The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-08-20

resentatiycs of Jefferson county, are elected
johnson. the regular Democratic nominee
for Governor, gives up his election.
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: An Appeal a against Disunion.
We are impollcd by an irresistible impulse Of
! duty to address our masonic brethren M Iaroe
upon The present Threatening aspect of our politi-
cal aii"is. No pefscu, however circumscribed
aa reading OF personal experience. can be insen-
sioie 10 tho present danger of disruption imperd-
! nS over our Union. How much more. then
must one D alarmed and impressed whose travel.
| ana correspondence aG3te reach every portion of
| thl couEtry
| Bgeihren you. As siasous, hold the balance Of
power III tbs country. You stand between wild
aad reckless lanaiiciim on the oue hand, aud cold
h'9IiI IS oenagogu inn on be oihT. Yeu, as a
! DOdy, ouulber nearly a1uarter million of ulcn.
AND YOU are meH--Hien in BODY soul, and intel
| iect--mcn chosen out OF tue masscs OF the com-
inunity, insA uct,d in its old and undying princi.
pies Ut1 c'mcntcd together by indissolublc Ties
-.neC WHO profess 70 b. animated BIZ the pobIast
purposes that ever joined mortal beings tqeethe.
~ MOI pohtes YOU are of all parcs-~in rsligion
! % ~ s'''s--iu vocatiOLs, of all honorable uuf.
snliS itis ~ sehIIion, you are one; in pyspaTg-
d0h' "n.y one ID Gtor .,oa. enlightened c0nrSHGRt
GHF oVhattoH, one, and The only Therefore in
great ana noble purpose. you arc free to act as
one m'h. Aad what purpose 81 noble is there, o
We h'o'h.'' - 10. eat q, the salvation Of cur
| county.
| brethren - have visited ucarly .ve,y e;,ard
Lpdg' ~ TINS conlia4ut, and ylr,.' Of them
} agnn and acaiu. W. are il almost daily cor,,.;
puhd zee win ~ brightest lights Of the frat,II-
/ ~ ND y" bt.'vc, posses TIE confdt nee If q
! i;',-" portion Of The craft universal We sneak.
| tte.'fie, Inst wc 40 Know when We ahirm thai
Hasons - a Whole. are moral, true and upriyj,t
men, I0VPTs o. nti
ent slbj cts Of law. Y,t such men NAV be I'D
As,Tay false reports may be raised. the purcst
? SPIRITS nay be deceived by falsccood3 ard eyag-
gciaa0as, and even our institutions venerable
ior age, Grand in prupoItiopsi pure and yirtuous
! IN rs principles, niey be msde the medium
through the Vaccinations Of false brethren, of
! incuIahlc mischief
brethren! Ia partisan sheets of the country.
MOTIF aht south. those, We mean, whose mission
seems to be that ct stirring W mortal contention
| p,".'p u.s. and to break mp this government by
! lASt !.ruos, declare nothing butlfas when tber
| say iAc NHth X arraJ'd against the Sontb. and
ID" south against tbe North. 1t is Ease. We have
hVeu ieGfe than twenty years in the South aud
."or' thal twenty years in the North For
iarge potion OF the twenty-five yeus W. have
Dceh engaged IN travelling, have seen every nor
ton, made personal acquaintance with every
shade OF thought and feoling, and we testify to
me utter iaiquHy Of such statements II ia hut
the cry ct demagOgucs and traitors. who viii rise
only upon the ruin of the nation. if the nation
! uo.F NOT take warning in time. The feelings o!
Sou. heTn people is a whole and of Northern ueo,
pie As whole are still kind and bro;herly towards
Ieach other. But it cannot be denied that the ex-
ASPIRATION OF party feeling is efnbi,terinr every
l;thing, and the pgOneness Of feeble human nature
to follow popular leaders right or wrong. NAV
destroy the last remains Of national affection If we
do not guard ourselves against II
BTetmen IT the North you are misnfornled
upon the subject Of slavery Il is not the helish
eyh You have been taught 10 believe it. Visit
the South and you will see IT, You hav. been
misiniormed, toe, IN regard to the Southern peo-
PIE; lhcy are KIND, owing, and g"uerous 10 q
| fault. 1hevarc brave, trne 10 Their htenas and
rs Slasons, God never made better,
brethren Of the South, Won are misinformed as
10 the general feeling Of the Northern people rela.
tive to slavery. Whatever il NAV be In rome
localities, hidden TO death by demagogues, vet, in
the broad lands Of the North and West, and even
IN Canada, the popular sentiment ia to let the
| SUBJECT alone, and tsaye it with those who are
personally interested with IT, You are mlsinforned
too' as to the Northern people. They are studi-
Gus, industrious, lovers Of order and Of law,
hDcTa' m good oaS.e, earnest in whatever they
l.und, AXE and, a. Masons conserve alive and sys,
tcnatc in the highest degree
Brethren OF Both sections thero is absolutely
nothing between Won but to love ons another,
and 10 persevere IN the grand design Of doing
good and being happy. Let dcmagogpss rail
and iie ia vain. Urea, all their threats Of seces-
sion, % opposition TO law, Of raids into neghbor.
ing Vineyards, Of notification, &c, with
contempt and adherence Disregard their state
men's Tat the American people are ripe for
disulgn as direct invention Of ihe father Of lies
! B.achcr false hood was never invented, Search
ior sobrI, Rw abiding r.rn, conservative 10 their
HABITS of thinking and action, aud entrust to such
! he banner % all good HasOns-"CSTos FtRsT--
UNoS LAs1--UNoN FOREVER !r'-Poles Of
Masonry.
ANOTHER ALLY-Ine Platte Atlas, At Platte
City, Missouri Democratic paper, was sold the
| other day by Mr.. Eihsn' Allen to three gen.leueu
Two Bel and Everett, and one Denoerst-who
Immediately converted the paper into Bel and
Everett paper.
The HqyneviIc (Ala) WatcbDar soi,led the
names Of Breckenridge and Lane hnmedia;ely at
ter 'h4ir nomjoatiou at Baltimore and Richmond
matter, aud are cow earnestly I'D zeslQFsly
supporting the only natons, candidates, Bell and
Everett. We select the following from The lead
! Ing a-;icls in. its last issue: q.
at is with pride and consciousness that we
! arc advocating the cause Of truth, and the high
interest Of The whole country that we unhIrl our
banner to the breeze to day, inscribed with the
names Of two of the ablest, most incorrnptible
and patriotic Statesmen. whom a bencfccDt
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