Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-02


murderous power would be augmented thou
sand fold by mere success at the polls, and ten
thousand fold by victory over the spirit Of the
ing treachery of Mr. Lincoln to themselves or by
the treachery of the South to its then past.
But again, Southerners will scarcely at this ad-
be satisfied" with promises of "Whig admin
istration % even could they trust the promiser;
because Waig means high tariff, homestead bills,
banks, and all sorts Of agrarian measures.
Southerners have tired Of paying Northerners
to steal their negroes and some there are who are
already making converts to the assertion that,
even at the best, the South would be better off In
every respect out Of than in the Union
Such being stern facts, be who canddly tells
Of them to the North, by way Of caveats, 10 at
least as good an Union man In practice as he who
oy helping to deceive the North with the false
impression that the South will submit, endangers
what he strives to protect b. D. h.-.'' 81 -
hstter myself that you know me well enough
to vouch for the fact that in thus warning the
North am sincere In the belief l express. ii.
We print the above communication with sincere
pleasure, because 1t Ia from the pen Of an inge-
NOUS gentleman, and sets forth the arguments In
advocacy Of immediate secession as powerfully as
they can be presented. Even as thus set forth,
they are weak arguments, indeed. In reply, we
have to call our friends attention to the fact that
while Lincoln is supported by the abolitonis.s Of
the North, breckenridge Is supported by the dis
unionists per Sc Of the South Now there will be
no more treachery on Lincolns part to his friends
and supporters In refusing to carry out In bis ad
ministration the policy the aboitionists may pre-
fer, than there would be on Breckinridge's part
In refusing to carry out the policy of those Of his
supporters who are advocates Of disunion per Sc.
An immense anti-abolition vote support Lincoln,
as an immense anti-disunion per Sc vote support
Breckenridge.
Lincoln, it will be remembered, was nomi-
mated at Chicago over Seward because the oppo-
ston dared not trust their cause before the people
of the W. est and Middle States with candi date
known to entertain Stewards extreme views upon
the slavery question Throughout his celebrated
Senatorial campaign with Douglas, though sus-
tanning the Republican Partys views upon the
territorial slavery question: it is notorious that he
repudiated the isns Of sumner, Giddings, and
Greeley nPon all other matters In which the
slavery question directly or Indirectly in
VOWED Now, If elected he must either disap-
point his conservative or his abolition supporters
as he cannot carry out the views Of both; Just as
Breckinridge would be com PEELED II elected to
dsaPPoint his disunion per Sc supporters, or those
who, like ourself, support him because we be-
lieve him to be conservative, Notwithstanding the
fact that he has Thousands OIL thousands Of sup
porters who favor the dissolution of the Union In
preference to its continuance, even though the
General Government continue In conservati We
hands. ..-
We never dreamed that those at the South who
desire dissolution Of the Union will be satisfied
with any pledges Lincoln can possibly give.
Nevertheless the anti. disunionists of the South,
who prefer to live under the Union with southern
rights protected In 1t, may be satisfied that 1t is
bis purpose to repudiate the policy Of the aboli-
'ionists, If he promptly makes known his inteu.
ton to that end SO Enthusiastically as that none bu,
disunionists per Sc will continue to entertain
doubts about it,
Again, nine-tenths Of the people Of the South.
however much large majority Of them may be
opposed as we are, to the policy of the Whig
party, will be perfectly satisfied to live under the
Union, with .'Bank, Tariff, Internal Improve
mens" &c, uPPermost in its government, until we
can overthrow their ascendency at the balIo. box
Our correspondent and ourseh differ widely, we
fear, in the positions from which we start out;
lnsomuch as We prefer the continuance of the
Union II Lincoln will make conservative gov.
ernment, while he probably prefers its dissolution
Father than to have its affairs fall into Lincolu,s
hands under any circumstances -.
We repeat our declaration made some days
since, that, IL elected, and it becomes apparent
speedily that lie 10 determined to admi mister the
Government upon the views Of his conservative
rather than on those Of his abolition supporters
party will at once grow up at the south SUN
GENTLY strong to defeat the ends of the disuniou
Is" per Sc. Not Lincoln party, but live and
conquering Union party, holding itself towards
Llncoins administration, az towards that Of any
o'nef party In power to whose general principles
and policy 1t might be opposed We have furtb.,
10 add, that Lincoln was nominated with the f,I
lowing record Of his answers to Douplas in hi,
eeiebrated Senatorial campaign Of ls5s. before
the Chicago Convention. ~.
'Question 1. Il desire to know whether J.,nco,,
to-day stands, as he did in 1854 I'm favor OF the
unconditional repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Iaw!'
Ahswer- do mot notc, nor srsr did, stand in
tavor Of the saeSndisiosal repeal of rhs Fxeitir,
SIare ldp. - ..rA5 tSstSg' = =. -ve''''
20. 2. 81 desire him to answer whether n.
tands pledged to-day, as he did in 1854, against
tne admission OF any more Slave States into the
Union, even II the people want them!, = ;.
"a. 4 do nor noU, nor eesy did, stand 'pledoed
against The admission Of any more Slave states
."Q 3. Il want to know whether he stand.
pledged against the admission Of new State into
the MON with such aCOnstitation a. the people
"a. do sot stand pledged agIixst the adm,s.
sion OF a new State into The Union with such =
S =, AZ the people Of that State may see
go. 4. Il want to know whether be stand. 10
G my Pledgsd to the abolition Of Slavery In the
District Of Columbian ,,rr ~ 80 - -
"a do MOI staSd to-day pledged to tie aboki-
fion Of SIacsyy in ths Distriet Of CoIrnt5ia.
o. Il desire him to answer whether be
Stands pledged to the prohibition OF the
between the different states,' : - -
"A lido NOT staHd pledged to the prohibition of
M< H9rs-iraas tsfssea rae different States -
% II desire to know whether be stands
pledged to prohibit Slavery In all the Territories
or th- United States, north as well al south on the
Missouri Compounds line, p, = = .' ''S'
"a. Tam tnaplisdiy, II not expressly, pledxf31
10 a esIief GO Ae r'ght aad dnfy of Congress- 70
riss Et 80 '~''' NS''eo-
onr 9 a. !, desire him to answer whether he is
opposea 10 the acquisition Of any new Territafv
en s.s slavery 10 Hfst prohibited therein
am NOT generally oPpossd to anS Aoss st
Would or wc ~ ,dsrdosyi and, in any given case,
co,dina1~ WOULD not oppose such acouisition ar.
or wagI a, mighttak sneh sce uisiton would
among nG, sSgrayats the slavery question
u elected, his abolition ,un p,, .,,u -.
voted for him with full knowledge tia, .nch 80 az
hs positions, as the diaDion per :, n,
.Mr sBrec kiHridge will vote for him ,r,,h 81,
= hat he