Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-17
The Crisis-Letters from the People.
From the Baton Rouge Advocate.

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Editors Adroc0tc-Wc in this neig.
borhood have determined upon calling
together a meeting of the citizens for
the purpoacoG determining what action
o'ght t. be taken since it is known that
/ lincoln is certainly elected President
, t Tn" states. Among other things we
&c ign organizing a cavalry COMPANY
Oi minute men, each ono 10 wear a blue
&C ukadc, and appoint Vigilance Commit.
tee.
] heard a gentleman on the corner Of
one # Your streets, on Wednesday. saw
that he believed Lincoln would make a
first rate President | replied that he
meyer would be President Of the thirty.
three States nov constituting the Con.
fcdcracy. He, in answer 10 this, said
that he certainly wonld be, for if we al.
tempted to Scccdc or withdraw any of
the States, Lincoln would rhip us in.
Now this gentleman is a friend Of
mine, who is above suspicion, but would
amy stranger have been permitted pub
licly Ia give uttcrancc 10 such Senti.
mcnts? Are they not incendiary? 1t is a
well known fact that our s%ervile popu-
lation are aware that Lincoln is at tho
head OF a party Which favorS the aboli-
/ tion Of slavery, and if they hear persons
make use Of such language, will it not
. inspire a belief that they have friends
in their midst? May they not with pro.
priety think that if they choose to make
an effort to free themselves. those avow.
in~ such sentiments will join them? |
wish t. say again, however, hat the
/ gentleman of whom | am speaking is
without doubt as true Il friend TO the
South As any other person in the COM
munity; but is it not impolitic, nay,
highly improper, under existing Circunl-
stances, to utter such language? That
gentleman, like too many more, is what
/ term a suhmissiUnist. He is willing
10 wait until We are haltcrcd and bri-
died. and the whip and spur applied,
before we should attempt to protect our
selves. Submit. submit! to whom and
t. what? Submit To be governed by a
party whose sole power of cohesion is
ayovcd undying, burning hostility to
I the Southern states and their institu.
tons? Submit to a party which has null
lined ,iie Fugitive Slave law; which
has passed laws i'll the States making it
nenal. by fine and Imprisonment, for its
citizens to aid You OF i'll the attempt
to reclaim our property if it should cs-
cape into those States; which hides and
, otherwise protects the murdcrers Of the
owners of slaves, and which sends ennis
saries into our midst for the purpose Of
poisoning our wells, burning our houses,
and numbering our families? Submit to
such "A party? Nersr, say |! Sooner would
| have my right arm severed from my
body
have been told, too, bv a gentleman
since the news of the elections Of Lincoln
has been received, that if there is to
be any fighting, that we, the Breckln-
ridge wing of the Democratic party
must do it, and pay the expenses be.
sides. In answer to all such persons, ]
will say that we are ready and willing
- fight if we must, and foot the bills,
for the protection Of our rights, and our
wives aud children, but we want no mel
in our companies who will make such
remarks as l have above quoted.
should be apprchcnsivc that they would
leave us between the setting and rising
of the sun and go Over to those with
whom they are more nearly allied IN
sentiment.
The issue as to whether we shall re
main in the Union or separate, will NJ
doubt be made within a short time be
fore the people, and if the State o
Louisiana, my adopted home, in whicl
| have lived more than twenty years
and in which are all my interests AM
every thing that | hold dear is located
shall determine upon submitting to b.
ruled 10y these cold hearted merccnar.
!, people. who are ~ravenous for our none.
and our blood, | will shake from m,
feet the dust of her soil and seek an
other resting place.
In conclusion, | am in favor of a dis
solution of our general co-partnershiT
| want to withdraw from a concern
some of the members of which are il
the condition of the fish described on
; certain occasion by Jno. Randolph, the
"shine and stink and stink and shin
; like a rotten mackerel by moonlight.
For the sake of ourselves and in tn
name of common justice let us hav
nothing more to do with those people
Your friend, 4. j.