Governor Moore takes the plain stand that the state must not submit to a 'black Republican President.' Men here have ceased to reason; they seem to concede that slavery is unsafe in a confederacy with northern states, and that now is the time; no use of longer delay.
Sherman describes Governor Moore's stance against the federal government and the prevailing sentiment in Louisiana regarding slavery.
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