Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-12-27

rendence and at war with the law of Coda who
indebted for bis present election to the PRESIDENCY
alone to his abolition sentiments-and who stands
pedeed to the doctrine of the rrepressibe conflict
and indeed claims to be its first advocate ?or shall we
look for this hope the whispered intimation that
when secure of his Office Lincoln will prove aithess to
the principles of bis party and false to his pledges
or, in bis emphatic declaration OF May 1922 lna1 ne
would oppose the lowering OF the Republican stand
ard by hairs breath " in the public announcement
made by Senator rumbull" of Illinois, since the cleo
ton IN the presence of Mr.. Lincoln that be, Lincoln,
would maintain and carry forpard the principles on
(Which he Uds eecte1" at the time holding up the
military power of the United States as the instrument
aitv to enforce obedience to the incoming abolon al
minstration should any Southern State secede from the
Union or the prospect OF more etclent execution
of the fuciye slave law when the marShas offices IN all
the Northern States shall have been filled with Lincons
abolition appointees in the refusal of Vermont since
the election of Lincoln by the decisive vote OF more
than two to in her Legislature, to repeal the Per
sona Liberty Bill of that State or Shall we look Ior IL
in the doctrines of negro equality which finds among
its warmes supporters the brightest lights OF the Black
| Republican party or in the announcement soemniy
made by conventions speakers papers, ana all otner
organs of the party that the recognized rights OF the
South to equality and protection of slave property shall
never be tolerated in the fact that the party is not
only sectional in its principles but sectional In It's mem
bershp thereby giving to the South the promise OF such
boon as she may hope to receive from the Black Repub
lcans in their new assumed character OF guardians and
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men, that the decisions of the Supreme Court IN favor
of our constitutional rights to be met not with rea
and argument for reversal but with the more potent
and practical remedy of organization OF the Court
by adding sufficient number of abotionlss to reverse
existing decisions in the pregnant fact developed by
the census returns coming in, that the numerical
maiorg of the North is steadily and rapidly creasng
with the promise of still further increase, by the addl
ton of free States carved out of that common ter
ritory, from which the South is to be excluded by
just and unconstitutional legislation; or 10 such mani
fesations of Northern sentiment as led to the nomna
ton by this party of John A. Andrews for Governor
of Massachusetts, after he had declared his sanction ard
approval of the Ohm Brown raid in the election OF
the same Andrews that Office by seventy thousand
majority after he had declared bis anxiety to abolish
slavery, that be could not wait for Providence to
wipe it out but must himself undertake the duty with
the aid of his Black Republican brethren shall
be pointed the defiant tones of triumph which ill the
whole Northern air with the wild shouts of Joy and
thanksgiving that the days OF slavery are numbered,
and the hour draws near when the " higher law and
hatred of slavery and shareholders shall be substituted
for the Constitution and spirit of former brotherhood;
to the cold irony which speaks through their press of
the inconvenience of negro Instructions arson, and
MURDER which may result in the South from the election
OF Lincoln. In Of these, nor OF the other facts to
which have before referred, anything be found to
justify The hope suggested by those confding friends
who i'll this hour Of gloom and dependency, are dis
posed to hope against hope.
Turning from these indications in the political world
to the quiet and peaceful walks OF social and re-
ligous life, let US pause for moment, and look to the
pulpit the Sunday schools and all the of Christ
ian influence, fer cheering beam of light. Unfor-
tunatey, wherever you find the presence of Black Re
pubicanism it is engaged in this work of educating the
hearts of the people to hate the institution OF slavery
The pulpit orgets every other doctrine to thunder its
anhemas against the institution, whilst the Sunday
school room is made the nursery of youthful abolition
lists The hope we are asked to adopt will find in these
sources no encouragement or support On the contra
ry nothing has contributed the creation of that
bitter feeling of hatred which pervades the two
ons of the country, than the religious teachings of the
North 1t has broke social relations, severed churches
aud now threatens, in company with its political hand
maid, Black Republicansm, to overthrow once hap
Ply and glorious Union
refer one other source upon which the South is
asked to y, and will then close the argument. We
expected in view of all these facts, to rely for
safety and protection upon the uncertain and at BEST
trembling majority in the two Houses of Congress,
and told, with earnest appeal for further delay,
that with majority in Congress against him, Lincoln
is pOwerless 20 do harm. [ doubt not the sinceri-
ty of those who present this appeal against Southern
action but their confidence in its merit only shows
how very superficial has been their consideration of
the subject /. indeed true that without majority
In Congress, Lincoln will not be able to carry out at
present, all the aggressive measures Of his party
But let ask if that feeble but constantly decreas
ing majority in Congress against him, arrest that
tide OF popular sentiment at the North against slave
~, which, sweeping down all the barriers of truth,
justice and constitutional duty has borne Mr.. Lincoln
into the Presidential chair? Can that Congressional
majority faint and feeble it is known to be, repeal
the unconstitutional legislation of those ten nullifyng
States of the North? Can it restore the lost equali-
y of the Southern States? Can it give to the South
Its constitutional rights? Can it exercise its power in
one single act of legislation in favor without the
concurrence of Lincoln? or can it make christians of
Beecher, Garrison, Cheever, and Wendell Phillips or
patriots OF Seward, Chase, and Webb? Can that ma
Jorty IN Congress control the power and patronage of
President Lincoln? Can it stay his arm when he
Yields the offices and patronage of the Government to
cement and strengthen the antislavery sentiment which
brought bis party into existence and which alore can
preserve it from early and certain dissolution Can it
prevent the use of that patronage for the purpose of
ganzing IN the South band of apOlogiss-the mate
rial around which Black Repub,canism hopes, during
his four years, to gather organization in Southern
States to be the allies of this party in its insdous war
fare upon our family fresdes and affairs I? True but
over-anxlous friends of the Union at the North faithful
but over conhdng of the South, may catch at this
congressional majority straw butt will only be to grasp
and sink with it.
! The facts and considerations which have endeav-
ored to bring to your view present the propriety of
resistance, the part of the South to the election of
Lincoln In very different light from the mere
question of resisting the election of President who has
been chosen In the usual and constitutional mode 1t
not simply that comparatively obscure abotionist
who haes the institutions OF the South has been elected
President and that asked to live under the ad-
mlnlstraton OF man, who commands neither our re-
spect nor confidence that the South conempates ress
lance even to dsunion. Wounded honor mig tolerate
the outrage until by another vote of the people, the nu
sance could be abated but the election of Mr. Lincoln
involves far higher considerations 1t brings to the
South the solemn Judgment of majority of the people
every Northern State-with solitary exception-in
favor of doctrines and principles yioatve of her eons
tutona rights humiating to her PRIDE destructive of
her equality In the Union and raught with the greatest
danger to the peace and safety of her people, It can be
nd nofh lirrbt fbor loolo