The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-05-29


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| Norrnro> Eprr,>c ..Tif,o, ;, 4t, WI ;. 1890
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inst, gives the followingpicture:
The progress of events is more rand than human Wis
ion could have forpseen It shows that our das,,,,
long Auctuating and uncertain is to be worked ont n
last whatcver it may be-
A great war is commenced and there are few, Nor
on either side of the Potomac who will say orr
to be arrested even if they entertained tlat ornio
What will be the result of IT. is matter of snncTotion
How could the war be prevented Or arrnstedy
There are two WAYS only and It wouId he dinian4 +,
saw which would be found to be the least practcaIr
First the southern States MIGHT Inv commercial and &
nancial as well as military Coercion nbc brouobt o
to their alegiancc"- is the Lincoln phr5scond
forced to accent Lincoln terms of reilnion or rather III
submission That mode Is out of the nuestion second
it may be supposed that the north will see the error Of
their way and having punished themselves sufficiently
in the vain attempt to subject the SOUTH will consent
to division Of the States and mutually beneficial
treaty of peace and commerce This is lust as impos-
sble at present as the former solution What then re-
mains but proractcd yindctire and destructive ware
At least during Iincolns reign we shall have nothing
but war Should he be deposed and ''areprcscntativc
leader appointed by the north there will be no better
chance for peace.
careful anay ofths war element in the north will
show that antsavcry fanatie>m has less to DO with it
than it has had with presidential elections Still there
is ansavery feeling that is strongly tngcd with re-
hgous tanatlclsm, and which Is strong motive power
But the chief force OF the movements derived from the
industrial necessities Of the north and the northwest
Disunion would be- as the people Of those section be
eve, fatal to their trade, to the internal and their
tefna commerce, destructive OF all their agricultural
manufacturing and naFgatory pursuits. Therefore they
ever may occupy the southern portion and declare in
Their madness and foiy That the southern people may
Seccde, but cannot take the bond with them.
Every northern man. Whetherdemocrat or republican,
contends whether with peace or sword, IN this war; for
ms private ana personal Interests Unless this fact be
understood the rationale OF the northern warsp can
not be explained to the southern people It's well com
pretended here. Why 10 such men as Sprague Of
Rhode Island, and Aston OF New York, offer their for
tunes nsupport OF government III contest for the
preservation OF the Uhon OF rather OF putting down all
resistance 10 the unity OF the governments Why they
know as thousands OF northern capitalists do that they
might well lose their fortunes in one way as in another
They would do well at any rate TO give onehaf their
fortunes to preserve the other halt.
Ultimately, but not till atera long and destructive
war, the north will be brought to their Senses and be
willing to do what they could as well done before the
submit toa northern States
from the southern, by the Inc OF slavery
Maryland IS going out OF the Union as soon as the
southern army shall be ready to come here and receive
her me State convention Will reassembe on the 18th
June to avail themselves favorable to secession
lhlS Is undoubtedly So but meanwhile oppoSltlOn 20
the secession movement may arise IN the State and lead
70 social war; symptoms OF whlch IN ag8ravaton OF
civil war appear III Tennessee II Missouri ahdln Ken
lucky, ana more haglahtly In Virginia.
The federal government has made arrangements to
bng to TINS city or the vicinity seIentytWo thousand
men III arms Ry the fourth thursday OF TINS month
s~--
VIEWS OF A IExIAN.-Ghe special correspondent OF
the New Orleans PIcayune, writes as follows
uate on recent political events your sde you can
readily imagine what interest take in them. In the
first week IN January on receipt of the news of the
cesson OF South Carolina; believe was about the only
southern man in England. Now, the remarkable good
and dignity which has characterised the proceed
ings at Montgomery, and the miserable mbecility of
the black republican leaders at Washington has effect
ed greet change in the public opinion For mysel,l
don't even pretend to regret the Union; for it had fos
tered 50 much can't eoWardlce and hypocracy Of late
years, that think 1t Is better divided Then Seward,
Greeley Sumner and the host OF abolition scoundrels
will be driven to prey upon each other and poor pick
ing they will have"
Here we have the opinion of an English gentleman
Of close observation, rare intelligence and who under
stands our people better than any of his countymen
for he has travelled more among them, and seen more
thanany other foreigner have ever known. His opin-
ions should weigh.
Away out in this frontier nook and corner of the
land we are behind hand in getting news; we hear of
wars and bockades, and of the movements of hostile
squadrons, but up to this date weInow of nothing
i've If the northern fanatics have determined to force