, 1860-12-03

from Canada or MexfcOY
"Now turn to the map Of the United States.
Look ut the situation Of Delaware and Mary
land. What is to prevent their slaves from
going to Pennsylvania and New jersey. Turn
to Virginia md Kentucky. Side by side you
have Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
The river is frozen in winter. It ia dry or
shallow in summer. A man can swim 1t, CROSS
1t in boat, on plank, raft, or on d log, at
ally season.
"Look at Missouri, Arkansas. and Texas,
particularly Missouri. There is Illinois On the
east, Iowa On the north, and Kansas on the
west, all free States. Dissolve the Union and;
they become to Missouri, each Of them, foreign
governments, precisely such as Canada aud Mex
leo, where your slave, once he enters, had as
well be dead or free. In the Union as thlngs
remain, the slave knows be Is liable to be pur-
sued and brought back, and will not hazard
the attempt to escape. Out Of the Union, and
he soon learns tbat every farm house, every
hamlet and village is city Of refuge, and be-
yond question would go any 1engthto get over
the line.
"Here are five States in this condition. They
cannot dispense with tho Constitution and the
fugitive slave law.
"But we will form treaties.
Yes, when one can make a bargain and have
things nil his Own. We have treaties with
England and Mexico, but none VIC know Of
reached the case If We cannot live together
under the Constitution, or consent to have the
Laws enforced, 1t is folly to. deIude ourselves
with tho hopes Of treaty for the return Of fu-
gitiyes from either justice or labor.
But VIC will pursue our slaves, II need be,
with d hundred men.
ayes, aud they will resist with two hundred
men.
"Then We will bring i've hundred
"And they will bring thousand.
"What comes next but M armed invasion,
and proclamation offering freedom to tho
Thar fra Qfofaa mil paar1u half
million. more than two-t'ftla Of the cntiro vote
Of the South"
From tho Fayette {Misa) Timea.1
ANOTHER SENSIBLE VIEW.
The moment ws throw of the restraints of
our rights in tina territories, our Interest In the
public domaln-in our courts, our army and
navy, aud our federal treasury-that moment
we ara doomed to destruction. Secession can
afford no palliatlon for our wrongs; 1t can on
~ precpitate rs into greater evil, N We must
| when VIC leave the Union, and give to our
Northern foes all they need to rander their az
! gresslve policy more effective.
Shall We then give up ali, under coWarlly
| fear Of prospective danger, md at the same
time, desert our sister States Of Maryland, Vir-
| ginia, Kentucky and Aissenrl-leaving them
prey to the fury Of merciless enemy, who,
| with the whole power Of the Federal Govern
ment, and a mutilated Constitution, will drive
| them to emancipation, and soon surround us
with Gordon Of free Statese The border
States cannot long maintain their present po-
sltion If we desert them. They will be har-
rassed By their abolition neighbors, until com-
PEELED to dispose Of their slaves in the South
Tennessee, tlten, will occupy the front rank,
and she, in turn, become free State, placing
| Mississippi upon the border, when, with six
millions Of slaves crowded into the projected
Southern Confederacy, and q chain Of abolition
statcs surrounding and pressing upon US, the
| institution Of slayery-thc source nf all our
high ciyilization-must sting itself to DEATH
It bebooves Us all to yiew with ca1mucss the
4 difficulties surrounding us, and to net with
drmncss and dcliberation. In view of all the
circumstances, wo should adopt that line Of
| policy which shall strengthen us in our pres.
ent position, and not abandon to the North
everything We hold dear, which NC must do
should We leave the Union, that we may tho
better protect our rights and the rights of our
sister border States. So far from abandoning
our confederates, 1t Is our best policy 10 retain
them as allies, keeping them in their present
tle passage Of laws forbidding tho further inl'
portation Of slaves into the Southern States.
EelEprescryation now demands that we should
lcgislatc for ourselves, and that We ore careful
to preserve the power we now possess in the
Confcderacy-"
| TEE STATE OF FEELING n VIRGINIA
| Correspondence Of the N. 7. Tribune.l
! RICHMOND, Nov. u, 1sGo.
