Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-06

Democratic coorG But the great mass or our people
think dierenty-they believe that there Is hope for
Southern safety in the Union; that great property
institution OF slavery n imminent pef that the gov
eminent will be used for Its destruction; that domestic
nsurrecton and serye revolt will be encouraged; that
the right recover their fugitive property in the non
saveholdng States, S already ieyocably nuilhed and
abolished; hatthe paramount law Of sclfpreservation
demands the Immediate resumption Of State sovereignty
and separate Independence II you will contemplate
the position Of the South. from The stand point which
de occupies the Of the North Will understand and
appreciate, though they may regret, depore and dlap
prove. They cannot fail to discover that people thus
situated and thus viewing the future before them could
be deferred from any course which their udgmentor
their safety might ndicate by the threat OF eoercon.
Why sir, such threat will drive them into consoda
ted unit for resistance; it viii indignation.
fearful and terrific as the hroes OF Vesuvius. No, my
dear SIR let not the true OF the North become exas.
peraed; let them keep cool, with their swords ever
drawn and giiiiefhg against tho Republicans They
| the worst enemies to the Union They enemies to
the best interest OF humanity and the hopes the world
Though severed by our political ties let the feeling Of
mutual friendship between the Constitutional men OF the
North and The South he preserved and cherished. It
may be the basis OF glorious reconstruction OF Un.
ion at future time. Let the true Constitutional men
Of the North, forever refuse to become supple tools
The oedent troops OF BLACK Republican policy, 10 sub
due Hnd conquer brave brotherhood at the South, who
animated by heroic determination to protect them
selves against aggression upon their rights interests and
domestic peace and security. II Northern friends
should think the South precpate hOtheaded and rash,
let them bear in mind that the wrongs Of which they
plain, are admitted to be UEc0nstionGl s0roR9s by
all true men, both sections and that upou every con-
sderation Of sound craftsmanship Of truth justice and
humanity, better for the Union to be severed than
for liberty to perish. The Union Is policy, liberty,
necessity the Union may be reconstructed, but liberty
lost, cannot be regsned the Union is the body buter.
ty Is the SOUL that inspires society with Its energy its ac
| tlvty, its enterprise is life, ... ...
Coercion, therefore, must fail to the Union. 1t
cannot possibly produce good It will be the parent Of
more woe than stains the annals Of all recorded time
1T will be fatal to republican institutions, founded upon
he consent OF the Coercion must he either
successful or unsuccessful that to say must either
conquer the seceting States or fail TO do II success
full the aeoedng States Ions free and sovereign
but subjugated provinces. This, therefore, would be IA
tai to liberty as have shown in foregoing paragraph.
unsuccessful then civil strife will DESTROY our
greatness and we shall fall easy prey to foreign nyas
ion, become the restless victims Of ceaeess seyou
tions like The unhappy people OF Mexico and Central
America In either the of liberty must 90 down
In blood. The Black Republicans, influenced by the
wretched fanatics Of Exeter Hail. may such
picture with psasure but the true friends of humanity
and freedom, of civilization and religion, will turn from
1t with sckened hearts. Despots everywhere will re.
jOce over DOWNFALL evidence OF the ncapacity Of
to govern himself the evidence that popular In
siutOns failure; the evidence that crowns and
thrones necessary the existence Of society and the
webeing Of mankind as evidence OF the Divine right
Of Kings"
In is wise dspensation, God has committed to the peo.
die Of the United states, the conservation Of an ines
mable boon to mankind. That boon Is Popular Sover.
eighty Our fathers yindcated it by the sword and bap
zed it in the blood Of the revolution After they had
achieved the Independence Of the colonies the momen
Qus question for them 10 solve was how could they best
geriotQ the great trust Confded to their keepingl
They wesS weak, each being Incompetent to maintain
federal compact, for defenca against foreign at
tack and ntsion 10 render the CoDfederacy efficient
an army ani navy were necessary; foreign commerce
must be nakntaned and defended treaty relations es
abshed anf the proper embassies created. Hence they
| organizedG General Goyernment for the Union and
clothed wh the war making and taking power; and to
preysLt the injury to foreign commerce. which might
produced by conflicting regulations Of the various States
they also clothed II with the power 10 regulate
among the States Such the great purpose Of the
Federal Government 1t was established mainly for the
administration AID conduct OF foreign Affairs and rea.
ons. 1t was never designed that it should interfere
with the great doctrine Of popular sovereignty but
every restraint is laid upon IT, necessary to prevent It's
trepchng upon it. and every power delegated was to
exercised for the protection ofevery State In the full en-
joyment OF this fundamental principle Of American lib.
