Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-24
FRIDAY OCTOBER "a, 1856.
FROM ,ha RleAmana Enquirer.
FFom the hiehmond EnqnIFef.
Secession of the South urged imme.
diately on Frem,nt's election be-
ing declared. -

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Shall we try Mr.. Fremonl's admin
istration and thereby give his party
full time to prepare our destruction?
Shall we wait for ovnrt acts when the
work will be half done before they
are ventured on. Shall we 10, k for
safety to the Senate and incur the fate
Of the man who remains under his
roof when an earthquake has pros.
trated all the pillars but one. and that
Is tottering on It's base Shall we nc.
quiesce in Mr.. Fremont's election be.
cause the forms Of the Constitution
are observed |? They would be equal.
Iy observed IL the army were increas-
cd TO hurdred thousand men and
concentrated in the Southern States !:
II squadrons Of war steamers, were
stationed IN Southern ports and at the
mouths OF Southern rivers; IL the
forts In the South were commanded
by Northern mon. and every possible
preparation made 20 subjugatel us;
and yet We should hardly be advised
TO acquiesce in such things because
they were constitutional.
The question Is whether the posi-.
bility Of n constitutional administra.
ton by Mr.. Fremont should induce
us to give his party the immense nd.
vantage that will accrue from actual
possession Of the Government. II they
determine TO proceed with their as-
saui on Slavery. That possibility Is
80 small AZ 10 be n feather In the bal.
ance when weighed against the dan.
gers OF submission. Make the est.
mate calmly. consult tho past history
and present temper Of abolition. OK.
anime the character Of It's candidate,
and IL seems tho contamination OF fol-
ly TO sacrifice the advantages Of
prompt action to the hope that action
viii bo unnecessary.
II secession be delayed until overt
nets OF aggression are committed on
the South. " must be attended with
hloodshed---for overt aggrcssions will
not be attempted until preparation Is
made 70 use force. II Mr.. Fremont's
election be accepted ~ q declaration
OF war, and the South secedc imme.
diasely, In all human probability the
war will proceed no further than the
declaration. BY prompt secession we
shall close the avenues OF Federal
corruption. and save our people from
influences TO which no people. howev.
or yIrluous. should be subjected
Before those influences cnn be- brought
10 bear We shaII be beyond their
reach. by PROMPT secession We shall
erect a Government entilIed 20 receive
The allegiance Of NIL our citizens. and
TO recall from the Federal service
such Of them ~ remain in Il, All
least one-haIf Of the military ofieers
of the present Government are natives
OF the South. and will not carrs afms
against her. But VIZ must never per-
mia shem 20 be commanded by John
Charles Fremont. lle must never
possess tn right TO treat them as do.
serters. but on his accession to power
hs should find them already IN the
service Of another Government. equal
Is legitimate with his own. Prompt
secession will paralyxe the military
arm OF the present Government. by
Withdrawing from Il many Of It's best
otncers. Delay will expose them TO
the perplcxities Of decision between
the orders Of their legally qualified
commander aud the cauae Of their
native States. - f
BY prompt secession we check nj
once the flow into the present treasary
Of revenues derived IRON Southern
commerce. and divert those revenues
TO treasury which will be used to
defend. and not to destroy the South.
We transfer Executive patronage from
u Government which USES IL to wenken
and divide the South. to one which
will use II to consolidate her power.
We protect our citizens from corrup-
tion. and teach them that patriotism
and fidelity to Southern interests are
the only avenues 10 honoraud cmolu-
ments in tho South. ia et
BY prompt secession we prepare
for conflict, II one be inevitable. and
meet it as u nation meets foreign war;
by delay we invite attack and resist as
rebels. unorganixcd. unprovided. with.
out a treasury, without military
force, and relying wholly upon the un-
disciplined valor Of our citizens
Even then we should triumph. but
what disasters. what bleodshed shall
we not avoid by preparation. 9
IL will be said that we shall be
worse of after secession Than before.
that now wo have the Fugitive Slave
law, and then we shall have none
We have now Fugitive Slave law
which brings back no slaves. aud is q
source Of everlasting outrage on
Southern citizens in pursuit Of. their
property. As a separate nation we
shall have revenue cutters and Gus.
tom house Off ers TO prevent SNUG
Cling, who will also be required to
capture fugisives. We shall have
prevention instead OF sham cure
Then, as now. fugitive slaves who
reach the North will escape. But
then measures will be taken TO prevent
their escape. which now are impossi-
Bile. Cat of from political connec-
ton with hostile powers. Slavery will
be- under the protection Of govern
ment devoted to its preservation. No
Government but its own will have
power within its limits, or have ac-
cess to it for mischievous purposes
The everlasting din of the Slavery
controversy will be banished from the
land. and we shall have time and op-
portunity to give our attention to 9TH
er matters and develops our resources
in pesce. si'e
We have more than n million Of
fighting men, well acquainted with the
use Of arms, accustomed to Geld sports
nsed to an active life ia the open air,
many Of them trained to arms in the
military colleges so numerous in the