New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-30
VOLUME XIII.

Roman conqueror. The whole North is engulfed
in Abolitionsm, and Pennsylvania, hitherto the
keystone of the Union, Is now the foundation stone
of q power which menaces that Union with subyer-
sion, What Southern man but will resolve all his
energies to determination to meet the issue, and
to stand by his brethren in the cause?
We are divided among ourselves, and are conse-
duently, weak. The North sees our dissensions,
and is made daring, naughty, arrogant and hope
full, as he had seen in his recent tour. He was
tainted with our lack of union and fraternity
among ourselves. They told him that the South
did not know its rights under the Constitution, or
did NOT seem to know them, and that large poT-
ton Of it was inclined to take the view as the
North of its Institutions and to favor the action of
the North. He had advocated and it was his po-
siton upon that stand union upon any man who
could defeat Lincoln. Much as he might deprecate
the election of Bell or Douglas, he would delight in
voting for them if thereby the election Of Lincoln
might be defeated and the South thus given breath
ing time for getting into position Of united and
consolidated sentiment and action.
It was not altogether certain that Mr.. Lincoln
would be elected, but the probabilities were that
such would be the result. In New York he found
the Breckinrdge and Bell men work together fra
terna1ly and earnestly 10 defeat the common
| enemy and in the cause Of the Union, while the
/ Douglas men, with folded arms, were tacitly dis
| countenancing their efforts, or were openly aiding
| Lincoln. The orator paid high compliment to
| the earnestness and patriotism of the Bell men of
| the North and the courtesy which he had expe-
/ rienced from them and their journals, while he
| castigated with cutting severity Of rhetoric the
| political course Of the Douglas men, and the dis
| courtesy and injustice toward himself displayed by
/ their Journals. His most earnest prayers were for
the success Of the noble efforts Of the Fusonists of
New York.
1 There are those who say that if Lincoln is
conservative that the South and her rights will be
safe under his Administration. But no matter
what his Administration may be, if it is counten-
anced it will only give so much more time for the
increase of the strength of Abnlitionism. The
Northwest is constantly settling up and organizing
new States and very soon enough will come in to
give them power enough to amend the Constitution
itself under the provisions Of the Constitution, and
in manner that the slaves of the whole South
may be consttutioDally emancipated while they
are at work on the plantations of the South.
There were numbers in the South, in this city oi
i New Orleans, who sympathize with the doctrines
of Lincoln and who were ready to take Office
under him. His officers and his sympathizers, sus
tanned and encouraged by the influential authority
and countcnance of his Administration, would fiji
the country, and undermine our institutions and
corrupt popular sentiment as water percolates and
dsiDtegrates rock. If under the administration OF
Buchanan, abolition outrages. plots and neendi
arism cannot be prevented, how will it be when an
abolition Administration is in power? The con
tinuance for four years of Lincon's administration
would render slave property almost valueess il
the border States from its insecurity. They vii
have to get rid of Their slaves by sale, or become
another ST. Domingo, or another Jamaica.
Will the South let this man get into power anf
obtain the control Of the army and navy, which i
itself an covert act2' 1t would be an act OF re
bellion to resist his Inauguration. we have nj
rlght 10 resist; put We nave risht 70 preserve
ourselves we nave rlght 70 Withdraw from 81
leglance to an oppressive government. Ihis is
right declared IN the Deciaration oil independence
which also sets forth that 1t Is the right OF peop
toproyide themselves with proper government. i
Is the rlght WHICH 'he peope oi itaiy are To-Day eA
ereising inthelr struggles Tor freedom from tyranm
rule. IL IS the rght Oh ehe worm crushed uhder I'M
heel to turn upon It's assaiant; IT Is the right OF th
brute when struck to resist If itmay We have th
right which the Italians are exercising bequeathet
us by our fathers, and 1t existed long befor
our fathers thought, wrote, fought and france
our Constitution. But was their position but
reiteraton OF the brute right oil resistance! HI
thought not; our fathers made 1t not only th
right but the duty of man to resist oppressive gov
ernment. They declared that men had right t.
make government for themselves, and If one wa
wrong to frame another to suit themselves.
they were wrong, England was right IN trying t
hang George Washington, John Hancock, etc.
He said that he would recommend no course t
he pursued by the people of Louisiana in the even
of the election of Lincoln The State of Aabam
would call convention within thirty days after hi
election, as provided by law. She would ac
: wisely cautiously, prudently, and whatever migt
be her course he would be with her. He had bee
. :, misrepresented by some as an arch.agitator, br
they Of Alabama accounted him one who knew til
rights of the States and of their citizens and dare
to advocate and maintain them. In following OF
his position, Mr.. Yancey paid splendidly eloqueI
compliment to the Yancey Rangers, named in h
honor
q 1t was his OPINION mat II Llncoln was eiecte
a. every Southern sovereign state eaght 10 meet
convention, and delinefate on the course 10 be pu
sued. There are true ffends Oh the porder-
! on both sides oil IT, whenever state secede
and Lincoln and his ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Stepht