Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-01-25
GIVE MIR LINCOLN A FAIR TRIAL.

Hiram Ketchum, Esq, of New York, in lee
ture before the Historical Society of that city,
on the evening Of the 18th inst, thus invites the
South to give the administration of Mr.. LINCOLN
a fair trial, before condemning it;
lam quite tha the general tenor Of these remarks
and the tone OF feeling which they indicate our
brethren Al the South truly represent tue sentiments OF
vast majority In the free states. The South is under
great Misrepresentation this point IfMr Breckenridge
had been elected, or Mr. Bell or Mr. Douglas there would
not have been any serious eonm0On anywhere in the
country But Mr. Lincoln has been elected, and feeling
has hetn excited at the souh which Orebodes dssou
ton OF the Union. The cause of this feeling Is ami
mostly hostility the person Of the President elect
but the allegation Is made that the fact Of his election d
monsrAes that party is In the ascendant which meaBs
To wage agalnst established institution of the
South We do nut say that there has been no gruuRd
whatever for this conviction but we con6dentlv ntrn
and Southern friends that there is no sufficient
ground now. The result complained Of be asribad
to different eauses than that OF hostility to this southern
institution II Is really nothing than success in
popular election, by party which cannot possibly
remain united If it shall pursue line Of policy such is
the south charges II with the intention Of pursuing In
all fairness, the President elect is entitled trial that
he may develop his own line Of policy. We earnestly
council our friends nj the South give him that trial.
Results Of popular elections are not always evidence
der democratic institutions OF settled purpose OF the
majority Of our people The result in the under CON
sderaton is Of that description. II is manifest we
hink already that large seotious Of the republican parry
have not quite understood each other aud they are
not exactly agreed upon the kind Liquidation tlay want
We regard feow.eitzeus Of the South as brethren
aernising with IN the desire uphold the great con
federated republic Of the wOldhe pride and bonst Of Us
all Do not let prove before the world that OUT revo
tuition in lI76 has proved, after all, failure aud that the
glory which encrcles the Of Washington and other
great actors in that revolution Is only Illusion Come
let us reason together Let seek redress for all erev
aees In the Union and under the Constitution We can
not consent ourselves To out Of the Union or that any
should go out Of it, to find remedy for faneed Or rea
evils That Is going Into outer darkness the backusss N
darkness Besides-let ii he spoken with solemn enrnest-
moss and uo forgotten iorthese truths cannot possibly be
ignored, that We have government made established
by the people and for the people, that every government
though established by men, is when established an or.
dnhnce Of Almighty God and must he ubeyei not only
Tor wrath but for conscience s1ke In our own gOver-
ment particularly, recognize a Divine ordnance
which has the power, belonging to every government of
seltpreseryAon freely admit that where a govern.
mtnt has eearly failed to accomplish the beueteent Oh.
Jerls for which IL was created and remedy can he
found in the use Of peaceful means, aLd there u.s. in the
judgment 81 wise men, removable prospect that an AIDE.
quate remedy for existing evils can lie found in rsy1u.
ton then is revolution justdahe in no other case
submit to all reasonable whether this status exists
IN any part Vt this country at the present time There
are doubtless grievances OF which the South may right
illy complain but have all u redress e, resort
81 to- answer no, emphatlcally la this state alone
more imam $4,000 voters acted with ther southern
friends At the late election and willing TO continue
The contest at the ballot box with confident belief that
the majority against Us can be reversed.