The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-11-02
SIN the Event of Lincoln's Elec-
tiOn


A writer in the Georgia journal and Mes
scnger discusses the course to be pursued
Sin the event of Lncoln's election" lie
says:
Let the South abide by the Constitu-
ton, and take no step not covered by
that instrument. Let us show ourselves
good men and true. Not blow up the
government because we are out voted in
Presidential election. Our remedy un-
der the Constitution is by no means ex-
hausted.
lst. The Senate can refuse to confirm
the Cabinet appointments of Lincoln,
and force him to take conservative men
into his council
End. lie can be forced to take true men
in the South for all the offices to be
filled in our bounds.
3rd. Southern members should insist
on the rejection of members to Congress
from those States that have violated the
Constitution in reference to fugitive slaves
turn them out of the Union till they
purge themselves of all violation of the
Constitution.
4th. Concentrate all your forces in q
Constitutional Union Party and hurl the
Black Republicans from power.
This can only be done now by the sup
port of Bell and Everett. TO support
Breckenridge is to fan the flame Of sec
ctionalism and to promote disunion. 1t
is utterly impracticable to build up a
party out of this wing of the democrats
that can put down our enemies. The
triumph Of Breckenridge in the South
completely sectionalizes the parties, and
renders dissolution almost inevitable at
some day. The disunionists direct this
party, and will be emboldened to pre-
cipitate a dissolution of the Union if
Breckenridge is triumphant at the South.
Let no man deceive himself on this SUBJ
ject. Even Breckenridge has refused to
say that he will submit to Lincoln's elec-
ton. He knows that his supporters are
ready for disunion in that event; hence
his silence. You will find, therefore, that
this party will appeal to the South the
more emphatically to vote for Breckin-
ridge because OF the certainty of Lin
coins election, that the South may be a
unit against him. For what? Are not
Bell and Douglas men at the South as
much opposed to Lincoln as Breckenridge
men? Men of the South! mark these
men-they are preparing for disunon
and every vote given to Breckenridge
will encourage them in their ulterior de-
signs. Such party can not be formed
out of the Douglas wing of the demo-
cratic party. The Breckinridge party
never will adopt that wing and coalesce
as afore time. Moreover, the Black Re-
publican party was formed to oppose the
measures of the democratic party in re-
ference to Kansas and the Missouri Com
promise line. 1t would not be wise
policy to reform party already defeat
ed and demoralized, to face the same oil
foe. 1t is best to change commanders anG
organize upon a basis of union that may
command all our forces. Let tho Soutl
rally in all its strength upon Bell ant
Everett, and show to the North that w,
are for Constitutional Union. Then lie
both wings of the democratic party form
upon this line, and four years to COM
Black Republcanism will be swept be
fore it as chaf' before the wind. Provi
ded, always that slavery is left out of tn
platform, and not presented to the Nortl
as an issue to meet. Southern and North
ern demagogues have used i. for pei
sonal ends until they have well mig
ruined the country. Let slavery 60
rest in the name of peace and of tn
country.
In this view of the crisis, let every ma
who does not desire to see the Union di
solved, vote for Bell and Everett.
CONSTITION.