The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-10-13
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when so many nOrTOIs COhSttS"'t' 'hd'
he heart sckens and the mind turns
away aghast at the dismal picture. s.
many calamities follow upon its wake,
that it seems impossible that any on,
would be so depraved, go lost to all ihr
feelings of humanity, "a to attempt rs
bring on the fatal Car Of Juggernaut. fe'
he evidence before US is SO overwhelming
50 plain and convincing, that we ar
forced 10 believe it whether we will or not.
Every day brings to light more startling
estirnony. clearly showing that the al
,empt is no feeble effort put forth in SOM
obscure corner by some crack brain, dis
satisfied politician, but widespread con
spiracy with extensive ramihcattons eX.
.eading through several Statei, for IT,
purpose Of destroying the union and forn.-
my Southern Contrdtlacy. We propo%'
N the present article to give brief has
tory of this secession movement in leN'H
The iuiatorv step was taken h. tie d.,
ocratic convention At Waco. BY mra
of working, he delegates 10 tia
.onyention owrrr composed of the ulu
lre-earing portion al the party, IN N
manner representing he true sentiment O.
h people they also succeeded by mears
o. misrepresentation before the people, il
ele ting Runncl. their nominee for Gov
ernol-a most violent necessionist.
Before the meeting OF the Legislature,
he chairman of the central committee re-
feiYed a letter from Gen. Jno. A. tluItmsi
If Mississippi, IN which was developed Il
plan Tor the State Rights Democracy To-
bring on tie Crtsu upon The Kansa.
question thea pending in Congress. H.
accordance with this design, Gov. Run
nels, in his inaugural Fddrrss, used tht
following language:
In view of these facts /, bthooves ue
earnestly and calmly To look forward to
,he impending danger, for the problem may
soon be solved Of the adequacy OF Cohsti-
,utional restrictions aud paper guaran-
teen" to interpost sufficient barriers to thu
lust OF an aggressive and dominant see
tional majority. ShoHid ibis propost'on
be dreaded m tte ncgafi,c, d. mr. hc"tafe
To beiiere that thc determination If Texas
rX BE- fqke1s, IN assume tie ,,ua,d,aasAiy.
Of her oUn des,,ujes, and i,d ad,su ~ a
connection no iDhg'r C,HStSfcat scdh tie
rights, dignity oHd h0ROr q an ,g4ai and
an lndependtm state. For while disrup-
ton would he "A great calamity, il is not
lin the language 81 Mr.. Jtfi.rSoH} the
gr s,pst that could brtaIl us there Remains
one Vet grratcI---eubn.Seion ndrl
these approximations, prudence would die
tate thar our house .hoUld Lr set ia order.
and due preparation mad" for TIE tEI-
Sis that seems to be forcshadowcd BY
coming events
In the Legislature which assemble!
shortly after, two new and unGsual com
mittrrs were formed, one CA Federal r.ls-
tons and another ON slaves an! slavery
Durinr tie same session The Governor
sent III message on the 2O'h January
Is; s, from which We make the following
extract:
at is my own deliberate Judgment that
4 COugIesS refuses I" admit Kansas ~ Z;
State, with the Constitution she now pre-,
SCENTS, for any other cause than that e;,i
Constitution Is not republican in IT. char
aCtpr, ia. time will haS. come VIXEN III,
southern States shculL look To themselves
for the meals Of maintaining their tu;ur,
security. ! therefore recommend the aGoIr
, ION OF r, solutions "a that effect, and th..
rOwer and authority be- gwen ,u this IL
partmrnt TO cooperate fully III whatcNr,
movement may lee determined upon ~ ~,
ntLer Suuih.rH >tIt'e, a ri tirt cojr- ut
ho.e resolutions b, torwarGed TO our deb
gates al Washington.
ile,s il will be t,rn the party con-
menred 70 carry out tie plan first snggr,;
IL BY WIN. l.. Va icey, 10 force the ISSUE
and preciptate the cotton States into .
revolution. The f. ,r.al COMMITTEE IL
rp,rtrd series If resolutions of the ,.u.
.enor We copy two Of 'hrm:
d. R,soji.J, ! hat II kal sas j. lriu-,
. admission MO iLe UIion ' Con g',>>, -
. her adLis.i0n unnecessarily d,iHyrd Il
himdered on account of her pro -avtIN
,',nstitutior-though the r,til>aI may |,
Il !, under other prrtexts--it will pr.
sent an rmn g'ncy that will authorize and
require the counsel and cooperation Of IT,,
SOU hern States, in order 10 preserve thei
equal r hts, and to protect thoir domestic
=, institutions
" Rcsoi,cd, That IrxGa will meet III,
, mrlgency as becomes a fee people and d:
overeign State, and that III cns,, -urh /
RlHlS presents itself, his Exc-lhlc
Il. X. tunnels be authorized 10 appoint >
least three Delegates from each of the Con
' gressional Districts of this State, tn NEE
he delegates of the other Southern State,
IN Convention, should one h.. assemble,
nnd,r the circumstances, and for she pur