Red Wing sentinel., 1860-12-12

tocsin has Been sounded and more
than half . million z 81 + Minute Men are
already organized to meet, the Issue,
In less than two months one million Of
Minute Men viii be ready to, repel the
Wido Awakstc tco-ercionists. Outrage,
insult and oppression may destroy the
Union, but ali the4nilitary power Of
the North could 21ot re:establish it,
Holly Spings 19EdM. -. {l,sh.o's7' {.
anr@s ,uN1oN1sI IN THE SOUTH. 'f.'l 81
The infatuation and ignorance ofthe
Northern press andpeople in regard to
Southern sentiment, in the 1prescn,
political excitement, says the New
Orleans Eyeni,ag Delta, Of Wednes.
! day last, are beyond all parallelin the
record Of popular delusions. Every
Northern paper weread assumes that
the secession movement. at the Soutl,
is oontinearto small body of politi-
cians-ot those who have heretofore
been known as extremists South.
ern and pro-slavery ultras. 2a They will
speak of a Union party in the South.
as ifthere really were such . party ,and
stupidity include in that mythical or
ganization all the recent supporters OF
MIR. Bell and of Mr.. Douglas. Even
journals on the borders, or in the
Northern Slave States, yield to this
delasion, or dishonesty seek to inn
pose it on their readers. y 9.&f@
Thus we find in the Washington
States, paper which, since the de.
feat of Douglas appears to have sunk
to the position of organ to the property
holders Washington City; the fol.
lowing statement: aL 500 s;a' &
"We Judge from our Southern cx.
changes that the Union demonstra.
tions which are going on in Alabama,
and Georgia are having a good effect
and seem to adampen very much the
ardor of the scccssionists. 10 as:s:srs
Nothing could be more f1agrantly
untrue than this assertion. There have
been no such meetings in either of the
States mentioned. The vast majority
Of the people of Georgia and Alabama,
if not publicly for secession, would
never sanction or permit such assem-.
blics at this juncture. They would re:
gard meetings now to defend and en-.
logize the Union, as highly unseason-
able if not positively ttea>onable. The
"Union." as the word is now used,
lis regarded throughout these States af
a mere pretext and snare for the op.
|prcssion and subjunction Of the South.
1t is not the Union of the Constitution,
the Union Of our fathers, but "a Union
by which the rights, the equality the
policy, established by the founders OF
the Constitutional Union,-shall lie
destroyed. Hence, when our people
decline to be dcluded and beguiicl
by this word, they do not yield up
any Of their love, veneration and re-
|Rpect for the Union, which was ever
the theme Of commendation,{ eulogy
and affection of the people Of all the
States.,: But it is thefUn MON with pro.
claimed and bitteronemies of our DO.
|litieal and social equality with those
who teek to degrade and disgrace us
under h0llowed forms and names--that
has no party, no advocates, NO friends,
in IN the South, who are not traitors, en-.
emies Of our social integrity, and con.
|spiratorss against our pcice, liberty,
property andlives. a3aaas sij 81; !a ~
Z i SPlR1r OF REsisrAScE.
We have never soen the people Of
the South so determined on their inde-
pendence and equality. Military com.
panies are organizing in every direct
ton. Although we now, have a gallant
company in Holly Springs-The Home
Guards-yet our people seem deter
mined to organize another company. -
Meetings have been held and the list
IA already most completed. We wish
the new company good speed in their
patriotic designs. With such a spirit
Of chivalry as is possessed by the peo-
pie Of the South. they can withstand
the assaults ofall the hostile foes that
could be arrayed against .us.-Herala.