New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-20
TWO psooTAs rsrsoNs,

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Two important proclamatons appear in our
columns this morning. The substance Of the one
has been already communicated by telegraph -the
other appears for the FIRST time.
These prociamations are from two Presidents,
each representing regularly organized, indepepd-
ent Government--and both documents breathe
war and destruction.
The objects of these Presidents are as different
as sunlight is from darkness, or pure religion Is
from unmitigated iutdelity. The history of the
earth may be searched in vain for more striking
contrast than these two documents exhibit.
The Government at Montgomery, of which Presi-
dent Davis is tho head, has, from its first organi
cation, conducted its operations with consummate
ability, honor, and fair, open dealing.
The Government at Washington, Of which Abra-
ham Hneolnis the head, has blundered from the
beginning Of the troubles its own wicked policy
compelled, and has exhibited neither statesman
ship, honor or candid dealing. On the contrary, it
has lied from the commencement, and by deceit,
Yileness and duplioity sought to accomplish OBJ
jects by means which all honorable Governments
would recoil from with horror. Fortunately for
the right, the very dishonesty of these men has
brought disgrace upon them, and glory upon u.s.
President Davis is a scholar, statesman, soldier
Ii.
ton for defensive purposes solely. He does not
desire to injnre the Northern people, and only
wishes. Lineoln's proclamation having forced him
to it, to adcptsueh defensive and aggressive meas.
ufes as will be likely soonest to bring the North
ern people to their senses. From the first he and
the people he represents, have been for peace.
They are now for peace They do not wish to fire
q hostile shot at the Northern people, either on
1c-,
hereafter fire, will be exclusively on the principle
ofssEfdefeDce. All they ask, Or ever have asked,
Is peaceable separation and en- equitable appor-
donment Of the property and debts Of the old
national partnership. This has been denied them
by Lnooln's Government Every proposition for
peace has been spurned with eontempt-wanton,
eauseleas war, has been declared against them
and, while they arc well prepared to meet the
/ enemy on land they are preparing. to attack his
commerce on sea, by issuing letters Of Harque and
/ reprisal. We expect, shortly, to know Of some
hundreds Of priyateersnen afoat, and to hear that
Northern ocean commerce il iii a rapid process Of
determination. AS we were the first to suggest
this mode Of terrible retaliation it affords US great
pleasure that President Davis Immediately adopted
it after seeing Lineoln's ruthless declaration of
war against the people of seven States that had
never wronged him or his.
i Abraham Lincoln is neither ascholar, q soldier,
i a statesman, or an honest man. Uneducated, un-
couth, inexperienced, aud with nothing to recon-
i mend him Of an ennobling nature, he was, by o
mere accident, elected to aposition lie is more
lifted TO occupy than d baboon is to fill the chair
Louis Napoleon 50 ably adorns. He has performed
his role Enthusiastically ever since he was in
Quoted into Office; and the antics he has played
would have been sufficiently amusing to a laughing
crowd of happy plantation negroes, were it not for
the fact that neither children fools should be
permitted to play with fire near a combustible
| vicinity.
Seven States were out of the Union-had re-
sumed their sovereignty and declared their indie.
pendence-before and about the time Of his inaug-
| uration; and vet, six weeks after, on the 18th Of
april lie Issues proclamation declaring war upon
them! What miserable fool in the first instance,
and What a sanguinary wretch in the second.
The natural consequence of wickedness has fol-
lowed all this. The seven States are now actually
extended to the number of thirteen. and We should
not be surprised if the entire fifteen were enlisted
under one banner III less than thirty days.
Lincoln could not, by any possibility, have sub
i ingated the seven original seeded States. What
i chance will he have when lie has to meet fifteen
Not much, we imagine. He may inaugurate tile
bloodiest war on record, but be is as sure to be
whipped as that Che suu will everTise and set again
/ But, we will close by referring to the Language
| Of the two proclamations. The difference between
| right and wrong-p patriotism and demagoguism--
| there as apparent as the MONDAY sun.