The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-08
Local and Miscellaneous.
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sensational items, yet, in most Of them
there may be found a grain of truth as vel
as sense. Its most recent doube-leaded
alarming paragraphs, are from its Washing
ton correspondent, who has discovered the
following programme to be carried out by
the Southern members of Congress:
First-That in view of the Harper
Ferry abolition invasion, and its extensive
and alarming ramifcations and in view OF
the sympathies of the abolitioniZed republi-
can party for Old Brown, and of the threats
of that party to reduce the South to submits
sion, a special law shall be demanded of
Congress for the future protection and secu-
rity of the Southern States against all abo-
lition conspirators, emissaries and incendi-
aries.
Second-That in default of such Con-
gressional protection, the Southern members
of both houses shall withdraw from Wash
ington, and meet in a body in Richmond,
Virginia, or some other convenient place, in
view of the initial steps for an independent
Southern Confederacy.
In anticipation of this alternative, | am
further advised that this Southern Congress
ionaI meeting, in Richmond or elsewhere,
will proceed to put the South in proper
Europe, including programme of CONNER
cial treaties on purely Southern basis, that
can hardly fail to attract the sympathies of
even England for Southern cotton, including
Southern slavery.
1t is evident to every thinking mind that
unless something is done to allay the strife
that is now shaking the government to its
foundation, the consequences will prove
disastrous. The business men--the conser-
vative portion of the people-have paid SO
little attention to the politics of their coun-
try, and so much to the almighty dollar,
there is great danger of their losing both
country and money. The ship Of State has
been left to the care of mercenary hirelings
who have neither the capacity nor integrity
necessary to its proper management, and it
is fast drifting upon the breakers.
1t is useless to waste much time in at
tenpts to investigate who are the autho. s
of the present difficulties. 1t will be time
enough to do that when the danger is passed.
What we now want, and must speedily hare,
is some continuance by which we can work
back to the old landmarks. The Northern
States are the most powerful-they can af-
ford to be magnanimous. 1t is coutempti-
bic to sneer at the fears of the South They |
have reason to be alarmed, and their terror |
should excite compassion, instead of deris- |
ion.
What the North should do, il the aelec-
ton of some good man as a candidate of |
xI,a
quainted with Southern society and it's sit
uation man in whom the Southern peo-
pie can place confidence; one who they
know will protect them in all of their con-
stitutional rights, and administer the gov
eminent in accordance with the intentions
of the fathers. That man must come from
the Southern States, and must be so situ-
ted as have carefully investigated the ad-
vantages of free over a slave society; and
yet, while he prefers the one, he should
commiserate and protect the other. He
should be man of known integrity and
purity of character and, by all means one
who has not become debauched through the
fundamentally of Office.
The nomination of Southern man of
this description would send thrill of Joy
throughout the entire South. That section,
with ours, is suffering under an affection of
party leaders that are worse than the ten
plaques of Egypt combined 1t, too-at
least the conservative portion-is anxious
to get glimpse of the old landmarks; and
the people there would rally to the support
of such a man as we have suggested, with
unanimity and enthusiasm that would send
shiver of terror through the cohorts who
are feeding, like harpies, upon the vitals of
the Republic.
What say our Northern merchants, me-
chanics, and farmers? Will they stand
quietly by and see the Government wrecked
by the adventures who have foisted them
selves upon US through our Indifference? or
Will we rally to the support Of some man
who is capable Of bringing order out Of tue
present confusion, aud restoring tue Govern
ment to the position it once occupied ?
The fate of the Union will depend almost
entirely upon the next President Let either
a Southern man be chosen, in whom the
North has confidence, or u Northern man
who is odious to the South, and the effect
will be the same. But let man be elected
in whom both sections can trust, and peace
will inevitably follow. There may be an
81 irrepressible conflict between freedom and {
slavery" but truce for Il season, might
eventuate i'll a permanent peace. Let hos
tilities cease, and a way may open up by
which present differences can be permanently I
settled. We desire to support a Union man t
in 1860. Can such a standard bearer be s
found?
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