The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-09-13
The BEN and Everett. Ber,scue

e1""e' S""eA"h aaV 0'uCAs were greatly -0iR-
tresfetl and piled Up the agony considerably,
that the Br' ckinridse party was a disurion
party; this was the burden Of their eone.
In proof that we are the disunion party, s..
Il. Slack, esq, In bis title speech l.fore dinner.
offered two things to prove his position:
LET. That az John G. Brvckinridge was nonni-
mated one hour at Richmond before be was at
Baltimore, and
End. That R. J. Caldwell, esq.. in bis speech.
stated that the Bell platform did not amount to
much. &C.. 1t follows that we are all disunion-
lists. and TINT if Lincoln is elected, we are going
to force Breckenridge to be the President of
the Southern States. How convincing, how
plain and how clear-as mud IL it not aston
ishing that we never saw all this before l.
Scarlet letter, avaunt! deplore ye Southern
league! Yancey's vocation gone! And 10
make assurance, doubly sure, he brings IN
Shakespeare, as usual. This certainly settles
the question oi disunion forever, for the gentle
man e-' Is
Raises scruples dark and nice,
After solves them in \ trice;
AS if politics had catched
The Itch, on purpose to lie scratched"
The same gentleman. at night, asserted that
in the event Of Lincoln's election, and if any
of the Southern States seeded, he, for one,
would shoulder his mnsket and drive them
back into the Union. Valiant Slack!
He who would these boots lisplace,
Must meet BOmbastes face to face!'
Suppose the Bell Club of Ouachi,a parish
should appoint committee to put the gentle
man through the emanuel" Fright about
face! Shoulder arms! 20 the tune wish I
was i'll Dixie's Land.) March Ito Tennessee
and take one John Bell prisoner. for con-
tempt Of Union, for uttering aud delive lug the
following extract OF u speech III the U. S. SEN
ute i'll 1850, to wit: .-r..... .,, q. l-...
The question is whether mutual trust and
confidence shall continue TO auimate and en-
outrage mutual efforts in promoting and null
tlplylng common benefits; or whether mutual
hatred and distrust shall step in to check all
progress; 10 distract aud cOntOund all Joint
endcavors for the common welfare; in fine, to
entail upon the country all the evils Of endless.
discard. That ia the question. AND WHEN You
PRESENT THAT ISSUE To ME, SAY GIVE ME sEPA-
RATION GIVE ME DIsUNION; GIVE ME- ANYTHING
! IN PREFERENCE TO A UNION SUSTAINED ONLY nv
POWER. By CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL TIES
WITHOUT RECIPROCAL TRUST AND coNrIDENcE If
OUR FUTURE CAREER Is TO RE ONE IF ETERNAL,
DIsCOND, OF ANGRY ELIMINATION. GIVE ME- RATHER
SEPARATION WITH ALL ITS CONSEQUENCES Ii l
am to he at peace, let it he peace in reality :;
and If ! an to he at war, let me know it at
once. that my put my house in order and be
ready 10 meet the Consequences .g
- \ IL
gress in the pending difficulties, | would saw let
the adjustment be made in the real spirit of
concession, compromise and concilia,iou Let
us hav SOME assurance that the promised har-
mnny shall be permanent. Stay this agitation,
al!ay the burning fever that threatens 10 con-
sumo the system terminate this painful sus-
pensc, which is more ntolerahlc tnn an open
rupture. IRE Of the South have mule up our
minds to yield noshinya to endure nothing; or if a
letter spirit acf.tdfes u.s. md IRE are prfpared both to
y'etf something and endure somsti'ny and yet, cannot
bring O" Northern hethr'" to any terms Of Just and
eqhtotle arrangement and they a..H continue to vex
and haFr1xS as. Now AND FOREVER. LET Us RE-
SOLVE. AND LINT THEM SUFFER Us TO MANAGE OUR
OWN AFFAIRS IN OUR OWN WAY. But trust it
will never come TO this issue.
II. upon yonr arrival, you find the cold gen
tl"man y too feeble TO take this Journey, Won
can tax" his bond in the penalty Of four dog n
OF his speeches against Foreigners and Catholics
and four dozen Of 'hom in favor of abnlishing
slavery in the District of Columbia, for his up.
pea'ance, Oh the 9th Of November next, ut the
bar OF the head waters of Salt river and upon
the successful performance of this service. you
can march to Georgia. and arrest crrran Bell
Electors and Editors. for the uvowal of disunion
sentiments in case the aforesaid Lincoln is
elected President.
These exercises will put you in sufficient
'raiAing to drive the seeding States Into the
Union, when you shoulder til It muste,!
IICKWICK.