The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-12

nA The message of Gov. Chase to the
Legislature of Ohio, is devoted entirely to
the affairs of the State, presenting .atify-
ing account of prosperity and progress, and
offering many wise suggestions on finance
and political economy for the future adyan-
tage of Ohio. In reference to the letters ad-
dressed by Gov Wise to the President and
himself and his reply, and in reference also
to the position of Ohio in the present aspect
of national affairs, Gov. Chase closes his mes
sage as follows;
l doubt not, gentleman, that | expressed
your own sentiments, as well as those of our
common constituents, when | declared my
conviction that it is the duty of the Execu-
tive authorities of Ohio to exercise whatever
power the law may vest in them for the sup
preston of unlawful combinations against
the peace and safety of other members of
the Federal Union; and that the people of
Ohio, while they will suffer invasion of
their own territory, will countenance no in
vasion of the territory of other States; bnt,
expecting from them the ful6llment of every
constitutional obligation, Will require of
their own authorities the prompt perform
ance of reciprocal duties.
While we will not disavow Just admira-
ton of noble qualities, by whomsoever dis
played, we must not the less, but rather the
more, earnestly condemn all inroads into
States, not merely at peace with US, but
united to US by the bond of political 1nion,
and all attempts to excite within their Dor
ders servile instructions, necessarily tend
ing to involve the country in the calamities
of civil as well as servile war.
That a spirit of distrust and alienation has
arisen in the com trv were idle 10, C1a4l
That it is not shared, in any great degree, by
the masses in either section, is, ] trUst,
equally true. The people desire Union and
Concord not Discord and pisunion.
Claiming no absolute exemption from
blame IN behalf of the free States, we cannot
admit their liability to exclusive censure.
In repeated instances without pretense of
justification, the territory OF Ohio has been
clandestinely entered, and peaceful inhabit-
ants, guilty of no crime but color, have been
cruelty Kidnapped the Fugitive Slave Act,
necessarily repugnant TO public sentiment,
and believed by large majority to be I'M
constitutional in some its conspicuous pro-
visions, if not in its origin has been exeeut-
ed within her limits with circumstances of
aggravation which could not fail TO excite
the deepest feeling and cases have mot
been wanting where her citizens, travelling
on lawful business in Slave States, on mere
suspicion of obnoxious sentiments, have been
subjected to espionage and indignity-to
arrest and Imprisonment. To these particu-
lar causes of complaint must be added the
general grievance of the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Prohibition, manifesting the deter
mination of a large majority of the slave
holding class to extend slavery throughout
National Territories
Notwithstanding these causes of complaint
and in confident expectation oftheir ultimate
removed through the influence of better in
formation and justice sentiments, the people
of Ohio have held fast to the Constitution
and to the Union ever respecting all the
rights of all the States and of all the citizens
of the States; never resisting with illegal
force even the execution ofthe Fugitive Slave
Act by federal officers acting under legal
warrants.
Ohio has uttered no menace of disunion.
When the American people have seen fit to
entrnst the powers ofthe Federal Government
to citizens of other political views than those
of a majority of her citizens, no threats
Of disunion in a similar contingency by
citizens of other States will excite in her any
sentiments save those of sorrow and repro
baton. They will not move her from hel
( course She will neither dissolve the Union
herself nor consent to its dissolution by
others.
Faithful TO the covenant OF the ordinance
she will resist the extension of slavery; con-
firmed in the principles of the Constitution
she will oppose its naturalization. True to
the faith in which her youth was nurtured
and calm in the consciousness of her matur
ed strength, she will abide in the Union and
under the Constitution, maintain liberty.
Let us hope that good counsels may ye
prevail; that differences may be composed
By a return to the faith ofth Fathers anC
to the original policy of the Republic and
that our whole country, thus relieved from
existing causes of dissension, may once NOR
present to the admiration of the world the
spectacle of a great and prosperous commun
ty of United States, protected in their in
dustry and defended in their rights by til
equal laws and impartial administration o
State and Federal Governments. To thi:
end, at least, let no efforts of ours be want
ing. S. P. CHASE.
COLUMBUS, January 2, 1860.