The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-12-05
Is Mr.. Lincoln COnscrvativcs

The sneering tone and insulting language Of
the Republican papers towards the South, are
sufficient to excite in every patriots bosom the
utmost alarm. A United States Senator of
sovereign State resigns because he feels that her
safety demands such course, and forthwith
they tauntngly tell us that ''they are glad they
are rid Of him." Has it come to this, that peo-
pile rejoice at the breaking up of ties which bind
us together Butmore-these papers studious-
~ conceal from their Northern readers the real
state Of public opinion at the South. One an
nounces in flaming capitals, this morning that
the Prospect Of Disunion is Daily Diminish
ng," rightin the face of facts to the exact con-
trary. The Northern people are completely at
the mercy of the unprincipled partisan Black
"Repubcan" editors. They give no correct in
formation from the South, and steadily persist in
charging upon Northern and Southern Demo-
cratic papers, that they misrepresent the "Re-
publican" party. They tell us that we must say
that the Republican" party is a conservative
party, right in the face of such language as the
following, from Mr. Lincoln =
II should like to know if, taking the old Dec
laration of Independence, which declares that
all men are equal upon principle and making
exceptions to it, where will 1t stopy IF one man
says it does not mean negro, why not another
say it does not mean another man? II that
declaration is not the TRUTH let MS get the statute
book in which we find it. and tear it out. VINO
is so bold as to do itp If it is not true, let us
tear it out [Cries of No. nopl Let us stick
to it, then, let us stand firmly by It, then y
Let us discard all this quibblng about
this man and the other man-this race and that
race, and the other race being inferior. and there
fore they must be placed in an inferior position
-discarding the standard that we have left u.s.
Let us discard all these things, and unite as one
people throughout this land. until we shall once
more stand up declaring that all men are created
equal. So | leave YOU hoping that
the lamp Of liberty will burn in your bosoms
until there shall no longer be a doubt that ALL
MEN are created free and equaL"-[SpeecA Of
Lincoln at Chicago, July 10, 1853.
Now. how can Mr.. Lincoln be called a con.
sentative manS He declares that the Declare
ton of Independence applies to negroes. and
hence, if they should assert the rights he says
they have what could he do as an honest man,
believing what he says he believess Why. at
the least look en- or else assist them or else de-
ny his principles. It's not for us to say what he
could do under such circumstances; we only
know what he is bound to do If he is consistent.
But we will suppose that the South submits
to Mr.. Lincolns election without any protest,
or without any guarantee, what then Will not
Mr.. Lincoln have the power to appoint Chief
Justice in the place Of Mr.. fancy, as soon as the
grave closes over the old patrioti And cannot
that Judge, by a single decision, reverse the
whole policy Of our government from the begin
ning-revolutionize II, in fact The truth is,
the endorsement Of the above sentiments of Mr..
Lincoln is revolution! Talk about conserya
tism in the Republican" party-why, the very
first article in their creed Is radical change in
our government No one has told the South.
that we know Of that Mr. Lincoln was going to
free the negroes at once, produce civil war and
blOodshed as soon as he was inanguratedi We
stated to our readers. before the election, lust
what we state now-that Mr.. Lincoln will do all
he dare do-he viii proceed cautiously and care
fully-he will try to calm the fears Of the South
he will not be likely TO commit any plainly
unconstitutional act, and thereby inf1ame the
South but he viii, he is bound 70 dppoint anti
starery Judges and where will the South be
with an anti-slavery Supreme Court decision
hanging about their neckss If Mr. Lincoln's
election be within the spirit as well as the forms
OF the Constitution, and the South so acknowI-
edges IT, what excuse can il give for not respect
ing the decision Of abolition judgess None at
all They are bound hand and foot, and resist
ance then would not only be revolution. Bvt
treason. The great, the tremendous danger IL
that the North. with few negroes. do not see
the dangers of the South, with her many ne
groes. With five hundred negroes in Massachu-
sets, the giving them q right 10 vote is no per
ceptible injury at the South il would be revo-
luton and civil war Why will the ssRepubli-
can" papers persist in deInding their readers. and
pushingus into all the horrors Of bloodsbed. by
their taunts. sneers. ridicule and misrepresenta-
tons IN T. Day Book