New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-24

THE ADOPTION OF CONSTITUTION.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AND ENTHUSIASM
The call for Southern Rights Mass Meeting
last night, to take action upon Constitution pre-
pared by a committee appointed at the prelim-
mary meeting at Armory Hall, and to hear speak
ing upon the ruling event of the times, collected
dense and gigantic multitude within the walls of
! Odd Fellows Hall. The first men Of the city, old,
young and middle-aged, representing all interests
and members Of all the late parties, there in
| an array such as has never before been seen in
this city. The seats were not only filled to the
extreme foot Of the Hall, but the sides and aiales
were filled with men standing, and many went
away, not being able to find place to sit or stand.
In the gallery we noticed handsome attendance
Of ladies'.
The Importance and soIemnity of this meeting
was shown not only by the presence of the men
composing it, but by the utter absence Of the usual
externals of political demonstrations: 20 music,
no cannon firing, or fireworks, no flags or decora-
ationa. simple notice in the papers, and the all
| pervading anxiety prevailing, suffccd alone to
attract this majestic and impressive assemblage.
At the proper hour, Mr.. D. W. ADAMS WIS called
upon to take the chair temporarily. This he did
and upon SO doing made speech explaining the.
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people.
After explaining that the object of the meeting
was to take aetionon The Constitution prepared BY
the committee appointed at the ArHlory Hall meet
ing and that this meeting was the offspring Of that
Mr.. Adams said: What we say we will say firmly
rr,r.at srIa,,ao T,,iz ,oaI- 1,aol
tbe tme il mast we arc now coIleI nnon to act n
aeTence of anr rfgbts rhe sneal.er nrocaadad Il
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tr,o S,la.t,I,4;or t1,o rSo5,rol 1o,,, md ~
ti,Sao -l,ioh ,a5 a. 1ast 49,, IL z,eoln
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,,rtaa D. ,,;Iii.ras;st H.
WIN Won stand thegc thines and coptinu. to
stand them. under tha rule Of n black Repnbliean
presidont9 [rries of Mayer and rreat sbopt;n j !
rbere are some naor1e in tI,e sontb who sav yait
Iit,la loreer Yest Ettle mara sIeen. 4 little
more SIMMER n little more folding of the arn,t
: bnf thank God thaze man are few
what has the South done to the North? Have
VIC ever nut ANYTHING in The way of their trade
\ wit II
anv right of thcirs2 Have we ever violated the
Constitutions The spcaiter,s naralel hetgEeen the
growing aeeressions of the North and the long for
bearanre of the South was eloquent and 6ery.
Nowis the time for ACTION. The time for ardu
mept and appeal to the North has passed away
We mgst assert our rirft. and after assertns
nv, s1s Is
tllsh "e iuuss uo i't ou loielatnsrs
MAINTAIN them. Our remedy is in withdrawal
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~ frafot tl,.rs 1ort tig ol,rio,,s into,tonoo a. A.
: o't 'o' - - T.
It generate sons. NOW ls the lime ana now is In
. | hour. Let US unite SIS one party, as one man, wit
one heart and one Enirft We will be aided b
!, ntl,o s,totos. hut IF l,,a, ,o ,,,old not ~ o.
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aiaea' pleaSe you my "oF9, my pfllelpIe "Qa'
I, still be the same We must have concert of &C
/. tion and when we act the God Of Justice and O
i ta+tIo- vii, aid ,,g rAr,,1s,so
pastiVs "l'1 S'o u.s. lApi''..9e,l E.
MI Adams concluded WIN q glowing portfaya
of the importance and high position of New Or
lnans She shon,d he sr4t to Of in the r,op,e man
-, ,s..,. !,
hiattef peioie her sle "o'u oe isi hseiu iiiueeu
did she not respond to the Southern Rights apPea
of the surrounding country, whose grand cente
i ara mart sla ID nj ia saw n te ,uarId thrdnr
i. 't1 n@' %. 49, - '1' ~ w WIZ, .'' Nss -
:: the convention Whleh y soon to assemoie' tna
Louisiana is ready willing and able to protect heT
a self and her honor The sneaker retired ami
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G 'as ilSo'' ''ii'ii'ils0 os1os'11
/. THE CONSTITUTION.
d Col A. H. Gladden. of the previously appointe
/. committee. next anpeared and read the foiloNip
e T,s,,Ias sS,,t;,t:s = ~ e,s.t- nj, i.
ffealo'e alu oonsetsusien " eae 'ootheFh l's.
S Association OF Louisiana:
IS Whereas, We, citizens OF New Orleans and G
the State of Louisiana, ignoring all former DC
d ticai ties, names and associations have met fo
g The purpose of declaring our sentiments oil I'll
d present momentous crisis in the history Of ou
y country, ana to form Southern party and stat
n its objects, feel that duo regard for The ounio
of our fellow-men impel US to ayoW the rehsor
II and causes for such step, which are made Rp b
o the history Of the insults argressions and wtopp
S. heaped u1on us as Southern men by those Wi
e. should be our friends and brethren but wlo ar
II really and in fact our worst enemies-ue mea
e the Northern portion of this Confederaoy I'M sur
mort of which we submit the following facts
ID They have for more than thirty years asRae
IN IN the institution of African slavery in the aoutI
he and have made our Federal IeGislature n iran
instrument for incendiarisln and Abolition.
They deny to us a common property in our Te
ritores. acGuired equally bv our money and bloo,