ery. In fine, they decided, that federal Union was
the bestform in which the principle could be embodied
Tor Its preservation But II does not follow, that the
maintanance Of the form of the Union, is necessarily
the conservation of the principle That Union may be
used as an instrument TO destroy the Princpls and
therefore when thus used, Termination Of the Union
may be the best and only way to the principle Are
the platform and policy of the Republican party Of the
north directly antagonstct to the doctrine Popular Sow.
eiegnty, and they not striving to the Federal
Government as the instrument Of enforcing their pn
cples, and policy7 II permitted to proceed without
opposition where will 1t land US? II will bury us
beneath the ruins Of tho Constitution and erect over our
dshonored political grave acosssa structure Of conso
idated empire. do not make these remarks to justify
hasy and preciptate secession. think every const-
tuonal means Of redress in the Union, should be ex.
haused before Tesorting to the uifn0 ratio rCOitaa;
and In the case existng have strong hope that
such redress might be had II the South would wait for
| the effort. But make these remarks, first, to draw
special attention to the great duty OF considering. as
permanent consideration the prlrople Of Popular Soye-
regnty, which God has committed to u.s. for the benefit
OF our posterity and the world; and secondly to show
that dissolution 10 not necessarily destruction Of but
erhaps the only mode by which that important trust
be faithfully executed Therefore, let not friends
Of liberty despair. Popular Sovereignty may be safe
In some other form than that Of tho federal Union. It
is our duty to see TO IT, that it Bha be- ~ within the
scope ofpossbiity. Let not get Into an uncontroa
BILE passion with each other, North and Souh ard 70 to
lighting and sheddin9eaeh othersblood That will des.
troy popular sovereignty, as have shown bat let Us
rather cast around, in all earnesness and fidelity to
certain how II nay be crystaiZed into other forms more
enduring possible and less liable to be abused by IA
natlcsm. laH
am treating diss tuition as q xed fact. Il is difficult
to realize it, tits painful to confess it, Therefore, the
future concerns us most new order Of things must
inevitably supervene The desideatumi Is to adj our
selves IT, with the least possible shock to trade ipus
try, labor capital and social relations yield to the
temptation to make aiinge remark this head, and
then shall close this long rambling communication
The present crisis will certainly eventuae in two new
governmental organiEations-Lmay, In several There
must inevitably be one North and one South. There
may be Eastern, Western Northern, Southern, Pac
i1e and Middle. The present Federal Union is the out
growthhe form, which, In its vital energy and insnc-
tive EFFORT Popular Sovereignty has elaborated for its
preservaton The destruction OF that Union Ia not
death to the principle for II Is immorlal but IL will II
permitted to act In accordance with the great law Of or
der enshrne itself in other appropriate FORMS equally
efficient and perhaps more enduring 1t may, as have
said beget two several new Republics from the mate
eria OF the old Hence the great duty OF wise sates-
manshp will be- first and above all things, to permit this
great principle to enegize without restraint; to work
without hinderance; to act without obstruction to per-
form its own mighty functona, In accordance with the
normal forces OF II being sagacious and observing men
will soon detect the direction Of Its activities and ten
denotes to organiEation Then, II will be the second
great duty Of wise satesmanshp, cordially to co.ope
rate with and aid 1t In working out Its bene,ent pur-
poses. We may not see the movements OF the principle,
nor understand its silent and acute modus opeTun-
di, any more than we understand the mysterious
chemical agency, by which crystals wrought, in
the dark cayerns OF the earth. But We shall zee
the result and we may knoto II will be riaht, be.
cause the OF order whn left free 10 ac are as
ring as 0mnsciense, for lhey are ordained Of God H.
Hence matters not how many governmental organiEa.
tons. may be consructedrom the materials of the pres.
ent crumblng confedescy; may sstsed that all
will be for the best II We have been wise enough to CO.
operate with, instead OF seeking to control and direct
the great law of order to which have aluded. They
will be but the houses which Popular Sovereignty will
have erected for its preservation. Why them should
not such new governments live In harmony and friend.
shpp7 Speaking the language holding to the sane
from the amnesty aud neces.
sarly linked TO the destiny why may they not form
treaties OF friendship among themselves and enter into
league for defense and the promotion Of all the
Interests thatare coupled with foreign relations and
eroal and political nercourse7 II the temper Of the
people be right these results may be expected and popu
lar liberty perhaps more impregnaby ntrenched. But
all viii be lost, II We fall to fighting and spilling each
ohers blood An attempt at coercion, will be fatal to
lhe car Of civilization and Chrstsnity herself clad in
wseds OF will weep over the folly Of the times and
Che inconsderate rashnets OF horvored people. Time
rapidly unroling the scroll Of mighty events every
ld Is pregnant With destiny. May God give US courage
aanal 10 the crisis. fidelity canal to duv: fort tde cn