Daily gazette and comet., 1860-11-22
THE PRESIDENT ELgCT.


II wa. done, II ,s we'll known that we at
the South were opposed TO hs election.
but. viewing the matter dispsssionstely
We must come to this conclusion at last.
putting aside demsgcgues aud fre esters.
First. Lincoln was. and Ia q citisen Of
the United States. and having ell the
qualifications, he hsd right to- he can
didste. and being y candidate. he had n
right to be elected II he could, aud having
been elected by the popular vote of the
people, aud the doctrine. that the malori
" must rule, we must bow 10 that rule,
aud further. his principles are ne good as
Buchsnsn's, the only dfTe,ence being,
that Buehsnsn's were eoveted NJ by the
Cincinnati platform. and the people were
humbngged by IL. Mr.. u. fot example
could hnd nothing IN the Constitution by
which he could protect the rights Of ciu-
,ens at llarrer's Fetty, now Mt Lincoln
comes out boldly With his principles, we
understand him. and hen he Is insugu
rated as President, II will be done In pur-
suanee uf the Constitution aud the laws
"to protect aud defend the Constitution of
the United States" our institutions being
recognized by the Constitution. II he de
parts from It. we have unly to impeach
him. and u the supreme Cuutt ia not cor
rupt. we are as safe while we have gov
eminent Of laws under the Administers
tion Of Mr.. Lincoln "a anybody else. pro
vided alsc. that the United States Eens,e
be not corrupt. but if IT he corrupt. aud
the Supreme Court, we are already IN
state Of anarchy. for what 10 Republic
without respect TO the Constitution and
laws, aud a faithful execution of them,
but anarchy, aud an administration Of
demssreues and those who 10 only a.
corrupt men tell them tu do. We must he
careful that this Ia not our ease at the
present time, let the people take the mat
ter into their own hands and treat with
contempt the would he rulers If the South
aud the enemies Of the Federal Cous,itu-
ticn, and they may yet he free men, !,
they do not. they may when IL ia toe late
to tetract. have the yoke cf despcti-m fac
tened upon their necks under the specious
name Of Democracy | Jefferson warned
his country men by saying "be careful that
designing men ~ der the specious name Of
Dsmocrd,y do not deptive you Of your lib
| er,ies" while We adhere strictly to the
Constitution and the laws, aud have them
faithfully executed by the President aud
| every officer down to Constable, there IL
no danger to TIA. Hut II is well known To-
every intelligent msn that In = Republic
every step outside of the Constitution aud
the laws il 40 much anarchy. aud u sn-
srchy In countenanced, corrupt men will
take the whole government under their
control, aud If they cannot do 40 under
tho Constitution. thcy will resign their
Federal offices for the good Of the peorlr
aud take the whole authority into thsi
own hands, and this seems to he wha,
they are aiming at, while he people whu
made tho government and have sustained
1t have to bear all the bruut orthe expense
aud even Of cird War, should II come to
the test. merely TO make the Yanceys,
McGraths aud those Of Ike kidney to he
their masters My countrymeu, let me
beseech you to appeal to the Constitution
and to the lave, any other appeal in this
government leads to anarchy, confusion
aud bocdshej, let demagoguss rant, hut
do you stick to your country, its Conetitu
ton and ,ts laws and make every public
servant do his duty aud all will be well
| with us at last.
| Suppose for example. the Union to be
rerved by Mason aud Dixou's line, would
we be any better neighbots in juxtarosi-
ton as two people, than we are ~ onei
trow not. And the most intelligent men
are too obtuHe TO uudersiand how tIiI
would he brought about without anachy
and bloodshod. Nevertheless, If rash Heu
In spite Of the most solcmn warning should
| bllnE ho'hb bHlH ueIiViHole NeHNo w "h"hS
perhaps Queen vicl oria In her good gracc'
might inform you through her Minister
that, in M much, as you were incapable
of taking care OF yourselves, that sh'
would take care Of you, that she wouic
station a ship Of War at every port from
Philadelphia to tho Rio Grande, TO taxi
care Of tho Revenue, and quarter 100000
troops among the people TO keep order
and to take care Of tho internal resources
Of the country, provided you pay in addi
ton to the said crowned head, seventy o.
for taking care of revenue and your othe
Interests. One Of the family has been re
connoitering already and IL was though