, 1860-11-24

The election Of Lincoln mems only this:
That the American people are tired nf The
ceasclcss agitation Of the slavery question,
which las been duo to The attempt Of the
Shareholder: tb enlarge the boundaries and
strengthen ,hc influence Of the institution:
and that by limiting the extension Of s)av-
ery in:o territories now frcr, they will put
IN en.l 10 1.,r cnn,c>: aud invites return of
pcacr. T!,. ung:icndly' policy "1 the
1nr,v of which Mr. Lincoln is the lIca'i. ex-
lends M further ,ll::l thai. II begins and
cn.ls 1hrrc. So far rs wc know, I'LL Repub-
]eans deny tllr power ,,f 1.incoln's or any
other administration. to interfere with
.1avcry in 1ln' States. to orprcss1n any way
.l1c unfortunate communities upon which
1ac institution is sa<'dlcd. or 10 use the Fed
cra1 arm for destroying or weakening t1'e
:enurc Of property declared to be sucl. 1y
the 1oea, law. This acniai cnvers aggrcs
stons made ~: legislative cnactmcnta rs well
ms 1,y armed o:ce, and in the minds Of al:
fair m:n it mist liz conclusive.
The row, il,cn, las its origin, not in the
fear that Slr. Lincoln will turn out to bc I
natycn Of :.}l future JOHN Browns, 1ilat hr
will inau.ura1ca movement as5:ilist slavery
;u the States, tint he will, an Excc:tiro,
.1cny anv Of The States lllcir constitutional
rights; hut il. ,,,c fact that the practice Of
buying and selling n,en in the Territories
will hereafter l,t' forbidden. The trade in
Acsh and bl'n,a has SO wonderfully nd
vanccl in dignity and rcspcctal'llity, that
not only The will nj the majority co1stltu-
t;onally expressed, must be null;ficd 10 give
it immunities w!i;cl, no other pursuit pos
:c:ses, hut the f;.ircst fabric Of human crga-
lion must he 1cyc]cd if these in,munitics
sc denied. The poor privilege Of bidding
of men n. auction, Of forcing them te
labor withou; compensation. and Of fog
,,inc them at the owners pleasure, in tllt
Territories which tic majority may legally
govern, is the thin. and the only thing
about which, all this scnselcss clAmor j:
kicked un.
Thepctplc have TN 50 long accustomed
10 winl;' sentence: in which "Southcr7
,ieh.s' arc enlarged upon, that ttcy
have vague notion that there are causes o
grievance in the South which they do no
understand; and we doubt not that 1nan1
holcst men arc Today examining t'l'
groundwork Of their political inith, to dis
co0r. ant If possible, uproot the crroneou:
principles upon which they lave built
But t,cir search, with all tho light tia
they Gin eomma,.J, will lead them straisb
back tc the 1act which We point out-tlla
their principles, judged by any civilized
standard. will bear the test, but that the,
are Il lar 10 the buying and selling of nc1
in the domain w!,ic|. Ntture consecratct
10 frertlna. We appeal II, Democrats
not this 60: Do they hclicsc that Mr. Lin
coin and lis party la,r the r.motest intcn
ton Of aDolisls;ng Or interfering with j,
any way, slavery in the States? Do tl.c,
believe that lie and they arc in fa~or Of III
social md political equality of lie blac]
and white races? Do they not acliey
that Mr.: Lincoln aud his officers will exc
cute the law botil in the North and tb
South: Do thcy not know1hat the gus,
an,ys Of existing institutions, creatures q
the local law, will remain undisturbcd
Do they not heIicrc thai IN .inyasio
OF any State for hostile and illegal pu,
pose-no matter what Statc-would be re
PEELED by all the forces. at Lincolns com
1naud, and that the peace of. tue: countr!
would he entirely safe in his hands Fai
minded men Of I'LL pafties must answc
these questions for themselves Having
answered them as tue truth demands. the,