The Nevada journal., 1860-12-21
rnfpAY nrs1sxrNG, DEC. II, 1890.

0er1 Pillow has been brought to the surface
By the secession movement Gid. is sure
the country is in danger this time, and Gid
is certain theorists demands his statesman.
ship to extrieAte the hope of mankind from
the breakers, and he tenders it with a hear
full Of patfictism. Unfortunately the chiv.
alric general follows his old system of dig.
ging tine ditctf on tire wrong side of the
breast-work. His plans of saving the I'm.
ion admit Of no compromise. He insists on
digging the ditch just where he wants it,
The millions Of the North shall have moth.
ing to say in the matter, but "well done u
after the work is completed. The hero oi
Mexico profFefs his services in conducting
xretreat Of the larger army In which he
heids no commission and to which he has
not Been enrolled as private.
1t is new wrinkle in the tactics of gen.
erals, but General Pillow has established a
reputation for originality in the art of war
which viii last him longer than his warlikc
body.
In piain phrase, General Pillow has come
forward with basis of settlement for the
difficulties now existing In the Union, in a
communication to the Nashville Patriot,
dated only six days after the election, at
Naury county, Tennessee. The remedy for
the evils under which the South is suffering
may be properly styled "Pillow's Patent
Preservative Pills." and to be swallowed in
the following order:
Pill First.-A REVENUE LAw-By the pro-
sisions of which all goods manufactured in the
Northern States, and all goods imported through
Northern ports, shall be taxed for State purpo-
scs, and to the points Of prohibition.
Pill Second.-Let each Southern State raise,
organize, arm and thoroughly drill, ten, twenty
or thirty thousand volunteers, and provide an
ample supply of arms and munitions of war of
every kind. This the States also have the Con-
stitutional right to do.
Pill yhird.-Let the Southern States NIL de-
man@ Of the Northern National Convention,
for the reconsideration of the question involved
in the present issue between the North and the
South. Let this demand embrace an amend
meHt Of the Federal Constitution,
Phi Fourth.--That no law shall ever be pas
sod by Congress in any way affecting the rights
Of property in slaves it now exists in the
Southern States of the United States, except by
concurrent vote of the entire Senate
Phi Fvh.-That the common Territories of
the United States now held or hereafter to be
aequired-shall be open to settlement by the
Citizens of all the States-that their property of
every species-slayes included-shall be pro-
tected by .he Federal Government-that neither
Congress or any Territorial Legislature, shall
have power to pass any law Except to protect
such property affecting the rights of property
In slaves therein-so long such Territory shall
remain under Territorial organization. But
that when the people thereof shall form and
adopt Constitution, preparatory to their ad-
mission rs State into the Union, they may, in
such Convention, settle the question OF Slavery
for themselves they please.
PHI Sirth.-That no amendment of the Fed
eral Constitution shall ever be adopted by which
any Of the rights therein secured to the slave
holder Shall bo affected in any way ; and that if
any A1ch amendment shall ever be adopted, it
shall be ipso facto dissolution of the Union of
States, thereby remanding each State to its
original sovereignty as an independent nation.
These taken with good deal of excellent
advice are supposed to be able to work
cure but if they fail, Pillow is ready to
draw his mighty sword and amputate the
diseased Northern member and throw it to
the dogs.
Analyze the above pills and il will be seen
they offer no very palatable or coustitu-
tional remedy. They are compounded of
the same ingredients found in all prescrip-
tions made up by the fre-eating quacks,
and are revolving to Northern stomachs.
Pill First, if administered, would surely
impair the Constitution, which does not al
low the taxation by one State of the pro-
ducts of another. Pill Second, does not
agree with that part of the Constitution
which prohibits State from keeping up an
army and navy except by the consent of
Congress. A State may train its militia,
but when such training is coupled with a
proposed definite warlike object, it becomes
another thing. Pill third, demands Con-
rention of all the States to settle the issue
between the North and the South. Let us
stand by the compac. we now have before
entering into new one. Pill Fourth, is a
bread pill, given to pander to the prejudices
of the ignorant. There is no party in ex-
fstence that proposes to interfere with sla-
very where it exists.
Pill Fifth rs rejected by the entire North
With scarcely an exception. No comprom-
ise ON that basis can be entered into. 1t
proposes an entire submission of the ques-
tion at issue to the absolute dictat;on of the
extremists who are in woful minority.
Pill Sixth, and last, proposes the estab-
hshment of slavery by the General Govern
ment-an irrepealable law, like that of the
Medes and Persians, not progressive but
retrogressiye in its character. Such safe
guards as the Constitution now grants to
slayeholding all good citizens irrespective
Of party are bound to sacredlv regard. But
the temper of the public mind will allow
nothing more. The propositions of Gen.
Pillow can never be aceeded to, because
they ask an absolute and unconditional
surrender by the majority, of the points in
dispute, and the Endorsement of doctrines
the North deems abhorrent to the Consti-
tuition as our fathers made it and to the
spirit of the age.
The North will make any compromise
which will give the people of all sections of
the Union the same rights they claim for
themselves. The only propositions yet