Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-08
The Sims Of the Times,

How THK ELECTION or LINCOLN Is TAKEN.
The old Norfolk va) Herald Is actively con-
tending against the uitrais6 and their extreme
measures, proposed in that section of the State 1t
meets them at every turn, and denounces their
efforts to overturn the Government or resort IT
this time, to revolutionary proceedings.
Gov Letchef having refused to arm the Light
Dragons OF Petersburg, Va. with Colts revolvefs,
AZ was anticipated, they have determined to arm
Themselves with cafbines On yesterday, four Of
the officers Of the company waited upon the cir-
zens to aid them In the purchase, and In less than
two hours secured the sum Of 81 ,450. The pur-
chase will require some 81 600.
The Alexandria Gazette Of this morning saws /:
''The election of Lincoln next President, has,
at least. not taken the country by surprise. The
result was expected AZ well az dreaded 1t has
long been that the organization Of bis friends
| in all the Northern and Northwestern States was
SO thorough as to give him the majority not only
owe; amy 0'he, party bn. all other Partie.
| upon US. and we must continue to do our duty to
our country! Rashness, recklessness and Wild
ness are not now to be thought Of, countenanced
prevail, or the direst consequences may follow
Brawling demagog ses must not be su ered to Der.
vert the public judgment, or lead the people to
| their own destruction"
WHAT Protection SHALL WE HAvx,-It 10
conceded that Lincoln Is elected 1t 10 question
| Of importance now, 'What has the South for pro-
| lection ?" Let US see. 81
1. The Supreme Court Of the United States.
2 Weshould still have the United States Senate;
8. We shall have the United States House Of
Representatives.
No bill could come before the Executive for his
signature that had not received the sanction of
both houses OF Congress. No appointment could
be made by him without the sanction of the United
States Senate.
But let us suppose that he attempts to do un
lawful things, that he attempts to violate the
rights of portion Of the people or States of the
Union, or 70 transcend In any respect the authority
vested In him by the Constitution and laws
What is the remedy Impeachment by the
House, and trial and punishment by the Senate IL
| found guilty. Having both branches Of Cong ress
on the side Of the South and the Constitution, can
duty! We should thus have three distinct ram
parts against aggression between us and the Presi-
dent Such course would be at once d!gnifed,
constitutional, safe, and would raise Us up hosts
conservative men Of all classes would be on our
side, and with such basis Of moral and political
power, and cordial union North and South,
| against sectionalism, any reasonable man
doubt that at the next election the republican sec
tionalists would be routed horse. foot and dra-
IgoOns,-Baltimore 4n,erican.
The Baltimore Exchange, Breckenridge pa.
per, speaking of the result Of the election In the
| city Of Baltimore, says 1.-The South may rest an.
| sured that Baltimore will unite with her in all
lawful efforts to check any further agitation OF the
| slavery question, and to compel the Republican
| party to respect the Constitutional guarantees
which protect the institutions Of the slave States
We say that Baltimore will unite in all lawful ef-
forts to secure these ends and 1t 10 but frank to say
that In our judgment she will only be the ally Of
the South SO long as the latter seeks to right her
sell through the latcs and under the Constitution
| though we i'm common with the South have lust
reason to feel aggrieved at the treatment we have
| received from the North, we do unhesitatngly
assert that we have not yet been driven to the
point at which revolution alone can remedy the
| wrongs Of q people. We do aver, therefore, that
baltimore has not by her vote Of yesterday sane
TONED any disunion scheme or sentiment whatso-
| ever, and IL 10 our earnest hope that she may
\ never feel herself impelled to seek for Justice
| through secession We still trust that Mr. Lin.
coin II he is, as we presume he is, elected, will
hearken to the conservative counsels Of the better
men Of his party; and that the patriotic desire to
leave the Republic stronger and more prosperous
than he found 1t, will lead him to abandon the
| narrow views and tortuous policy toward which
| we fear he too naturally inclines, and to enter
upon wider and better path.