The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-07-21
BELLEVUE, La,
THURSDAY, :::::::::::::::::.:::::::jULY 81, 1881.
Our Creed -Bourbonism, Sol Called

Our Creed -BourbOnism, So-Called.
We hear a great deal now adays
of what is termed the stupidity
Of the ante-bellum, or "Bourbon
Democratsn-men, it is said, who
never forget anything, and never
learn anything. The old fashioned
Democracy is good enough for us,
aud We have no objection to the
name Of Bourbon. There are some
things we don't care to forget, aud
there are others we don't want to
learn. We never expect to forget
the outrages Of Radical Reconstruct
ton, robbery and villiany; nor do
We feel disposed to forgive the car.
pet baggers and scallawags who
wrought our ruin and humiliation.
Yea, we would rather have all South
erners to declare their unforgiveness
of these unnatural wrongs with the
same solemn cartness of Hamilcar,
when he led Hannibal to the foot
Of the altar, making him grasp the
horn of the holy table with one hand
and the other raised to heaven, take
an oath, "Never to be at peace or
friendship with the Roman people"
We would not war upon Southern
radicalism now that it is defeated !;
We would not injure or prosecute any
one; we would have all to 60 their
way in peace-but we cannot forget
the wrongs our people have patient
" endured unnecessarily. Like the
Romans Of old, we have been made
to "pass under the yoke"-to sub
init to every insult the devilish en-
genuity Of Radical hate and malig
nifty could suggest-and now that
we have outlived the proscriptiye
rule ofou enemies, We do not intend
by any act whatever, to deliberate
the record of our hostility to their
work Of infamy. On the contrary,
the spirit Of old Hamilcar animates
rs, and we would have our people,
with one accord, to solemnly vow to
ever strive to make Southern Recon
struction forever odious. What is
writ, 10 writ; would it were worth
ier.Y
Further, we have no ill.will for
the Federal soldiers who fought the
South like brave and chivalrous men,
as such proved themselves to be
upon many a hotly contested battle
field. They fought only as soldiers
fight. All honor, say we, to such
soldiers as McClellen, Meade, Han
cock, Rosecrans, Sumner, Franklin,
McPhearson, Thomas, Candy, Ord,
Averill, Slocumb, and others
But wehave . supreme contempt for
the vandal and hummer Sherman,
the braggrat and incendiary Sheri-
dan, and the brutal Hunter, who
warred upon all alike, regardless of
condition, age or sex-vandals who
carried the sword, the torch and the
robbers gripsack wherever they
went. We cannot forgive such men,
norshall rforget their inhuman
cruelty to our Southern people. If,
TO loathe and despise such base
creatures-n0 matter how exalted or
important their official positions
makes onea Bourbon, then We again |
plead guilty to the charge.
Finally, we have no sympathy for |
abread and butters politics, nor do |
We care to learn the improved meth |
DDS Of ssthe end justifies the means"
tricksters Of the day, be they DEM
oarats or Republicans. We favor q |
'sSolid South. for self-preservation |
only, and believe Southern political |
absolutely necessary for |
good government We believe in
m honest liberal, tolerant, brainy, |
economical Democracy. We regard |
fair elections and honest returns |
thereof a. the only protection Of the
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