Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-11-23

From the Philadelphia American, 10TH
South Carolina is FESTIVE and threatens
to be beligerent. The Governor of Geor-
gia has sent message to the Legislature
Of that State, which we forbear to char
acterize as it deserves. merely from an in
disposition to add word to the present
excitement, but which we must sayis afro
cious in some Of its sentiments, consider
ing that this is the nineteenth century
Ard perhaps Alabama, and Florida, and
Mississippi may exhibit TIE same question
able tempers. These signs 60 not alarm
us, either for any injury to ourselves, or
what is more important, to the integrity of
| the government. If the leaders, politi-
clans and denagogues,. who are now so We
hement and furious, were all combined on
one scheme, they could not disturb, or
even affect, the stability of the Union
which our forctothers bequeathed to US
They may fret and fuine as much as thew
please, but they cannot shake the public
confidence, nor carry out the threats
which reckless agitators are SO free to
illuminate.
If the Union could be jeopardized from
such causes, orby such vaporing, it would
not be worth preserving an hour. Its
strength consists in the attachment and de-
votion of the people, and whenever they
are shaken by some reason which subverts
the Constitution, there will be no Union
to cherish or protect. These tcmpcsts
have hoWlcd before now, and after an in
terval may be anticipated again They do
not disturb or diminish our confidence in
free institutions. In all violent fermenta
tons the tlregs rise to the surface, and
from the absence of leading Southern
minds in the present excitement. we may
infer they have not yet, at least, partici
participated, whatever some of them NAV
be compelled to do under political manpu
lation hereafter
1t is gratifying to observe. amidst all
the commotion in South Carolina, and the
threatened steps for immediate dissolution.
that the Legislature consented to choose
the usual number of Presidential electors,
and thus to preserve a temporary connec
ton with the Federal government, which
some of the patriots were so anxious to dis
card and repudiate. Every cloud is said
to have silver lining, and we must hail
this as an suspicious omen of returning
reason That State has gone too far to
escape calling convention to pass rcsolu-
tions, but we will indulge the hope, while
conceeding to South Carolina all her histor-
ical glory, and all the chivalry she NAV
claim, that rash counsel will not lead her
farther, or compel tr'Hl of strength IN
der the Constitution
As we said on former occasion, there
are thousands of true, brave and high men
there, who honestly believe themselves 3D.
pressed now and threatened with invasion
OF their rights, destruction of their proper
ty, and subvcrsion OF their liberties. We
would be the last to blame gallant people
for resisting supposed tyranny, Let us,
therefore. strive to convince them Of their
error, by the arguments which belong to
men equally courageous and honorable.
but not at the sacrifice of principle or
manhood This is our advice, and will
form the basis Of our own action.
So far as the alleged designations of the
ed, our impression is they will not be ae-
cepted by the President, and that their
functions will be administered as hereto
fore Mr. Coleock, the Collector there.
has always been an open dsunionist, was
appointed by Gen. Pierce, after be had
proclaimed himself such in the House of
Representatives. Mr.. Huger. the Post
master, IS not named as having resigned
and We are rather inclined to think, will
not commit that needy folly at this time
lie IS Of an old and honored family, with
revolutionary blood in his veins, and can
afford to do duty to the Union without be-
ing suspected Of disloyalty to the State
We venture the prediction confidently now.
and right in the face of all this excitement
that there will be no serious trouble. and
that the Union, instead of being veal ened
will be strengthened by the menaces of the
SeccssioDlsts.
job Work done at this Office