The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-11-01
From the N. o. Courier.
Correspondence.

ing the popular mind OF the country. Thus far
have taken no part, other than to express
freely on all occasous, when called upou, my
humble convictions in favor of rrcehinriige
and Lane with the platform Of principles upon
which h,ry are presented fer the su.Trrgps Of
The Amelcan people. And hclcvc il 10 bc
the duty of all good citiaens, in times Iko These
when present Indications seem to Nc the alarm,
I lug threshadowiugs of the most Important crisis
II that has ever occurred in The Annals OF our
n ceuntry's history, to give freely their opinions
4 and thc reasons therefor; and in doing this
a will not hu,thea my letter with u long liegcrta
ton on past political theories, but .,lyc, to the
4 bfst OF my ability, short and concise state
4mcnt oFmy views OF present parties, their plat
A ferns and Etnudhrl-hcarers,
A. All good, true, conservative aud constitutions
Having meu OF the nation unite in their oppcs-
4 ton to the principles o. the Dlaek Repualican
1rary. This sectional organization. whose ten.
Il cts are prescription md inequality, has grown,
jia few years, to monster proportions. The
1alhpren+s of abraham Lincoln arc Legion"
They openly counsel resistance to the laws OF
| The laud, riaiuule The Constitution, and laugh
10 scora the edicts Of the highest tribunal Of
tho land; and adopt as y cardinal principle
ktat dannahle doctrine of VIM. Lloyd Garrison,
. that slavery is y covenant with hell and nu
Nasreement with death" Their standard. bearer
Is the promn'Sator Of t'lc ''ivT2press!ble con
sict' Their Shiniag lights, Sumner, sewayd,
'Ie,,ase Hale AID Eul!ingatuc proclaim Tie bII-
= ftfAyisIn nt sloynrv and latri th,ir tlr,,,
ipsfsuinst the South her people and their institu-
kaons; and already TIE otainoUs u,ufm0,in@ oi
i4lie onwaid march of this innatical horde against
tthc Constitution and the rights thereby guo'-
i8saega, is hnt toop pleinly heard in the Northern
klorlion Ct the coHitleyacy.
III Theirs. IS certainly u crusade against The
1Sghts Of The South. We have already seen III,
tctcts Of tAc doctrine they labor to nculcot,
in the John Brown raid and the torch of The
iaerulinvy in some Of our sister slave States
81 hen these facts are made apparent TO thl
Southern mind when they ca0not hut see thA
abe Ljucoin, from prprnat political indications
Etands 80 good chance to be placed at tic hcaG
|1lF Fuilairs in this Government, il does seem I,
s,lssfa ,hr conservative men Of the nation shoult
NatG Nl'ob shGll 1ltSI ny " NNseAstt'
action dpfcat the monstrosities of Abe Lincc,.
and his crew, and thus avert the dire'ul cnlam
ty that might occur from lis elevation to III,
highest Office in The slit Of tho people. Th,
question then arises, which one OF the thrat
candidates WHO have electoral tickets in th
Southern States should be chosen?
i have, lhiuk after cnrcftl, unprGindice,
ard impartial examination, come to the conclu
sion that the platform upon which Hrcckinydg
and Lane stand cnunciates the only prircipl
true to the Constitution and the equality of th
States and as such deserves cur earnest and II
divided support. A short and minute eXaou
tion Of each of the three parties in The Soul
will give you The reusons by which arrive a
the conclusions above expressed, and may NJ
w. prove unntcrcstng to you.
an Mr. Bell, the nominee Of the sclfstylod Co.
ic, stiutional Union party, is put forward wi'tol
H. any platform. or mn equivalent 10 nome" II
no Union the Constitution, and Tie Eni1rccmr'
,,s of the Laws sounding aud cuphonor
-, enough. but in my opinion only clap-lrnp Il
public popularity. II would, think he ha
,rs TO find man in .liis Union, -%lo docs not {
,o,, for the Union, the Constitution and the laN
~. Mr.. Lincoln himself says he stands upon u
. -, same identical platform There are ns maj
,, different constructions to the Constitution a
~, the laws rs there are different minds in /
Ma Government. Docs Mr.. Bell propose to 80 CO
-, =, srnc it that no slave S,ntcs shall ever be q
mittcl into the Union? We wonld jndge
,,, from his opposition to the admission of Tc1
;s.r n8 n slave State.
-, Again, if we examine the political record
not both Mr.. Bell and Mr. Everett. that their fl
c,, soil procivitics have been, in llleir past pol
i, =. cal history, rendered too apparent. Had
'ia,, time and space could clearly prove this. y
-, bat an Old party under nuw guiae. rc
,ul,- naut of lclunct Know Notlingisn, which par
in 1856, believed i'll the gtlictcsi platforms, '
ged ccaselcss warfare against naturalzcd
The cgncrs; who prescribed persons on account
rsy their religions faith, and protected their orga
dits zaiion by tests and oaths now have the aud
rtel ity to rcpudatc all platforms, and call th'
on is selves Union men, and nsk our votes. with
aad any expressions or declarations of princip
ven How absurd ; yes, ridiculonsly so.
rine The present crisis in tie affairs Of our G
rea' ernmcnt renders it the imperative duty OF {
ID TO ry patriot 10 weigh well the principles ere
ont "a couIdos in The man. So much for John
same the living embodiment Of all defunct polit
SeN- organizations.
is as The differences which have lately ocen'
it is in the Democratic party, and led to " divl
.kaly in the ranks of The same, the one rcpTe=e
adiGt in this contest by John G. Ereckinrdge,
Tie other by Stephen A. Douglas, may nc
md M in a nut shCl as follows: Mr, Dou
nhor- contndiug that the pcopti OF territory,
MN fore they have the requisite population 10
lgely n State Constitution, can by vicious, unfric
cor or exclusive legi.laton, abolish slavery in
- IN Territories III other words lie claims t
as his Territorial legislature powers Of intcrve'
Z was to exclude slavery.
ichch Mr.. Brcckinridgc, on the other hand. d
'nel' tl. to Territorial Legislature any such pt
and further, if they do exercise this pow
the exclusion Of the citizens of any OF the
many ereign States, then, and in that case, 1t il
10 h's duty of the Federal Government, i'll any
NO the is departments, to interfere and protec
~ in