Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-11-14

nothefn abolition and sectional candidate
by large ard decided msiofities. This
event. however. previously spriehendsd,
hss ~ its reality, startled the public mind
and shocked the public feeling In the
South to sueh al extent ~ ~ threaten the
most serious and ealsmiteus consequences,
The people or the seGth. viewing ,his de-
sided aud oyetw helmine result as an cmi-
nous fotebcdiug. with their off repeated
circumstances and warnings utterly lie
regarded by the north, q large portion ~
them feel that they can no longer tish.
without eminent danger TO Their safety and
welfare, the increasing and steadily oil
vsneiBg power Of their .desjliest enemy.
seem prepared, whether wisely OF not. TO
resort to other aud untitled remedies. With
out the Union. for their future security.
Hence. through the excessive aud etsspe-
rated zeal Of their iptempstate leaders. q
crisis may he pfeeipitalej upon the eouh-
Try, plnpainR u directly into revolution
aud civil dseefd and full NJ dangers and
eslamities 10 us all.
We have now before No the bansfnl AMI sad
consequences Of that infamous conspiracy
of senatorial demag snd corrupt Eel
efal officials. who plotted the disruption
OF the National Convention al Charleston,
and by their secessions there aud ID hal
timofe, broke down the strength aud or
Hsniystiun Of the National Democratic
party. aud thereby opened The wsy 10
Lincoln's election and we are now. also.
teaping tie bitter ftuits Of an admihist,a
ton whose fotlenness has eshaled its PES.
tfetous stencil through the length aud
breadth Of the land. aud whose leading
head, for all those qualities which dsitaa
Rom exalted virtue and high aud emo
bling mind, stands without parallel. II
" shall he Tho mouinfu decree Of fate. 60
terminate the existence Of THE Union, with
the Eeiug -out Of James buchanan from
the exalted seat which he has 90 deeply
lishonoted aud disrfseed. 10 will GO down
to lite everlasting end. behind the BLACKLIST
and muehisst cloud OF eshel,ed human de
rfavity, that has ever osseured. IN gloom
aud darkness, the end Of any nation OF
people and II that illustiious aud noble
line Of Presidents who have honofed aud
adorned orr glorious Republic thropsi ils
brilliant, but brief, existence, IL destined
TO end with his name, then u will be sul.
lied With the most heattiess aud vindic.
tive demesosue in the length aud breath
Of q lost and ruined country. hut what
ever may bstije Ne, whether Of renewed
hopes Tor the future, OF gloom aud desso.
latien, day Of fechonips will surely come
as there 10 God of Nations. aud just
and retributive vengenee will be meetsd
out to the guilty conspirators who would
ruin and destroy the greatest aud best
government on earth because U,sy could
not rule and plumber II.
am willing 30 eoncede that no people
living under nee and equal government
have had their patriotism and forbeafancs
more severely taxed than the Southern
people. by the wrongs, indisnities and in.
sulta Of their Northern enemies. Hut I am
unable to perceive that any evils from
that source have arisen, or any justiaable
cause transpited aimee 1850 for which the
Southern States, or any one Of them, can
honorably aeeede, or withdraw from the
federal Union and appeal TO mankiud for
The justice Of the act. The election Of a
Northern man to the presidency, although
by sectional veto, Ia not In violation Of
the law or the forms Of the Constitution |;
besides, such result, In all probability.
would never have occurred, had II not been
invited by the rupture and division Of the
National Demoetacy and encouraged by
the interfearanoe Of the President against
the success Of tho National Democratic
candidate, II not by his direct aid to the
Black Republican. Added 10 these facts,
one Of our own scnstors-Mr. Benjamin,
with tho approval, doubtless, OF tho other,
haa declared 60 US that M. Liaocin d a
more cpsssrraiirs man than 10 ID had bp-
posed ham % be- and, with this authority
and endorsement, not unworthy Of the
confidence Of those who would now dis-
solvo tho Union on account Of his election.
Hence, under all these circumstances, tho
elevation OF Lincoln to tho presidency, in
itself, ia far from being iusti6able cause
for dissoiving this great Union.
Whenever wo shall 400 or feel tho ap-
proaoh Of those OWLS, or dangers, which
seem to be apprehendod from tho results
Of this election, in tho administration OF
tho general government, or by tho hostile