The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-30
RETROSPECTIVE
Sixty Years AGO.

Sixty Years Ago.
The Banner Of Dec. Is, 1s6O--Bellevue.l
Memphis, Dec. 222.-One hundred
guns were fired tonight in honor of
the secession Of South Caroline. Rock
cts are being fired. A torch light pro-
cession parades the streets. The city
is illuminated
. New York, Dec. 22-The TiLHnee|
states positively that Mr.. Lincoln is
opposed to the yielding to one iota of
Black Republicanism, or the slightest
change i'll the position Of the Kepub-
lican purity as regards the question Of
slavery in the territories
OUR ULTIAiATUM.
Col. Sandidge and his friends advO-
cate the policy OF offering another ulti-
nahum to the North, as a peace meas
ure. We, also. are III favor Of Offering
an ultinatun- and let that ultiinatum
be the northern line Of u Southern
Confederacy. It is the only one that
will stick
As will later be shown in this de.
l,artment many residents Of the parish
shared the expressed views of Col.
Sandidge and IL number of other lead
ing figures of the parish. The returns
OF the January, 1861, election clearly
indicate 1t. An honest effort to save
the Union on terms satisfactory to the
South" was the slogan Of the oppo-
sition."
With this issue we present the
names Of our chosen candidates. They
are well known iii this parish and,
without stopping to discuss their mer-
its, we submit their names to the peo-
pie as representatives Of principles
dear to our hearts aud worthy of our
calm consideration"
Reference is had to those who had
announced az candidates Is attend the
State Convention that was little late.
on held In Baton Rouge, and which
voted for Louisiana to secede from the
Union. The Banner was strongly pro
nounced for withdrawing from thu
Union. AS previously announced in thi.
department, the two parish candidate:
elected were Col. Thomas ]. Caldwell
and DIR. Henderson Mcfarland. We ar,
all but sure that Mai. Robert Hodges
who resided in South Bossier, wa!
elected to represent the senatorial dis
trict comprised of Bossier and Bien
vile parishes. Anyway, he carried
Bossier Parish III the election held Jan
nary Z. 1861.
PUBLIC SPEAKING.
Hon. h. w. Pe,,rce and Rev. MI
Crane. of Bienville. Col. r. J. Looney
of Shreveport and Vim. Harrison, Esq
Of Bossier. will address their friend
In sehalf of immediate state action. a
the times and places specified below:
Fillmore. Tuesday, January LIST.
Bellevue, Wednesday, the I'd.
Cotton Valley, Thursday, the Sd.
: Sleigh's Mill. Friday. the Attn.
Cambhell's Store, Saturday, the 5tl
Mai. Robert Hodges. Col. Tholna
j. Caldwell and DIR. III. Mcfarland, n
cession candidates for the Senator's
WStiSl IttllSus VIII diSo uC Az a
tendance. ready to give their views an
convictions relative to the present col
,lition Of the country. Let all who fet
an interest in their country-and VIII
does not :-come and hear truth an
fair argument"
Given below are extracts from
J personal letter written in Shrevepol
under date of December %, 1850, an
addressed to the late editor of the Bar
ner. The authors name is noe give
AS sou read YOU will gain good III
preston of the temper of mind Of Il
Southerner sixty years ago.
:. am quite happy to state to ye
that few moments ago the steam,
II. l.. Hodge came to our wharf vii
city dates of the I'D. The glorious ney
is that South Carolina Is formally. sc
EMMY out of the Union. The news W,
received in the city with the most II
bounded enthusiasm eight hundr,
guns We're fired, and the Palmetto al
Pelican banners were run in the bree2