The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-12-12

diate and separate State action advo-
Gated. That Article reads as follows:
"Article 2. The objects of this AS
sociation shall be to encourage South
ern Independence of interest and feel
ing, and to promote concert of action
among the Southern States. And
should any State or States, in the ex-
ercise Of their sovereign right withdraw
from the Union, and the Federal Gov
ernment attempts tiSdercoin, to extend to
such State or Statesour cordial support
any sympathy; TO usa all honorable
means to bring about, under the Sane
tion of a state Conventionsthe with
drawal of the State of Lonisla ana from
the present Union, and thk assertion of
her independence and soveyeignity;
and finally, to promote IN every way
the establishment of q, confed derated
.goyerp1nent of the Southern ST. kpr
ssch of them as will unite i# ~
pose." S
Our purpose is there laid
plain and saRi1Igke eTIa. 4
article. bespell ne diata pd
separate 'actio1 be tint for coIn-
promises is paa the tina fdl y
fd ffssd. 81 Naszl6st act and y
ourselves
Many good men amongstus doubt
the expediency of Separate action.
They want first. q united South, and
then are willing TO sunder the ties
which bind us togetherin dishonorable
Union with the North. Mature dalibasI|
ration will teach any one that his is
impracticable. Had the colonies watt
ed for united action, they would never
have thrown off the yoke of British
tyranny, and the Revolution would
never have secured to us theblessings
of civil and religious liberty One
mieht,as well advocate another cofnpro-
mise, and urge us of the South again to
resort to paper compaets 70 secure our
rights in the Union. We are in a
State of revolution against g govern
ment incompetent to protect us-=-a
government to whose support we con-
tribute: and although represented, we
can get from it no protection, because
Lit is powerless and can not aid us. 1t
| IS, therefore, incumbent upon every
State to act for herself-to act imme-
dietely through Convention--to act
manfully and fearlessly, and at once
assert it's independence and separate
sovereignty. AS soon as we have, by
separate State action, burst assunder
| the shnckles which bind us in dishonor-
able union with our enemies-when
/ following in the lead of South Carolina,
or any other Southern States who shall
secede. each Southern State takes her
stand with those who have gone before
ber-we will then have the materials
out of which to from Union strong
and harmonious, whose future will be
brilliant, and through which we car
with honor and peace transmit to pos
terity the blessings of civil liberty, fol
the attainment of which our present
Union was formed. A community o
interest and sentiment will at once
bring about this union amongst the
Southern States, who will socede ant
we then can honorably and safely
secure by treaties our rights, which
have been trampled upon and despise'
in our present Union, and under ou
present Constitution.
1t, therefore, at this crisis become
the duty of each citizen to act ant
think for himself. He will be calle'
upon to vote, and we earnestly hop
that upon this important subject we
Louisiana will not be divided in feclini
or opirrfen.
W&ssereforo respectfully call You
attention to our Constitution, and as
.o,,,- M onara+ion bv becoming a mem