The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-11-30
NO. 2l.


will give at least twenty majority against
Mr.. Lincoln and bis party on all these
questions. 10 the Senate there is also a
decided and reliable majority. Hence,
no bill can pass either House Of Congress
impailing or disturbing the rights or in
stitutions of the Southern people in any
manner whatever, UNLESS portion Of the
Soufhern Senator's and Representatives.
absent themselves so as to gire an abolition
majority IN consequence Of Meir absence.
In a minority in both houses of Congress
with the Supreme Court to expouud the
law and restrain all illegal and unconstitu
tioual acts, the President will be utterly
powerIess for evil, if he should Lave the
disposition to do wrong. Even in the
distribution Of his patronage, he would
be dependent upon the Senate for the con-
firmation of his nominees TO Office, so
that he cannot appoint bad man to office
without the consent Of those in whom
tie South contides. A partisan President
thus tied hand and foot, powerIess for good
or evil, without the consent and support
of his political opponents, should be the
object of pity aud commiseration, rather
than Of fear aud apprehension, by brave
and chivaIrouS people. What good OF
harm can he do to any body, except tc
humble the pride and wound the sensibili
ties of a large portion of the American
people by occupying a chair once filed BY
Washington, jefferson, Madi-on and Jack
son? Does this fact furnish sufficient
cause for DESTROYING the best govcrnmeu,
Of which the history Of the world gives al
example -Four years will soon pass away
when the ballot box will furnish :. peace
ful, legal constitutional remedy for AL The
evils aud grievances with Which the youn
try ma, he afl cted.
If, in the meantime, any act shall bl
perpetrae,I which >hal violate or impair
the rights of any ci izen or State, or sha
endanger the peace ard safety of any por
ton Of onr people, for which the Cnnstitu
ton aud laws shall fail 70 provide adequate
and efficient remedies, the time will ther
have arrived for those who think the Con
stituion has been disregarded and the
federal powers perN ered TO purposes in
consistent with their safety, honor ant
equality, to consult and deliberate upor
the nature, extent and mode of redress.
| do not anticipate, nor do | deem il
possible in the present condition OF the
country, that, under the administration o
Mr. Lincoln, any act can be perpetrateC
that would destroy or impair the constitu
tional rights of the citizen, or invade the
reserved rights of the States upon the sub
ject ofslavery but il should find mysel
painfully mistaken upon this point, have
no hesitation in expressing my deliberate
conviction that such an outrage would no
make all the Southern people a unit, but
would arouse and consolidate all the con
servative elements of the North in firm
and determined resistance BY oveywhe!m
ing majorities.
In such an event the South would oc
cupy All inprernable position. With he1
own people uaifld and animated by one
sentiment - the uufa'tering resolve tc
maintain and defend their lights and lib
critics as won by the blood of their fathers
and gHaraH'eed By the Constitution Of theil
country, they could leIy upon The Justice
of their cause and confidently expect the
sympathy Of the civilized void, and thC
! choicest blessings of Divine Providence
while struggling for the right. Unde
these circu Iances | can perceive no Jus
cause, no reasonable ground for such rasl
and precipitate action as would plunge in
to the horrors of revolution, anarchy an,
bankruptcy, the happiest people, the mos
prosperous country and the best govern
ment the sun of Heaven ever shed his ce
nial rays upon.
To those if such thce may he who ool
upon diSnnion and Southern confederac,
a> thing desirable in itself ana are onl,
waiting tor an opportunity to accomplis!
that which had been previously resolve,
upon-the election of Lincoln nav furni,}
a pretrx for precipita';ng the Southern
States into revolution. But to those win
regard the Union under the constitution
as our fathers made it, the most preciou
legacy bequeathed to a free people by
patriotic ancestry, aud are determined t,
maintain it as long as their rights aud lib
critics, equality and honor are protected b.
it, the election Of Mr. Lincoln in my hum
bic opinion, presents no just cause, no rea
sonabe excuse for disunion.
Having discussed all the questions at is
sue freely and elaborateIy in my aIdresse
to the people during the recent canvass,
DO not see that any patriotic objects cal
be advanced by any further public discus
sions on my part prior to resuming m,
seat in the Senate That the passions an'
animosities engendered by the recent con
test, may soon give place to reason ant
patriotism that calm and wise counsel
may prevail, and fraternal feeling be re
stored that the constitution my be pre-
served :nviolate, and the Union maintain
ed forever, is the ardent hope and ferven
prayer of
Your friend and fellow citizen,
s. A. DOUGLAS.
New Orleans, Nov. 13, 1860. 80
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