The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-11-29


the people Of the non -rlaveholding State,
in any way respon.ible for slavery in the
States which tolerate it, because, as t
that question they are as foreign to each
other as independent Governments.
have lsborcd in and for the Republican
organization With entire confidence that
whenever it should be in power, each and
all of the States would be left in as com
peto control of their own affairs respec.
lively. and at as perfect liberty to choose
and employ their own means of protecting
property, and preserving peace and order
within their respective limits, as they
have ever been under any Administra.
ton. Those who have voted for Mr. Lin
coin have expected. and still expect this,
and they would not have voted for him
had they expected otherwise. l regard
it as extremely fortunate for the peace of
the whole country that this point upon
which the Republicans have been SO long
and SO per-istently misrepresented, is now
to be brought to a practical test, and
placed beyond the possibility of doubt
1t should be matter Of rejoicing to all
true Republicans that they will now have
aD opportunity OF demonstrating to their
political adver>aries, and to the world,
that they are not for interfering with the
dome-tic institutions of any Of the States,
nor the advocates of negro equality or a.
"a alga alton, With which political dema.
gokues have SO often charged them =
When this is shown, reaction will as
suredly take place in favor of Republi-
canism. The mind. even, will be salts
fed; the rights of Northern men will be
respected; and the fraternal feeling exist
ing in olden times, when men from ell
parts of the country went forth together
to battle for common cause against a
common enemy, will be restored Dis
uniouists per Sc, of whom, unfortunately.
there have seen a few 10 the country for
some years, understand this, and are now
in bot haste to get out OF the Union pre-
ci-ely because they perceive they cannot
much longer maintain an apprehension a.
mong the Southern people that their
homes and firrsides and lives are to be
endangered oy the action of the Federal
Government. With such. now or new.
er il the maxim. Hence they seek to
iBAame the public mind by mi,represept
lbs the object, and purposes of the Re
publican party, with the hope of preeipi-
tstipe some of the Southern States into
a position from which tbey cannot, With.
out dishonor, afterw ard recede well know
ing if they delay till after the new Ad-
mlnirtration is iusuguratec and tested. it
will furnish DO cause for their complaints.
Secession is sD iapracticability or, rath-
er. a. impo-ibillty The CoDstitutio" pro-
vides DO way by which State may WITH
draw from the UnloD-Do way for the
dissolution of the Government it creates.
The General Government interferes but
little With the individual rights of the cit
izep. except for protection. 1t is chiefly
felt 10 its benefits and its blessings-not
in its actions. If every Federal officer lu
South Carolina we're to resign, their off,
ces remain vacant, and its Legislature
declare the State out of the Union, it
would all amount to little except to moon
sentence the citizens of that State. so long
as the State did not interfere with the col
lection of the revenue of the seahoard.-
The people in other portions of the Union
would not be 10 the least incom moded.-
What is the South Carolina army to do
when raised Who is it to fghtl Man.
ifestly If it com uences war on the Uni
ted States officers engaged in collecting
the revenue, it becomes the aggre-sor-
This would be resolution, and making
war without q cause for South Carolina
makes no complaint against the prese Mt
revenue laws. Is she prepared for this
to become the sggressor The only use
can zee for her Minute men Is, that they
will enable the people the more readily to
suppress any uprising in their midst,
which their Interpretations OF purpo-
ses may have encouraged She complains
that the Fugitive Slave law is not execu-
ted in some of the States. This, if true,
the whole country knows to be shan.
So far as South Carolina is concerned.
she is situated that no slave can escape
from her limits into Free States however
much cause the border slave States may
have to complain OF the escape OF their
negroes into the Free States. 1t is clear
South Carolina can have no such com-
plant. 10 her resolves she processes to
be preparing to defend herself against en-
croacbmeuts Oh her rights. Let her ad-
here to this policy, and not atte"pt to
dictate to other States what they shall do,
and no collision will occur, for no en-
croachme will be made. The disunion
feeling in the South is, doubtless. greatly
exaggerated. A sort Of terrorism seems
to prevail in some places, which. for the
time appears to have crushed out any
manifestation of Union sentiment But
as the causes for this excitement are all
imaginary, the election Of Republican
President. 10 the constitutional mode,
certainly sffording no excuse for it. it Is
rea-onable to suppose that resctlon will
soon take place among the Southern peo.
pie themselves, which will overthrow the