Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-02-01

over act and the Senator from New Ham,.
Mr.. ualel the other day declared that i Voc pnfe
and insoent for southern men to talk of roa; iChs
merely because they, the Republicans electoJ
to carry out their gie,os ~ That Senator IL eA
wse and knows that, when man wishes tos",ey
wild horse he treats the animal with the
kindness at first, and commits no ouert act on
until he is nell and securely tied Sunno W. nn
your candidate was known to be in favor Of m., at
a treaty with Great Britain, by which tba T~ai
States were to be re-annexed as colonies ~ " n
country, and he had been elected by the moorita t
votes would the minority who might still v,;SI
preserve their independence, be bound to wait @
the treaty had been actually ratified and P. ait
armies had taken possession of the country ,SA
gun to maltreat the inhabitants? In the nno nv oe
case, the very Inauguration of your candidate raI
him commander ofthe Army and NAVY. Ono lSHeS
first acts would be- doubtless, to station thCo nS
vantageously, while, at the same time he conld gu %U
fully remove from the South all the public ,rr
lest the people should take them for defense n
would fill the southern States with postmaster, o g
other officials, whose efforts would be djrectad ~
dividing, as much possible, the people of the Sound
and to forming connections with the negroes IT.
less, some such policy as this would be adontoJI'
fore any direct blow struck at slavery anywbor.
Should We, under these disadvantages beein 70 ~
sist, long and bloody struggle, like that Of ON.
Revolution, might be the consequence. Tho .o ol
some disturbances among the slaves; and with
Black Republican President hundred such or,r
as John Browns might occur in single year
Though the negroes left to themselves are harmIoss
yet, when assisted and led on by Europeans in St
Domingo, they destroyed the white inhabitants "
As the Senator from New York Mr. Seward boId,
that the constitutional guarantees in favor of Slaver
being "in violation of the divine law" cannot bc a
forced, and fought to be relinqushed," he woudha
on the side of the negro.
The objections arc not personal merely to tbis
Senator, but apply equally to any member of tbo
party elected by it. 1t has in fact been suggested
that, as matter of prudence, for the first election
they should choose a southern Free-Soiler. Would
the colonies have submitted more willingly to Rem,
dict Arnoll than to Lord CORVALLIS By way If
palliaton it has been said, that even If Black Re-
publican should be elected, he would probably dis
appoint his party, and be more conservative than
they are; and that the worst he would do migbt he
to plumber the country, by legislation OF otherwise,
This however, would be only reprieve to us: for
the very fact of his election on such grounds, and
our submission as it would destroy our friends in
the North, would dcmoralize and degrade our own
people and render them incapable of resistance,
while our enemies, flushed with success, would
select, afterwards more ultra agents to carry out
their views" No other "Orcrt act" can so mper-
atively demand resistance on our part as the simple
election of their candidate. Their organization is
one of avowed hostility, and they come against Us
as enemies; and should we submit we shall be in
the condition of an army which surrenders at dis
erection, and can only expect such terms the hu-
manity of the cOnqueror may grant
But, we are asked how will 90 about making
a revolution or dissolving the Union? This would
possibly have been q difficult question to answer
during the first year of our Revolution, when our
forefathers avowedly fighting to get good terms
of reconciliation with the mother country Mr.
jefferson Said that yynpLc hpfnrn
was made, majority Of the men who made it had
not even thought Of independence. The people of
the colonies, though they had not authorized any
body to make it, accepted it, nevertheless, fact
Who anticipated the sudden revolutions that over
threw several monarchies in France? Though it re-
quires skill to create governments yet men often
destroy them very unscentifically. As the main
strength of all governments is in public opinion So
when that is forfeited, they often to fall easily
and suddenly. AS the Government Of the United
States, with the attachment of its citizens is the
strongest in the world, so, when that is lost it
would become one of the weakest.
| may say, however, that | do not think there
will be any secession of the southern members of
Congress from this Capitol. 1t has always struck
me that this is point not to be voluntarily sur
rended to the public enemy. If lives should be lost
here, it would seem POLITICALLY Just that this should
occur, | cannot find words enough to express
my adherence and detestation of such creatures
Garrison and Wendell Phillips, who stimulate Others
to deeds of blood, and, at the same time,
cOwardy that they avoid all danger themselves As
from this Capitol so much has gone forth to intame
the public mind if our countrymen are to be in
volved in bloody struggle, trust in God that the
first fruits Of the collision may be reaped here
While it is due to Justice that | should speak thus,
it is but fair to myself to say, that do not remem
Der time when would have been willing to sacri-
flee the life of innocent person to save my own
cpI I have upvCr ;lOuhtp1 hut that WAC tho duty
of every citizen to give his life checruy to preserve
the Union of these States, while that Union
founded on an honest observance of the COnStitu-
ton OF the benefits Of the Conedcracy to all sec
tons provided Justice be done in the administration
of the Government, there can be no question.
Independently of its advantages to us all there
reasons why it should be maintained. Con-
slderatons of this kind WERE during the last year,
brought to my mind from new points Of view, and
with added force. When, last spring, | landed in
England, found that country agitated with questions
of reform. In the struggle which was maintained
on both sides with the greatest animation there
constant references to the United States; and
the force of our example stimulating the Liberals
and tending to the overthrow IF ariStocratic and
monarchic restrictions. Our institutions and our
opinions referred to only to be applauded,
cept by small but influential aristOcratic clique
That Clgarchy cannot forget the Revolution of July,
1776, which deprived Britain of this magnificent
western empire; and it secs, with bitterer feel
ingS, its own waning power and vanishing privileges
under the inspriting influences of our prosperity.
1t, however, is always ready to take by the hand
any American of prominent position who habitualy
denounces and depreciatcs his own Government,
and labors for its overthrow
In this connection. remember a statement made
to me by the late American minister at Paris, Mr..
Mason. He spoke of having had conversation
with one whose name do not feel at liberty to mcn-
ton, but whose influence on the opinion Of CONT
mental Europe is considerable who admitted to him
that there was nothing in fact wrong in our negro
slavery; but who, nevertheless declared that if the
Union of our States continued at no distant day We
should control the world; and therefore, as an Eu
ropean he felt it to be his duty to press antslave-
ry views, as the only chance to divide us. have
other and many reasons to know that the mon
arches of Europe threatened with downfall from