The Evansville daily journal., 1860-11-02

. after We published the dispatch giving a
account of the taking of the new Govern
ment loan of SIo,0oO,Ooo we stated in a
= article that " il the fact could be known
We have no doubt that some Of the yer.
fire eating Senators and Representative
who are making such a fuss about Lincoln
election, have, through their bankers, mad
investments in this new loan 1t turns ou
that we were close in our gue57-tha
more than a third of the loan was taken by
a Washington banking house in the conf
dence Of the Southern Democratic party
and which, if there were the slightest dan
ger of permanent disaster to the Union
would have known it
The following article in the Philadelphia
Press will show that there is no real danger
to the Union from Lincoln election, and
that even the Fire-eaters like, zboye all
things, to speculate on the excellent credit
/ of our rich old Uncle Sam
One of the most public-spirited men in
/ Washington City, the seat of the National
/ Government, is George W. Riggs, the head
Of the great banking house of Riggs x Co.
He is the successor in business OF W. W.
( COrcoran, Esq, and partakes, in large de-
gree, of the characteristics of that generous
and benevolent public benetactOr We notice
that Ir. Riggs took three million one hund-
red thousand dollars of the ten million
Government loan on Monday last. Now,
there is a striking and wholesome lesson
taught by such an expression of confidence
in the perpetuity OF our institutions on the
part Of this great banker He is friend of
Dir. Cobb, the Secretary OF the Treasury,
and, we think, the confdant of the Presi-
dent Of the United States, and more than
all, tie treasurer Of the BTechnr{9ge Nd
tionaI ComDljfer, tchich has ITS hsadqalarters
IN WashHtgtoa, anil The lcCdesS Of ,ehicA are
IN the habit Of ddj1y asserting that LINCOLN S I
election lcW produce q dissolution u the /
Union.
We are told that Mr. Cobb who awarded .
the loan, is a chief cOnspirat0r among those (
who are preparing to resist Mr.. Lincoln 5 in I
auguration. We perceive that the Charles /
ton Mercury lays great stress upon the fact .
that Mr. Buchanan may co-operatew Mr.. /
Cobb and others in their nefarious designs, I
but the best answer to these expectations is /
to be found in the substantial act of Mr..
Riggs who invests more than three millions
in the loan OF the United States, under
the auspices of the very men who are
looked up to by the Disunionists to destroy
the Confederacy Of these States. Mr.. Riggs
certainly did not move in the dark. lie had
only to cross the street to ascertain whether (
the Union was going to the dogs, and to
avoid putting his hands into the flames. He
had only to say three words to the President
and we have not the slightest doubt that
he did have conferences, and more than one,
with tie high and mighty powers that be.
Mr.. Cobb has great regard for Mr.. Riggs
and Mr.. Buchanan great affection. They
would not allow 50 good and SO useful
citizen to be ruined, if it was their intention
TO embark in the crusade OF the hre-caters
OF the South and if Mr.. Riggs desired
any further, and If possible, more authen-
tic information, hc had only to consult his
colleagues on the Breckinrdge Secession
TO ascertain whether they, in
their preparations for disunion, were only
theatrical thunder for mere par
tisan purposes.
What, then, is the clear inference We
will not say that Mr.. Cobb, Mr.. buchanan,
and their associates, allow themselves TO be
quoted as hostile to the Union, and rs ready
to engage in an assault upon the peace and
Of tue country upon the poor
pretext Of Lincolns election, or even his
merely to fright the souls of
deed be playing with fire. Let rs take IL
better view OF things ut Washington.
The President will not permit the Re-
public to 20 down ii he can prevent
it, and even the Secretary OF the
Treasury, however he may talk as part-
san, must realize that his high position com
pels him, at least occasionally 10 act as q
patriot. We leave out of sight the scandal
Gus course Of the COnstltItl0n-the organ OF
the Administration which, while the Gov
ernment was advertising for an immense
loan, was, CasanGra like, crying out that the
days of the Union were numbered. lnta-
nous as such Il course must appear to the
eyes of decent men. it is fortunate that the
Constitution has so little influence upon the
that, even in the city of Washington,
Il banking house holding close and intimate
with the Government, and trans
acting a large amount of Government busi-
ness, comes forward and demonstrates its
contempt for the terrorism of the CoRsdht-
ton, and the threats of the DisuniOnists, by
taking nearly One-tlird OF the entire loau.
In these times, when every effort IS made
by bad men to disoCate the Confederacy, to
sow the seeds Of dissension between. the
North and the South, and to deliberate as to
the possibility OF the slave States being bet
ter off if separated from their sisters, such a +
lesson as that furnished 10y the taking OF the
loan on Monday last ought to be held 10y all
good citizens as a happy augury, and we
believe they will not be mistaken in 50 un-
derstanding it.
SourHEEN SYMPArHIzERs Senator Sli-
dell says that there are many Southern
sympathizers with Lincoln and Hamlin,