It is gratifying to witness general cessation
Of the spasmodlc speeches aud actions Of ths
fire-eating politicians south Of firm and digni
fled old Virginia The telegraph has given
them to the entire country III their minutest
particulars, but nothing has been told US wha'
the sober, thinking people Of the Cottor
States have been doing. The opinions and ac
tions Of mere plain, matteE-offact people ar<
not sufficiently exciting for the morbid appe
tite of gaping public There is nothing start
ling in common sense and common patriotism
there must be something Of fire and fury in tht
marathon Of the events Of the times. Wh<
wants to read anything elseP The horrible j.
all that can be used for news. Consequently
extrayagant speeches, blue cockades, VIII L
the knife, and all such stuff, is carefully cotlec
ted, greatly exaggerated, and hastily served VI
for the public palate. But while half of thes'
statements are purely sensational, yet rcgre
to see that some of the Northern papers ar'
undertaking the danger Of disunlon. While i
Is the prevalent opinion that the great majorl
the Presidential chair, and uphold him in th'
strictly constitutional exercise Of the powcn
belonging to his official position, yet there ii
terrible earnestness In the South in their re
peated declaratlons TINT they will combine II
their resistance to any action on the part o
/
the guarantees Of the Constitution. For th
sake Of tho Union, let not the North decciy
herself
The effect Of the unsettled condition of til
affairs Of the country Is becoming here NOR
widely felt and distressing. every day. met
MN yesterday-an excellent mechanic an,
worthy person-who stated to ME that be WI
cut Of employment, destitute Of money, an.
that his family was litc1ally without a particl
Of food. OF course, as soon ~ his condition
was made known be vas furnished By his i'm
mediate friends with the means of temporar,
Of Others nearly, if not quite, as badly of, witt
no hope OF change for the better for month
to come. Nature Inns bestowed her gifts will
a bountiful hand. Better crops, Of all descrip
tions, were never made In Virginia; til
barns Of the farmers are filed to overtlowing
is at q dead standstill; there ia total lack Q
confidence, and though q suspension Of th
banks afforded m easier feeling for the tim
being, get there is no longer any doubt upol
the minds Of observing men that a terr1bl
financial crisis is ut hanl, which must inevita
ont both North and South. The weak canno
hope to weather the storm, while those VIII
have hitherto been entirely confident in thei
strength, arc preparing for the worst, Their
will bc fewer tobacco manufactures in thi
city during tile ensuing year by At least half
| HCQEGt 4uE EOQhG4AuEG VI HAACA g." IL nG u
greatly reduce the the hire Of negroes. 2lay
property has already deteriorated in value $
per cent. within the present mouth, aud stil
greater reduction Is Jet to come.
4 LITTLE Exc1rEAKsr.
Il The AilledGevi1le correspondent Of III
Southern Guandtan says:
We Ind little excitement here last night
owing to New Jersey gentleman having e1
pressed his opinions rather too freely in rela
! ton to the Legislature, the institution" an'
the South generally. he was allowed 10 pro
gress until "forbearance ceased to be vii
tue" when rope WAS procured and tastene'
around his neck, aud but for the interference
Of some Of Tue older citizens, would have IN
doubtedly been hung. His plea was that b
Wos drunk. He was confined in the ca1aboos
md Il Is thought he may thank his stars If b
gets of with as mild reproof as coat Of ia
and feathers, and q good 4oEglug, Tho weath
! CT is lawfully d6agreeable." have Offer
! wondered why it was that such an rnplcasan
aud unhealthy month WIS selected for. tile sit
ting Of the Legislature.
4 PALPABLE HIT.
The Vicksburg CAiss.) Wig, quoting th
remark Of Democratic papers, that Hannit,a
Hamlin has 'a stain Of negro blood In hi
t veins, ;" and that high-toncd, honorable, high
spirited, proud Southern men," ought not t.
i | euhr7ft fo his c1ectInn rcp11aa 4tuc,