Gazette and sentinel., 1860-10-13

in the hands Of every good citizen. 1t is EN-
tirely too lengthy for our columns, and we can
not even pretend to give a synopsis of THU
interesting document, but advise all to get
copy and read it. The following are his sen,
timents upon the
The Dissolution Of the Union.
There was 4 time, and that, too, not
very remote, iclIOw-citizcns, when the
word diSunion fell upon my ear with
painful dissUnaHCc ; when | had I'm.
bounded faith in the perInanence of our
i~ustitut ons, and rejected AS almost
~blaSphclnOus the mere iutination of the
possibility Of their dissolution. The
Union had no more devoted worshippcr
at its shrine than !, when, at the bid
ding Of Louisiana, | took my seat in the
Senate OF the United States. Ny views
OH that subject have since been under
going Il gradual change, until, by slow
degrees, | have reluctantly arrived at
the conviction that unless some great
and 10 me, unexpected revolution shall
take place ia the sentiments of the peo-
pie Of the free States, We cannot with
safety and honor continue the conncc-
ton much longer. How and when it is
10 be severed depends upon them. not
upon us. May the day be more, much
more distant than | fear it will prove
to be. 1t can only be permanently
averted by impccsSing upon the Nor
thern mind the belief which it SO OBJ
stinately rejects that the South can,
by any degree Of wrong and humilia-
ton, be forced INTO resistance. Our
unfortunate divisions at home contri-
butte mainly 10 keep up this dclusiOn :
and this SenscicsS accusation of dis
uniOnism, If ii meet any favorable
response at the South, will do more to
bring about an event which we all de-
precate than all other causes combined.
The Union men, "a tout prLc," the ayuw-
ed submlSSlOnistS, the men who, in adj
vance, offer their feet to the stocks. |
their backs to the lash, and the necks
Of their neighbOrs to the halter, are the
men above all others who will be
responsible for the dissolution of this
glorious cOntedcracy, should that fatal
day arrive in this Or the next genera
ton. The election of Lincoln, an event
not improbable, may precipitate it. 1t
behoOves Us, therefore, to look the dan
ger calmly III the face-not with a view
to any immediate action, but that it
may not steal upon us like a thief in
the night" 1t is with this feeling that
! deprecate any ebullition OF passion
or violence in this canvass. Let every
man SO TO the polls with a deep sense
Of the Importance Of this election.
Let him cast his vote conscientiouslv
for the candidates to whom he NAV
consider 1t safest to cOntide our DIES
TIMES for the next four years but let
him do so without any bitterness to-
ward his neighbOr who may differ from
HIM, for they may, perhaps, be soon
called upon to act together under a
common flag and against common en-
emies. For myself, have neither the
right nor the disposition TO intrude nv
advice or TO offer my counscls. Nv
duty is to obey to follow, Rot to lead.
W Whatever may be the mandate of
Louisiana, ! shall be found, as | have
ever been, prcpered to carry it out t
faithfully. t
JOHN SLIDELL. I
In conclusion we cannot forbear copying a
the following judicious advice to ustursIized 2
;luzens and Catholics in view Of Mr.. Bells @
N in opposition to both, as expressed
his speech at Knoxville. Mr.. SLIDELL saws:
Should the Douglas leaders attempt i
70 transfer the votes of their party to =
nei, Will those among them who are :
citizens by naturalization, forget his :,
APPRECIATION Of their exclusion from all L
ImceS OF honor or trust, and if their u
iiSlnterested patriotism would stimu- 6
ate them to such selfish abnegation. a
Will they pardon the man who smoke D
With Il[concealed exultation OF the o
scenes enacted at Louisville by his :,
party In August, 1856, while the blood =
u the martyrcd victims of religious y
'nd political fanaticism was not yet dry l
a The streets of that terror-stricken W
n.y.! Are the Catholic voters of bl
Louisiana prepared for the alternative ii
u abandoning the faith of their fathers b.
" submitting to a degrading o~stracism Of
.% a ntate where even at this day, they hi
VII largely outnumber the followers of :,
my other religious denomination 10
N- OF
of The c..