New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-12
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent


WASHINGTON, March 5, 1861
M'. Edt0r-Well the great Springfield Gorilla
has spoken-the first Abolition President has ut
tered his inaugural Olis special pleading in behalf
of fthe principles of the party which brought him into
power, of its disgusting egOtsm, of its vile style,
of its abominabe interrogative method of assert
ing ridiculous dogmas, of the thing as compost
ti0n there is little need to speak.
Does it proclaim peace or war? That's the
question. War clearly, in the opinion of all but
the submissonists. If the creature means what he
says-f he attempts to enforce the laws in all the
States-if he tries to "hold, occupy and possess "
the forts and arsenals-then is inevitable.
But it is not likely that the shock of arms will
begin at once. 1t is known that the Gorilla has
sotened his views nightly since he left his lair in
Springfield. More than half of his address, ac-
coTding to his own statement, was written before
he left there. Although Chase and Montgomery
Blair in the Cabinet, there is, nevertheless, a
majority of So called conservatives-wy, oily, ser
pentine, underhanded Cataines, like Seward, Those
men are going to work their ape in very adrOIt
manner. They will keep his bony arms pinionCd
until a blow has been struck by the rebels, and
then great ado will be made over the assault upon
| the American flag, and all that Thus they hope
| to estop sympathy in the Border States; and, what
| is more to their purpose arouse the animoSity OF
the Irish--the fighting element and about the only
| one they haVe-whOse attachment to the flag
| amounts to passion. Mcmahon, of New York
who is now here, tells me that this love Of the Ole
American ensign is the sole obstacle in the way Of
obtaining the active sympathy of the Celtic popu
| latiOn of New York on our side.
| This however, is an obstacle which we have tC
| encounter. If our independence is not recognized
| we must fight, and that without delay Irish or nj
| Irish. We cannot permit the ensign of a foreign
| and hostile power to wave above the stronghold
on our own soil and in our waters. Still less cal
we consent to pay tribute to an Abolition despot
When once the game of battle begins, we must b,
ready to fight one kind of men as soon as another
| and though, as a matter of personal comfort AM
pleasure, we should much prefer to engage th
nutmeg men in contest we nevertheless hold our
selves open to gunpowder pastime with all VIII
sympathize with, and fight for, nutmegs.
l say "we," as if belonged to the Confederat
States. | do in heart and soul But, being
Border State man, it grieves me to think that
cannot be with you altogether save by eNpat1ld
ton. 1t sounds naudible, yet in very truth ther
is no chance of Nirginia's taking an active pal
with you in the war of independence. You ca
get Virginia volunteers, however; and if it be NJ
Cessary to fight the Northman on his own dunghil
as it will be, | believe it will be a good plan
march your army through the Old Dominion.
would grow like ball of snow as it rolled alOn!
Thousands would welcome the Southern army
the only means of saving Virginia from that a
cursed coalition of politicians which now holds hi
in fee simple for the benefit of the Union-that
Seward. In plain language, matters have reaGht
such pass in Virginia that the antslavery, an
Federal States Rights party there will be cor
' PEELED to fight their own ncighbors. l see
! escape from this terrible necessity. We shall ne'
help for we shall have fearful odds against US
majority of suhmssionists aided and abetted
i Lincoln. When 1Ce call, uW yOu come? Soon y
n will hear this cry from a more authentic sour
+. than the writer of letters
1t is saddening, it is fearful to think how rapid