Year: 1860




But little over three months now remain before
the Presidential election. Much may be done by
our political friends within that time if they will
address themselves to the work with energy and
enthusiasm but it is plain that no time can be
lost and that the necessity Of organizing our forces
and concentrating full strength upon the ticket
becomes every day more imperative.


The great popular revolution by which the Van
Buren, dynasty was overthrown and Gen. Harrison
made President, commenced in December 1856
eleven months before the day of election. So
alse, the movement which bore Gen. Taylor tr-
umphantly into the Executive chair, was not sud
den aud of brief duration, but was inaugurated
long before the day of final victory. Three months
may be long enough for Legislative, or Congress
ional, or even Gnbernatorial eanyass-but for a
Presidential contest, involving the people of the
whole Union, from Maine to Texas and from Viz.
ginia to California, longer time is necessary for
that concert of action which contributes so much
to success, and without which success is almost a
matter of impossibilty.


Our friends, therefore, have no time to lose in
organizing for the conflict before US. Every day
the necessity Of organization becomes greater.
In Union there is strength and the truth of
the axiom is apparent in political enterprises
in those which are military, or commercial, or
domestic.


1t is not sufficient that each friend Of the Consti
tutonal Union ticket determine only to cast his own
vote, and take further interest in the canvass.
It is his duty to the glorious that he upholds
to the requirements and obligations Of good citi-
zenship-to the community wherein his example
may be respected and followede-to himself, and,
above all, to that government which dispenses to
him so many blessings and benefits, to make every
honorable effort to secure success for the ticket.
In every community there are persons ignorant of
the true issues of the contest-unacquaint with
the present status of parties and their candidates
honest enough to do right and to vote right if they
can only be enlightened as to their duty. There
are Others who can be aroused to activity and
eXertion only by coming into contact with those
who are enthusiastic and confident. Experience Of
the past, no less than the suggestions of common
sense, shows that political victories never be
easily won without organization, united effort, and
untiring industry and energy. That eternal vigi
lancet which Mr. Jefferson said was the price of
liberty is also the price of modern triumphs in
the political arena.


We exhort our friends, therefore, in every
parish of the State, to organize Immediately for
the work before us. In some places the good work
has already been begun. Let it be continued until
in every parish there are Clubs and Associations
formed which shall be relieved of their abors only
when the day of election is over, and our flag
shall wave over thousands and tens of thousands
of noble and true.hearted Constitutional Union
| men, exultant in the enjoyment Of a decisive and
glorious victory.


We honestly believe that success is easily within
our reaeh-that we have but to stretch forth our
hands to grasp it-that we can carry Louisiana,
beyond all question, for the Constitutional Union
ticket with little exertion. In the old Wing and
Democratic days this was doubtful State-some-
times voting with one party sometimes with the
other Now, when the Democratic party is no
longer integral-when it is SO evenly divided that
each wing claims the majority over the other
when Democrats tnot the leaders but the intelli-
gent massesl are daily tiocking to standard-it
would seem almost criminal to neglect the oppor-
tunity for grand and glorious triumph of the
conservative Constitutional Union ticket. 1t is
true, some few timid men, afraid of their own shad
ows, whose aid we had right to expect, have de-
serted US and are now houndering about in the
political mud, backwards and forwards between
the two camps of the Democracy-but their places
are filed by the accession of hundreds of honest
Democrats who, with no taste for the scrambes
and wrangles of rival leaders, are rallying to the
Constitutional Union party as offering the only
reasonable and hopeful prospect Of escape from
the domination of the anti-Republican sectional
party of the North.


Organization is not only necessary for our own
local success, but it will offer such encouragement
to our distant friends, struggling with us in COM
mon cause, as will incite them to vigorous and
successful exertion. We are assured that if the
people of the New England States can be satisfied
that the Constitutional Union ticket will be well
sustained in the South they will unite the conserv
ative elements there, and defeat Mr. Lincoln with
ease in nearly every one Of them. In every as
pect of the case, them we are encouraged TO or
ganze and to prepare for the contest We have
young orators all over the State who are cham
pions of our cause and eager for the fray. Let us
then organize egerywhere-let us form Clubs and
Associations let us distribute documents expan-
atory of our and the true issues of the cam
yass--let us have mass-meetings where the people
may be enlightened by discussion, and ascertain
the true path Of duty. aOrganize' is now the
word. 1t is the key to success. The achievement
of victory was never so easy to any party before,
! if even ordinary exertion be used to secure it.