The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-10-20

called q" Slavery Doom Il, by a Mr.. Edge, and
who / should think might be q twin brother or
a. least a cousin german, of Mr.. Helper, and who
halls llr lincoln rs the first anti-slavery Prrsi-
dent If In" uit"d States, and looks forward to
the extinction Of slavery, and of the Union too,
and Of the cotton crop more especially, as the re-
suit OF hi, election. After speaking of this book,
and after abiding TO the rejection many years
ago, of what it calls Mr.. ,Jcticrson's scheme of
rm0nrlpatou tn writer in the AthrnTum says
as follows:
Since th.n wild schemes have hocn propoun-
d"d and wilder plans attempted, the W ole qurs-
ton has become ruhtt,Icd and , and death
t,'ud has sprr- up where the sole chance lay in
frirudl; and miup1-s;'u %! relations; stctdy -gouC
minds have flung themselves with be AZ and ;Idor
INTO the fray; gentlemen have become rGtaus
whr discus me- tho best mod" of dealing with it.;
Christians have dcyrlopcd into sayagrS; whilr
thc few calm B'.n, at !., oH tie pso-siayery side
who can really hold their own IN times Of tumut
have Withdrawn from tn" contest altogether. Src-
ing no chance fog ga,!pui, philosophy to be- heard
in company of madu'u hacking at each OF o. 3
throalS. IhtUls 10 certain iIIscI,rt parti-sue,
Ambition, as t.gel5iE anil practical good, has
been delayed UT auot'ir generation, To- th. grief
Of all honest mon and tn confusion Of all wise
on.s"
Now, whether this writer is correct or not in
what ho says about abolition practical aud
feasible good, hr has presented most forciblc
and graphic picture of the condition OF THINGS at
this moment in our country, and has placed the
responsibility where i belongs for the delay and
indefinite pUSponcmcnt OF any MEASURES which
have ever been cithrr feasible or practical for
amcliorating the condts "a of any portion of the
African vacc on this continent.
j repeat t,.low-c.iizrn., we need restoration
Of natiora! harmony, OF that mai feeling pc-
tween different urmhrr, of ;hg Union which was
50 cloguD'lv and admirably advocated by the
Fa'l2ut and trI,-h"aTt Il Crttcnd"u in Ill, late
noble speech, in oIIT that all tn groe; m, -es.s
of our country may once moY. b. calmly md
Justly considered and provided fox And national
harmony can b. restored by the tri,upl Of ,illtgr
# the cAtr'mc paitrs, whether oi ~, North OF
re South Certainly, il cannot b. restored BY
the triumph Of party which has Wholly refused
to recognise tn Southern states in the selection
Of thir candidates. and which does not pretend to
rely upon or to pate single oi,'l raj vote
rom any one of those states. Certain, II cannot
be- restored by the triumph of party at least one
of whose candidates is 50 Identified with those
who would award the ho,st crown of martvr,!om
to the nstigat"r aud organizer ofmsurrction and
treason, aud su many of whose organs and orators
are daily d'nou-iug the South a. a larI Of BAD
bn'lsm and daily cAultng in the idea of an ire
cpnci,abi' and irrrprcs,iD,c conflict between tn
slave States and the free States. IL would .-
madness 70 t1eNect from suCi. triumph any
thing but renewed outbreaks Of fualicisli at On.
end Of the Union and fury at the other which no
patriot and no christian can contemplate HGhout
Il shuddcr
For myself, my friends, have uoGirg To sooL
from any candidate or any party, aud | eau take
bat humble share in what remains If this cam
pajgn. Neither ny health nor my engagements
will allow me To- miuv" often in thu strife of
tongues But | T, o.ca that ! am here in season to
give vctc for the "aud. hates whose nomination
You ar" assembled 20 ratiiy to give vote which
-ha'i virtually and pla',raty SAY, That man of
blood, and treason, AMI massacre was not rjght
The men # tic ~uu,lt erc a., har,ari,us +" he Re-
Vi he'd and d,ii,d LUt our brethren, with hoIn yyu
delight To dwell, AID u, an t. dwell in unity
And th'r" is no conflict ,a,vy,n The tr,e States
and the slave Stqtcs which moderation and reason
and justice ana patriotism cannot r.yrcsS and
ougH; to fcpgoss, AZ once and forever
That vote may be- in a minority ur in n rlao.-
ty-Onc Of many OF one Of f.w-hu;, whatever
may he the result. it viii AZ least secul, So him
who gives it III cheering congci,usncSs Of haynr
done what d" cuuIi 10 .ur 50 o. l,,~rrss of 1,
u.i and uI~chi.you, q -'r.i. 20. ,..t disturbed
the T"or. 60, "ul.Jr.I.j tan ur..l Of 2 great ;,r1
glorious country i.oud utj prolonged applause. 7