New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-17

ton Of the United States; who forgets that there
| were States before there was a Union and that
each state for all purposes Of internal government,
| ia sovereign and independent State-as independ.
ent Of its neighborg Prussia or Bavaria is Of the
| others in the German Confederation. They also
forget that neither the character nor speeches Of
Sir. Lincoln show anything like designs hostile to
the rights Of the Southern States, and that even
Mr. SeWard-the John Bright Of the party, more
eloquent and outspoken than statesmanlike or wise
has RETAINED from anything like threats of posi-
tive aggression, legslatorial or executive, on the
rights of the South.
prom: he London News, Nov. 2OI =
The cry of secession has been useful for party
purposes, but the course which It involves will not
suit Southern interests. The great shareholders
know very well that it is no part Of the policy of
the Republican party to violate that part Of the
Constitution which forbids every State to inter
fere with the internal concerns of any other State
The present victory merely signifies that, in the
wide spreading " Territoriesn Of the Republic, not
yet sufficiently reopled to be formed into States,
slavery shall have no legal existence, and eonse-
guently that they shall not grow up into slave
States. The SOUTH, Notwithstanding, Will acqui-
esce in this decision. They dare not go ort of the
Union with their slaves, for they have nowhere to
go to. They are great deal safer in the friend
ship and alliance Of abe North, whose bayonets
would be as readily forthcoming to suppress q ser
vile insurrecton as to prevent dissolution Of the
Confederation. Long before next March, when
Mr.. Lincoln removes to the White House, we SHALL
find that all parties have adjusted themselves to
their new relations, and are preparing for harm
less campaign with the old wordy weapons.
from the London Times Nov. 1911 7gs 4.
We do not, as we have said, believe the catas~
trophe of disunion TO be imminent and we are dis
posed to attribute to the institution of slavery g.
vitality which, as it seems, its warmest advocates
do not believe it to possess; still we cannot con
eeal from ourselves that the recent vote of the
American people is fraught with many moInentous
consequences. Heretofore, when President has
been elected, he has been supported at least by
minority in every State in the Union. But in the
present instance there is considerable number of
States in which not single vote was cast for the
successful candidate.
From the London Herald, November 2Ol
The only cloud on this bright horizon is the
threatened secession Of the Southern States.
Should this be attempted the struggle cannot last
long, for the free North will to man support the
new President, and the army and navy Of the Re-
public will be launched against the seceders. The
South will be driven back into the Union, if need
be, at the point of the bayonet. Such conflict
however, would be most disastrous in its conse-
quences to Great Britain and whether it take place
not the i'll feeling in the slave districts is now
so great that the ordinary operations Of agFicu-
ture and trade must suffer. May be shall shortly
have to look to other resources for cotton and
other Southern produce, and it is to be hoped her
| Maiestys Government, in view Of the preeaTious
condition of.American affairs will devote its i'm
mediate attention to our much neglected West
| Indian and other colonies, as to enable our
planters to supply the deficiency.