The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-08-28
ANTI.SLAVERY FEELING IN NEW ORLEANS

We have noticed that, for some time, the ultra
Southern papers have not ranked Louisiana as
among the States likely TO join the proposed
Southern Confederacy, or likely to aid in its es
tablishment We could not account for the omis-
sion. The following, which we clip from the New
Orleans CoUner may be a sufficient explanation.
STARTLING ABOLITION STRENGTH IN TUE CRY
OF New ORLEANS Sin copversing with very in
tellgent citizen of the Second Municipality yes
terday, and who had resided in this city for many
years upon the state of public opinion here upon
the slavery question, we were altogether amazed
and confJund d to hear him declare his belief,
that if the question of the abolition of slavery in
Louisiana, were submitted TO the people Of New
Orleans the question wOuld be Carried by a twO-thrd
pOfe! Believing ourselves that 30 monstrous
proposal could not command a five per cent vote
out Of the whole population, We mentioned the
subject to several of our friends, and though they
all sgreed that the opinion expressed was extrav-
sRant and excessive we were hardly less amazed
aud COMPOUNDED TO hear them admit, as they dis
tinctly did that upon such an issue, mas donb'fm
ppOn 'DhiGh Slie The RlajofRy Of me ca,zsB Of Mem
Orleans ponld be fond! We are constrained to
admit, that the gentlemen referred to have had
greater opportunities than We have, to come to
safe and sound conclusions upon such matter;
but the solace we derive from the counter opin-
ions which have always been ours, are altogether
too precious and conservative Of the peace and of
the rights of the South, TO be parted with and
surrendered, but upon further and fuller proofs
but at the same time we must concede that the
statements made to US by persons Of so much re-
speciality and worth, betoken a state of public
sentiment here, of the weightiest import, and Of
which we had not until now, the smallest con-
ceptionl
We have generally noticed, in passing along
the thoroughfares Of life, that what number of
people stand ready TO do they are very apt to wish
TO do, and easily fall into the MAXIM that where
there is a mill, there is a way:N and IL the slave
holders of New Orleans and Louisiana, can give
their credence TO 1.-THE of what we have heard
and recounted above, (of which We are still in
credulous) all will admit that 1t urgently behooves
them TO hold counsel together, and with their fell
low citizens TO devise "ways and means" Of pro-
tecting their property, alike from incendiary con-
tact aud felonious spoliatonl
This abolition class Of opinions and to the ex-
tent we have stated, cannot be S0mherH-boTn, and
our naturalized citizens have earned the high
praise Of never intermeddling with our domestic
institutions; and If it be not Northrn-born, and
OF "kith and kim with that felonous sentiment
promulged by Gerrltt Smith and his associates, In
thu city Of New York, in May last, when he pub
hcy acknowledged that he and his Abolition
State Vigilance Committee had plundered the
South, within the past year, OF one hundred and
hfty OF her slaves and thus became felons by
confession, under Southern laws, aud fugitives
from their ministrations. Unds dsriUaiw