The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-04-24
COMMUNICATED.
LET US STAND TOG ETHER.

varied, 1or the last hfty-nNc years, III IN ardent
support of the great and just principles which have
ever been advocated and upheld by the Democratic
party we claim the right to speak now when those
principles are placed in jeopardy by southern inch
and are being repudiatcd by northern national demo-
Gratis, in consequence of which the constitution is to
be subvcrtcd. the rights of the South utterly dsre
gardcd, and her free people converted or transformed
into vassals, for northern ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and pow
cr. II the democratic party can now no longer find
aid and support Of the constitutional rights Of the
south, outside of the south, it Is their solemn duty to
take the alternative which Is left to them, and TO
stand by the south alone in all things conducive 10
her independence, her security. and the welfare of
her people. In this solemn duty there is no middle
course. and there should be no division of feeling
among her true sons " United we stand divided we
as it has been the fate Of churches and dcnomna-
tions north and south. AZ IL has been The fate Of all
former groat parties and as it is now the impending
fate of the last great party and the Union itself
Therefore the SOUTH in the crisis which is upon her.
and the event which may follow, requires each aud
every true man 10 stand together aud do their duty
Whatever of party plCiudiccs cxpcdicnts that may
have divided the southern people heretofore. they
are but rs bubbles upon the ocean bllows or feathers
upon the tempest winds, that are rolling their dark
clouds over the south. She requires yea she de-.
mands, the united hearts and the united hands or MI
her sons in this hour Of her need
In an article in q late number of the Baton Rouge
Advocate we regretted to read the following:
I Apropros TO what We have written. we subion an
article from the Mobile Register the truly loyal Dem
ocra'ic organ OF Alabama. and u paper not in the
gl lp 4
like that to be found in the columns Of the recently
converted X. y press and some of their coaborcrs
we could mention"
We not know against whom this fling il direct
ed but we think comes with very bad grace from
the Advocate. We are not aware that the conversion
Of that journal to the true states and southern rights
doctrine is Of very ancient date at least we as an old
democrat. born and reared in the old Jcilesonan
school, under his home teachers, have not as yet been
able to perceive any clear Indications of its thorough
conversion to the true tencts Of that doctrine II the
Mobile Register has had the good effect TO partially
salvanse the Advocate, we are happy in the thought
and hope that the next shock from that quarter may
be so electual az to convince the Advocate that It
has really been born again, and that the pure doe
trinc of Jefferson like that other great doctrine is
TO admit all into the brotherhood Of The true ana
living faith
We are gratiied to say that We have seen. and mot
very recently the most able and clear yindcation. III
the constitutional rights Of the slave states by iour
nails in this state formerly Of the X. \. party and we
are happy TO find that their continued and spirited
warnings to the people Of the dangers that surround
Us, are having their geod and salutary effect And
why should they not? Is not the truth from recent
convert from X. Nism as good as from another
whose conversion may date little anterior? Those
who live III glass houses should avoid throwing
stones
We would warn the people of ile south against di-
Wis ion among themselves in this crisis and even
should the danger be not Immediate yet we can see
no hope in the future The prospect before us in its
most favorable aspect, indicates nothing but unccr.
tainty for the south and therefore warns us to har
mony and united action There is no measure and
no policy that should now divide the people of the
south. Yet there are those who are timid and for
submission little while longer who are for The Uni
on sul at almost any sacrifice and there are those
VINO are place and spoils men, all for the Union
hlfle while longer, of course, matter what may be-
ide the south We are of none Of these nor for them
we believe the times require of every clear and
uneqnlvocal position and especially every agent off
the people high or low the orthodoxy of whose state
rights principles is not to be Questioned lie must
be for the independence and equality of the south
ern states at all hazards That is the standard and
that is the issue and let lead to whatever result il
may, he must be resolved 10 follow and battle under
that standard. JEFFERSONlAN DEMOCRAT.
m" The extension ticket for Directors of the New
Orleans Jackson. and Great Northern Rail Road was
elected on Monday evening last, in New Orleans. by
a majority of 1913. This ensures the speedy con-
tnuance Of the building Of the road beyond Canton
CoNGREss.-ln the House, on the 10Th instant the
Committee on Foreign Affairs directed the Chairman
to report resolutions, abrogating the Clayton and
Bulwcr Treaty.
The Kansas Conference Committee were dcliLcrat-
Ing, but without making any progress
The RIvERs.-Telegraphi dates from ST. Louis. of
The 18TH, represent the river having risen at that
point, nine inches. The Mississippi was rising slowly
AT Dubuque they had had very heavy rains for two
or three days
AT Louisville, the Ohio was rising, with nine feet
and half on the falls.
AT Vicksbnrg, on tbs 20th the river had risen tbir
teen inches in the preceding twenty four hours.