The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-11-02
The Prospect at the South.

The Prospect at the South.
Since the public mind has become
settled in the conviction that ma
tional Republican triumph is no longer
avoidable, the question naturally arises,
what will be the result Mt the South p
That The leaders Of that section will suffer
the control Of the Government to be taken
out OF their hands without protest, or
menace even, is not TO be expected and
we are, therefore, not AT all surprised at
the sullen and gloomy tone OF the Southern
press, or the seditious attitude Of certain
Southern dignitaries. The threats o! Sc.
cession, and violent resistance 80 the ad
ministralion OF Mr.. Lincoln, which appear
in Southern journals, are perhaps natural
enough, and we are happy to say are
generally so cau'ious and guarded as,
with all their seeming boldnees, 10 be
quite harmless. The truth is, all sensi'
be men in both sections Of the Union
know that secession is neither possible
nor desirable, and that an attempt hy anJ
State or States to effect it, il not speedily
queled, would result in revolution. nnc
thereby hasten the triumph Of Republican
ism, at the South.
1t is instructive to read The Southern
journals at this time ,and notice how mucl
they unconsciously confess, in speaking
Of the probable results of Republican rule
The Charleston Mercury of the llh inst
enumerates several disastrous conse
quences which it supposcs would follow
submission on the part Of the South, tc
| Mr.. Lincoln's Administration, among
which are the following:
with tho control of the Government o
the United States, and an organization and
| triumphant North to sustain them, tho Alb
iitionists will renew thoir operations upoi
the South with increased courage. Tn
thousands in ovory country, who look u
to power and mako gain on; of tho future
will come out in favor of the Abolition Gov
crnmont. Tho Brownl0ws and Bots in III
South. will multiply They will organic.
and from being Union Party, to suppor
an Abolition GOvornmont, they will b,c1mC
Iiko the Government they support. AboIi
iionists. The5 toiH hnur an .4boktion part
IN The South. Of Southern men. THE contts
for Sidr'ry wH 40 longer be one brtOee
The Worth and The South. IL DW BE- in III
South, bctrecn The peopte Of ihe South "
Already there is unedsincss hrOughon
The South as 10 he stability of lis nshtutio
IF Shdrery. But with II submission To h
rulc of Abolitionsm at Washington. hon
sands of fsiaUrholdtrs wW despair Of The IN
, sHtution. While tho condition of things i
tho frontier StatOs will force their slaves o
: tho markots Of the Cotton States, tho timi
in tho Cotton States will also sell tho
= slaves. Tho general distrust must cffe'
purchasers. The consequence must be. sia'
property must be- greatly deprec'ntrd. "
y SEE advertisements for The sale IF sidUes
some Of The Cation States for he simpir 0
q jrri IF getting nd Of them; and Ue kno
that standing orders for he purrhdsc
;, tLducs in ms MARKET hare brrn Wnhdrdtpn
!, account Of an anticipated deci'ne Of rat
!, from The political condition Of The country
!. Similar andequalIy significant longua|
r. was used by the Richmond Enq"irc
\ during the past summer. What admi
sons for men who profess to rega
! y Slavery as the most conservative clemc
in society-as an institution so just, wi
and necessary that it must endure al
flourish until it shall have Christianiz
,r the whole world II il could not survi
n in the Union, under JUS; and imparl
to administration Of the Constitution and I
~ laws, (Which is all the Republics
propose,) how could it survive in
~ Southern Ccnfederacy, surrounded. as
would be. by hostile Free States?
pn Is it not strange that even yet the
i'll tremists Of the South fail to see the pi
90 Of safety and peace ? But for their be
~, arrogant and aggressive policy, ii
might possibly have retained cont
OF the Government for many years
cd come ; yet they seem not to know it, n
ial as their ill-gotten power is passing fr
sta them, as il to make their humilial
ro- more complete, they are driving all C
be sorvative Southern men into the rank
the Republican party. They, by Il
OF rashness, have made the issue we b
' '"o faith to believe that the People will
''N eide il.
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