New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-18

II has been stated hi the New ork ecrrsapond- |
ent of Charleston paper, TINT Seward, ~ an,ies'
patioa of HE practical Inauguration q the ssfps
prsssibls conflict expected to take place nnslef
bib Administration has had spies employed Y sns
different slaveholding States to ascertain ny
report ID the Republican chiefs tue CONFUSION ahu
preparation of The South III detail, as 20 her
capacity ID defend herself, ii case she y invaded
IN black Republican horsaas from The nee States.
The correspondent referred 10 declares thai he has
~, some d theae reports from tho Southern
States, and that they All agree IN saying fhai tne
South. by want d preparation and proper sappuss
of arms ana munitions of war, Is not ~ y consion
ID make aiy formidable resistance. Indeed Wy
spies ara represented Is laughing Vt the idea @
! fhe South defending herself against the NORTH !
They regard II i good joke md Greeley seward,
Banks, Grow ana Others belonging y the John
Brown party. ire 8 dFefaily sickied ct ne con
ceit of the thing.
4 For oar part, ws arc not much grieged st their
mirth Il pnts them III high spirits and may q
the same time, serve d good turn There y too
much truth iii thu unprcpaled condition of tne
South I'd meet extremites; and n bringing home
IL il this truth, We take II they have accomplished
ene-half of te task of remedy II The South may
not hi prepared. but she y pregnant with nc ~
sources needed 10 prepare her She may net iiase
extensive military organizations, but she pas nali-
lions Of devoted sons ready To enter the rams q
her soldiery. she may not hare many military III
situations and schools, but she possesses thousands
of men qualified u act 81 professors she has,
also, iron for arms and minerals IN quantity ior Wy
Il manufacture Of powder and ball. What Y neenea
Is solely the development of own resources ana
the cultivation of our own elements oi ahae
II pendence. If the advancement Of our snteresas
have not been sd indueement strong enough nefo
tofore To farce ii act ne hope the taunts ~ ouf
enemies will afford stronger incentive hereafter.
Louisiana, with her sister Southern States, should
without delay proceed ensrgetically u placing
herself BIZ much more thorough footing % mill
n tary defense than she now occupies. N hether tRe
n present clouds which threaten the peace 81 the
country are dispersed 81 not, the course We recon-
mend, it appears 10 BE-, will be in consonanee with
sonnsi policy, One Of the best ways IN the world
to maintain peace, IS to be prepared tor light
i when The Black Republican fanatics are convinced
that they hare nothing to gain but bloody graves
by invading Southern soil they, in all probability.
WIN star at horne for, as rule, they are remaEk-
ably ayersc To exposing their skins to danger Let
IL. then, ret rcady for the worst at the same time
l shat He have hy no means surrendered the hope
i that ibid worst can, and win be ayerted.
1t rests with the Legislature of this State, now
1 ID session, II give practical effect ~ our sng-
gession Several Of the Southern States, through
their Legislature. have moved in this matter and
Till establishment of Southern armory and manu-
factory of arms i being discussed The joint
action and support of i haif.dozcn aiayehoiding
States could establish such a mandatory on q
magnificent scale, and thus secure US, In case of
need. an sadepfndent supply Of arms. VIII not
Louisiana take The initiative in such movement
| Then We should have ! Southern Military Insti-
tate, where Southern youth could acquire thor
ough scientific and military educationto qualify
them to act 81 Captains and Generals in the field
And lastly, but perhaps, most important Of ai, the
4 militia laws Of the State should be revised and
rendered mora efficient Let our Legislature look
| to these things among It's earliest duties.
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