Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-17

II tho South IRE To return aud retain /,
: single fight guaranteed 70 them BY ~
I Icry tic which we once revsrsd y sacred
Tho South can make no choice. I'll
9 determination or slavery for them
selves (worse than death) 10 draw
from, ! know my choice, and has
: ton 70 accept 1t. | have studied hard
70 discover upon backgrounds The righi
ON State to secede has been denied
when our very name, United States, and
! the Declaration Of Independence pro.
yides for secession. But there Ia now
no time for words know how foolisl,
shall be deemed for undertaking such
step ~ this, where on the Que side,
have many friends aud everything to
make me happy where my profession
a)one has gained mo On income Of more
Than S9o,000a year, and where my great
personal ambition In my profession has
such " great fold for labor. On the other
hand, tho South have never bestowed
upon me one kind word, d place now
wherel have no friends, except beneath
the sod, II place where must either be.
come asoldier Or abeggar. TO give tip
oil OF the former for tho latter, besides
my mother and sister, whom love 40
dearly~'altbongh they 10 widely differ
nom me IN opinion-seomy insane, but
GOD is my judge. love justice more
than ] dosa country that disowns IL !:
more than name and wealth; niors~-
Heaven pardon mo II wrong -.more than
happy home. have never been upon
battlefield but oh. my oountrynien.
eoald you I'll see the reality or effects
ofthis horrid War, o. ! have seen them
IN every State save Virginia, | know you
would think like me, and pray the Ill.
mighty TO create In the Northern mind
u sense Of rightand justice, even should
tt possess no seasoning Of mercy, and He
would dry up the sea Of blood between
US that Ia daily growing wider. Alas, /
have ITO longer country. She Ii fnst
approaching ber threatened doom.
-Four years ago ] would have given d
thousand lives to SEQ her rein,,ii,--,,s / |
had always known her--powerfu and |
unbroken, md now would hold my lie |
as iiaught to SEQ her what she was. Oh,
my friends, If the fearful scenes OF The !
past foilry years had never been enacted.
or II what has been Ind been frigbtful
dream from which we could now awake.
with what Overlooking hearts could We
bless our God aud pray for his contin.
ned favor
I How have loved the old Hag can
never be known, A few years since and
the entire world could bonst Of none 10
pure md spotless. But have Of lite
been seeing md herring Of the bloody
deeds Of which she has been made the
and shuddef 70 think how
she has grown. oh, how |
have longed TO sec her heart brenk from
'he mist Of Blood and death cirelipg
sround her folds, spelling her beauty
md furnishing her honor. Bnt no!
Day by day she has been dragged deep.
" AMI deeper into cruelty aud opprcs.1
ion, TIL now, IN fny eyes, her once
right rod stripes look Ike blood gaslies 4
N the face Of Heaven. look now i
pon my sarly admiration Of her glories l
= q dream. My love is now for tho Il
outh alone, and to her aide 20 PENN. #
ess. Her success bas been near my n
cart, and haye Iabored faithfully to b
irlher an object which would hays +
lore than proved my unsel6sh devotion Il
leartsick and disappointed | turn from v
be path which ! bad Deem following h
ito n bolder and more pcrilous one. D
Without malice, make the change. n
have nothing In my heart except d u
'nse duty TO my choice. 1.-THE South
TO be aided, i! must be done quickly.
may already be TOO late. When Cae-
1 sS,
u had conquered the enemies Of Rome ID
I'd the power that was his menaced VI
70 liberties Of the people, Brutus arose y
ID slew him.
The strokeof his dagger was guided by
We for Rome. 1t was the spirit and 81
Dbition Of Caesar Brntus struck at. he
then that we could conc by Caesars spirit, ~
ID not dismeniber Caesar, but alas, to
esar must bleed for 1t. m,
answer with Brutus. He who loves ha
country better than gold or life, mi
JOHN WILKES Boorn. Fl
Following Mr.. Booths signature" DO
:. Matbewscontinuea, which was ev- /,
nifty written IN great haste, here -,
, names Of Payne, Harold and Ate -
ii, all in Booths own handwriting. =,