New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-11
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER Ii, 1859.
RECENT NORTHERN ELEcT1oNs.

The recent Northern elections are fraught with
lessons of deep moment to the people of the
South, and should be reflected upon, scanned and
scrutinized carefully and profoundly. Those who
refuse to think, and to prepare to act, in view of
the approaching crisis, are afflicted with a worse
than judicial blindness, and if longer allowed to
exercise the smallest control over public sentiment,
will assuredly bring indescrbablc dishonor or
immedcable destruction upon the Southern portion
of the confederacy.
The time has passed for prating about saving the
Union. tits time the " Union.atany- price" gentle
men were showed to the wall, or compelled to take
back seats. The period has arrived when all right
thinking men should look to the security Of the
South exclusively; and when that paramount
object is acheved-when safety and hohof are
placed beyond the reach Of ruthless fanaticiSln-h
we can lave constitutional Union, aw-aoiaihg'
law-executing Union-why, in the name OF our
illustrious ancestors, by all the memories Oh 'e
past and by tile genius of patriotism, let Us nave IL.
Protect in the enjoyment OF our coiist'"'iohaly
guaranteed rights, and stronger Union men cannot
be found throughout the length and breadth OF the
land than VIC are But, trample those rights under
foot and threaten US with dishonor and seryle IN
surrectons. as seems to be the determination of
the Black Republicans and Aboiitionlsts, and we
are free to express the opinion that we have no
very great love for such one-sided political CO.
partnership.
1t has been predicted that the Harper's Ferry in
surrecton, or the sostylcd insurrection, would
superinduce reaction in public sentiment North,
and that when our Northern brethren y reflected
upon the awful consequences that would inevitably
attend upon seryie outbreaks, that their hearts
Al, ~ Ga url
ana his " rrepressible conflict" doctrine, between
the white and black races, overheard. We were
not as sanguine as many, by large Odds but we
hoped that some effect would be produced which
would tend to blunt the edge of rcmorseless in
tolerance and thus far or thus much, bring the
Northern people to n sense OF the Obligations I'M
posed by the universal law of nature, and cause
them to pay some little regard to the organic law
of the country. We trusted, too, that Sewnrdsm
would be rebuked, and the irrepressible conflict"
men defeated, at least for the time being.
We have been disappointed, and all have been
disappointed, who built up any confident anticipa-
tons account of the fearfuy significant catas
trophe referred to. The telegraphic dispatches of
yesterday morning Enthusiastically prove that Sew
ardsm is stronger at the North than ever before; !;
and that the advocates Of the "irrepressiblc con-
f1ict' between antagonistc races have gained great
triumpls at the late State elections!
Massachusetts, has gone overwhelmingly Black
Republican; New York has gone tremendously
Black Republican; and in Illinois, shall not
be surprised, if fuller returns show that the
Black Republicans have been victorious 1t ltwould
have went Black Republican last year but for the
tremendous eXertions and great popularity of
Senator Douglas; and it will unquestonably vote