Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-25
Letter from Mr.. Olivier to Or. John
carlton.

Doctor John TdriOR, BatOR Rouge:
Mr. DEAR DrcToRg Your csterm-d favor OF
the 9TH instant did not fehclr me until Saturs
day night, the ll,h. Your a'nazemen, y,
Miles Taylor's course ard sirange logic, can
not surpasS my disgust Of the man; and until
the last moment Of my liie,.I shai! regret the
zeal which you and | displayed in our Efforts.
last November, to send iim back 70 Washing.
ton. Mr.. Donglas entertqins opinions con
demned by the eGtirc South-antagonistjc e,
the Jurisprudence "f the c0uDtrv, as settled by
the highest tribunal in the tand-erg1. saws
Mr.. Taylor. hr,is Ire man that the whole
South Should support OR the Presidency!
Such is the bmthrn If Mr.. Tayior's letter to
Mr. Bush, and rs . c~onsequyrce, he opposes
everything which might tend to concrnt- alton
on the part oil The South in resisting Northern
aggression.
More than at any pcrioi Of our history, do
] consider that we Of the South ShoSh. and
must nov, take a firm, calm and decided stand.
and stake our all on the result Of the i>.u.
forced upon IL hy the North. have Implicit,
confidence in the integrity and patriotism Of
franklin Pierce, and, in ordinary times, would
most cheerfully acQuiesce in hrs nominslion:
but now is the time when the sincerity of
Northern men, and their Loyalty to the Con.
stitution, and devotion 10 Is oiF,pring-tiIe
Union-shouId he put to the test. !, for one,
have little or no confidence in Northern pro.
testatiens. We must put out of view the
availability Of The candidate TO be nomif a:rd.
We must have a Southern candidate. lie he
Mr. S,idell or anybody else. We may--nay,
we shall be beaten; bat what matters il?
Let US have the trdth-lct Us lcok il lull in
the face. Let us know what position shall hc
assigned to us, when the federal Government
passes into tie infamous hands of the Black
Republican patty. Il will then Do l1r rs 10
determine our political status. twill then he
for uS'tO say whether we are E,iing TO bow
our heads 10 TIE yoke Of q dea7 cable desp0t-
ism, or whether the South viii rise in its
might, vindicate it's right, so often in the past;
outraged by compromises Involving SO many
concessions, assume q separate and distinct or.
ganizatio7, show the North that, though infp>
rior in numbers, men determined to maintain
their rights at all hszardSsTe ~uucQnquerab'e,
or, at ell events, that thsy ate teadyko Perish
rather than give up t1cjr Institutions. auI sur.
render their rights-their equal richJS-in-a
compact entered into by eGr,ls.
The Limits of q letter, aud the ardunus On
Ties Of a profession requiring my constant at
t~ention, will MT permit me 10 address you
ilOIc III tltlll wv SisNtE 10 lNNT h4Nl lttNeF.
The Dymocrat'c Parish Conversion meets
here on the 9th, ! believe, Tor the purpose ci
clecting delegates t. the State Democratic
Convention, to b, holden n B1tNp RUE on
the 9th proximo. will take occasinn to cx.
press my condemnation Of Mr.. Taylor's let
ter, and ! will 60 it in no measured words. /
will also express my views as to the course
which, in my opinion, as an humble solder in
tho ropt. IF tba na,ra,;,, ~. A. lNk..1 =
ton Convention should do to test the sincerity
"f the men at the Norta who, Of late, haze
been parading their )na'ional feelings. That
there are men, north Of Mason and DixoD's
line, true and loyal 10 the Constitution, and
who sbhor Back RepIb'rcanism, ! have no
doubt. but the nunber is quite limited. The
i'sue forced upon Us, we are row in a better
condition to Beet than We rlIi ever De at a Ia.
ter period.
Very respectfully. andtru'r yours,
JULES. q. OLIVIER. ,