Randolph County journal., 1860-12-06
For tho Journal.
What will be the Ultima alum.

four ensuing years. resulted in the
selection of Abraham Lincoln. OF
Illinois. This truth being / lily
established. marS what follows:
Lincoln is stigmstized with
Northern Seciionali-m and Abolition
ism. he is reproaehed as hcing a
Sectional President. elected by a
Sectional majority Threats Of Dis
nninn ani Sece. sion me made by a
portion OF the States of the Com
iederacy. Rnmors are in circulation.
throughout the country. that resistance
will be maae by citizens Of the con.
federated Union. against the in
angu'aiion Of Lincoln into the Presi
dcniial chair. And who is Abraham
Lincoln. or what aio the principles
and policy which he and his sup
por,crs maintain. that the people Of
any State in the Union should resort
20 snch high-handed outrage. and
such reasonable and rehelicns acts
agains, the fair famo OF our common
country?
We can answer without fear Of
successful contradiction. that Lincoln
is an honest patriot. anil faithful to
his country. and his supporters are
honeat citizens. who. in common With
their gallant leader. have ever been
faithful To the just laws Of tho nation.
ani loyal to tho Constitution.
Tlea why this turmoil and con.
fusion among a part OF tho STATES Of
the Union?
Tho reason is obvious: it can be
mono other than this: n majority OF
tic people Of tho United States have.
by tho exercise of tho slective
franchise. given sanction TO tho priu.
ciples and policy maintained by tic
Fathers. in reference to the qnes,Ion OF
human Slavery. To prove tho au.
thenticily of this assertion. let us hear
them
George Washington. in a letter t.
Robert Morris. dated April ~. 1856,
says:
Il horo it will rot be conceived
from theso observations that it Is my
with to hold the unhappy people who
are the subject Of THU letter in Slavery
can only say. that there is not n man
living. who wishes more sincerely
than do. TO sce plan adopted fol
tho abolition Of IL: { Slavery but there
l. only one proper aud ciiecIual mode
by which il can bo accomplished. and
that is by Legislative authority; and
this. as lar AZ my stiff asc will <,
~hall never he wanted. Spark.
writings Of Washington. rol. 0 p. l59
Pa rex Henry. in letter to Rob
Pleasants. dated January Is. l773
says:
II believe timo will como. when
an opportunity will bo offered {,
abolish this lam n able evil. (Slavcly.
Every thing we can do. is 10 impro,,
it. ii it happens in onr day; if not. lei
us transmit to our Descendants
together with our slaves. pity fo'
their unhappy lot. AMI our abhorrenct
for Slavery
John Jay said. in 1850:
Until America comes into thi,
measure for the abolition of Slavery
he can not. in the penitence of hel
stricken soul. look up To Heaven an,
say Oar Father" without being
guilty OF impiety."
Thus we might con inue to emu
meratc similar opinions entertained ,
a host o: those distinguished patriots
who pledged their lives. fortunes an,
sacred honor. for the ma;ntsnanc,
anil perpetuation OF the Independent
r R.pnblic of America.
Now what more have the peopl,
said in promoting Lincoln and Ham
lin TO the Presidency and Vice pre>i
dcncy. than said our Fathers of tn,
Revolution? Absolutely nothin.
more. but iientically :he same
Who. then. are cu'palle? Who az,
guilty of treason? We will view
The picture from another point
AMI let the candid mind decide
Scarcely year has elapsed sine,
John Brown was executed upen the
gallows by the authorities Of the Stat,
Ut Virginia. Anil who vas JOIN
Brown. and what was the crime fol
which he suffered this iynominy? He
was an extremist. an ah0lliioni>t
whose ardent thirsting for the down
fall of human Slavery. led him to =
projv, which. ii it hal been prosecuted
would have causeI srrvile war. bloc /.
shell AMI carnage upon our fair domain
But he was apprehenied. and his
design was ended. and he received
death on the gallows to expiatc the
offended law.
Again. who are they that are plot.
ting secession anil di>union, an,
threatening To violate The Constitu.
tional provisions of the Government
And what would lie the ultimate
elect II their pernlcious devices VIC c
c1nsummsted? They are on the other
extreme from that OF Brown. They
cherish Slavery as divine institution.
and are eager to perpetuatc the
whitening curse until it shall have ex-
tended throughout the length anu
breadth of the land; and to accomplish
this end. they resort to scheme, the
inevitable result of which would be a
ldi>memherment f e Union.
IL is sheer stupidity TO suppose, for
Ia moment. that one State can
voluntarily withdraw from the Union
without disturbing the harmony of the
Confedsracy. ending. finally. in the
devastation and ruin of this grea, AMI
noble Republic.