Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-12-01
THE DE EMOCR AT.
PA. ROY, Observation-Disclosures Editor.
independent Louisiana.

Inc secession organization OF LOUlSi-
ana is fairly established. The meeting
at Odd Fellows Hall, last night, is the
starting point of a movement which is
destined to continue until the State is
rescued from the perils of submission to
Abolition rule, until she is saved from
the terrors Of subsection to u ruthless
sectional majority, until she is freed
from the tetters which bind her to Il
union with her enemies. The FIRST blow
has been struck The sliackles which
are upon us, loosen beneath it's force.
Blow will follow blow, until the chains
fall from her limbs, and Louisiana stands
erect IN all the dignity of rcasserted in
dependence, and all the glory of recov-
cred sovereignty.
Those deluded people who imagined
that New Orleans would not respond to
the gallant example of South Carolina,
who supposed that her people, because
they had been devoted to the Union
would be false to the South, that they
could be preei pitated into IL dclirium of
unrcasoning submissioiism have griev-
ously miscacu|atcd the character, and
the spirit, and the temper Of her popuIa
tion.
1t these Illusions have not already
been ,ispeIled, the demonstration of last
night must have suiiced to exhibit their
baseIessness. The faint and hollow MUIR
I,lrs Of submission which struggled into
Intellectual existence on the announce
ment of the Black Republican triumph
III the election has long since died away
1t there was vestige left it was soon
trampIct out beneath the overwhelming
numbers who suddenly sprang forth to
assert the rights of the South and tQ de-
tctd the liberty of the State.
Tinprous subinissionism, what little
of it there was left, subsidized into seem
ing If not sincere acquiescence. At this
moment it is hard to find man who
does not express approvalof what seems
to be the almost universal sentiment of
the cnmmuniry-immediate, unqualified
secession, as the only remedy tor pres
cnt evils, the only security against flu
tnrc dangers
The meeting of last night must have
carried this conviction to the minds of
even those iucreduIous persons who al
fected to doubt the loyalty and patriot
ism Of New Orleans.
Never before has such an assemblage
been witnessed in this city. Just as
the occasion cxcclled in Importance any
that prceedcd'it, the meeting surpassed
all previous meetings, not only in earnest
resolution and enthusiastic spirit, but III
the representative character of those
who composed it. Men of all shades of
political opinion, who had before been
widely separated by the dividing lines
of party men of all professions, of
all occnpatious-nlerchants, mechanics,
lawyers, MISUNDERSTANDING men,
Bell men, Douglas mcu-came together
on the common platform Of Southern
Rights and State independence.
The speeches delivered by the var-
ous gentlemen who addressed the meet
ing were eminently suggestive of the
nature of the occasion which
elected them. They partook of and re-
fceted the general sentiment that the
time for discussion is past; that the ar
yument is exhausted; that the moment
for calm, determined, irrevocable action
has at last arrived; that there is no mid
die ground between unconditional sub
mission and unqualified resistance; that
it is the part Of duty, of honor, of safety,
|or Louisiana to shake off the shackles
IF perverted Union, and to reclaim
ler threatened and imperiled sover-
,ignty.
The news Of this decisive demonstra-
Jon will be received with Joy in our
sister States of the South; it will carry
% South Carolina, and Georgia, and Al
'baIsa, and Mississippi and Texas, the
glad conviction that Louisiana will not
niger behind in the glorious movement
or Southern liberty, bnt that she will
'e animated hy a spirit Of generous
mulation iii the grand cause OF indie
and that if she can not be first
n the race, she will at least be among
he first. Delta.