Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-23
VIsw.ofthe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Governor Magoin has written long letter to the ed
tor of the Frankfort Woman the sum and substance OF
which il, wait for an covert act" He saws;
'Ths it seems to me- is the course Of moderation aud
prudence aud wisdom; certainly So because neither Mr..
Lincon nor bis party pass any law 1t the opposition
remain true thai viii violate our rights. tie cant even
get An appropriaton bill through Congress to carry on
Inc government He can't appoint his Cabinet officers
Who mas be offensive the Democratic party and to the
slave States he can 10 nothing with the present House
Of Representatives aud Senate, backed by the Supreme
Court 20 violate rights Let the -hspNbIieaii
MEMBERS Of tie OppositicH firmly rssOlys not TO discuss
ne question, Of SLAVERY any more and chen tie RepH6ti-
ea hare done lei them p0ts doom their measures aud pre-
coed % 6usnsss upon s other important interests Of tas
eoirv The question has been discussed too much al
ready and let them resolve they will discuss t no more
IL only produces discord Strife ordinations and recrm-
nations and sunders all those fraternal ties socially pc
hlically and reigiously, which bind US together
The Governor then bitterly complains Of the conduct
Of Gov DenusOn of Ohio in not surrendering, on his
rsquisitiOu, fugitive from justice, charged with assist
ug a slave 70 run away. Here is what Gov. Magcin
proposes to do on that subject in lieu OF secession:
al shan ,ake this violated right the for the
remedy. Failiog there would take it to Congress, as
there is an antRepubhcin Congress, aud they give
the remedy Mr. LucOn will be called on to sign or veto
the bill We will test the question where We have rights
whether or not We have remedies. We will test the
question whether or not our rSus are 10 DC teseceu
under TIE laws aud the decisions Of the Supreme Court
Of TIE United States Failing there, shall tell the PEG
ME Of Kentucky in the last resort Here IL your viola
ted right have done all 30 20 obtaia the RENE
DIV. You are States rights people, and now, falling
back upon your reserved rights will advise such action
as l am sure you will take
He makes the following direct appeal to the Seces-
sicnisls:
TO South Carolina, aud such other States who may
wish 70 secede from the Uuion would say the geogra-
phy Of this country will not admit Of diyision-the
mouth and sources Of the Mississippi river cannot be
separatsd without the horrors Of civil wgr-We cannot
sustain you IN this movement merely on account OF toe
election Of Lincoln Do precipitae Us by premature
acon into revolution civil var tho consequences OF
ahch will be most frightul 10 all Of Us. IL may vet be
avoided There Is still hope, faint though it be. Ken
lucky Is border State and has suffered more than all
Of YOU she claims that standing upon the same sound
platform YOU vii. sympithze with her, and saud by
her and not desert her in her exposed perous border
position She has right claim that her voice and the
voice OF reason and moderation and patriotism, shall be
heard and needed BY you. II YOU secedo your Repre-
sentaves will 70 out OF Congress and leave us az the
mercy OF a Bi.ck Republican Government. Mr.. Lincoln
viii have 70 cheek He can sppoiut his Cabinet ana
have il confirmed Tie Congress viii then be Repub!-
can aud he will be able to pass such laws as he NAV sug
res The Supreme Court viii be pOwereSs TO protect
H. We implore YOU 20 stand by us and by friends
in the free SJa,ss aud let all he boid the true, and
t,f men m re fre and me siagS States, With united
front. stand Uy each other, by our principles, by our
rights our equality, honor and by the Union under
the Constitution I believe this is the only way to save
t and we DO it,