Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-11-01
For the .JonrnaI-

Messrs EDITORS From the signs of the times, predict
that Abraham Lincoln will be elected OF the
ern States sectional President; elected by sectional
vote-by combination of Northern Manufacturers, ADo
no the honor the interest and the safety of the South
re0uire that she should withdraw from the federal compact
and form a Southern Confederacy forthwith Canno sue
this with less opposition under the Southern Rights State
Rights Democratic Administration OF James Bucnanan IMAM
and state of Abraham Lincoln
ask the question If Abraham Lincoln elected President
fore majority of both Houses of Congress, and the su
preme Court under the influence OF TINS coaton Mno
submissive and has so little respect ior ms own
his own interest and his safety as to dese TO De
OF ss q friends at the North such
men James Buchanan. Franklin Pierce, and Co. But VIII
their exertons in our behalf benefit us MOI al az Co. @
friends there to be in minority in every state NoI.a
of Mason Dxons line Now some @ non hsn
out of it. But consider this one grand mistake
Why don't manage them? They refuse TO execute .ne
fugitive slave law which as soon as they get tne
the government will be finally repealed. No Inere Is out
way manage them and that is out OF the
Yes let the Southern States withdraw. and unite, and es
tabish Southern Conederacy and then establish line of
military posts from the Atlantic to the Pacific on our North
and fugitive slave patrol whatever else you may call it
and their duty to hand to their owners all fu
gve slaves going that and to hand over to the hang
man all Aboitionsts coming this way; and let the slave
be taxed to maintain the institutions which tax
would annually to much the value OF the
negroes annually stolen from the South Yes, let not
civil courts be troubled with such offenders as John
Brown and Daniel WORTH but let them be martaed
and if found guilty hung high Haman. Benjamin F.
Haet said years ago. that the North were trying to
rule the country with and negroes, with their Maine
liquor laws and their abolition societies. Yes there the
manufacturers, who care not damn for the negroes
the the North in behalf the negroes for
what? Why, to secure their votes, to enable them
for their benefit It was shown some 10 years ago. by
" Vrginian" that 79hs of the revenue that had been
had Indirectly
South hist about the same proportion OF the amount that
had e for S snd Ss
negroes stolen by the North long enough Messrs Editors
who is such fool not to know that Abraham Lincoln
be elected President by this coalition that they
and WILL the elections roll round secure the con-
troll of both houses of Congress and as soon as majority
of the Judges of the supreme Court either die resign
fill their places with under their influence? Also, that
the requisite number of free States admitted
authorize Congress abolish slavery the States and
establish law religion For my part am nightly mistaken,
indeed the election of Abraham Lincoln would not be suf
cient warning the South that the time had actually
rived when her honor her interest," and her safety require
that she should forthwith secede Now nobody doubts the
fact that large majority of the Southern perhaps
a-would prefer to remain in the Union upon equal terms
sire to see the Union perpetuated will certainly their
influence defeat the election of Abraham Lincoln And
how hope defeat his election by voting for
either Douglas or Bell mystery to me, as both these
prefer Lincoln to Breckinridge. Yes, and they
both too that they third candidates by
this Northern coalition to split up the people and elect Lin
coin and Is said to have his price, fear that
that Messrs Douglas Bell them
selves is seat in Mr. lincolns Cabinet Now because
Mr. Douglas is of eminent ability married in North
Carolina and has done hard fighting in the Democrat
c ranks have been mighty strong Douglas man for 10
years And for these have been mighty slow to
believe that he designing man and no body else
but himself-his since the Conventional
forced this conclusion my mind AS for John Bes part
he had resided in Massachusetts for the last twenty
and had been open avoWed Abotonlst, he could not
have injured the South much he has done by residing
in Tennessee, and submitting to much Northern
gance and oppression he has. Talk about usng when
both, Douglas and Bell and their leading friends, prefer
Lincoln Breckenridge! Now, l don't think the South
will feel the effects of but FUSION and that is be-
tween the manufacturers and the Abotioniss For my
part, feel like shouldering my musket to fight this
coalition than l should have felt like fighting the
British in l776 about little of pence per pound
Tea. For the fact is the British government did
template the reduction of her American Colonies such
state of abect avey the Manufacturers and the Adolf
tonss have resolved to reduce to- 1t true
represented in the British Parliament and Abraham
Lincoln is elected President in few years had wei
DE represented in the American Congress- send
members there to be nsulted slandered and abused
out-voted Yes hope that Abraham Lincoln elected
that this will be the last time that the South will fgh
her enemies the North through the Ballot Box
Editors 1t that the BbIe the laws of nations, thu
Constitution of the United States the laws of Congress-
the decisions Supreme Court a recognize tolerate
countenance protect defend institution of slavery
Also that nil history goes to prove that the negro in stat
tfee anywhere earth. And with this fact staring him
the face is there one honest intelligent disinerested
South; especially, when he contempates for momen
the dlreful consequences! No. Not As for tn
into office on the popuar current, they Would advo
cate eithera high tariff a low one; aboitionism
the re-openng of the slave trade connexion be
tween Church and State, religion at all. In fact
there is too much religion at the North, anyhow,
less was of the right Sort Look at their ropedesevng
will say He'll deserving, clergy, trying to instigate tn
slaves at the South to cut our wives and chdren hroas
There also entirely too many societies there yes
too Now the ostensibe object for which socetie
are organized, would seem, to short-sghed man, to
patriotic enough but, taken all together the injury tha
the country sustans by them half way balanced
any benefit derived from them. Show society, and,
Tunes out OF TO- will show you few men whose interes
is thereby promoted and long string of poor FOOLS who's
pockets suffer for their creduity Were it not for
money and votes there would be end to all societies.
To conclude now predict that when the sun of Amer
can Liberty SETS he will set at behind big
of societies. A. g. q
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