong only in one point. We can
levy more taxes, in more ways and greater num-
Der OF interests and greater variety of concurrent
plahoeflng, nalohai, State, county and municipal
tnah IS Poss11e iii Hfy etterco under Heaven
res we are strong to levy, and after fashion, %
coect; but, shade OF Caesar, what collection /"
Not one OF all the despotsms of the Old World
employs such locust of officials and not ono
has Its various business infamously ill done and
yet We bow like 1ssachar under our double burden.
national ass that we are and dream that are free"
Free from what? Free to do what? Free TO be-
WHAT
Free to vote for the nominees of men with whom
we Care not for our individual good names be seen
arm in arm on the streets Free to be ruled by pro
iessonal gamblers and political harots. Free be the
worlds contempts and the adpenurers treasure house
Free to stick heads in the sands of time and re-
'uSe 10 see that the pursuing ates close upon us
ana that wiser and stronger hands are ready to write
the epitaph of our childish make believe and illusion
America is yet to become strong, selfrespecting,
ana word-respcted Nation, but it will only be when
the crown OF its new Empire rests on brows worthy to
bear 1t, and when its people rally round government
OF their own making and in which, for the first time
since "ashlpgton's day, they truly represented
Another extract On our Government reads as fol-
Ows:
That the Government of the United States is az thor
oughiy corrupt as the skul vainy of knaves swiu-
1lers ana thieves, placed in office by the will of the
people, can make it. is fact that can deny; that
We have reached crisis in our national affairs when
he establishment OF pure, strong central govern
nent essential to the pcrpeuty Of national life
equally apparent. The only question to be decided
8, how can this change be effected? The people will
lot do It, tor they cannot be impressed with Just ap
'reciaon OF its necessity will they rouse them
selves to the effort. We cannot hope to change in a
ear, or IN generation, the great mass Of ignorant
md vicious voters into hghmnded and patriotic c.i-
ens, nor can We hope they will defer in the choice Of
representative" to the judgment of the intelligent
nd vrtuous minority who of all the peoDe are alone
apable of welding the formidable power which has
'een given into tie hands of the masses There is but
me resource I" The Empire is peace" Amen "I.e4
IS have peace
We do not hold the theory that nm Tmner;asn,
'ould be preferable to Republic, if republic were
tact W hat it Is in theory For specious and plausi
DE fasehood, we know of none more alurng than the
principles of Democracy, which presuppose humau
and, on the strength of that suppostion
romise all the ideal good which man could imagine
r desire In its practical workings however Democ.
aey has proved failure it has been weighed in the,
alance and found wanting, and in the interest of the
eople we demand that it shall no longer be permitted
0 hang like il milestone round the neck of nation
rostratlnS its energies and hindering its progress
hat we might have become during the past half cen.
lry under government like that which has placed
rance first among the nations of the world can only
conjecured. Our progress thus far has been pro
Tess In spite of rather than because of Democracy,
ut the time has when we can no longer over
'ok the fact that the destines of the nation must be-
laped BY strong and skllful hand if we would es.
ape destruction in the whirlpool of anarchy toward
hich are drifting.
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MILITARY PLEAsANrRIEs.-Th Gadsden Ala Times
April 23, contains the following:
he passing through this county the 9th Cavalry
Frested, on the place of Col Kyle, some miles above
ere, Samuel Roberts, an honest and hard working
ian, and charged him with stealing two horses, which
icy had lost over night. They brought him through
adsden, but did not turn him the civil author,
les here, as was proper. After the detachment ay,
g him in charge left here the sheriff, with posse
men, followed to demand bis surrender to the civil
lthorltles. The posse overlook the detachment be-
ond Clear Creek and made the demand when tie
hcer In charge reported that he escaped at the creek
s the opinion of many that he was foully murdered
that point, without being allowed trial
Day before yesterday while detachment of the 5th
nlted States Cavalry from Atlanta bound for Omaha
as passing Martin Hae's, sixteen miles above here.
one OF the worst Of the command attempted to rot,
s store He attempted to make his way to the con,
andng officers to report the fact, whereupon the
'ldiers intercepted and fred upon him. He returned
'e fire and killed one and very dangerously wounded
aother The officers in command in no way blame
r. Hale, and say he is perfectly justifabs.