The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-05-18
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captions, is melting the godly people of
the chosen vineyard. to valorous deeds by
such appeals as have never before disgrac-
ed civilization or humanity. We have
read with pity and contempt for the venal
wretches who have control of the most
widely circulated journals of New York,
their appeals to all the basest passions of
human dep-avity, but We had hoped to see
some evidences of a better condition of
things, compelled by the better portion of
society. With the honorable exception of
the New York Day Book and News, we
find, however, rather an increase of black
guardism and abuse of the South in the
filthy and polluted columns, of those pam
derers to the deEased brutality of the ami
mails who are to be ledagainst The seeded
States, with the promise of plumber and
lpdiscremenate hutchery of Tho Southern
people.
Here is specimen of the inducements
offered, taken from a New York paper
edited no doubt by one Of the most consul
mate villains, the world has ever known.
In speaking of the secession of Virginia
the scOundrel pens the following:
Thank God. the hour of retribution has
come. Virginia Mother of Harlots-
Piunderer of Cradles-Virginia! hatcher
-Pirate-Kidnapper-the murderer Of
John Brown and his gallant band-at last
will meet her just doom. The red glare of
the torch, the CLEAN of the flashing steel,
the ringing crack Of the rifle, the sulphur
rous smoke of the booming cannon, all
shall announce TO her lecherous heart the
terrible blaze Of IN aroused Democracy
lnsoient in her iniquity, Virginia planned
wretched ones, and now seeks to despoil
the national capitol and destroy the nation.
The cannon shot from Fort Sumter sends
soInbre echoes throughout her borders
The red flame of the burning arsenal at
Harper's Ferry reflects back the light from
Charleston harbor. The Aueghanies shall
glow in the glare, and fling back the echo
from summit TO summit, while every ravile
and glen prolongs the wild refrain. 1t will
so on swelling i'll its progress, until the Ell
shaved arise and make of their oppreSsorS
one grand hecatomb, Virginia shall drink
full of the cap woes. Aye, down TO the
Drugs and to the last drop therein. 1t will
be the first battle g u d of the troops of
the Union, while the majestic Alleghanics
shall become bristling fortresses for the
aroused Ilelots and their friends--those
who have the memories of Ilarper's Ferry,
of the gloomy prison and the scatfold at
Charleston to stir them TO puissant deeds
for freedom God speed the punishment.
We viii suggest to the dirty scoundrcl
who sent that copy ct his paper to this
Office, that if he should ever be caught this
side the line which divides the North and
South, his reward will be- settled hira in
proportion to his deserts What that re-
ward will be his fertile Inauguration has
doubtless, already suggested to him, The
fanaticism of the North has offered bonus
for impudence and we trust that it will
drive the white element of filth on. Of the
pulpit and the press, and substitute in it,
place the genuine Niger stencil which
has proven SO sayoyy to its nestrils, We
apprehend no deterioration in taste or r,or-
al principle, in such change if Greedy
and Raymond and Bennett and James W
Webb are the standards of the honOr 0R0
,rorth Of the New York press; and Bcechei
be regarded as a Ieodmg Hgbt Of THEN
christianity.
We will furnish ong specimen oflhe pre-
vailing sentiment which ruled the hour al
the great Union meeting in New York ely
on the goth ut.
Senator Spinola, Of that State, was orC
of the speakers, Addressing himself t,
the crowd Of vasaboNds surrounding hi,
stand, he used Che following language
1 HlS WIZ may Dt d "HS oilN; bUl IL - u
be Il victorious one TO You, 5oms mgn ark
can we cOcrce the South back into th'
Union | don't say we can, but We car
conquer them; and when We do 50, every
dollar of property in those States shall be
coniiscated for the benefit Of the grca
Northern army. Those fine plantation.
shall belong to the Northern soldier, anC
with northern men We shall re-people thos,
States This may he bold talking, but il
is certain to take place"
1t appears the occasion demanded tha
character of Union-loving sentiment, anC
the "hig guns" all Of them, beloved man
fully in the cause We hardly know who
took the palm" for ultraism and indecen
cv, upon the occasion of besottcd hruta
passion, and blood-thirsty rage but from
Dickinson down to Spinola, the speeches
Were characterized by the same patriots
appeals and this too in city which ha
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