New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-15
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ID Congress- of the Confederate States by the de-
tate .te accept the new Constitution by ayote SO
early unanimous that the opposition is not worthy
moments consideration.
This is the same Convention, too, which passed
he ordinance Of secession. Nothing appears to
AVE been said about a new Notwithstanding
about a submission Of the question to the popular
vote, On the contrary, the Convention of Ala
bana, sitting in the same city with the Convention
Of the Confederate States, and thus supposed to be
the best iudgeSof the action that was necessary, |
ratifes the new Constitution with the utmost read
ness and alacrity. Hardly was it promulgated and
published before the people of Alabama, through
their representatives recognizing the necessity of
prompt action in crisis like the present, made
haste to give their cordial adhesion and support to
the new Government.
This was right aud proper, and it shows gen
erous confidence in the trainers of the Constitution
worthy alike Of our admiration and imitation. The
other States, by their Conventions, will no doubt
ratify it as soon as the Conventions can be called
together. Nowhere, except here in Louisiana,
have we seen the first indication of any desire to
resort to the useless, procrastinating, cumbrous
formaty of ratification by the popular vote.
In all the arguments that have been made in
favor of submission we have yet to see the first
expression Of dissatisfaction with the Constitution
itself or any ofits particular provisions 1t is diff
cult to understand why an instrument of this sort
should be subjected to the delay Of popular ratii-
cation when there is not voice raised in obJec-
ton to any clause or provision of the Constitution
itself Until those who favor such submission
point ont something about the Constitution SO OBJ
jectouable as to justify Louisiana in refusing to
enter the new Confederacy, the appeal in favor OF
submitting it to the people has, in our opinion, no
solid basis of Justification to stand upon.
But even if there were minor objections to the
Constution-even if there were particular pro-
visions here ana there which could have wished
were different the question remains whether it is
4 the part of wisdom to avoid small evil by rush
ing into the greater of isolation from our sur
rounding sisters 1t is not proposed to reenter the
old Union, we believe-nobody is in favor of that.
4 A rejection then, of the league of Government
4 proposed by the Montgomery Convention, involves
the selfish dissertation of Louisiana from the other
4 States Of the Gulf. The mistake of such a course
would not be felt by Louisiana alone, but by al
the States of the Southern Confederation for, one
4 of tie highest grounds upon which we have pu
our abandonment of the Union, and upon which
we are about to challenge the respect and recogni
ton of the Governments of the Old World, is the
n fact that The provoeati0n SO great that by
common impulse of resentment towards sectiona
! and aggressive attitude of the North we have
I been compelled to withdraw in body from al
further political association it'll the people of that
saetion The moral effect and dignity of our posi-
ton would be immeasurably impaired if any one
II IN the States which have seeeeded should without
4 imperative reasons and insuperable objections, re-
n fuse to make common cause with the Others under
i q common Constitution. Moreover. as we said yes
Il tertay, the Constitution provides for its own
amendment; and If experience shall show any Of
its provisions to be Objectionable, the remedy is
easily tobe found in the instrument ITSELF Unless
/ it is expected that the people will reject the
4 Constitution, the formaty of submission is use
less for if it be expected that the people will
accept it, no necessity exists for the Convention tc
call upon the people to do that which it can sc
easily do for them.
\ Besides the Importance of prompt and decisive
action in case of this Sort is also desirable tina
no divisions should appear to exist among ourselye
: in the very beginning of our independence as
j Southern Confederacy We need not say hoy
Q eagerly every symptom of dissatisfaction will b
s seized upon by our malignant Abolition enemies
the North how every thing will be distorted to mai
It it appear that our experiment is failure nstea
g Of being, as it is, a splendid and magnificent su
0 cess. Every true Southern man ought to consdt
whether he should not surrender something il nee
e be, for the common cause-whether he should nj
postpone oil controversy about inferior issues uni
I the Government at Montgomery gets fully und
e weigh and the grand consummation of our poll
n ical independence is put beyond all peril
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