Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-10
THE ENEMY Is ADVANCING.

IOISotteH t!lat pellUu III Ih0AA A'SS'
when their home was in the bivouac
or the tented field, will remember how
demoralizing were the effects Of rest
and inaction. 1t was at those mo,
ments that the selfish instincts OF man
were uppermost. 1t was the hour fol
debauch and contention; the noble
promptings Of patriotism and loyalty
to the flag, love Of country too, gave
way. to debasing chickering's and sor.
did ambition.
Brave men stopped to wrong theil
comrades, that they might outstriI
them by cunning, and unfair method;
gaining superior rank and distinction
Fierce animOsities arose on all sides
and the camp was far from being the
quiet resting place Of the soldier.
The scene changed when the news
would come that the enemy was adj
vancing and the order to prepare to
march ata moment'snotice was issued
No sooner was the brigade on the road
to the front, fby q tacit under
standing, the evil influences of the
camp were stilled. The nearer to the
enemy, the more completely were the
animosities hushed.
The inspiritjng command Of the Of
ficers to "close up, "as the hoarse voice
of cannon apd the rattle OF musketry
were heard, rendered the step more
elastic. Manly honor and duty
to country were the ennobling feelings
uppermost in every true soul.
Hark to the enthusiastic cheering
of the troops at the rear of the column;
it is the beloved, the heroic "Stone-
wall" who comes to lead the army
corps to a brilliant victory.
Where is the man who doubts that
a grand exploit that will forever live
| in the brightest pages of history
awaits us sOOn9
Who has forgotten Port Republic,
Cross Keys, Winchester and Cold
Harbor? Hurra, boys, hurra! There
he isl And thousand throats greet
the chieftain; a thousand hearts are
animated by the heros own self-sac-
rifcing devotion.
From the Colonel down to the hum
blest private:
They are band Of brothers.,
Fighting for the Bonnie Blue flag.
Bitter personal enemies join IN the
anthem and they'll soon drink from
the same cantcen.
A common cause unites them all.
Though they hated each other yester-
day, they hate the enemy more to-
day. He is there in battle array,
awaiting their coming. Who are the
dastards who will fail in their duty
now7 Every true soldier is at his
post till the battle is over.
Should it not be thus, when the
hosts of radicalism are being mar
shaled under the banner of Garfield,
the man who votedto drown the voice
of Louisiana, in the electoral count.
: Who will forget the noble comman-
der OF the Second Corps of the Federal
army of the Potomac, who was brave
enough to oppose the blood hounds of
the Republican party and extend the
hand of friendship to his vanquished
brethren of the South?
Who in Louisiana fails to recognize
in the gallant Hancock, the defender
OF constitutional liberty, as true a
Democrat as he was loyal to the cause
of the Union and the proud name of
his native State. whose soil he bap-
tied with his blood on the field of
Gettysburg.
Hancock is Louisiana's first choice,
and her grateful people have raised
the cheer that now re-ech0es through
the length and breadth of the country.
The old radical cohorts are massing
for the last time and the Democratic
lcgions i'll turn are advancing; they
are 10 longer on the defensive as in
latc years.
Until the victory is won, there should
be truce amongst our factions. Let
us lay aside local issues until
we can again afford to quarrel in our
bivOuacs.
The boys are marching with Han