Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-08-01

tyranny BY principle and not by the weight
OF its immediate blow or the guise in which
it appears. What boots it to the South
whether her foes despoil her through the
perverted forms Of the constitution OF over
and against them? What boots it to the
South. whether her foe be hypocrite or as.
sassin, il her life be the forfeit? No; it
concerns us little whether the Republican
party gain power under the constitution
or not, so long as the possession and exer-
else Of power by them will be our dsstruc.
ton. Shall We wait for an ''overt act?"
Is not the acquisition of power by one Sec
ton through sectional conspiracy against
the other, an covert act?" Is not the ros.
session Of the Government by one section
with the declared purpose Of welding all
Its powers to destroy the property and up
root the social order Of the other section, an
overt act?" Is no covert act" to see the
government in the hands OF those who will
commit our honor, dignity and interest abroad
to set Of Holy Willies and Green Acres
whose sole occupation it will b. to defane
Us an;i with supple ministries to ingratiate
themselves with foreign aristocracies. Will
it he sweet consolation to these plilosoph-
zeal expectants Of covert acts'' to see Mr..
Sumner minister to England, that he may
surround with diplomatic lu>tre the famous
Shirt" which he wore when NJ. Brooks,
chaStised him for bis insoleat ISLANDERS, and
which it is said he recently carried dabbled
with blood spectacle" to the Duchess oi
Argyle, when she invited him to dinner?
No it is mare jargon to talk of overt acts.
1t is declaring that the only insult the South
will recognize is cuff
We would like to give more of this pre-.
cious plea for dissolution. It is very ably
and carefully written, and without that
bombast so characteristic of such produc-
tons, and is evidently the cool development
Of the scheme Of Yancey, and the seceders
who nominated Breckenridge, The disrup-
ton Of the Democratic party they hope is
accomplished and they speak boldly. Mr..
Keitt, concludes as follows
In my judgement. If the Black Republican
party succeeds in the coming election, that
the Governor should Immediately assem-.
bic the Legislature and that body should
provide for a State Convention, which should
protect the State from the dishonor of sub
hitting to Black Republican rule. Before
the tribunal Of the world and at the bar of
history we shall stand justified. Freedom
lives much more IN the spirit Of people
than in the forms Of a government. We
shall receive the plaudits of brave men for
preserving freedom and not reproaches for
shat teringa despotism.
Brave words, Mr.. Keitt, your brother
was murdered in his bed by negroes, and
we!ear You too, are to die violent death;
that you are reserved for public hanging
for an example to all traitors to this Union.
We incline to think that your support of
Breckenridge will injure his chances hcrea
bouts.
The New York Herald, which sup.
ports Breckenridge and knows all the plans
Of the seceders, publishes this address, and
several other disunion documents, among
them "a plan for a Southern provisional gov
ernmsat," and makes them the subject OF
an editorial prophecy, and Cassandra like
foretells horrid future for the Republic.
After summing up his arguments and com.
ing to the conclusion that Union is on the
point Of dissolution it says:
In view Of this State Of things we deem it
to be our duty to warn parties interested OF
the danger which threatens them. So far
as We can see the Breckenridge movement
at the North will avail nothing. Lincoln
In In N.,rthovu
enridge the Southern. The confusion into
which our commercial and monetary affairs
will be thrown cannot be described. Trade
will receive blow compared to which the
storm Of 1857 was mere furry; stocks will
60 down to within fraction Of nothing and
the fortunes accumulated by years Of toll
will be swept away in a moment.
We advise our readers to prepare for the
coming crisis. Between this time and No,
vcmber something may be saved from the
wreck. Merchants who have dealings with
Southern traders will do we'll to close ny
such affairs as soon as possible. Holder,
ofSoutneru State, railway or city stocks, or
securities of the general government, should
realize upon them at onco. Bankers al
home and abroad should prepare themselves
W. -" HS''eoo'S PoAl~ AZ Au0uCNsa oH6tS
The crisis is imminent; the dissolution O
the Union is fact already determined upon
Let IS he prepared to meet the doom which
the trading politicians and crazy fanatics o
the day have precipitated upon the Republic
Bennett, Keit and Yancey seem to forge,
that Mr.. Douglas standing on middle ground
appeals to every lover Of the county, and
that 1.-THE sober second thought" Of the PEG
pie will, We hope, triumphantly elect him
We have great confidence in the capacity O
the people to govern themselves, and W,
wish that every elector could understand tn,
object and purpose Of the Southern seceders
and what duped fools their Northern sup
porters are, and see as all intelligent me,
must, the inevitable result Of the election o
Lincoln. II either section shall succeed
confusion and anarchy must certainly follow
Our safety consists in crushing out extreme
men and extreme measures.
The Urion once broken down, and VI
submit that Mr. Bennett draws the pictur,
altogether too mild. Commercial and fnan
cial ruin, property valueless, business deat
are trifling results. The failure If free gov
>en,nont Sc an anil I'D, Wy