The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-06-20

ne ssbsen temporarily inssedis.ra 3, q
sece,led Staes. il is we'll understood thae
this step has been taken O. . mers neaoas
Of policy for the purpose Of imprsasisg ths
Border States. and OF conciliasieg Ne Eu.
ropesn powers. The ultimate IeSsaisaeioa
of this trade. by . republic profsssssg - bs
based upon African servitude. moss tollov
as certainly as does the conclusioa ffoa The
premises Of mathematical proposi>5oa. h
Kentucky prepared to sse the hand upca
The dial plate OF her civifsalson rudely
thrust back a century. and 70 staaA 1e1bss
the world the confessed champioe q he
African slave hunter? II she. With bos m
sullied fame. ready to become apasdss 70
the rapacity Of the African slave Aades.
who burdens the very winds Of IL go with
the means Of the wretohsd captivse whose
limbs he has loaded with chains, asd whoe
hearts he has brokcnf do not, eanocs
believe il. ssf % 9aea
For this catalogue Of what KentaoAy
must suffer IN abandoning her present. hon-
ored and secure position. and bscomisg .
member OF the Southern Confederocy, what
will be her indemnity! Nothing. absolute
y nothing. The i'll woven ambitica of Somo
OF her sons may possibly reach The Presi-
dency of the new Republic; that h all-
Alas! alas! for that dream Of the Ppssi6eu-
cy of Southern Republic which Aas dis-
turbea SO many pillows in the South. end.
perhaps. some in the West, also, end wAooo
lurid light. like demons torch. i Leading
nation to perdition!
The cla,nor that in insisting upon the
South obeying the laws. the great pSiaeipls
that all popular governments rest upon the
consent Of the governed is violated. should
not receive moments consideration. Pop
nlar government does. indeed. rest upon The
cnnsent of the governed. but IL 10 upon the
consent, not Of all, bxt ofa majority ef the
gocerned. Criminals are every day pun
ished and made to obey the laws, certainly
against their win, and no man supposes that
the principle referred to 10 thereby invaded.
\ bill passed by . ieg;slature. BY tho ma
jorisy of single vote only. though the con-
stituents of all who voted against 10 shoald
be in fact as they arc held to be in theory,
opposed to its provisions, still ID not the
less operative ss law, and no right Of sslf-
government is thereby tramplsd upon.-
The clamor alluded to assumes thss the
States are separate and independent govern
ments and that laws enacted under the au-
thority of all may be resisted and repealed
at the pleasure Of each. The people Of the
United States. 90 far as the powers Of the
general government are concerned, are .
unit. and laws passed BY . majority Of all
are binding upon all. The laws and Con-
s,ilution. however. which the South now re.
sists. have been adopted BY her sanction.
and the right she now claims is that OF q
feeble minority TO repeal what . majority
has adopted. Nothing could Be more falla-
cious
Civil war, under oil circumstsueae he
m terrible 1n Sal.m.sy and yse ron s..i..a
upon the Government Of the United States.
Kentucky should not look so much at tho
means which may be necessarily employed
in its prosecution. as At the machinatiOns BY
which this national tragedy has bssn bsought
upon u.s. When l look upon this bright
land, a few months since so prospsrous. SO
tranquil. aud so free. and now behold II
desoiated by war, and the firesidss Of iss
thirty millions of people darkened. aad Their
bosoms wrung With anguish. and know q
do, that all this is tho work OF SCORE or
two Of men. who. over all this nanonai ruin
and despair. are preparing to carve with
the sword their way to aests OF permanens
power, I cannot but feel that they are aecu.
mulating upon their souls an amount OF
quilt hardly equaled in all the ATROCITIES OF
the annals of our race from the Foundations
of the world. Kentucky may rest veil as-
sured that this conflict, which 10 oss of seid.
defense, will be pursued on the part Of the
Government in the patesual spirit ia which
a father seeks to reclaim his srrinS o6spStog.
No conquest. no effusion Of blood, 10 sought
In sorrow. not in anger. the prsyes Q! oil u
that the end may be reached withous loss OF
life or waste Of property. Among the moss
powerful instrumentalities. relied On tor re-
establishing the authority OF the 0ovsrn-
ment, is that Of the Union sentiment OF the
South. sustained by liberated press. Nis
now trodden to the earth under . reign OF
terrorism which has no parallel bus N the
worst days Of the French Revolution. Ths
presence OF the Government viii enable u 20
rebound. and look its opprsseoss y tne
face At present we are assured snes q the
seeded States no man expresses IN opin'oo Q
opposed to the re volution bot st sbe haessso
OF his life and property. The ooly light
which is admitted into political discussion u
that which flashes from the sword o. Gisams
from bristling bayoneta. A fe~ days sines
one of the United States Senatoss 6eo VIZ
ginia published manifesto. in which hc
announces, with orraculaT solennaey ana
severity. that all ciisens who Woeid NOT
vote for secession, but wsrs in favor Of ths
Union-not should or ought to-bss "Ag:1
Leave the State" These wosds hevs Y
them decidedly the crack Of ths ovssses9'
whip. The Ssnasos evidsntly tss.as VIZ
ginia as great negro quarter. n ghieh IN
lash is the appropriate emblso g ae:eofssy
and the only Argument he WI eoaoeso:ne
to use. However the frssmsa q oehe
parts Of the Stats may sbass shsosee.es nm
der the exercise Of this iasolsnS 80 Pro
serip.ive tyranny. should ths 0ses1ee. vii
this scourgs Of slaves. eadesves = envs ~
neonle of Western virginis fsoo 49, hooe'
/ I viii only say il the Isssaass 49, ness
tive of Giipin's ride: s xs8aeA.B 80
.MsyI - sh~s
I. would certsinIy prove dsspay inAssss'
ing spectacle.
II is true shas bsfoes this dslivssaoee o
the popular mind Of The oo.AA Iron q
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