The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-10-12
Cooling Down.

like their conledefa,ps in the North
have pushed their absurd gasconad,
a little too far, and are ias: rallyinl
the conservative sentiment of notl
sections. They were never anythin,
more than faction at best, anc
even in South Carolina, the hot.bed
OF utilization were put down by
the good sense oi the people in 1882
aud voted down in 1851, when a
direct test was made on tho at.
mtssion of California and the
Compromises of so, and after Mr.
Barnwcll l,hctt had tried his treas
onsble experiment of the Nashville
Convention, which came pretty near
being 1rummcd ont of that patriotic
city We are glad to sec the return
to reason, expressed in such scntl.
mcnts as the following from tn
Nc,c OI'eans Picayune, one Of the
most independent and influential
papers ot the South:
III Lincoln should be declared
President by the popular vot, some
OF the proiessed politicians oi tTc,
South declarc that it is ne.rs5iry
Tor an immediate convention VI the
Southern states t. nlvisn in rrgarI
To the establishment of u Su'hrrn
Republic. Al thi; rre.
para,ion for resort To desperate
remedies Tor q declaration of atual
revolution is the crownins work OF
some Of our politicians. The tram
is laid skilfully, and terrible cxpfo
sion might shatter the very found.
a,ions OF the Republic, # the people
only were ready for active and earn.
est co operation with them.
"Thc small popular strength Of
disunion opinions is most sriklngly
presented by the present diSavowals
Of the apostles themselves OF this
new evangcl. # Lincoln be elected.
as they constantly predict, it will
not be q reason Tor resisting his
or org ,nizing a new
Republic out of any portion NJ the
present federal government. Would
h not be a constitutional Prcsidehti
Would he not be chosen under oil
the forms OF law? ls it not fun
principle that the will Of
the majority shall prevail? That
this the popular sentiment Of the
South, is proved by the almost uni.
vcrsal dental Of disuniOnism, in view
Of tho occurrence Of such contin.
geucy, by men Of all p rties, and by
none with greater solcmnity than
the most radical of Southern asita-
tors"
A few vigorous woris like these.
from such Il source, are worth all the
lin an clamor Of q hunared demi
gogu"s and fire eaters, who own no
slavcs and have no stake in tho
South. They are very anXionS to
break up the Union. il we might be
licve them. and yet are still NOR
anxjoua to get into Congress in the
Union, AMI pocket SO 900 a wear
ont ot the federal tire .sury. TH"
Union is perfectly SAFE az lon. ~
there are offices to seek. The l. m,
isville Journal. which j. bv far the
rblest sup porter of Mr.. Bill, recent.
ly said that it Mr. Line In Was
elected, "nalivc krntuckianl. and
native Virginians, anl native Ten
ncssceans, ani native Mi-IisSippians
and native citizens OF all the South.
ern states" viii rct lily take ollicr
We have no don uf it curse Yea
AMI not only anticipate but dasi'r
that these Sh III have iull share o.
considerations
The SputhrrA opposition have
been crushed down by the organic ID
power of fedora! patronage, and they
have right to the places nov iillad
by the llessianS OF this adnjnl,tra
lion. More than this, we expect
that Mr.. Lincoln will olitr seats in
his Cabinet to three OF the best
Union men and ablest statesmen Ol
the South, who while they may not
agree with him entirely on some
poiuts of party creed, will be willing
to stand by the integrity OF the
Union, and to aid him with their
influence and counsel. in carrying
on the government in broad, IA
tional. AMI conservative m amer,
and giving the country and an l.
ministration which will well con.
trast with the corruption, imbccility
AMI tyranny OF the present despica
bile dynasty. Thesc are the results
which will certainly follow Mr..
Lincoin's election; and after his in
augnral address stall be delivered
and carefully pondered npon, we
venture to cay, all parties will agree
that the era OF good feeling has been
restored. as they will sec new and
healthy assurance OF peace, prosperi,
ty and happiness in the future.
WASHINGTON, October S.-Numer.
ous and urgent, but Intellectual ap.