Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-02
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We have given considerable space to the utter.
anees Of the southern press favorng or fearing Sc
cssston in view Of Lincoln's election, and now
present budget Of opinions contsawise: ~
The Nashville Union thinks that Seward would
be less to be feared than Lincoln, al having more
esinnss. nerve, and control Of his party, and
Lincoln mag get the vote Of the House. CO., +
The Nashville Gazette says that half the Nsrth
and ali the South Is against Lincoln, and thinks
that with Senate opposed 10 him, he eap't do
much harm, and counsels pstience.
The Atianta American, after certain calculations
In which figures don'tl lie, concludes 'sixthly all
who are In favor sof civil war staevation rui n
desofation, robbery, arson, murder, and the utter
Destruction Of the south, should 50 for disunion
The Richmond Examiner discusses the state Of
politics, and defides the issue Of anen disunion
as . trick 10 avoid presentng true issue, adding
that the great care OF any President will be- not
weaken, but strengthen the Union.
The Richmond Whig ventures the following
peophesy: mot one In thousand Of ali the
ofaeehoders In the South Will decline to continue
In office AFTER Lincoln's election /" ID
The Helena (Afk Shield thinks that the own
sss , OF negroes IN ths botde! states are selling
their value viii depreciate upon Lincoln's cleo
tion. "We ask ali southern men TO consider
which will be the border State In case Of dis
union Will Il be Virginia, OF Maryland, or
North Cafolinai Slave property .c,H be theap In
the border State, when In secession no constit,,
North ~ -F .srtil ID. iHft- 4" ~ = : "a
The st Louis Republican saws that t,easonable
and ambitious men 'are wild with an insane idea
That southern, confederacy would be a heaven on
earth when IL would te worse to them than Nv
ing he'll but, like Lucifer, they deem it better to
reign In hell than serve In heaven;, and thew are
moving all the machinery Of devilish malice and
Ingenuity 10 produce place where they can en-
joy thsif smbiti on to the full - -.5 1T,
The Louisville Journal rebukes disunionists,
and deridea their claim to be the champions OF
Southern rights. ....s ri = -
The Daily Progress, printed at Newbern, North
Carolina, says Of an effort to organize branch Of
the South Carolina Minute Men .sthe attempt
proved a miserable failure. This Is as 1t should
be, and we rejoice at It, South Carolina may plot
to break up the Union, but North Carolina never
The Charlotte Whfg says, that the motion to Or
ganize company Of "Minute Menu made at
meeting called for the purpose, was 30 coldIy re-
seconded It. The chairman condemned the at.
tempt 7''s-i - = - =, :
secessionist In Alabama writes to the Charles
ton Mercury that Alabama 10 divided There ,cii
bs large party an oar midst scko tciI, nsdsy ks
sAaiioio prsferf.of waiting for ousrf act adeo
cate fhs most abjsef submission This party will
be led on by able and eloQ uent men If viii com
etns fhs strengk Of ths Douglas and Bel Jaettoss
party aH Of sks forsig. vots, and q isrss porssSr
eftAe merchants and trading peopien He thinks
the advocates Of resistance are a majority now 7
but doubts whether they will be two months
longer s.. ..4. - $500 :
Many ofthe journals endorse the propositions Of
the Methodists Of st. Louis for day Of special
prayer for the allaying Of sectional anfmosities
The people Of the Alabama town which lately
expelled young Brewster, the schoolmaster from
MASSACHUSETTS. are negotiating for his return.
The Richmond Enquirer declares that not a
man In Virginia desires the dissolution Of the
Union. 80 '- 10Y. - 2,
The Mobile Advertiser ridicules the idea Of op.
posing the Federal Government, or Of refusing 90
Of Judges, Land officers and Postmas. .ers to serve
under Lincoln would work small incouven Ience
save to Southefners themselves, while there can
be no di iMcuity about the Custom u heuses since
the nited States Collectors would not be obliged
to land, but could collect the duties on board
revenue cutter. - o. --.. Fl 70 q