The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1860-09-12
The Crisis---God speed the Right,

It is very difficult to realise the stupendous conse-
quenees that hang upon the elections OF Ioeo: 1hese
elections will be the turning point III the history "
America and of liberty The miserable antl-slavery
fanaticism in the north has been gradually created py
thirty years Of political and sentimental preaching by
the ministers of those denominations that most alect
popularity This preaching first poisoned the puolc
mind, and the moneyseeking noTeists and the once
seeking demagogues played upon the popular nancy
and produced the sensees Juror that now threatens TO
accomplish the most dabolical scheme OF mischief and
wrong the earth has ever witnessed.
This northern folly would be comparatively harmless
if had not given birth to corresponding sectional
demagogueism at the south These two sectional par
ties are essentially the in their materials ana III
their principles They are composed OF the most S
norant of both sections, acted upon by selfish
designing and INSCRIPTIONS politicians for the promo
ton of their own base purposes. The mutual helpul
antagonism OF these two extremes has brought US now
to the verge OF revolution The cooperation between
the vile and traitorous leaders of this revolution Is now
as cordial as ever. Seward and Sumner 1ancey and
Keitt by their respective manestoes from the north
and from the SOUTH working for the same end and
in full concert and in hearty accord. And they work
with all the more desperate energy because they have
sense enoughto that if they fail now their vocation
is gone forever.
Let us remember, in extenuation of the northern
preachers, that their inspiration came from the sckly
state of British sentiment and from the universal voice
of British literature for the last forty years Within
the last five years that tide of sentiment has turned.
English good has been compelled to see, at last
that the exaggerated form of the anslavery feeling
in view of other ard far more imposing vices of social
order, ridiculous and hypocrtcal Leading states
men and journalists have cautiously expressed this
rising conviction The reaction has fairly set n 1t has
already reached and penetrated the cities OF America
1t will take much longer time to 60 through the
country with its health-bearng influence. But 1t IS
bound to 90 through We are reading and a sympa-
tie tbp bntta n
feeling will prevail after while in the remotest coun
try congregations; travelling slower but not less GER
tainly than Partisan modes of dress find their way to
the localities. And then-the rrepressible con
hict will be over! And where will Sumner and Sew
ard and YanceY and Keitt be? Those unprincipled
men see the abyss of scorn obscurity and contempt
that is yawning before Them and desperately re-
solved avoid it BY precpitatng their treason while yet
the public mind is in its diseased and infammabe
dition.
If this crisis is so important the conspirators who
see in it their hope of success, how unspeakaby i'm
porant it is to every honest patriot Make great,
noble sefsacrihcing effort pass the country safely
through this dangerous and strait; and will
emerge at once into safe and open sea. KOut the
hosts Of sectioualism and disunon in November next
and they wIot dare to rise again, for this generation
at least. Victory viii be ample indemnity for the
past and glorious security for the future Before
another presidential election the miserable sham-he
Joseph Surface morality-of ant-slayery sentiment
will be eectCaly exposed and disgraced with all re-
spectacle people and parties will once be found
ed upon true and legitimate issues.
But now Ly the issues of the few remaining months
of 1860 the eountryis be saved or lost Let every
Of US rise up fitting of the awful respon
sibity that rests upon every citizen for the full dis
charge OF his duty in this fearful conuncture Re-
member now that a vote is sacred thing, a solemn
verdict for the country against it. for union liberty
and happiness or for fatreidal war; the aternatingdes
potsm Of mobs and dctator and all the miseries that
witnessed by many of the distracted nationalties
of the old and Of the new world Let every citizen
conscious Of the magnitude Of the interests involved in
this pending election, so forth consecrated mission
AIRY in his countrys cause, and labor earnestly from
now until November and God will speed the right.
The Yancey men denounced the Baltimore conven-
ton on the score ofirreguarty and seeded from it.
because two or three Vancey delegations and or
two scattered Gancey delegates excluded on the
ground of intormality; and the Yancey men of
Kentucky are denouncing the Douglas men because
they refuse to acknowledge the regularity of the late
Frankfort convention from which all Douglas men
were excluded Oh the ayowcd and simple Dougassrn.
Was ever lofer and more brazen piece Of assurance
seen or heard Of Louisville journal.