The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-24

the highest bidder. l have no Tear that the
real men of the party will follow these
uercenary leaders. They will finally ar
range themselves under the banner of Lin
coin and Liberty Lincoln and Protection
the only banner on which is inscribed
81 Protection to the poor mans labor and
the rich mans capital"
There seems no reason to doubt the cleo
ton of Lincoln. y very large majority of
native-born citizens are for him. l am
happy to know that most of our German
fellow citizens are Republicans. They have
felt oppression and hate it. | wish | could
say the same of the countrymen of the I'M
mortal O'Connel-the great apostle of liber-
ty, who would not shake hands with
STAKEHOLDER, though he was ambassador to
the Court of st. James. But | am panied
to confess that they are generally on the
side of Slavery with Mitchell and O'Conor,
who blaspemously declare it a divine insti-
tuition, and sigh for plantations well stocked
with slaves.
After the election of Mr. Lincoln, what
will happen You have heard ominous
threats from the Democracy. If | venture
suggestions, trust it will not be thought
that l am pretending to knowledge not
open TO all. 1 think it is easy to predict
some things that will not happen.
II A. Wise and his co-conspirators will
not make good their threat to take posses
sion of the Capitol and obstruct the inaugu-
ration-an idle threat which has, however,
made the knees of few old wome1 in pam
falcons. smite together. If he should at
tempt it, with every Southern STAKEHOLDER
and overseer at his back, calm, brave Lin
coin would split them asunder like a rail,
and scatter them to the four winds Of
heaven. Although no such folly will be at
tempted, | have some fear that the Presi-
dent will be in danger from regular siege.
Every avenue leading from Virginia to the
White House will be blocked up by the bold
chivalry begging for office. Instead of
coming armed with weapons, they will bear
enormous rolls of petitions, numerously
signed with excellent certificates of their
loyalty and Gtness. They will not be adj
dressed to 3" Abe Lincoln, Black Republi-
can" They will be most respectfully head
ed to His Excelency, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, the petitions
most humbly showeth," &c. 1t viii be
pleasant to see how polite these gentlemen
will become, who now talk of " Black Re
publicans" They will suddenly discover
that this party is called "Republican
without any prefix, and that they have
always considered it very respectable
name, once DOTue bN lut ldLHtIS Vi tlic
Revolution, and by jefferson.
| think We are able from the character
of the new President to tell some things
that will happen.
lie will drive the plunderers from their
prey.
He will select for his cabinet the purcst
and ablest men of the nation, without re-
gard to North or South preferring none,
and rejecting none, because he is on one side
or the other of Mason & Dixon's line.
He will lend tle inHnence and power Of
his place to foster and protect our national
industry.
lie will take care not TO suffer his admin
istration to be disgraced by allowing any
member of his cabinet to ihwart his recon-
mendations by hostile official reports
He will see that all laws shall be faith
fully executed, whether he approves of them
or not.
He is an earnest Anti Savcry man; and
dare say that some of the comprises Of the
Constitution (Which were expected to he
temporary, are repugnant to his feelings;
but while that Constitution lasts lie will
treat it as she highest law known to him
in his executive duties. And he viii take
care that it shall last while he IS in power,
unless it be changed in constitutional way.
NO ulSuulOulSlS viii We hllOH Gtl IL ttSOIlftulN
to resist it and escape the galows.
He will resist the extension of slavery in
to any Territory now free.
He will aid to aunul those infamous laws
which Douglas boasts under his "great
principle have introduced white and black
slavery into New Mexico and Arizona as
far north as SO degrees, aud west 10 the
Pacific ocean.
He will help to extirpate another dis
graceful "patriarchal institution which
pollutes Utah. .g.u-
He will enforce thelaw against the dia-
bolical slave trade, 10y earnest cO-opera-
ton with other nations, and hang the pir-
ates.
Mr.. Stevens here entered npon the usual
argument to prove that the Republican doc
trine was the true one. ana that 10y the
Constitution slavery could not 20 into the
Territories unless by an act of Congress au-
thorizing such Il proceeding. He couclud-
ed as follows:
Whether this ragged, torn, disjonted
Democratic party will survive 10 enter
another fight against freedom | know not.
Its enOrnites, since it surrendered itself to
the dominion of slavery, have been equal
to any punishment. Freedom ignored the
Declaration of Independence denied, ridicul-
ed and trampled on. slavery enforced at the
point of the bayonet, Il whole quarter of the
globe outlawed from human sympathy,
whole race OF Gods children declared 10
have no rights which white men were
bound to respect" would seem TO justify tn,
harshest sentence which mortal or immortal
tribunals cOald intlict.
Fellow citizens, let all who love liberty
moro than slavery-who love their country
more than party-join the triumphal throag
who are about TO escort Il Republican Pgesi-
dent to the executive mansion OF a RcpI
can nation.
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