Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-10
The Epoch of Stability or Downfall
of Slavery.

epoch in the affairs Of our Government, vi
date the stability or downfall o: th. 49,, ..to.
Of slaye,y-its pcrpctuatlon IN the Union
through the influence OF conservative m.n q
the North friendly to our rights, OF ,t- down
fall through the arrival ju power Of a fanatic
party opposed to it; which latter event will
also be the kncil of that Unions dissolution.
But the downfall of slavery in the Union
does not prove that il will not be perpctuated
ont of ii.
ANY way we look at the matter at the
present moment-und We are writing previous
to to hearing any news Of the result Of the
c~lection-thcrc seems but little if any hope,
through the strength aud maiignity Of the
enemies of slavery, that the bonds OF our Union
will be linked together JOur ns0nths longer,
not to mention four years.
In rejecting upon the subject Of slavery a.d
our rights, in connection with the principle,
the boasts and threats Of Black Republicani~m,
it is interesting and instructive to refer to
the past, the arguments then used, with refer
ence to these subjectS-the mode best conlu-
Give to the overthrow Of the latter, and The
course best calculated to pursue 10 bring peace
to the country and perpetuaJe the Union and
its institutions.
In looking through our file ofthe year 1876,
we fad the following remarks, contained in
a communication sgued 'H~impden,' from a
distinguished Democrat Of this parish. He
says:
"%Itrust, Sir, tha, the Democratic press OF the
South will properly respond TO your patriotic
sentiment. 1t Is clearly the duty Of that great
portion OF the American people who revere the
Constitution aud the Union. and recognize the
rights OF the South aud the Legitimacy OF ner in
stIiut.oas, 10 cast from them a past political
feelings and ambitions, that they may unite for
the purpose OF crushing out OF existence HAT
powerful party at the North, whose aims are The
abolition OF slavery or the dissolution OF the
UniOn'-and that fanatics, demagogues and
traitors may therefore be crushed oDt, and
our glorious Union stand as II has heretofore
stOOd-ihe admiration OF The world. the terror OF
Cespots-ihe last, best hope OF lreejomE
Had a union of this character been effected
by the Southern people-had all those vho
pretended to revete the Constitutions right,
Of the South, enlisted at that time under the
only banner which arrayed itself in Nationa.
opposition to Black RepublicauiSm-had tho,y
Of that party which the election Of Mr. Buen
anan crushed out Of existence, nObly ,hrOEn
away their prejudices and chung to the only
.,,I.l tba ct,rlo,l Of na-n,,y -h,ct
Haunted defiance at that party, as was then
urged by Us, by the Crescent Of New Orleans,
and so readily endorsed by our able cOrrespoH-
dent-all would have been well, TIE election
Of Lincoln would not have been Is il is non,
a matter almost of certainty the enem',s Of
our rights would doubtless have been set sack
aud oneness O fpurpose would in all prota5il.
lty have dsrnayed and turned f5om their
traitorous and fanatic course the party which
is now SO e~xuitsnt in hope that i has gained
a great victory.
Ia our issue Of Dec. 6, of the same year -
above, we used the following lsncaa-e, IL re-
ference to the subject of which We ass sYaak-
ing, and the reader will admit, we thins, hat
our views were right, if we did not, in fat,
speak in the language Of prophecy:
Meeting in one solid phalanx, from Mary
land 10 Mexico, men who are united m one
common interest and 10 effect one commen cad.
the Black Republicans would probably cover
before such a iOrce-and TO our mind, II NOa!d
r.,uira INST Gugh n farce and apan urpafnr In
stop them in the mad career which they com
menced when Fremont was placed upon The
course. Thar hopes, Instead OF being weakened,
are strengthened by the result OF the late eiec-
ton they did about as well as they anticipated
dniDg from the first; and now thus early, IN
place OF resting after their labOTS, they are burn
ishipg up their arms for the great battle of l650.
They calculate, and with a great degree of plan
stability. that at that epoch they will have seven
teen instead OF sixteen free States and also, ihat
they will have freesoil friends then VINO are
merely sy0pathi=ers now, connected with other
parties, but who al that period wilt be forced in
TO their ranks. We believe the probability is
with them with regard TO the first superstition,
and time will show whether they are night with
reference TO the latter"
Time, the great unraveller of the problems
of human action has spoken; it has net only
proved our first supposition true, but it has
shown indubitably that we were also right
with regard to the second. The Black Repub !
%licans, since that election, have had two States,
Wisconsin and 0Agon, united to their solid
and widespread ~phalanx, and which States,
we may expect, they will carry on this occa-
sion; and we have seen, by the action of the
Bolts, the Etheridge's, the Forney's and
others, what a host OF able men who were
thought to be true to the South in 1866, must