Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-02-15

D follow disruption of the Union, or rath
e er disastrous to the north, but ruinou
S to the south. 1t is seen to be so by bus
p mess men, but the matter is not in thei
= hands, or they would soon crush ou
2 everything pertaining to secession. If 1
free vote of the people Of Mobile anC
S New Orleans was taken, the vote think
: would 90 against secession; but the
, friends of Union are bound, as it were
hand and foot, and must keep in the cur
rent or feel the weight Of mob law. Ev.
5 cry one known to be from the north, OIL
5 who does not own one or more slaves, il
+ watched, and is Of course tongue-tied, ii
: manner you of the north have little
, idea of in this " free country" We can
only think big thoughts.
Every one here who has any desire to
be in the fashion, must wear cockade,
and it is sported pretty generally by men,
women and children, but still there are
those who dare say they think it childish
and nonsensical; and while the no: wear
ing one is left uncalled a crime, | feel
perfectly safe, though the times are de-
cidedly ticklish. Enrolling has com
menced, though not to much extent; but
according to present appearances all who
are liable must serve, and this is one of
the cases where one feels better to know
that he is sick. | see that | came nigh
making a misstatement regarding the
requisition upon Louisiana for troops.
The call was for 2000, but answer was
returned that New Orleans could send
only 1000, as yet Louisiana, you know
is still in the United States. What right
has the Mayor to notice any such request
from such a state while it is in open re-
bellion against his government. Louisi-
ana is simply doing what Alabama did
make all its preparations, seize all the
forts within its borders, and then declare
its secession. All the lighthouses in
the harbor Of Mobile have already been
given up to the State government Of Al
ALBANIA, and the same viii be the case in
New Orlens very soon. Some few YES
sells are arriving, but none being cleared
from the former port, as an Alabama
clearance is not thought safe to start out
upon, aud the Custom House officers be-
ing all enlisted upon the Southern side,
precludes tie possibility Of any other
being obtained, and thus the matter stands
at present. Freights not offering except
in few cases and those being declined
by ,hipmasters unless accompanied by a
guarantee. But | much doubt if any
vessel would be allowed to leave the
harbor, as they are all coveted by the
uon-shipowning secessionists, and several
suggestions as to the feasibility of using
them have already been offered. A Uni
ted States draft upon the Custom House
was presented for payment, but the Col
lector refused to honor it except by or
der Of the Governor, and when it was
announced that Alabama had gone out,
he illuminated the windows Of the Gus
tom House and suspended a secession
flag from one of the front windows; but
l noticed the next morning that the in
dignant North wind had rent it in twain.
All the United States officials retained .
their situations until the State had sece-
ded, and drew their salaries while using
their time in plotting and working for the
overthrow of that government which they
had sworn to serve. Mr.. Seward, it
seems, has made very conciliatory
speech; but Of what avail is it? 1t will
not be accepted by the Southern mem
bers in Congress, and it will never reach
those in the South whom he intended it
for. No speech is ever copied into the
papers of the South except of known
Southern men, like the speech of Ben
jamin; and if a speech is spoken of at
all, it is either noticed as having been an
" abolition harangue which implies
everything contemptble--or some ex-
tracts are pruned and placed so as to say
exactly opposite to what was intended by
the author. The great speech Of Sum-
ner was spoken of so much as having
been tissue Of lies and low scurrillity
that ! was very much astonished at find
ing it in his usual manner, so different
from what | had been led to expect.
But what can / say of The South doing it
when they have every possible encour-
agement from both New York and Bos-
ton? Shame upon Boston for setting,
the example so eagerly followed by small
er places, of crying down men who only
preach the liberty of speech and action
which their fathers fought for.
But 1 have already spread this out
much farther than | intended and must
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