The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-31
A south Caraaintan Taking Com

Sors.
To hear of South Carolinian talking
anything but disunion and secession and
blood and thunder these days, 10 something
SO strange and wthal 50 refreshing that
we are pleased to pause and listen.
Hon. b. r Perry, o somewhat prominent
politician OF that State, has written long
| letter, published in the Charleston paper, in
| response to Keitt, Rhett, Orr Il Go. MIR.
Perry don't regard the Union as curse per
re, and Is not willing to seize upon any idle
pretenoe to plunge into the horrors OF rebel
| lion. lie admits with the leading disunion-
/ ists that Lincoln will be elected President,
and charges 1t as the result OF Southern fol-
| ly. He makes q point or two just here
which we prefer to give in his own language.
| He says:
The probability 10 that the Black Repub-
| loan candidate will be elected President OF
the United States. Ii 10 grievous misfor-
| tune, and one to be deeply lamented by
avery citizen of tho South. But it must be
| remembered that the Southern States will
have brought this misfortune, grievous rs it
NAV be, on themselves, by their own di-
visions and party strifes. Nothing can be
more clearly shown. 1t was predicted at the
time. and the South forewarned OF the i'm
pending danger.
In the unfortunate disruption OF the Dem
ooratio party at Charleston, which did all
that could do, amidst the Kisses and as
saults OF an excited community, to prevent,
Il saw the triumph of the Black Repub-
Icans in the ensuing Presidential election
stated in q letter written and published
Immediately afterwards, that the Southern
States would be divided into three bitterly
hostile factions, that a Black Republican
President would be elected. and that these
netty divisions Of the South would utterly
defeat a union OF the South in any scheme
Of disunion. IL 10 true in religion and in
politics, that the nearer scots and parties ap.
proach without assimiating, the more bitter
they are towards each other.
Itwasa we'll ascertsined fact that MIR.
Douglas could not, under any contingency,
get the wo-thirds vote requisite TO nomi-
nation. After a number OF ballotings, the
friends OF Mr.. Douglas would have cast their
votes for Hunter, Breckenridge, Dickinson,
or some one else acceptable to the South
But after the withdrawal of q portion oil
the Southern delegates, they became excited
and M ore disposed to adhere to their oandi-
date. The adjournment to Baltimore was
for the purpose OF giving the friends of MIR
Douglas, 10 the seeding States, an opportu'
nifty of sending delegates in place of those
who withdrew. This fact IknoU.
Mr.. Lincoln piH be ELECTED President 1,
consequence Of thus disruption Of the Dem
ocrdttc party.
: And taking that fact for granted, Mr.
Perry comforts himself, and we trust hi
We've will comfort others, North and South
so that Lincoln will not be put to the neces
+ sity of hanging any traitors. Hear MI
Perry:
J Judging from the course pursued by othe
: Presidents, and that policy which usual
: governs politicians whilst in power, instea
4 of doing any rash, violent or unconstitution
~ al act to iniure or offend those opposed {
. bin lit 10 likely Lincoln will pursue a yer
cautious, polite and wise course towards th
- South. Ii cannot he in the nature Of an
: man elected TO the Presidency to wish to 81
J. the Government broken up under his Admi,
istration, the Republic Remembered and tt
country plunged in civil war. Very likel
bis great effort will be to acquire populari,
in the Southern States, and appease the
(. opposition by rg.d adherence TO the CoI
slitution and respect for the rights Of ii
South. Ii is not at oil improbable that Il
South may find mors favors under the A,
o ministration Of Lincoln than they have vi
DC der any Democratic Administration. 1t nj
20 be that "0ld Abe" will 60 out of Office qui
70 fayorite with the Southern people
NC least we should give him trial.
o. The election of President in conformi
,,s' with the Federal Constitution, is no gronl
DC whatever for breakin up the Republic,
matter how bitterly opposed to him we IN
be. We must wait and decide on his az
and measures nothing less will justify us
ID the eyes OF the world, or in the opinions
our own people. TO inculcate the mott
!, that portion OF the citizens Of Repnb
~ may break up and revolutionize their &c
re- eminent, because they have been defeated
ate their choice Of Chief Magistrate, is q i
pudiation Of the first principles of repr
tiearism, and sanctioning that which Lea
OF inevitably to iawless despotism.
las
DO, A KNOWN othinE Judge.