New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-15
MEETING OF SOUTH oARoL1N1AMs.

people.
On motion Of N. NJ. Simpson, Esq, Col. A. II.
GLADDEN. was called to the chair and Mesars. j. ].
Gidiere, j. NJ Seixas and IR w. Conner, Jr., ap-
pointed Secretaries.
The Chairman having briefly and pertinentiy ex-
planned the object Of the meeting, H. w. Conner,
Esq, arose and addressed it as follows:
We are assembled together here tonight under
circumstances Of extraordinary imports a great
crisis has arisen in the affairs Of the country The
Abolition party, based upon single idea-the war
Of free labor against slave labor-and stimulated
by an energy and zeal which fanaticism alone can
know, has grown into a strength and volume and
force that, overlapping all boundaries and barriers,
has borne down all obstacles and distractions in
its way, until now, by the election of Mr.. Lincoln,
its power and supremacy is established, perfected
| and completed. With the openly and boldly pro-
claimed principles, and with the ayowed objects of
that party, the Southern States can no longer
| remain in the Union with honor or safety. The
time has come when the South has to give up the
Union or give up the Constitution, the rights and
| equality of the States the institution of slavery
and the future hopes and prosperity Of her people.
| The question now before the South is emphati-
cally one Of resistance submission. IL they sub
NIT, it will not only be as a conquered and degrad-
| ed people, but they will be despoed Of their
property, either indirectly by imparing its value by
agitation and melting to disafecton, which is the
recognized policy Of the party, by direct legis
lation as soon as majority Of twothrds of the
States is obtained to amend the Constitution Witt.
| the consummaton Of this result will be destroyed
and rendered desolate the farest the most fertile
and prosperous region the sun ever shone upon.
But what is not less to be deplored the downfall of
| the South ana her institutions will be the death
tnell to constitutional liberty and republican form
/ Of government in America, for it must be appar
ent to everyone that no republican institutions or
laws can govern Or control thatinsane andreekless
party, but that in the natural course Of events it
must fun under the rule Of some one man despotic
| power.
| This il fearful state Of things to contemplate,
but the Southern States in no wise responsible
for it. They havS been true and loyal to the Con
stituton and Union beyond all other people. No
| people have ever borne or forborne as they have
| done. They have not only borne in time of peace
| their own share Of the burthens Of Government,
but they have borne what was known to be in
tended to be far more than their share and if they
have not borne it without murmur, they have
done it without resistance. Nay, SO great has been
the attachment Of the Southern people to the
fee annually an amount beyond the whole revenue
Of the Government rather than disturb il. -
In time OF war they have stood up to the country
as one man. They have contributed their men and
money without stint Nay, whenever the national
honor or national rights have been assailed, they
have poured out their blood and treasure like
water in its Defence and all they have ever asked
in return Of their Northern confederates has been
simply to be let alone. But aggression has fol
lowed aggression, wrong has followed wrong
outrage has followed outrage, and insult has fol
lowed insult until the limit OF human patience ant
human endurance has been past, and now the PEG
ple-for it is great movement Of the people, undel
the strong sense of oppression and wrong are
every where in the South rising in all their majesty
and strength to dissolve union in which they car
no longer remain without dishonor to themselves
and destruction to their peace, property and pros
perity, and to establish Southern confedeTacy
In this great movement South Carolina has taker
the initiative; trusting in God the justice Of theil
cause, and in the courage and fidelity Of her peo
pie, she has taken upon herself all the response
bility all the dangers and all the consequences OIL
asserting her sovereignty and is preparing herself
to withdraw from the Union. In obedience to the
unmistakable voice of the whole people of South
Carolina her Legislature, by an unanimous vote Of
both Houses, have called convention of tho peo
| pie to consummate the act Of secession. This il
the sublime and imposing attitude in which Soutl
Carolina now stands before the world. What
I then, are we, her native and adopted sons, tc
, do in this great emergency We cannot stant
still, with our arms folded and in silence. We can
not look on with apathy and Indifference and SCI
our kindred and our brethren engaged in the grea
struggle without words Of encouragement ant
comfort. We cannot stand here unmoYed and in
active while Federal troops and Black Republican
horles may be pouring down upon South Garolni
to coeree or subdue her, without raising our voice
J, and raising our hands against it. We must speal
: out and speak to the point. We must speak from
4 the heart and speak with the hand
1 With one voice and one accord, ana in the full
ness of our hearts, them let say to- the people
:, South Carolina: " Our sympathies and approve
= are with you; affections are with you, and ou
: hearts and hands will bewith you in Ease of nee
: in this great struggle and may God speed you i
your great and glorious work.
: : Mr. Conner cspsa3ded by moving that the Cha
= appoint committee of ten to express the sense
:. the meeting when the following gentlemen wei
ir appointed:
i H. W. conncr, sI NJ. Simpson,
DIR. a. +. ANson, A. L Bennett,
s. Iii DIR. It. w Cross,
IS E.P Noble, Fl. s. Hall,
10 R. NJ Lusher, . g. W. Logan, Jr.
g. During the absence of the committee, TIE Hol
n- Il. N. Hyams, in response to repeated calls of tt
rt meeting, addressed them, endorsing the action
o. South Carolina and expressing his hope and bell
o. that Louisiana would soon stand with her in h,
il present position
in I'M. Bonner, ESD, then being loudly called 70
le in few spirited and pertinent remarks, fully
SO CURED in the sentiment of his native State.
Fe The committee having returned, through the
O. chairman reported the following resolutions, whit
eh were unanimously adopted:
ip Resolved, That although we are far distant fro
ip our native State and identified by association al
81 interest with community from which we ha,
= ever received kindness and consideration, y
~ while recognizing our duty to louisiana our fe
he iugs, our sympGthes and affections, natural
he cluster about South Carolina in her hour of need
i'm Hesolued, That we heartily approve and
= - hereby most decidedly endorse the late action
h the Legislature OF South Carolina, in calling Co
to vention of her people, and we pledge ourselves
To- support such further action as the people of &
Tor State may fit to adopt in defense of her pl
=. sent position, or any other they may assume.
NJ Resolced, That we hereby tender to the Cow
he nor of South Carolina, our personal service
Us promptly to be rendered, the invasion of
| cpiI az a4Iu attnmnt made tn poerce he State