Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-15


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THE QUESTION OF TnEIDAY.
: The Hon. j. p King, said to be one Of
the ablest and most popular men of the
State of Georgia, whose words must have
alpowerful effect upon the community, has
written an article for the Georgia Coustitu-
tiOnalist, from which we make some exz
tracts. He says:
This panic has already cost our plan-
tiers millions in the depreciation of their
property; and if it continues long. must
prove disastrous 10 all classes, and 10 the
debtor classes must be attended with lbso-
.lnterun. wish to show that no imme-
diate danger to us is threatened; that so
taras any material interest is concerned,
the danger is remote and contingent
The equality in the tcrritories-the main.
question inVolved-is practically mere
abstraction, and, by many of our greatest
southern statcsmen, believed to be of little
importance to tue South. This claim, as
constitutional right, is of recent origin.
1t was not insisted on even in the angry.
discussions on the Missouri Compromise.
Its Justice, however, was none the less
snlear, and the claim should not be surrcu-
sdered
sour grievance, from the election of
Lincoln, is not Que of tangible and imme-
diate wrong to our interests. Itis only.
an evidence on which we ground au ap-.
prehcnsion of future wrong. 1t is evi-
dence, but not conclusive evidence. The
election Lincoln is Observation-Disclosures.
injury. 1tdoes not touch single intercs.
that would not have .beensequalIy exposed
under any President. am notindifferent.
however. to the outrages ofthose States who.
have violatedthe social compactby hostile
Legislation. ButIwould notad doptuJa
ese plan ofredress, and rip open nv owu
bowels. but punish the guilty pnrties.-
This we can do better in the Union than
out of it. We can make them continue to
contribute to our national strength and
resources, whilst we can make them pay
for their own pnrEidy and folly. Our COM
plant is against theper6dy OF Suites, not
against tile government of the Union. It
was the perfdJ of States that called the.
Union into existence. The Unon cement
ed these ftitI,less, Jealous, sectional bodies
together; and from objects of contempt.
when separated, they rapidly grew into
one OF the most powerful and prosperous
nations on the earth.
"These pnny efforts of f',ithlcss Suites
TO nnIlify the fugitive slave law, have been
lNfNr ID
two powers came in contact. Even Black
Republican Judges have generally sus-
tnined the law, and It's the boast ofJu,lre
Mclean that fugitive never escaped in
his jurisdiction for want of; 81 correct inter-.
ltretltion of the law. Burns. was returned,
ut the point OF federal IayonetS, in DESPITE
5of.the laws OF perhdious Massachusetts
This government has performed every duty
expected of it, and hns never failed to cx-
crt its power, when called on, TO enforce
the constitutional rights Of slavery. For.
that very reason the ultra nbolitiomists Mt
thesNorth denounced it rs n League with
hell, and wished TO get rid of it, They
are consistent, for it is their only chance
to accomplish their hellish designs. Are
we equally so, when we wish to give up
this hulwar&, withouta single equivalent?
In the Union, we have every power of pro-
lection, By Suite action, that we would
have out of it; and have this additional se-
#curily besides. In the Union our slayes
are (tonse the strong language of anothtr,A
'as safe as ifthey were in the middle of the
Garth. Are we certain they will be
equally so, under the lone star, and the
sublime terrors of the blue cockude?'"
Agoiu, in regard to tue precipitation
with which secession is urged forward,
Pinkney says:
On tue subject of our sister States. one
question must frequently occur 20 us.-
Why is it that We are somuch more excifed
and so much more anxious for dissolution.
than the border Suites? They lose FIVE
hundred slaves by the bad faith Of the free
States where we lose one, and should he
moro excited and more anxious for a
change. if by a'chMngc they couli look for
q remedy. The reasons, apprehend, are
these: First, They appreciate the dangers
of desolAling border wars, with all their
attendant crimes and destruction of life
and property; second, they see no remedy.
in separation, but only tenfold aggraya-
.tiontofFthe evil They are near neighbors
TO people of the border free States. and
understand the whole subject fully-much#
better than we do. They know that al
though there are some miscrcants employ.
ntayorlng the escape of 4sllves, there
are always hundreds of others ready to
asslsttln their recovery, and thNtsthe diff
Guilty ofescane deters thousands from MAX.
ing tue, attempt. Insecurity to the.fugitive.
IN the free States is manifest from the fact
that the fugitive makes all haste to reach.
GHnadH, where only heis safe. Now, sun.
pose Canada bordered, on tile Ohio. instead
of the free States honnd 70 1,ssz zE,,5tf,..