The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-19
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~ to Louisiana. The tone of the Message OF
her Governor and the spirit displayed by her
Legislature now in session, are in the highest
degree encouraging. a distinguished citizen
of that State--a lifelong Wing by the way,
and a member of the late Constitutional MON
party-assured us few days since that the
feeling for disun.-L9is stronger there than in
Mississippi even. We doubted the accuracy
of his MISUNDERSTANDING it was the result Of
his zealin the goel cause. But subsequent
developments have satisfied us that if Louis
lana il not ahead of Mississippi, she will vie
with her in reaching tie goal of independence, ;.
and which when attained, will be followed
by the instart cooperation of the seeding
States with 4 view to the formation of ...Pnew
Repg5lic Identical and consistent in all its
elenfs ats an int rests.
Tais cheering opinioEh is still further
strengthened by the tone of the press of that
State. The Picayune, as many of our read
ers are doubtless fTare, is the representative
organ Of the fogy, conservative spirit of N. Or
leans, and evez1 i.4ce the election of Lincoln it
has industriiAsly attempted to discourage and
to thwart the Southern movement. Driven
along, however, by the force Of the current it
cannot arrest, in its issue of the 18th, under
the head of public Opinion" it distinctly
avows, that a great reaction has taken place
IN that State, and that the tide has set strong
ly in favor Of, immediate secession" But
let the fact be stated in its own words:
+! Since the announcement of the election of
the chfet of sectionalsm to the office of the
FAreaideiscy, public opinion Of Louisiana has
| undergone Uery important change. Il The
movement in other Southern States, as well
] as the naughty, threatening, oyerbearing atti-
4 tude of the North, has ha,I a marked influence
] in hurrying forward what may ufPly be de-
! dominated a revolutionary sentiment in this
| lSti5e. r,
1t is the more i'm portant to give prominence
to tbs Glet b ebroad Louisiana is still regard
! ed as participating but slightly in the excite
ment which pervades the entire Gus States.
| In this city and throughout the State, we
do not know of one person who is sufficiently
/ prominent to have influence with the public
VII ID uO@ III IdNOT vi TColStdlICC, SOulC
paode, to the threatened aggressions fthe non
| saveholding States. 1t has been peculiarly
| unfortunate for peace, that leading Black Re-
publican journals have, by their violence, Their
denuneiltory spirit, their reckless disregard
of any constitutional obligation, more fiercely
and bitterly assailed the South since the cleo
ton than before its termination, reiAiering the
result much more significant of coming evi
Il al,
1 The ill-judged, unpatriotic, and ill manner
ed taunts and threats of the Northern press
have done. more to effect change in popula
opinion in Louisiana than all other causes com
bined. They have aided in precipitatin:
events, and if they had designed to obtain
complete concurrence Of our people with thos
of South Carolina, they could not have lahore,
to better purpose.
Those who have on all occasions, wheI
speaking of the true feeling of Southern States
left Louisiana out OF the num er that ar
likely to dissolve their connection with tn
General Government, may we'll have doubt
of the correctness of their previous judgment
The feeling in favor of immediate secession i
said 10 be very strong IN the rural parishes
and eren IN Neto Orleans 1t is not ,cettst.
But stronger and more cheering still is tn,
testimony of the NO. Bee, the accredited or
gan of the late Constitutional Union party
and up to recent date a scowling opposer o
everything that looked to Southern resistance
But mark the language which it now INDUCES
| Do You THINK So ?-The New Yorl
World, which knows very little of the South
consoles it readers with the belief that neithe
| Georgia nor Louisiana, and that an such sUea
South Carolina UiH haze no companion. Tn,
New York World should be cautious VI thu.
ventilating its ignorance. GEORGIA Is
CERTAIN TO FOLLOW SOUTH, CARO-
LIMA, AND AS FOR LOUISIANA, TIKI
GROWTH OF THE SECESSION SEyTI
MENTIS AT SUCH ARATE, THAT TIKI
ONLY QUESTION NOW is WHETHER
OUR STATE SHALL STAND UPON THE
ORDER OF HER GOING, OR GO AT
ONCE.
This is the language of the organ of the lat
Bell party in Louisiana. It is to the point
and needs no explanation. Mississippi mus
/ Tag behind in this great movement fol
Southern independence.
! Postscript N
WmThe foregoing was put in type before the
reception OF the important intelligence of tht
action Of the Legislature, which is recorded
elsewhere in thess columns, showing tina
Louisiana is full w to the mark of resistance
In addition thereto, we win add the following
extracts from the Delta, of yesterday:
LOUISIANA IN THE FIELD.-0ur prediction,
of last week have been fulfilled to the letter
The Legislature of Louisiana has vindicated
the State from the calumnes and misrepre
sensations set afioat by ignorant or timid poll
ticians and journalists, in regard to her posi-
ton in the grave controversy which now agi
tates the country. The Pelican State placsi
herself by the side of the Palmetto State, and
enlists under the banner of the Southern Con-
| iederacy, and will stand in line and abreast
with Mississippi, Alabama Florids and Texas
A Convention has beer called by unani-
nous Eate of both Houses, called, too in view
of Secession. The mover of the bill for the
| Convention, Senator Talbot, of Iberville, de-
clared on the floor Of the Senate, that Seces-
sion was the object and aim of the Convention.
No Senator, no Representative, uttered q word
against that view Of the purpose of this as