Worcester daily spy., 1860-11-22
Correspondence of the st. Louis Democrat.
Letter from NIIasIsSTppI.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MIssIssl PPI,
Nov. 10 1850.


Nov. 10, 1860.
Everything here is in a whrl of confusion
and execraton. The tone of conversation and
the complexion of politics seems to change
every day. Men all agree in swearing that
they knew Lincoln was going to be elected,
but no two swear alike about what is to be
done, while all, with great unanimity, swear
at one another. "If it had not been for the
Breckenridge men," say the Bell Eve1etts,
eve should have elected a conservative presi
dent" "1f it had not been for that cursed
little Bell party, say the Breckinridgers, eve
should have had southern president, or at
least united south" There is as much an.
tagonism and bitterness Of feeling between the
Breckenridge men and the Bell men, as be.
tween the Douglas and Breckenridge parties
at the northwest; or, as it is now, since the
election, between the conservative and dsun-
ion parties, and with the Bell, or conservative
party, l find the Douglas men almost invaria-
bly, counted-at least it is so in those parts of
Louisiana and Mississippi through which l
have thus tar passed-men now talk in this
SCENE / icksbaHy-FUSt day after Election
First Speaker" Well, just as we expected
New York has gone for Lincoln He is elect
ed, sure. No use in spending any money tele~
graphing-we II need all the money we've got
before long if"
Second-"rhats so. We are going to have
hot times here now. Pettis is pledged to call
the Legislature. In thirty days we will be III IA
separate government"
Bell Man. How much better off will we
be then z"
First-"We'll be independent. Are we 60
ing to submit to a nigger stealing president
Never The fugitive slave law will be abol.
ished. The country will be full OF John
Browns and abolition documents.
Bell Man-"Ihat remains to be seen. He
is not pledged to abolish the fugitive slave
law, and as for abolition documents, we won't
be worse off than we are nOwF Havn't your
party republished ali through the South the
very worst abolition sentiments | would as
lief have my negroes get hold OF Helpers
book as the Delta"
SCENE H-Lower Rirer Point
Hot headed SchoolmaSter-"We have got to
fight There is no use Of saying the Union
can be dissolved peaceably."
Mississippi Plantcr-"I am afraid so, but
it need not have been so. Ii all the southern
Sl"tSs nouiu uHttS We MOuiu 20 Ou pcdCea-
bly,"
Schoolmaster-"Yes, and there's the rub.
! We can't unite. Two or three states have got
to start the thing, and the rest are bound to
follow Mississippi viii not be behind"
Planter-"I dou'l know I've got some
debts 10 pay, and want TO sell some land up
here in Madison parish, but ! can't do it now y
Third Speaker Coming in)-"Yes-and
there are good many men in the same fix.
1t will ruin halt the planters on the Mississip
pi river those men, for instance, who have
bought plantations, and depend on the coming
crops to meet payments
SCENE III Matches.
First Wei, what's the election newsl"
Second-"Ohi Lincoln is running so fast
that they have stopped telegraphing; can't
keep up with him."
Frst-"Wcll, sir, what can't be cured has
got to be endured. In my opinion Lincoln is
going to disappont us all. II he acts up to
the spirit Of his own speeches lie is going to
be a link between the north and the south,
and should not wonder if we were not bet
| ter friends than ever before"
Fire.eating Oycrsccr-"lf lie does the north