Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-13

A Louisiana Journal on the Future Of the
Northern and Southern C0nfederacies-
Prospects of n ,sansuinary Civil War.
Saturdays New Orleans Pie0yuhs has the
following:
If peaceable Secession depended alone on
those most interested in its accomplishment,
it might be all that its advocates claimed for
it; but this is not the case. The newly in
stalled Executive of the United States refuses
to recognize the right of Secession in any
way, or for any conceivable reason. Al
though the seeded States have solemuly de-
clared that they no longer acknowledge the
authority of the Government at Washing
ton, and have entered into aSouthern Con-
federacy, Lincoln, in his Inaugural address,
intimates that he will resort 10 the powers
of the strong hand to enforce submission to
the Government he represents. Thus issue
is joined between the Confederate States
and the Government from which they have
seeded.
Long ago it was evident that the radical
portion of the Black Republican Party looked
TO the employment of force to subjugate
those who were aggrieved by and resented
their injustice and their aggressions. We
have always held that the mass of the North
ern people fully recognize that the vital
principle of all Republican Governments is
"the consent of the governed" and that the
basis of union of coequal sovereign States
must be "the harmony of its members and
functions" and, therefore, that they are ut
terly opposed to the application of coercive
measures TO the seeded States. Moreover,
it has been our confident impression that
fear of the Secession of the remaining
slaveholding States in case of resort to CO.
ercion of the seeded States, if nothing else,
would restrain the chosen chiefs of Black
Republicanism from pursuing the path
chalked out for them-a path loaded (as
Edward Everett forcibly says) with the
death smell from fields wet with brothers
| blood.n
For these reasons we have, until very re-
Gently, paid little heed to Black Republican
| fulminations, or the numberless flying re.
| ports of their designs; but 'whom the gods
| would destroy they first make mad" Every
| day brings additional confirmation Of the
intention of 'the powers that be" in Wash.
ington to carry out the iniquitous, anti.
! republican, tyrsnnical projects so long cher
ished by those who, it now appears, have
sufficient strength in the party to shape ant
direct its policy. The daily occurring de
velopments admonish us that in these troub
lous times, with serious danger threatening
| it is the part of wisdom to trust nothing t
chance that can be avoided, and to make al
possible preparation for whatever the future
may have in store for us.
The muttered indications of the approach
/ of the long threatening storm of war hourly
/ become more clear and distinct. At AM
moment the vengeful tempest may burs
upon us. Soon its path may be traced b.
its withering, blighting, desolating effects
Although we yet cling to the opinion tina
the Government at Washington, having
counted the cost, will not follow the pre-
cedent set by Lord North, aud will not pu
in jeopardy its own existence by an attemp
to subjugate the seeded States, it will no
do TO rely on possibilities. We must be pre-
pared to defend ourselves from all assailants
and to repel any invasion of the Confed
eIacy.
Come when it may, no sooner will the tel
egraph announce the appearance of the in
vader at any point on our coasts or frontier
than the ring of the rifle will be hear
throughout the South, the shrill bugle-cal
will be answered by battalions of stalwar
men and well-mounted and equipped squad
rons, the pick and pride OF Southern chivalry
ready and eager to go where patriotism an
duty call them to defend all that is dear t
man. The people of the Confederate State
will not meekly bow their necks to the de:
potic DEGREES Of an authority they repudiate
They are not yet, and not soon will be, var
pushed vassals. With their standard ad
vanced, and gallant leaders at their heat
they will teach the invading host that it
not on Southern fields they can assume tn
defiant port and lordly tone of conquero:s.