Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-17
From The Louisville Courier.

We assume that no man is loyal to the Constitution
who consents to its violation We maintain that he Is an
enemy the Union who in any manner AIDS aoets as
ss OF encourages those who upon the nights OF the
States or denies 10 any member OF the ConedefaSy us
perfect equality in the States No man discharge prop
ery aud fully the duties imposed upon each ot'zen VINO
does not do all in his power uphold the Constitution,
carry out its provisions, TO maintain its guarantees
and use all the his command 10 see that others
do So The States are of right tqual,; aud anythcg
that degtades below the other, that dcpiiyes any
one Of them of its rights in any way, or that denies 10
the citizens oil State privileges possessed by those OF
any other State Of hostility to the Union, aud
! shouid be resisted by all good citizens.
IL not those who cOuntenancc aggressons upon the
rights Of the States OF tie citgens OF the States aud
encourage violations or niractoEs OF the Constitution
while bOas ing ON the streets and in public places Of
their attachment to the Constitution and the Union, who
should now be trusted aud followed by the patriots OF the
country They thank God, they are not as other men
their boasu selrgheousness is cause OF dl'trus pro-
essions too loud to be earnest and TOO publicly made TO
be sincere, is all we expect of them
The country is in great danger Who denies this is
fool or knaye. The aggressiOns Of the Black kcpubil
can party have alarmed the South and the indorsemen
OF the upon slavery Of heirrepressbe con CT doc
trues OF Lincoln and Sewad OF the acts OF State Lgs
atures in nulyng the fugitive slave law, OF the refusal
OF Governors in Iowa. Illinois and Ohio TO surrender TO
the auhOritits Of slave States iugyes from justice as
from service and those who circulated Helpers lmpend
ing Crisis campaign document IN the election Oi Liu
co!n has increased that alarm to such exent that
many Of the soundest and mos. conservative statesmen
of the country deem the part OF the slave
holding States looking to the protection oi their rights
any extremity aud By any means that may be neees
sary.
This alarm ia natural and it Is right and proper that
the threatened States should place themselves IN an a
tue TO prevent violation by Black Republican adin-
nstraton Of their rights the rights OF their citizens
under the Constitution. IL would be madn,s or worse
than madness for the people Of the sayeholdng States
To fold their and quietly wait until resistance IL use
lessun they are bound hand and iOct tie value
Of their property is dcsiroyejunt they are in the po-
sition OF conquered provincesuEt In short they arc
'subjugated"
Al the same time We do not think the election of Tu
coin of itself Sufficient 10 warrant dissolution OF the
Union and hop, the Slave States will 90 no further
than have indlcated-we trust they will but take
prompt measures 10 protect themselves against any at
tempt to carry out the principles OF the Black bepubl
can party-aud we believe, tha! doing this they will
make one more attempt maintain their equality in the
Union and to their just rights under the Consi
tuLon holding themselves in readiness should the worst
come to the worst to take care Of themselves.
But what il portion OF the Slave States should, after
mature and anx:ous reflection, with full sense Of the
mOmenlOus nature OF the act determine to withdraw
from Union which they may coicudcis to be used for
their oppression and to abrcgate their part CON-
pact which has already been broken by the Northern
States! VIII an attcmp: be made by the Federal Gov
ernment to keep them in the Union at the point OF the
bayonetg Viii an army be preciptated upon them to
conquer and subjugate ibeny II anything Of the kind
should be attempted would the people Of Kentucky
tain it, and turn their upon their Southern brrt
reus We believe no attempt coercion would in that
event be made by the Federal Government We believe
il ought to be done We believe the people OF Kentucky
would not countenance anything of the kind A Union
maintained by force alone would not bo such a Union
as our fathers made. IL would not be Union of
sovereign and cosqual States IL would be what John
Bell deprecated when be said that he would prefer dis
unon breaking up Of the COnfederacy, separation with
all its consequence Union maintained by force, by
constitutional and legal enactments-it would be that,
but it would be more Union maintained by force alone
and cementcd by the blood Of the citizens Of the various
States composing it, in violation Of the Constitution and
by legal enactments in conflict with that instrument 1t
would be such Uuiou is impossible In the nature OF
crcumstances-a Union that is desired by portion Of
our people-a Uncn that would be tolerated by none.
Kentucky will not 20 out OF the Union consequence
of the election of Lincoln. We do suppose there is
Que man in t who thinks she will take such step. She
will wait and hope until there is room for hope. But
she will not aid Lincoln Gen Douglas in hanging the
citizens Of any State for obedience TO the constitutional
authorities ofsuch State. She will not become the hang
mau Of the Federal Government 10 such a case. She
oH never permit army IF Northern mereeHGries 10
be marched her territory 10 force Of her South
sr sisters TO remain IN Union from toheh in proper
manner she has detsrSRcd 10 with ird0 she will advise
moderation counsel prudence urge lorbsarance all
her influence TO induce the Southern States remain in
the Union until there ia no hope for peace, justice or
safety in it, she will and ald ought to do