Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-12-26


the slave power, to be new concessions and
guarantees to slavery. The slave power
for long time has had the direction of the
Government and it now sees that its pres
tige and power are gone unless the fears of
the North will give new constitutional
guarantees to slavery. Hence the recon-
mendatiOn in the message of three points of
amendment which stated in my last letter.
This is thrown out as the basis of a new
compromise. In a letter recently publish
ed, Mr.. Rust of Arkansas, a prOfessed T.
Mon man, and member of the present
House of Representatives, in substance
proposes an amendment TO the Constitution
to prevent any State from abOlishing sla-
very, without the consent Of all the slave
holding States.
The Shareholders are well aware that the
census of 1860, will throw them into a
small minority in the House; hence their
anxiety to provide against the action of
majOritics even in States Slavery is un-
safe in any community where the enlight-
ened judgment and intelligent action of
men can have full scope. Slavery is un-
safe in a Republican form of Government,
and the States which are contemplating Sc
cessiOn are already talking about COnsti-
tutional Monarchy. as the safest and best
Government. They are right in this so
far as slavery is concerned. Slavery can
only be perpetuated where the popular
voice is suppressed by the strong arm Of
physical power.
Will any of the States secede and if so
how many? ? is the question that is daily
asked, and the answer generally given is
that South Carolina will, and that six or
eight of the Cotton States viii follow her.
l think the probabilities are that South
Carolina will in form declare herself out
of the Union. She passed an ordinance of
Secession in 1892 ana 1888. 1 dSubt
whether any considerable number of the
Gulf States, will follow her. 1 think they
will threaten, with view to terms of com
promise, and to the same end they NAV pass
declarations of Secession. This will be of
course rebellion and revolution, but the
President has rather invited them to that
course, by stating that he possesses no au-
thority under the constitution to prevent it
This idea of the right of Secession is
not d new one In 1882 and 1888 the
/ ariff was the pretext. General jackson
unders TODD this matter. Mr.. Sumner read in
the Senate to-day an autograph letter from
him, heretofore unpublished, of which the
following is an extract Speaking of the
he says, "the Ice people of these
United States have spoken, Tow aHplica-
Die to the present time,) and consigned |
hese wicked demagogues to their doom
Take care of your nullfers; you have them
lmOng you, let them meet with the indig-
lant frOwns of every man who nves his
Jountry. The tariff, it is Rov known, was
mere pretext-its burden was on your
Oarse woolens. BY the law of July, 1882
oarse woOlen was reduced to Ave per cent
Or the benefit of the South-therefore the
lrif was only the pretext and disunion
nd Southern COnfederacy the real OBJ {
,ct. The next pretext will be the negro
r slavery question"
Said Mr. Sumner-"There is the orig :
lal autograph letter, in the unmistakable !
ll-known, bold, broad hand writing
Here Mr.. Sumner held up the letter -
hese are the words of patriot slavehOld-
!, of Tennessee addressed to patriot cler- :
yman of a slavehOlding State, and they @
re directly applicable to the present hour. 1
{ practical sense, of infexlble purpose,
I'd of various experiences, Andrew Jack =
n saw intuitively the springs and motives '
human conduct, while he loved his coun- e
y with firm and all-embraeing attach
ent Thus inspired he was able to guide :
e present and to discern the future. The c
riff in his opinion was pretext only; b
sunion and q Southern Confederaey the
al object. The next pretext, says he, .
you will mark the words, will be the
gro or slavery question These, sir, |,
, his words not mine This is his em- Il
attic judgment. These words and this : :
lgmcnt now belong to history; nor can " "
,y be assailed without assailing one of is
: greatest examples that a slavehOlding cc
has given to our common cOun- :
?" !.
Many of the Shareholders evidently pre- in
slaveholdlng Southern Contederacy, "a -
her than submit to loss of power in - ~
! administration of the general Govern sn
mt. Like Millions Satan they would m,
her rule in Hell than Serre in Heav- tn
They are uneasy and dissatisfied, with NJ y,
comparative growth and prosperity of su
Free States They therefore imagine ert
It the Free States are living upon them pr
that the measures of Government Grip ied
'helr IeSour0eS- LiAe uineient nen- ed
5 of the same family who start in life
h the same advantages and ability for II
cess. Some adopt habits of industry. fee
nOmy, sObriety, morality, and in gener- e.D Ou'