The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-12-01

OpiniOIs Of the Press.

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sion:
For whatever troubles are upon us, Democracy
is rrsponsible To Encouragement and corup-
iion, it Las added the crowning disglory of Dis
unior There is no FEATURE of the political ruin,
the burden Of which rests not upon it forever
What is the remedy Democracy proposes, Dis
union II is only one. Like the old quack who
could not cure any thing but fits, they have given
the country all the preparatory powders. lie had
tried his remedies for fever and spasms, but
without avail so he threw his patients into fits,
and he was HI on fits. The patient, however,
died.
We are opposed to their remedy
First; Because resistance is treason; and no
inferior issue can b. prcscnted-according to Mr.
lncry.
Second; Ibcause secession is unconstitutional
according TO Hon. Sam. r. Boyd.
Third; Because resistance to the result If an
election is a cheat those who go into an election
are hound by the result. There * no morale or
justice in the principle playing game, 'Hcads
I win tails yoa lose.
Fourth; Because when we 20 on; Of the Union,
we lose every one of the Constitutional giaran-
antc,s that the present Union confirms
We bring the Canadian line down to the Ten
ncsscc line, aud throw away the bonds slight as
they now are, which connect It's with our Northern
| brethren.
We ahand, n every right and title to the pres
ent Territories of the United Statrs, Tor which we
are now making an intrrnccine wat. We go to
war about property, which we say is already lost,
and which, Gas we have no hope Of conqu st., we
abandon a; the ouis't. Like the dog in the fable,
growing at the shadow, we drop the picc of meat
we already hold, and jump into the angry water,
without the first hope Of altering our condition
except for The worcsr.
We fight for the existence of property outside
of the Union, wlr'n can fight for its protection,
(iis existence being guarantced,) in the Union
We give every safeguard, every guarantee,
every constitutional right, now vouchsaf,'d to us;
to depend upon the protection that war will give
us Hat is; We give up nm absolute certainty for
Il miserable doubt
And now, what do WE, conservative men, pro-
pose to dot We wait for the wagonl Abraham
Lincoln is powcrlrss except to turn out Of Office
Democrats at the North, and put Republicans in,
and at the South probably, to keep disunionst.
III. In" senate Is against HIM; the House Is
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in all probability the ultra mon Of his orn pari,
rW be against him. The constitutional election
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me 'iSSlNS'fP' L'g'Hl"f'if" VIII doubtless b'
''''" 'op''"' ior purposes III ''c'Ssloh' LEI
p'oP"S' """ l"oP'' V"'"' hak'uiy ana dS
i"'''l' "r'" 'nc i"'S''"n W 'o'''h'ioh OF ~
'o'' '"''oh-' P"'S''oh '"a' can or 'aK'h apar
rom the me-" cry OF Democracy or the appe"h
oil D'hlocra'c leaders Let the simple issue o
mon OF pi'"r"h d. Pu'' ahd inc wore OF ioo
VIII he but The whispering ct tn" wind, as com
pared WIN Inc gale maj VIII howl around the ear
oil me ul'"i'"h'St' "i i0"o!
Inc Alab' ma state sentinel presents t.
its readers the following arguments i'm Oh
position 70 the secession of Alabama from
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+ HAS ioii@ occ" ie''''"S democrat OF ina
State, and III the late contest supported
. Douglas:
Our friends woulJ J;ssolve ,h,. Jnior l,c.,rs
Lincoln * clcr,.d
They would dissolvc !. hcc,rse ~. c,ruot 49,
, an coual sbar. in .bc tcrritor;.s
Womb di.,olutior hrir, hack tbc tertiary
But our slaves .sconc at ,b,. North
= We'll we have a fugitive sav" law, Unite
States Courts, Commissioners and Marslals.
But they won't enforce the law.
But they do enforce in some, in many cases.
5 But they ought to enforce III all cases.
p 80 they ought, but what them
Why, dissolve the Union.
Dissolve the Union, and you dissolve the fl
gitive slave law. DO this and you convert ever
: sat" INTO a Canadian province. fou could M
o "i Iight Demand yonr slaves in Arkansas. Whr
3 I .fffre SlN ia.