The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-15


ion for any doubtful advantage to be Sc
cured out oft.
Greater watChfulness. higher prudence,
a strong effort for concord of opinion, and
a preparation for any possible event in the
future. is taught by the result of the cleo
tiou jus. closed. A spirit of Cancellation
toward each other becomes duty, and
patient sol bearance with opponents, while
discussing the grave matters to which il
gives rise, are necessary. There need be
no doubt of the position Of our whole peo.
pie, if an attempt is made 10 reduce the
doctrines Of Repub'icanism 10 practice.
Those who to-day refuse TO make tho
vi tory lost cause Of revolution, would
be the first to resent aud resist an open,
unGisgulsed violation ol The rights res nv.
eI to the States. They are not less true
to the South because also true to the I'm.
ion. They do not less see danger because
they are determined to meet it in the Un.
ion. And it is because Of their devotion
both 10 the State aud 10 the Federal Goe
ernment. that they will not make an issue
which rannot unite the p ople of the State:
who will all be impereled by it, in every
material and social interest.
A Southern confederacy cannot form.
cd by States while in the Union. 1t is
for bidden by the Constitution, as is any
association of States for any such purpose
The socession Of the State without con.
cert with others, is species Of dictation
TO its coequals Of the South. Difficulties
Of every character surround the sub jet
and it requires deliberate preparation be-
fore single sep be taken. In the mean
time we shall Sec what necessity may ex
lst for action. We can Judge whether this
Government has proved failure, and a.
hope Of freedom is lost.
Such we believe will be the decision o
the people Of the South and we look fol
the exctemens OF feeling to give place tc
n sober, intelligent and deliberate purpos'
to take no hssty step, yet to be prepared
for whatever the fu'ure may have in store
From the N. o. Crescontl
As is already known to everybody.
majority OF Presidential Electors in tn
interest Of Lincoln have been chosen b,
the people. For this result the South wa
not entirely nnprepared. For a week o
two past, il is true, we had a shadow,
hope that we might escape this caami
tous result; but the return from New York
ahd indeed the whole North, show thatth
sectional party has swept everything be
fore thom like tornado.
We read the result in the face Of every
citizen upon the street. There is an uni
vers'l feeling that an insult las been de-
libcrately rendered our people, wich is re
sponded to, not by noisy threats or pas
sionate objurgatons. bnt settled deter
mination that tie South shall never BE- op
pressed under Mr.. Lincoln's Adminislra
ton.
Mr.. Lincoln, however. is not yet elect.
cd President. If the electors who have
b on chosen on his ticket are wise, they
will pause before provoking the disastrous
consequences, not 10 the South, but Ia
their own section, which will ensue. as as.
suredly as the sun shines in The heaves, il
they consummate the indigrity they have
mediated. by putting a sectional Prcsi
dent in the chair Of Washington They
are under no legal obligation TO vote 70
. Lincoln. We warn them 10 pause beior
1 it is too late. They may SOW the wind
they choose-let them look out tcr tie whirl
; wiady
From tho Memphis Appeal
The returns, 50 far as received. indicat
: the election of Abraham Lincoln to tn
Presidency by very large vote. Wit
7 the probable exception Of New Jersey
which is claimed for the fusionsts, Ii
q Black Republicans are supposed to hav
carried every other Northern State thi
side of the Rocky Mountains.
The confirmation Of this sad intelli
. gencs yesterday cast COON Of dispai
about the city. which was plainly depiCte
upon the couutenances Of men Of oil par
ties Tie continual receipt of local de
ieats and local victories seem TO have liltl
or no effect in elciting that enthusiasm
which is usually concomitant with sucl
intelligence. The "forlorn hope" tn,
, Empire State, had yielded to tho sway O
sooIionasm! That was the only them
in tho mouths of tho melancholy multi
tudc, who. unwilling TO give credit to tn
startling, yet not altogether unexpecte,
fact, continued to hope even against hop
itself Past political differences have 70
time been buried Party animosilie
have subsided into weighti,r reflections
Iu the intensity Of their regret-n tn
profoundncss OF their gloom-in the dan
ger oftheir surroundings--poriy las bee
forgotten in the thoughts Of COUNTRY!
From the baltimore American,
, As the smoke Of the battle field clcar
away, aud the victory on one side and til
defeat on the other is settled beyond tn
possibility of doubt, we may look wit
parative calmness upon the aspect G
affairs. While u single chance RENAME,
il was well enough 10 give ali our energe
to the accomplishment OF one object-th,
defeat Of Lincoln. We have fought az
J Iloyally,as we could, some of us under on,
banner and some under another, agaius
the common enemy, and we have not pre-
vailed. 1t only remains for US to gathe
up our scatt,r red forces aud TO make ar
rangemenls for another struggle upol
another aud more fortunate field.
The painost fact staring US 10 tho face
is that We can find no such field oa Of Tho
Union. Suppose Maryland, Virginia, Ken
tucky and Missouri should respond to tn,
invitation Of SIuth Carolina. and by for