New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-09
sEEsEl Rt5rsFiI.sss iii WILL.

~ " the Gentederate states y the re,
sat ~ tle refusal Of the Louisiana Convention 70
pupi'sh the vote at the eleetian OF detegates anu
81 me toui as the fleayahe eatls IL,
i ~ Whlcn eae =oisfeht Stase conventions Tatlneo
ING montgomery Consttatlon Wasnont saoat il
4 we qaes NY Z. " lhe I pe e pF,
think e can ne 1ucn more easliy SHOWN ina
~ was me course % tile iiessiie ltseit, ana OF
hlaaEea Joa1lais, snas has ereateo me Nofthern
ssoa1 Atis tae Fieayune mas
eitheF actiVeiY opposes or gwen 9 reluctant sup
port ~, every step Whioh mas been taken for the
q me southern states and the formation
OF q sopthefh Genieaeracy. just as there Is such
q thias as canning with faint praise, SO there il
/ q mode OF lpJnfng great movement by halt way
| support and by qualified approval.
I The Picayune sustained the cause Of s'cooperar
ton until it was ascertained that cooperation
4 was defeated. Then, If We mistake not it advoca
ted the submission of the question Of secession te
the people. Then, it advocated the submission O.
the Montgomery Constitution to the people, ane
Il now that 81 has been decided adversely to tn
wishes OF the Picayune at still plays upon the Ole
string and 50 late as day before yesterday, repro
auees iks ola charges, ana sPssshs agaiu ol WhtR
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ana complaint was attef" MADE 5that Y as
not it IS not surprising that the North eagerly
drew the inference that if there had been sueh sub
mission the people would have rejected the Com
atitation. Those who clamored for Submission I
| have created the Northern mistake, whether wit
tingly or not ne do not say. f y
Where is the evidence Of this foul usurpa-
| ton u whichais charged upon the Southern Con
lyentions We VIII take Louisiana alone, where
the most noise about this thing has been made.
n the beginning the Governor convened the Legis
lature, which ordered a Convention to be called
There was no objection from anybody to the as
sembling of q Convention. Thepeople then agreed
! that 81 onve ntion should be held.
Il Next, they had an opportunity TO vote for dele
gates. They voted upon thesissue of /" coopera-
ton or secession, sand theaseeessionsts carried
the day by . decided majority of delegates and a
decided majority of the popular vote, But we
have never attached much Importance to The CUES
ton Of the majority Of the pepularfvote for the
reason that evaporation meant one thing in one
parish and another thing in another, and because
several cooperation delegates were elected by
son Of personal popularity eminent talents In
stead ct the popular vote for test the true
way IS te take the vote OF the delegates upon the
passage of the ordinance of secession. Will any
body assert that !" cooperation delegates misre-
presented the will Of their constituents when they
voted for secession? # 50, where is the proof?
TORE than two months have elapsed, and no sign
shown. Taxing the vote OF the Convention upon
secession, then, as a test, and an overwhelming
majority OF fhe people OF Louisiana in favor Of Sc
#eession Yas asce 81 il ~ exist q
H. W.T. l oes fecoliected that the convention I'D.
Jonrned fof sYniie, afld anring the interim the
fnetaners Weht nome ana mingled with thelr con
sll5uents y was ll1ineoate!y after thelr RETURN
Wh1ie 1ley 8efe ye1 tfes RON we BODY OF the
Reopie tiey fas'neu te montgomery Con
s1llution ~ Y ~ any assert tnat hgh-mlnded
loiioraois ssh.t . VINO nave 80 mneh me re-
seset q tlell helghpofs Flas ley sent them to the
convention % sahe care q 1helf honor and inter
ssss, Mota aeessse a,,a pe,fay aha rnsfepfesent
sh sa ~ y peppie wv they nave dared TO
ta.s w u .ney oelleVea .her con
were opposed 20 " would they nave
1,heu y 1hey haa NOT Known that II was univer-
eaily aeeeptaple' ana aekhoWedged to be the best
Convention exhibited "disIust Of the popular
r. - 'ae oolltaty, ttisy
siye sis1a lustt Atioi " tlsif respect Tor me
popular Will by promptly executing the popular