Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-23

FeUoW Citizeas-It is meet that republicans
should make merry and be glad, for the spirit
of liberty which, with our rulers was dead
is alive again, and the constitution, ordained
to secure its blessings, which was lost sight OF,
is found. In view of the recent political tri-
umphs, Illinois republicans have especial Iea-
sons for congratulations III common with
their political brethren throughout the Union,
they rejoice in the general result, which Sc
cures 10 the country a republican president,
who, we trust and believe, is to bring back the
government TO the policy of the fathers, and
thereby restore the iraterna feeling which ex-
listed between the different sections OF the
country in the purer and better days Of the
republic. In addition, they have the satisiac-
ton of having secured republican legisa-
ture, and thereby republican United States
senator, and the power to enact the necessary
laws To prevent illegal voting, and to give 10
every part of the state, according to the popu-
lation, its proportionate share in the legislation
of the state. And more than this, we Illinois
ans have especial reason to rejoice in the fact
| that the standard bearer in this great political
contest, who has led the republican hosts to
victory, is our own fellow citizen, the pure,
! incowupube, patriotic, and Talented Lincoln,
| than whom the constitution in all its parts has
not more faithful supporter, nor the Union
an ADLER defender. But while we rejoice over
avictory so complete let il not be by way of
triumph over political opponents, for we are
| ALL by whatever name called, brethren of a
common country, and interested alike in SO
| guiding the ship OF state through the bolster.
Gus waves of these tempestuOus times, as to
| bring il to haven OF peace and safety. Rath
| er let us rejoice over the success of the princ
| Piles we advocate, the maintenance OF which
we believe essential to the preservation OF our
free Institutions and the perpetuity of consti
! tutional liberty. Mr. Lincoln, although the
candidate Of the republican party, as chief
| magistrate, will neither belong to tnat or any
other party. When he is inaugurated, he
will be the president of the country
and the whole country, and, doubt not, will
be as ready to deiend and protect the state in
which he had not received solitary vote
against any encroachment upon its constitu-
tlOnal rights as the one in which he had re-
ceived the largest majority while they, by
whose votes he had been designated as chief
magistrate Of the republic, will expect him to
maintain and carry forward the principles ON
which he was elected, they know that in doing
so no encroachment will be made on the re.
served rights of any of the states. They know
that the federal government is one of delega
ted powers; that it can do nothing except the
authority for the act can be found in the in.
not conferred are reserved to the states, or the
people of the states. Hence when TIER politi-
cal opponents have charged them with abOli
tiOnisn, or attributed to them desire to inter-
tere with slavery in the states, or some fanatic
has insisted they ought to do So the reply has
invariabl. been that the people who made the
federal government did not think proper to
| confer on it such authority, and it has, there.
| fore, no more right to NEEDLE with slavery in
| state than it has to interfere with serdom in
| Russia. Nor are the people OF the non-slave-
| holding states in any way responsible for
| slavery in the states which tolerate it, because
as to that question they are as foreign to each
other as independent governments. | have la
bored in and for the republican organization
with entire confidence that whenever it should
be IN power, each and all of the states would
be lett III as complete control of their own af-
fairs respectively, and at as perfect liberty to
choose and employ their own means of pro-
tecting properly, and preserving peace and or.
der within their respective limits, as they have
ever been under any administration Those
who have voted for Mr.. Lincoln have expect.
ed and still expect This, aud they would not
have voted for him had they expected other
wise. l regard it as extremely fortunate for
the peace of the whole country that this point
upon which the republicans have been so long
and 50 persistenty misrepresented, is now to
he brought 10 Il practical test, and placed
beyond the possibility Of doubt. 1t should
| be matter Of rejoicing to all true
republicans that they will now have an
opportunity Of demonstrating to their political
anniversaries, and to the world, that they are
| not tor interfering with the domestic institu
tOns OF any OF the States nor the advocates
| OF negro equality or amalgamation, with which
! political dcmagOgues have SO often charged
| tAp1 SCH, ,,,,lI
assuredly take place in favor Of repubIicanism.
The mind, even, will be satisfied the righ;s
OF northern men will be respected and the
| tratcrual feeling existing in 0iuen times, when
! men from all parts OF the country went forth
! together to battle for common cause against
| common enemy, will be restored. Dsunion-
| isis per Sc, Of whom, unfortunately, there lave
| been few in the country for some years, IN.
! ders tand this, and are now in haste to get out
! OF the Union precisely because they perceive
| they cannot much longer maintain an appre.
| henslon among the southern people that their
| homes and tresideS and lives are to be endan.
! gereu by the action OF the federal governments
| With such, now OF never is the mqxim Hence
they seek to intame the pubic mind by mis-
representing the objects and purposes of the
! republican party, with the hope OF precipitat.
| ing some OF the southern states into Il position
| rom which they cannot, without dishOnur at
| forwards recedt, well knowing if they de
| delay till after the new administration is in
augurated and tested, it will furnish no cause
| Tor their complaints. Secession is an imprac-
| tcablllty ; or, rather an imposSibillty. The
constitution provides no way by which a state
may Withdraw from the Uni0n-no way for
the dissolution OF the government it creates.
The general government intrrteres but little
with the individual rights OF the citizen, ex
cept for protection. 1t is chiefly felt in its
benefits aud lis blesSingS-not in its pxactuns
1t every federal officer in South Carolina were
| to resign, their Offices remain vacant and its
| legislature declare the state out of the Union,
| II would all amount to little except to ncOnye-
nlcnce the citizens of that state so long as the
state did not interfere with the collection OF
the revenue on the Seabuard. The people in
other portions of the Union would not be in
the least incommoded. What is the So. Caro-.
lima army tn do when raised! Who is it to fighti
Maultcstly il it commences a war ON the United
States officers engaged in collecting the reve
nue., 1t becomes the aggressor. This would
be revolutiun, and making war without a
cause, for South Carolina makes no complaint
against the present revenue laws Is she
prepared Tor thls-tO become the aggressor
Ihe only use l can see for her minute men is,
that they will enable the people the more
readily to suppress any uprising in their midst,
which their misrepresentation OF purposes
may have encouraged. She complains that
the fugitive slave law ia not executed in some
OF the states. This, if true, the whole country
knows to be a sham So TAR as South Carolina
is concerned, she is so situated that no slave
can escape from her limits into free states
| however much cause the border slave states
may have TO complain OF the escape OF their
negroes into the free states. 1t is clear South
| Carolina can have no such complaint. In her
resolves she processes to be preparing to defend
| herJelt against encroachments ON her rights.