Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-01
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that ex.Speaxef UT ana hon. Mr.. Ashmore, the
| present Representative in Congress from the fifth
distnct, receatly addressed the people at that
| place Mr. on bad no hope Of the defeat Of
Lincoln, butwsnld counsel no hasty action on
the paft Of theS State. South Carolina should not
withdraw alone Ae differed from others in the
{opinfen that The legislature should call fbr q
Con pioa q he people as soon as It was sscer.
4 would be wiser sal more prudent that Cossnis.
sioners should be appointed to consult with the
other southeln States and Ascertain the course
they intended 70 pursue under the Circumstances,
SO that there might be a coneert Of action. Mr..
Ashmore also thought hine6ln would be elected
| and counselled that the State should put hereeH
into position of resistance.
Mr.. crittenden, being on visit to st Lo.js. on
Monday night addressed large number of citi-
zens Of that place on the political topics Of the
| day, He eulogized Mr.. Douglas az . nation n
man. statesman, and for his course in opposition
to LecomPton; but Urged the Union men OF all
parties parties 70 vote Tor Mr. Bell as the only candidate
whose success would give peace to the county,
II, however, the republican party should elect
their President, be could see no remedy whatever
| In dissolving the Union or by seeding from II.
They could be eut-voted in Congress and pre-
vented from doing harm. The South can fnd
constitutional safety In the Cnion and preserve
that greatest Of blessings for this country His
PRAYER was that this Union may last beyond any
whose views are endorsed by the editor of that
journal as "signifcant' Of public sentiment in
south Carolina, argues as follows: "The election
s.t nfscanridSe may serve to protrsct for few
The election Of Lincoln, on the other hand, will
be followed by dissolution (hen or nsrsr) OF the
Union, and at all events we will know the place
we hold 1--WE regard the election Of
Lincoln as tine best thing that can happen to The
southern States. 1t IL idle TO waste mure words
about Constitutional Union its days have been
numbered" -
Mr. Senator Iverson, Of Ga, In denying that he
4 h1d naoA
Scuthl who shall accept Offices under Lincoln IL
elected President should be o9tIa,ced aud killed.
Offers the following explanation Of bis real position
by Others, and have occasionally, in private con-
versaton spoken Of II as of the plans of resist
ance TO the rule Of republic IN President, but
Gays generally disaPPtoyed IT. many person. In
do not hesitate to say that, In my opinion, any
| southern man who would accept Office from re.
publican President, elected upon the platform Of
ern slavery. would be no better than republican.
and ought TO be condemned and ostracistd by UNI.
versal public sentiment and, whilst hold seat
| In the Senate Of the United States, will vote
against the confirmation Of every southern man
who will be rotten enough and base enough TO
accept Office from Lincoln. IL this declaration
will aid the cause Of Douglas or Bell here or else.
where, their friends are welcome to make the
best of it."
The Kentucky Statesman, published at Lexing-
ton, the home Of Mr. Breckenridge, says 1--WE
do not justify secession upon Mr. LincoIn,s cleo.
ton, but 1t Is idle to talk Of Union Of force
mr. fancey at Lexington did not ask Kentucky
to cast her lot with Alabama. He counselled no
course In the event Of Lincolns election; but Ken
lucky must stand By her principles II she would
be Instrumental In preventing the States south Of
her from revolution"
Vice President Breckinridge authorizes the an.
nouncement that a letter published over his sip-
nature, purporting to be addressed to Dr. J. + P
Cohoon, Elizabeth city, N: C.. under date Of the
ssh October Is forgery He has written no such
letter. The forged letter made Mr. Breckinridge
say that he Tor the South in preference to the
Union, but If he was elected the Union should
not be discovered during his administration,
leaving the inference that IL he was not elected
he was In favor Of a dissolution.
The last Chattanooga Gazette contains, saws the
Southern Waterman, most remarkable docu-
ment-being extracts from pamphlet now In ci.-
cuiation among the "K. g. s." large and
powerful secret oath bound mill ary organic alton
scatt red Throughout the Southern States the o.
tensible object Of which was the subjugation Of
Mexico Our readers doubt have heard of
them; and for aught We know some of them may
belong to the organization Some Of their mis-
sonares-indeed, the head men in the concern
we believr-visited Atlanta and other points in
this State last spring.
they have changed their original plan TRey no,o
say they ''ndy find their M,xco in tie District of
Columbia" and that "SOnthsrn Governors ,uay
need their aid in less than sir monthsn'
INDIsSANr-The negro Wide.Awakes of Bos-
ton having been assigned a position in the rear of
the black republican procession I'm that city on
Monday evening last, refused to march unless
placed In the post Of honor. The white skinned
blacks" refused to grant this modest demand
and thereupon the negroes withdrew. The Courier
says =" The stately air with which their leader
Portly negro, gathered his cloak about him and
waved his baton as he shouted "Forward dar ~
and led the way down Green street, while their
white brethren pursued their route down Cam
bridge street, was truly sublime. The crowd
were intensely delighted at the darkies' pluck, and
cheered them on Justify"
WHAT MIR. STEPHENS SAYs.-Hon. Alexander
II Stephens writes "Present appearances, how
ever, will not canse me to relax In the least nv
endeavors to arrest the evils IL possible Should
Mr. ecknridge get the entire South, and Mr..
Lincoln the entire North 1 fear that no earthly
power can prevent civil war. Still IL those whose
folly or wickedness brought II about should not
be sustained at the South by public sentiment in
favor OF their secession movements, they may
pause before pushing projects 10 extremes. NV
health has greatly improved. Douglas is to be in
Georgia on the 29th inst. We will keep the Il 40
ahoat, even though he does not get single cleo
toral vote Should the Government survive. the
principles will live.n
WHAT DIsUSION HAS DONE FOR South CARO-
iINA.-The. New Orleans Bee thus alludes to the
disunion sentiments which have prevailed in
South Carolina:-ln that State the spirit Of dis
union has always been rifest Thence has ema.
mated the cutlery against the North now 90 com.
monty echoed throughout the extreme South.
The people Of South Carolina have been persist.
emily engaged In matchmaking Northern az.
erosion, and In preaching the necessity Of disso.
luton Just In the same proportion has her
commerce declined and her agricultural wealth
diminished. Instead Of seeking prosperity by
Initiating the enterprise and public spirit Of hei
neighbors, the Palmetto State has gradually sunk
into an impoverished condition. while inveigh.
Ing against the North for evils which are mostly
the result Of her own neglect and improvidence 8
The Dury OF CoNsKRvArIsM-The New Or.
leans Crescent says :-We would be among TIE
last to purchase peace at the price of honor But
the integrity Of the South may, we think, still bs
preserved within the Union Can we not eight
II necessary, for our rights in the Unisn as well
| a. out of 1t.
| ANOTHER MARI's MIST. "-The hanging O,
| hitchings and his son, at Bennettsville C.
| turns out to be hoax, and the startling story
| about boxes Of revolvers and pixies a humbug OF
| the drst water Hitchings was examined and
discharged. How Sill we are making ourselves
In the eyes Of all sensible people.-SaranmaI Re-
I publican.
The Cosr OF DIsUNIoN.-The Memphis Enoui
rer lBel) enters into a cool calculation of the coat
| OF disunion. says But let Us suppose MissIs.
| sippi out OF the Union. She must have a govern
| ment-she must have her Congress (who wouId
call 1t Legislature,) and she must have Minster,