The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-12-06

general government lntettereS but little with
the inividual rights of the citizen, except for
protection. 1t is chiefly felt in its benefits
and its blessings. not in its (xactions. II ev-
cry Federal officer in South Carolina were to
resign, their offices remain vacant, and its
Legislature declare the state out ofthe Union,
it would all amount to little except to iucon
venience the people of that state SO long as
the state did not interfere with the collection
of the revenue on the seaboard. The people
in other portions Of the Union would not be in
the least iucommoded. What is the South
Carolina army to do when raised Whom
is il to fight Manifestly, il it commences -
war on the U. s officers engaged in collect
ing the revenue it becomes the aggressor.
This would be revolution aud making war
without II cause, for South Carolina makes no
complaint against the present revenue laws,
Is she prepared for this TO become the
aggrcssor? The only use can see for her
minute men is that they will enable the peo
pie more readily to suppress any uprsiugs in
their midst. which their Misrepresentation of
purposes may have encouraged. She com
plains that the fugitive slave law is not exc
cuted in some of the States. This, if true, the
whole country knows to be sham SO far as
South Carolina is concerned. She is so sltu
ated that no slave can escape from her limits
into the free states. However much cause
the border slave states may have to complain
of the escape of their negroes into the free
states, It is clear that South G rona can
have no such complaint. In her resolves, she
processes to be preparing to defend herself
against encroachments OF her rights. Let
her adhere to this policy, and not attempt to
dictate to other states what they shall dc, and
no collision will occur, FOR no encroachments
will be made.
The disunion feeling in the south is doubt
less greatly exaggerated. A sort of terrorism
seems to prevail in some places, which for
the time appears to have crushed out any
Union sentiment but as the causes for this
excitement are all imaginary, the election of
n Republican President in the constitutional
mode, certa My aAording 40 pretext for it, it
is reasonable to suppose that II reaction will
soon take place among the Southern people
themselves which will overthrow the disunion
lists at home.
1t is great mistake to class the support,
ers of Mr.. Breckenridge as disunionists. Some
few of them may be, but Mr.. Breckenridge
himself and his supporters as class are,
doubt not, as sincerely attached to the Union
as many of those who, for political purposes
during the recent excited contest, sought to
fasten upon them the stigma of disuuion.
Should the conservative and Union men in
any particular locality be unable to cops with
their adversaries, and South Carolina or any
other State, under the lead of nullifers and
disunonsts, who have for years been seeking
a pretext for breaking up the government,
plunge into rebellion, and, without cause, as
sail by force of arms the constitutional au
thorities of the Union, there will be but one
sentiment among the great mass of the peo-
pie Of all parties and in all parts ofthe country,
and that will be, that "The Union, it must
and shall be preserved" and woe TO the trait
ors who are marshalled agains: it..
Should any Republican inquire what has
been gained by the triumph of Republican
ism. answer, much. We have gained a de-
cision Of the people in favor Of a Pacific Rail
road, Hon, stead policy, a judicous tariff,
the admission into the Union of Kansas as
free State, reform in the financial depart
m. mt of the Government, and more important
than all, the verdict of the people, the source
of power, and from whose decision there is no
appeal, that the Constitution is not slavery
extending instrument. No more Dred Scott
decisions will now be made. Freedom both
North and South will hereafter be protected
in all her constitutional rights. The policy
of the government, as of old, will now set in
favor of freedom, and not for the supremacy
of slavery, as has been the case for the last
six years. Freedom will henceforth be the
law of the territories, because the people in
their majesty have so decided, and neither
Courts nor Congresses will be able to thwart
their will
When full effect shall have been given to
all these great measures of the Republican
party, and the preudices engendered against
it in the minds of many by the artful appears
of the demagogues who have misrepresente
It's objects, shall have been removed by act
ual knowledge of it's acts, we may expect the
bitterness of party spirit to subside, the cry of
dsunon to be hushed, and the principles Of
Repubicansm to become the permanent pol,
icy Of the government, under which it will
flourish and prosper, as trust, forever.
EIOpcRIent OF "a Young JeWess.
One of the fairest Jewish bellies of New
York, a young lady of eighteen years, very
handsome and accomplished. and withal the
daughter of a wealthy man, lately fell in love
Nth a UounO Hebrew very handsome and