Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-02-20

child, while in the hight Of Ills passion and
without giving him time to become cool and
repcuHont Of his ofensc, would by all scns;-
Olc persons. DC pronounced as inluman and
"nw'So. Stitch S the condition Of the Sc
ccd'ns States, in reference Ia tho genera,
government. While on the surface of affairs
this seeding movement seems 10 I've not on, :.
popular, but almost unanimous, it is never.
si'e'ess fact, that there is, in all ,those
states, large, and powerful class Of The peo .
PIE who do not sympathive at al. in the
movement. They comprise the conservative
ana mora! classes; the patriotic and union
loving citizens, men who justly appreciate,
anu desire to preserve the benc fits of the
Union. 1t Is true that the class have not.
rs jet, bssn able to make their influence
let with sufficient force to stem the Tide 81
secession; but it is equally true that s,c},
= class does cxist-that thoy are beginning
to rally and move in the right DIRECTION
and that It time be only given them. they
will yet be able, not OIL ) to check tn, dis.
union movement, but eventually ia, brin.
back the seeding States. 10 enable them
to do this, they must havo footing to
ssah1 "2cn; and hence they asked Of north
e'h meSioer such concessions as will enable
,he'n 70 show the people Of the south, who
nave been deluded and rendered mad by the
misrepresentation Ct the disunion leaders.
that they have really nothing 10 fear from
inc policy Of the incoming administration
At tie same time they do not ask tho Re.
p"'''cans to sacrifice any practical adyan-
tase or principle. This is the pcsition al
all the Union men Of the border States, Of
whom johnson, E,her,lge and Nelson, OF
Tennessee, Gllmer, Of North Carolina, Adj
ans, Moore and Anderson, of Kentucky.
Sl'!!s"n and Clemens; OF Virginia, Hamilton.
OF Texas, Barrett, of Missouri Bouligny.
OF Louisiana, and others are fair tvpe. =
ihese men are true, patriotic and union
loving men. They are willing and ready to
meet ard fight the disunion movement, and
only ask that the north shall not render
them powerlcss by cxasperating the South
ern people, resortiaS to cocrcivc measures,
before they have time to operate uopn the
public mind there. 1t does seem to me
that every sensible man ought to DO willing
to cooperate with them in such work.
Already the good effects Of their efforts is
being seen in Tennessee, kentucky, Mary
land. and more particularly in the election
in Virginia. on the 4:h instant. That cleo.
ton is looked upon as practically deciding
the course OF the border Slave States, and
in fact sounding the death kncl! of disunion.
| Still, We must not deceive ourselves by
this apparent victory, nor loose its practical
fruits by too l'asty action, or by refusing
now to grant what the border States ask.
In fact, it was only upon the assurance tina,
this should be granted them, that this rcsal,
was obtained. Had the people of virginia
been satisfied that no CONCESSION would be
made by the North, the disunion tickle,
would have been Overwhelmingly elected
and as it is. the Union men are such only or
the conditions that their reasonable requests
should be complied with 30 too Of the
Union men Of the other border States. And
the real question now IS, whether tho North
will consent to such an arrangement as shall
satisfy the border States, and retain then
within the Union, or by refusing to do this
let them go with seeding States; for nj
matter whether justifiable or not sub, IL,
thut erent, ,o,N be Their action. or course, M
one thinks Of trying to pasify the sccejin,
States, by any sort ola compromise.
Of the various compromises proposed, il
is difficult to tell, which will be likely TO b,
adopted probably not either, exactly a:
they now stand, but instead. one cmbracin,
in part the features Of several. Tho Crit
tenden plan appears to be most popular i,
tho &C a"try, if we are to judge by the mum
Der Of petitions sent in asking for its adop
ton; but is evident that The people did no
understand it as applying to ali Ttrr.t,r.
he'ee'terto Be oc3ntrta. When it is distinct
~ understood that all our future acquisitions
Of Territory will in all human probrbilit,
'be south Of Sc deg 80 min, it will be a;
once seen that this is simply u propositio,
to pledge in advance, all Territory hereafter
acquired, to slavery! Of course no sucf
proposition will be entertained by Republic
cans for a moment; and hence it is unnecos
sary to waste time in talking further abou
this. y -. 1a5%03l .a;a4usl
The next plan, is the restoration Of til,
Missouri Compromise line, simply. Witt
this the border State men say they will b.
satisfied, accompanied with constitutions
guaranty that slavery in the States shall no
he interfcrcd with by tho General Govern
mont, and which everybo1;; is wiling t.
give, as no such power is claimed by AM
one now: and to attempt to exercise it, i
;. expressly denounced now in the Chicay
platform. This many Of the Republican
say they arc willing to g;vc-particularl,
those from the border free States. l AZ,
aware that ultra Republicans object to this
as backing down; but the conservative por
ton do dot so consider it. They say. tn
Republican party was formed in opposition
to, and because Of the repeal OF that line an,
the attempt Of the Democrats to cxten>
slavery into the free Territory north Of t.
This last attempt we have defeated, by tn,
contest in Kansas. She is now = free Stat
in the Union. If therefore. VIZ now compc
them to come to us and ask for rcstoratio,
Of that line, that certainly is triumph 70
us, and not for them. That would leave tn,
condition Of the Territory south OF it ais,
|ye to he decided; and we could keep sla
very out If it by the same means by which j
was kept out Of Kansas. This last ider all,
receives great strength from the fact that w
shall be in prssc >sion Of the government, ant
instead Of its patronage, influence and arm,
used against freedom there, VIC can us
them in favor Of it. In fact the great oh
lection to this plan is, that IL dies MT sett1
the slavery question. It would have it a
before bone Of contention still; and wha
Everybody desires, is to see it finally dis
posed Of Asto New Mexico ever becoming
or at least remaining q, slave State no on
has any fear The crest Influences IF H.