The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-02-23
For III. Constitutional.
The Present Crisis.

The tidings have recently been borne
TO our ears, that the States Of Louisiana
and Texas have Withdrawn themselves
from and dissolved all connection between
themselves and the General Government
of the United States. Besides our own
State and Texas, South Carolina, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia have
left the Union. We, now, can only think
and speak of the glorious confederacy of
America, with the events of the past. The
" Stars and Stripes" now cease TO wave
from the waters of the Rio Grande to the
frozen lakes of Maine. What would
Washington, Adams and jefferson say to
us, if they could rise from their sepulchres
and behold the abuse and disruption of
their priceless legacy, and the deep-rooted
animosity between the North and
South They would point us back to the
days of the struggle for Independence, to
the bloody battle fields and victories pur-
chased by the blood of the most precious
defenders Of our invaded soil. They
would warn us by such scenes and events
to be united, for in unity is strength only.
But even the wise counsels and admoni-
tons of the revcred and departed patriots
of the Revolution would be disrcgardcd.
The display of hostile feeling in ,hc minds
of Northern and Southern people toward
each other is too great aud too firmly set
tied to admit of permanent union. 1t Is
too late now to talk Of compromise or con-
cilatory measures between the divided
Republic. The experiment has been tried.
The men of the North, by heir a@Staya-
ting insults to Southern people and South
ern institutions, have forced secession upon
us. We must either have n pcacca'lr
separation of the Union, or tong aud
devastating war. The latter of thes' is
by lar the most probable; ior tie Adolf
ZIONIST say that the Union shall not be
divided, and that State under the laws
OF the Constitution has 10 right to scccdc;
and, hence, will they attempt to drive u
back into a union to be u1hrld hy Blacl,
Republican administration alone Tn
doub:r,!ly some such step will joe taken
THE next gal" that sweep, from the
North will probably bring 70 or ears
the clash of resembling arms. THE fir
fields and vcrlant valleys Of ;hr sunny
South may soon b. stained with the blood
kindred, fighting against each other III
deadly contest. The North l. immensely
our -uprriors in REGARD to numbers. !'ut
they have not the same interests at stal.c
as we of the South. They vii! 10, con-,
to fight for their homes, their iirr,lrs and
their liberties. They may thi"@ 1t an
easy matter to suhjugatc the South, to
deprive IL Of our irra-boru principles, and
at the same time dcso!atc our peaceful
land and bathe our cities and towns with
blood shed il their protection. Eu. how,
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siblc for them to conquer men resolve and
determined to die in defence Of all they
hold dear. Let our laS-the flag of indie,
pendent Lou>Ima-ii war be inevitable
be borne in the foremost ranks, and Jet il
be followed by men resolved to drive hacl,
the minions Of Abolitilioni-m. Will
right, liberty and law upon our side, W,
cannot be made subsrrvrut to the North
APoSruIUS.