M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-12-06
The Attitude OF the SoUth-Im-

Times, RCpubiicnn-it Advises the Re- /
peni Of thePcTsOnal-LiberiyB Bills.
The New York Times (Republcan)
has some observations Oh the attitude |
Vt the Suuth, which, coming from such |
source, are worthy of attention..
After Observing that it has anticipa.
ted Il 8 cession movement upon the
election OF Lincoln, 1t continues:
But upon one point We confess we
have been disappointed. The move.
mcnt encounters less opposition from
the conservative sentiment Of the
South llan VIC anticipated. We
thought that as soon as the election
wus over, both the Bell and the
Douglas organizations would assume
the position of u Union party, and
meet the secession movement at the
very outset. This does not prove to
have been the case. Thus far neither
Of these parties has ventured to take
the field against the Disunionists.-
Indeed, IN several of the Southern
States their leaders have coined the
ranks Oftheir antagonists, aud become
as clamorous for secession as the fore
most among them. In Sonth Caro-
lima all party lines seem to be obIlter-
ated. There is but one party in tie
State but one certainly that ven.
tares to declare itself before the peo-
ple--and that is the party committed
to secession. In other States the
ruLlic voice is hot so unanimous; but
the secession feeling seems, nevcrthe-
less, to have thorough control OF the
public mind. In this respect, it must
be confessed, the aspect OF affairs is
much more threatening than it was in
1882. Then. even in South Carroll
ma, there was Union party strong
enough in numbers to dispute the su.
prcmacy with the Nullitiers, and
ready to take the field in arms and
put down by force any attempt t.
subvert the Constitution Of the coun-
try; and in every other Southern State
the Union feeling was overwhelming.
ly predominant
Nothing Of this sort is visible now
The entire SOuih is angry and resent.
fnl, and the general current OF public
sympathy in all the Southern States
is toward secession. Even those whC
will not aid the moyement-who know
its madness ard it's fclly--will no
aid its opponents. TLey hold them
selves snicnly aoof, and frown upon
any indication Of purpose, on the
part Of the General Government, u
enforce the Federal laws and main
tain the supremacy Of the Constitu
tion against the discomfort and hos
tiity vi IL Southern State. Whatev.
er the legal powers Of the Federal
Government may Oe, they must derive
all their practical efficiency from the
consenting sentiment VI the people. -
The Constitution arms the Govern
ment with Iorce--but it is force
which resides with the people: and
which they can exercise or withhold
at pleasure. We have no army to
become the blind, unquestiOnng exc.
cutiuner OF the DEGREES Of the Govern.
ment, even within the limits of the
Constitution. Our army is the peo
pie. 1t vousults as well as obeys. -
AL our Oayonets think. And if the
people will not enforce the plainest
requirements oil the Constitution, il
is all the same as if those require.
ments did not exist.
These considerations make il plain
that the Union must rely for its pres
erSation now upon the peo e oI the
Southern States. II there is no desire
for Union there, and il this is the
fixed and irreyOcable mood of the
Southern mind, then we must make
mp our minds that we will have nc
Union. Our Government was formed
by consent, and by consent it must bl
preserved. We do not believe th(
Union is to be destroyed--becaus we
do not beive the Southern people de
sire such a result. Our substantial
faith in them is uushaken. We con
fees We have, as yet, very few out
ward demonstrations to inspire or for
tify that. faith, and there are very many
to discourage it.
As to the duty of the Republican,
at tbc present time, the Times says:
Republican States can afford t.
sweep from their Statute.books what
ever is obnoxious tn just censure il
their Personal liberty bills, noS tha
the execution Of the Fugitive.Slav,
Law deyolvcs upon men from who's
reckless injustice and subserviency tt
slavery their own citizens have uoth
ing to fear. They can give new
guarantees against ;he INVASION o
Southern rights, row that these guar
anteos will not be abused to the per
petuation Of Southern wrongs. The,
can place larger trust in the inhuenc,
of climate and OF soil, and in the will