Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-20
The Trus Northern sepumeati bos,t
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supposed to be persons present Of ell parties,
good taste would have dictated a suppress
sion Of party discussions. All men, however,
are not gifted with good taste; or, to say
the least the tastes of all men are not alike,
and as there happened to be a toast in which
the American flag was mentioned, to which
1t happened that 3 gentleman, considerably
interested in party movements, had been
appointed to respond, those of different Do
litical opinions who were present enjoyed
the opportunity 10 listen to that which
otherwise they would have missed--a dis
QUESTION upon the state ofthe country, from
apeint located considerably north Of this,
and at a pretty high elevation.
The leading idea of the address was 'Don't
Shootp'-the party supposed to be in danger
being the Cotton States. The request is
variable for the sake Of %euphony as for ex-
ample: "For Heavens sake, don't shootr'
"As we value, &c. &C., don't shootr' By
all our hopes, &c, &c, here and hereafter,
don't shootl If we would, &c. &C., unborn
generations, don't shoot. Whatever the
terms and conditions-whatever the excite.
ments and provocations, don't shootl In
the name of manhood and all the cardinal
virtues; in the name of God and all the
saints don't shootl
From this speech, and others of a similar
character-for after the example had been
set, there was a breaking loose in several
quarters in the same anti. villsinous s~altpeter
style-we learned several things Of which
we were not previously aware and which
to know may be of interest to our readers.
The South is now in a state of intense ex-
citement-a state approaching insanity-in
consequence of the injuries that have been
poured upon it from the North. Abused,
i%nsulted, maltreated, misrepresented and
misunderstood, it has gone clean out of its
wits, and had it remained in the Union,
would have fallen into syncope, congestion
or collapse, as the necessary effect of the
agltations to which it has been subjected. It
has, therefore, temporarily stepped to one
side to cool off, intending, whenever the
native equilibrium Of its system is restored,
TO com back and stay until, from equivalent
causes, it gets charged up again, when the
process will be repeated. The nervous con-
dition of the South-according to scientific
diagnosis-is such that it is peculiarly sensi-
tive to the report of fire. arms and the sight
of blood; and therefore it is especially in
cumbent upon the North that no shooting
be done; for if guns should be fred off and
somebody get killed, there is no telling the
awful consequences.
Totally Indifferent to this state of things
and unwilling to allow the South time to
perfect the refrigerating process, the North,
with the President and his Administration,
have determined to drive it back into the
Union inStdnter. For this purpose the direst
and deadlest preparations are being made;
and equally arbitrary and blood. thirsty, the
Government, backed by the North, may be
considered as standing in hostile array along
Mason and Dixon's line, prepared to carry
battle and murder and sudden death to the
pleasant homes and fresides of our inno-
cent, loving, peaceful, unsuspecting, but ex-
cited, Southern friends and fellow. citizens.
Thereupon arises the cry, Don't shoot
Our party friend was exceedingly strong
upon that point. For Heavens sake, don't
shootl Keep back the bloody. minded Lin
coin, the irascible Seward, the combustible
Chase, the cruel Cameron and the stern and
hasty Blair. Would you fire to madness the
Southern heart, awaken the demon of civil
war, steep our beloved country in fraternal
blood, pull down our splendid institutions
the admiration and the envy of the civilized
world - dishonor the glorious stars and
stripes, and finally force upon the people of
the two great sections of this one and indi-
visible Union the dire necessity to exter-
inmate each other as the only means of OBJ
tanning peace? Then shootl The firing of
the first gun will be the signal for &c, &C,
&c.!l
But don't shootl Think of the glorious
heritage left us by our o .combatant faith
ers, and don't shoot. Remember your wives
and children, and don't shoot. U~nnumbered
generations of ancestors look from their
graves and cry, don't shoot! Posterity,
in an equal number of generations, look
from, we don't exactly know where, and
echo, don't shootl This is a Christian land
and we are a Christian people; therefore,
don't shoot! The ages of barbarism have
passed away, and the wisdom of more civil
lied centuries teaches that the time for the
forcible arbitrament of disputes has long
gene by therefore, don't shoot Wretchesl
Would you declare war against your breth-
Ien-people of the same blood and race,
bound to you by a thousand tender and en-
dearing ties, owning a common origin,
moving in a common progress, and involved
in a common destiny? In the name of
Heavenly all that is dear to you-in the
name of all thai is desirable here and here
after, don't shootl
We had all along suspected that the dis
position TO fight was on the other side. We
were not aware that our fellow. citizens of
the North were so blood thirsty. So far the
fighting has all been on the part of the South.
Theirs has been the entlisting, the arraying,
and the accumulation of warlike munitions.
Theirs nave been the threats of invasion.
If the Administration has lone any thing
bellicose, it would be refreshing to know of
it. Certainly Mr.. Buchanan did not put on
the appearance of a warrior thirsting for
the joys of strife during his Administration;
and with the exception of a qualified sug-
gestion that the laws ought to be enforced
not certainly a very g%unpowder sentiment
Mr.. Lincoln has exhibited nothing but the
most forbeaTing and Christian spirit.
On the other hand, it is Mr.. Jefferson
Davis who talks of arraying a huge force
and overrunning the North aud subduing it.
He will march, he will fight, he will shoot,
cut, thrust, slay, destroy, and lead captive.
He is even now threatening the direst re-
Vengesu unless the Government shall consent
to comply with whatever he sees fit to de-
mand.