Newbern weekly progress., 1860-10-02
THE EFFECT OF THE ELECTION OF LIN,
COL

The Providence Post addresses the following
temperate and sensible remarks to the Washing
ton Constitution. Wepublish them for the bene-
fit of our readers, but at the same time we take
occasion to inform the Post that they will have
no other effect upon the Lincoln Buchanan organ
than to increase its zeal for the success of Abol
tionism and Black Republicanism
No supporter of John G.. Breckinridge need;To
doubt for moment as to the position OF the yost
on the questions which are here involved. sWe
have again and again said ofthe nulhcatio-. laws
OF some of the Northern States that 1t Feas the
duty of the federal government to employ all its
force to trample them in the dust When inter-
ference with the enforcement of the fugitive slave
law has been attempted, have coHnseled the
severest penalties against those who have made
such attempts. We have said a thousand times
that neither fanatical men nor tanatical States
should be allowed to nulify or tr,mple upon the
Constitution and laws of the co4ntry. We repeat
all we have said on this point;t and we add that
we would apply the same trestment to Southern
as to Northern fanatlcism. If rebellion, or nulli
fication, resistance TO ting enforcement of con-
sttutional laws is attempted anywhere, North or
South let it be crushed az once
And we remind the Constitution newspaper
once more that the work in which it is now enga-
ged is calculated to hasten all the evils which
we have predicted IS the result of electing Abra-
ham Lincoln to the Presidency. A vote for Breck-
inridge is vote for Lincoln. Lincoln. without
1nstnS uelu, could StanO no possible
change of election. He knew it, and his friends
knew it. Jokn c. Breckinridge knows it, and
his supportejs know It, The hope of the enemy
rests upon ne running of Breckinridge tickets in
the North@rn States If the Constitution succeeds
III anything it will succeed in the election of A be
Lncolr: Then will commence the work of sub
jugatien. The first step will be in:erven ion
with slavery in the Territories work which
the Constitution is counting. But it Will be
NGIthern, and not Southern intervention. Other
measures will follow, until the South, finding the
Dad too heavy, will involve the country in all the
horrors of a civil war. And whose head will
then fall the curses of all peaceoving men? We
answer, upon the heads of the men whose folly
and madness now seen in the support of John
G, Breckinridge against the regular nominee of
the Democratic party.
And what is it but folly and madness, even if
admit the possibility of Breckinrdges cleo
ton? His election would be nothing more nor
less than a challenge to the North to commence
the irrepressible conflict. When the South de-
c1deS for intervention-mark our prediction it
will get it. When it discards the Democratic
platform and the Democratic nominee, and deter
mines upon fighting out the slavery question in
Congress, Northern Democrats will not any long
er have it in their power to protect it from its
madness. If intervention is insisted upon, we
cannot save the South from the consequences of
the conflict. Numbers viii prevail in Congress.
and the South will have to yield resort rebel
lion. With nOn-intervention for the national pol
icy tits safe. With intervention, it is sure to be
driven to the wall.