The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-02-10
RETROSPECTIVE
Sixty Years Ago.

The Banner Of Feb. 8, 1S61-Bellevue.l
At meeting of the Police Jury held
January 8, 1861, according to the pub
lished minutes, the six members here
named were present: James Ford,
president; w. C. Hargis. ]. 7. Turnkey,
w. S. Edwards, John Slack and Will
liam Arick.
We are requested to state that Capt.
Loudon Butler, with his company of
Red River Volunteers, will be in Belle
vue tomorrow, for the purpose of join
ing the Bellevue Volunteers and max
ing one grand and efficient company
Perhaps the above paragraph ex-
plains what became of at least some of
the members of the company that was
being organized at Bellevue little
more than sixty years ago, mentioned in
this department several times recently.
Those who came to Bellevue with Capt.
Butler and those he found there In
clined to begin service at the time must
have formed the company known as the
Bossier Boys" which left the parish
May 8, 1861. Mention of this first COM
pany was made under the above head
ing two weeks ago.
REPUBLIC OF LOUISIANA.
"On Saturday, the 26th day of Jan
uary, 1861, at half past one o'clock,
PM. Louisiana severed, forever, the
ligaments that bound her to an oppres-
sive Union. and as the Pelican Flag
was unfurled to the Convention, the
applause was deafening. For the first
time in our life, we stand upon a soil
where the Stars and Stripes can no
longer protect us. She has declared her
allegiance to the Federal Government
absolved, and her determination to be
free and independent, or sacrifice in
the attempt life, fortune and sacred
honor. The CALLING wrongs and intol.
cradle expressions of an arrogant sec.
ton have forced her to the necessity
of abandoning her faithless and per.
jured confederates and to seek safety
and protection under the broad ;pgis
of an independent nationality, and a
future glorious Confederacy.
Through the dark and mutterine
clouds which overwhelm us let us look
for the bright little star that ever
shines in the Heavens of Hope; and
let the Pelican Flag wave aloft, and
battle its respondent colors in the high
battlements of heaven. We pledge our
life to stand by 1t in the darkest hour
of peril--in sunshine and in adversely
Appearing Oh the first page of the
Banner quoted was copy of the or
dinance passed by the Secession Con
vention that severed relations between
Louisiana and the states then remain.
ing in the Union, the same appearing
under the caption: AN ordinance to
dissolve the Union between the State
of Louisiana and other states united
with her under the compact entitled
The Constitution of the United States
of America The ordinance reads:
I'VE. the people Of the State of
Louisiana, in convention assembled. do
declare and Ordain, and it is hereby
declared and ordainer, That the or
dinance passed by us in convention on
the 22d day Of November. in the year
1911, whereby the Constitution of the
United States of America, and the
amendments of the said Constitution
We're adopted, and all laws and ordin.
ances by which the State of Louisiana
became member of the Federal Union
be and the same are hereby repealed
and abrogated; and that the union now
subsisting between Louisiana and other
states, under the name of The United
States of America is hereby dissolved
We do further declare and ordain,
That the State of Louisiana hereby
resumes all rights and powers hereto.
fore delegated to the Government of
the United States of America: that
her citizens are absolved from all al.
legiance to said Government: and that
she is in full possession and exercise
of all those rights of sovereignty which
appertain to free and independent
state
I'VE do further declare and ordain,
That all rights acquired and vested
under the Constitution of the United
States. or any act of Congress, or
fro.afv mr. unflor any Iaw Of thiS state