The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-11-25
RETROSPECTIVE
Sixty Years Ago.

The Hammer Of Nov. Is. 1850 Eellcyuc.l /
n Washington dispatch To the New
York Herald says: The clergy of this
vicinity are getting alarmed. nnd are
recommending earnest prayer to avert
the evils of disunioli. which Is regarded
ty them as imminent.
And the H;lnner's comment WIS:
IN addition to this they had letter
keel, their powder dry"
8 columlin. :. G, Nov. .l--The Com
.aittee Oh Federal RESOLUTIONS has re-
.ortetl d iii Calling a convention Of
the people ON the second Monday ..
.I;,ll,niry for the purpose Of taking
measures against the dangers incident
10 South carOlill;i's Position ut the
present moment Eight thousand min
ute men are tlrillin. tonight.
Washington. Nov. 10.-In Oiticial
quarters no apprehensfons exist that
further seizures Of forts or public prop
erty will take place III the South.
Tile report yet afioat that President
buchanan intends passing 4 ploclanil-
tiun IL elIOiicotls.
The members OF the Cabinet held
Il meeting: to take into consideration
the evrnts In the South, Int no formal
action WAS taken.
Washington. Nov. 1O.-The Cabinet
4 somewhat ;.l.l.nieA 1T the gloomy
condition OF affairs. There II great
s.fingency In money matters In Nir-s
.ii,ia. ana no sales Of land or slaves.
:. lie banks OF Virginia are virtually
.used.
rom ti.e III Owe and several other
eli. I'D teiegr:liHs here reproduced it
/. M ie seen t:ilt sectional feeling was
s,,u,iny iats nse and tliaf war was
threatening.
Augusta. t;:i.. Nov. 1O.--Mcctinss
IRE i,ein. held throughout the state Of
Georgia for the formation Of minute
t.,rls 4 meeting Is called in this city
for Tonight. ut which decisive meas
urex for the secession, Of Georgia will
! 4 adopted. \ military state coiyen-
ton Ii to he held ON Tuesday next ut
Milledgeville. 4 delegation Of South
G'aroliMi,l1s is visiting Georgia.
: 1t ii rtliahly reported that several
hundred thousand n,cn are already en-
rallied ut the, Sonth. aiitl that the en-
ls.l,ntnts are still In progress :
Srw York. Now TO- business Is
ls.rsectls staxiE,nt. Sterling exchange
III; and rates have tscli,lesl. The
4 ,f; tinils to-.i;iy are 1DTsi to 1tDS..
News from tie South is ct the most
alarming nature. The working classes
are. thrown i,ito8a state OF agitation.
w',icl, the siLra,. and 7iMcx try III
vain t0 sn i,r IS
Southern l,,ilk Hills on Europe nr..
scarcely negotiable Southern State
STOCKS are Oh, tile decline.
80 ors:ilss u the t.ii,n party ara.
rcs~ins mon Lincoln to issue a proc
hi..... sisst ron. i.in. NOT to violate the
i.st'.n Sts 1T t'.c South.
t:Ol,l shipments tn tile South to
larI,;:sc Northern exchanges are IN
creasin.."
HUT tie itt'sleltilS - luGHc MppIlH1
ut S'srrr.anrt Z there appeared the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
Wi..re;ls. we are convinced that Ii
+ ,n longer compatible with the safety
and homer Of tile Southern States to
renlsin IN the l.nion with the Northern
states. therefore. lie II resolved
lst. That We the citizens of the
Parish of eatislo. do discard all purity
ii;,illes and issues, and unite. as Mouth,
ern n,ell, upon t!le following rcsolu-
tons:
I'd. That immediate steps should
he taken to disrupt the ties which, bind
the Southern 10 the Northern states.
Sd. Tint the Goverros D! this STATE.
lie. aud be Is herety requested Is s,.-
.sne the Legisie ture for the Uurlsoss, 81. .f
calling q convention Il, take such stems
Is may be necessary on the part III the
State Of louisiana te.a.rrt, the II ject
Of the torgo(ng resolutions.