The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-05
Kellogg's Volunteers.

The commander IN chief of the ar.
my and navy Of this State, the Sow.
erfgn Of Louisiana, by the grace Of
Durell, the vice.gerent Of God on
earth, the great C;rus-Alexander-
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Napoleon
-Wellington-Pompey-Kell"gg, is
getting up tremendous army Of choice,
select, picked, iuvircible volunteers,
to conquer and snbdne the refractory,
perverse and revolving subjects Of
his dominion. The general orders
have been given out, hut are kent in
profound secret, 80 that when he
opens the campaign he may burst up.
on MA with irresistible, short, over
whelming and crushing effect. Ten
Thousand velocepedes have been or
lered AZ that the evolutions and ma.
nenvres may he more rapid and ef-
fective. The Naroleonic and Prus.
sian celebrity of military movements
is to be thrown in the shade. The
victims of his wrath are left in the
dark as to the manner of bis arming,
and the line Of marcel, he is to pursue.
Uncertainty and fear are to precede
him al he moves along. 1t cannot be
known whether air, water or land, is
to be used as the element for trans
Eortation Of his innumerable hosts.
We are nonplused. We cannot tell
whether the thunderbolts of war
which are to destroy and blast us,
are to come from balloons, iron clads
or land forces, on foot or mounted.
They are each and all armed accord
ing to the very latest style ofimprov.
ed military accoutrements. Their
gorgon outfit, it is said, will he most
terrific and petrifying. Cowhide boots,
Winchester rifles, four Smith e. Yves.
son revolvers, largest size, slung to
their belt; a Durringer in each pock-
ct; double.edged sabers, and a bowie
knife between their teeth-tlley are
$50 very" mad. Can there be 60
much wrath in the heart Of an usur-
per- Brothers, let Us pray-our
doom is at hand--our native land ie
to be made q barren waste; our sub.
stance carried off; rivers to be pom
TONED; marshes bridked over
streams turned out of their course
aud our laurel groves to he cut down.
to crown the victors as they wend
their way back to the capitol in tri.
umphal procession What are We ia
DO in this, our hour Of need and trial
Can We successfully compete with
these modern, in-uinerable Achilles,
who can be wounded only in the heel
Are We sufficiently accurate marks.
men, or feet enough to get nea,
enough, to wound them there. espe.
cially if they resort to their veloce.
peies' We have nothing but jaded
horses and mules, with which we
have been working our crops during
the year. That mode of locomotion
is not adequate to the occasion. W.
are cut of from New Orleans, where
We had the only chance of mounting
ourselves like the enemy. Besides
everything in that line is sold on,
there and it is now too late for III
+" get supply from tie North, III
time. Il n =
Texas, We now call upon yon-ou,
only hope is in your fleet mustangs
your experienced l,orsemen, and
your unerriog lassoes-the spells o.
the war shall he years. ] low is you,
time for Winchester rifles Hooded
horses; good pistols; durable COW.
hide bouts, and. knives with which,
YOU can butcher your .beeyes--you
can have them all. As We will owe
You our safety, you shall certainly b.
entitled 10 all. Alas! Alas!!
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