, 1860-10-03

li4A tl6 f1fnt of rms hl4ck8 10 ~ Ao9E WAX ~ =
whttssinto the Territories, aad BY ths urgent
desire Of many Of that party 10 augment ths
number Of the 6,aet, BY frash importatfons from
Africa.
In regard to the governmental and economic
view of the case, IN eminent Southern atAtea-
man has tersely a.id that Capital ought to own
its labor" Certainly it ought and does, when
erer it is able and willing to buy its labor by
paying honest wages tor honest WORK.
But cannot SEE any greater necessity ior
capital employed in farming to own the men ~
who do the labor, than for capital employed IN
building houses to own the carpenters and ma
hons who erect them. But it / am wrong in
this. aud the dogma be really = trus maxim, Is
applied 10 the laborers, still, think there il
another aphorism qui,e Is true and far more
bene6eent, especially in = new country, that
is, L7bor ought to 6ton it, kdnd.
The main objections urged against the cleo
ton Of Air. Lincoln are not directed against him
personally, for it is only Just tribute to his
personal character, that no one imputes TO him
evil designs a8ainst the country, nor lmagtnes
that when he becomes presideut he will sttempt
any great wrong to tho nation, or any section
OF it. But cunning tacticians suggest, and
some timid patriots fear, that certain truccnlent
politicians in the south will seize upon Lincoln's
election "a pratext for rising in rebellion, to
put down President constitutionailJ and law.
fully ohossn-
If you have any such idle fears, beg you to
dismiss them 1t once. leat they lead you to the
injustice Of imputing to the Southern States, or
even to tho body Of Southern Democrats, the
purpose to commit crime 1t ouco 80 wicked
and so foolish.
We all know that there ere in tho South few
aelf.coueeited egots, who, Whenever they Il id
the votes and the arguments all against them,
appeal 10 our fears, By threats Of indefinite mis-
chief, hoping TO win triumph over Justice,
reason. and The public will, bY sheer bullying.
tell you, my friends, that tho Southern peo.
pie ure not guilty Of that wicked crime and stu
pid folly; they know 81 well as We can tell them
that armed resistance to = lawfully chosen
President is treason they know that govern
1nent that has not ths power and the will to
contemplate government; and fhey <speeidily
need government strong enough topsoteet all
its people. They know that armed re:istance
to lawful President is but the beginning Of
civil wkr; snd civil war ~ our people are now
divided, would be suse to run into social war !;
that is, war in S:Ate+ counties, neighbor-
hoods, and then what human power could pre-
much I may differ from many Of our southern
brethren upon certain poiuts Of governmental
policy, rely upon their wisdom and patriotism
to put down the few despeEadoes among theu.
and thus prevent the initial crime, which, if al.
loved to be successfully committed. would i'm
pe&A tuo "o1!0 y Ia6t uep6 0i republican fFee-
dom, aud would not fail to draw in its train the
complicated horrors Of civil. social, and ssrvils
war.
l1ely, say, confidently upon the virtue and
patriotism Of the Southern people; but eyen if
these we're wanting, / would still rely upon
their plain reason ald common sense, for none
but mad men would teach their slaves, BY their
own bad example, how to rise, in bloody rebel
lion against lawful authority.
Knowing our earnes. devotion to our Union,
and our willingness to make great sacrifices to
preserve It, the plan Of intimidation is still pur
sued, and appeals are still made to our fears.
and men do it who ought to know better. and
acting upon the maxim Of moral philosophy, a.
taught in the court Of King Charles the Sec
ond, they assume as true, that:
'Mo:t mt are coward, ali men shoud bc lu,yea and i,
:, tie tte sutject mattl Q: debate
- o1F "aos tne >asse o' ue a's1 sae.'
ana >ney act as IT they expected us to believe,
upon Their interested testimony, two very false
ana oeoasiug propositions First, that il Lin
coin IS elected, there will bs rebellion in the
south; and second, that our government is 20
weak and co"afdly, that 1t caneot naintain it.
ser and execute tue laws-and all this is done
aa clever trick, to frighten Lincoln men from
me conclusion Of their own Judgments and con-
scieace, and drive them to vote ior some o.Ler
candidate to whose support they could never
be brought BY any motive mora respectable
than fear. Fear, 1T best, even when genuine
and honest, il I. debasipg passion, and makes
men do a great many mean things which when
the fit ia on, they are ashamed Of. But fear.
unreal ana feigued, simulated only as a cover
aud excuse for some mean action, ia despicablv
vile. Hypocrisy, even when it preteuds to be
virtuous aad brave, is bad enough, bnt the by-
pocrisT Of fear and cowardice is the last poor