, 1861-01-15
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JANUARY IS, 1861:

31t0CUL GEllI lEte Ck1E4EAk Ii 40 EAosAahsASt | .
ut none have or will counivo ut dlsokedience
o it while it is the law Of the land It be-
omcs every patriot to exert himself to the ut
most to disabusc tho popular mind OF errors
nd to establish that enlightened mutual .ap-
probation which alone Is wanted to reallze
:ordial and friendly relations Necessary to the
,eaee Of the country. Therefore It Is to be
loped thnt all the Legislatures Of the Free
States will 1T oucc repeal MI laws which upon
examination may be found In conflict With the
ctter or spirit Of the Constitution, so that
hey .mny stand blau1clcss IN the eyes OF tse
world, and have CAUSE to hope ior . relatEe
Above all, as most melan
choly misapprehensiou Of the sentiments OF
the North lies at the bottom Of most OF the
n,ischief mud dangers which beset US, and Us
the alienation Is founded more upon deiussons
,llaa facts, let all parties cordially unite r.
move those mi5apprchcnsions and assure
the South that the North has no design
or purpose to- interfere Will slavery III
the States, aud cnteTtatns no hostiitS
70 tho people Of the SLAVE states.
fair fabric Of our Union, VIC owe only the pun"
ishmrnt due to tla outraged laws OF tile coan-
try, But to our friends among them. who
have endeavorcd, thus far In vain, 10 stem the
torrent Of disunioa and 1awlcss violence, re
owe every encouragement aud assistance thal
tan be rendered with due regard to honor ana
Justice, and without the sacrifice Of essential
principles Espccia115 should the csidences OF
Of attachment Of the border states tot the Union
challenge our admiration, and While we eno"
mcr, everywhere, that We cannot ~cosnl1G u
t'midation as proper element Q, po4.a,
cal action, we ought to display the
magnanimity Of yicto1s, crl 50 to tpe farfhest
verge of conciliation In the patriotic cllort to
restore peace aud quiet to our distracted
country. At MI events, it is hoped that !eee
will need to be done than many app!chendea:
There Is hope that the sober second thought
Of the people OF South Carolina, and Of other
dsafcc;cd States, may Jet ttwart the nrtliiccs
of the ambitious men who would aliennte us
forever. South Carolina finds great pcrplextfy
In this hout rf het be!lisegent wrath in the
fact that she has fund 10 c.::.'.F to 1ight, anu
no burden to cast of. The National Governs
ment is ouly felt By her citizens in the bless
ings it conlers. They have no lawsthcy them
selves do not approve, and no rules they nave
not assisted to elect. They arm themselves
when there Is no enemy to assaal, md nianltes!
the greatest rage TNeu 4 fort is eyaeuated
which they were intending to tase hy .foEce
lila s;xty icyutezas usza soldiers. Ono day they de-
c1arc Tie Constitution Las NO binding force
| nnon them, md they cast it to the wlnn as 80
| much worthless paper, aud The next day e. e.
cou1n, end the same Constitution as basls .o1
sseHina 70 in inausarate aas
Now: no one Will propose cocrclnS soa!n
! o,ro,;n, into sending representatives. 70
cnnvrrss. but she Is alwa:s 10 have the pfssl-
1r.re Of doing so II she will. Her people asc
not to be coeTced into reessSlnS lug saas as ~
:,erctoinfc. II they deprive themselves OF
.sa.a htcss,rrs. VITO t!'all complain but hcr,
su sa,Ys II theT discard the coIrts of the United
S,atcs with Judges selected from tne.. M SHn
ncnnie. naid by tho General uo:e7pment, iae5
,Mnacc themselves most seriously aua y
may H. vitae to indulge them for awhile IL thls M
sa;3 LIZ ;nti;c;ci i,untshmcnt 70: their disioyalty
Sonti, {.aroliua, however, Claims The r'Shis e
10 f;,rts Of the Untscd Suites, and to to!lGe
r.venuc from imports. Now, TO tfpen th'
ports of CLar,ettoa 70 free ttade, Is Snn 70 Gpe,
tl,c whole country u. }tcs 1t:a- !!.,,.
disc, ouco In tue uh'ea' @ tno Rcnnhlie
f South Carolina can only open on
: na,t she can all: and she is not only sosc1
r Zion ut home, but throughout the nation-
n1si,ioa aat aoon to, be conceded 70 ssas :
hch ss not 50 1nan Tnf sttIcts Il lie Nat
:, If limos, Nov, If South Corolina dlsuntot j.
i ists slall be guilty nf tho stupenaos
,nsdness Of resisting the United stnes ofAcel
: In tic collection OF Lie revenue, can thsss !.
!, any doubt that the Government will Aase e.
u thc,e laws. II Den. Washington, at the hes
!, NJ Inc United St5tcs Army, in 17e6, put 10
= In felns ". ;a1ia " 11iEs7 su3S- -eHon-f $:
u jackson. in 1Ss,,, quclled resistance 70 ia~
~ lis proclau,ation OF torce-t Mr. tiilnlo
* EXECUTED the Fugitive Slave Law at ! INC POI
9s Racspan saSeasi IN is S. csid out IT the Unit
n n States army to put down the setzn
~ :" NJ th. arsenals at Hupcr's r.
10 ry-ylat shall be douc with tho
~. Who deGautly obstruct the execution o. !
ri laws at Charieston: II INC AVS a'e san- nut -
nv know rot what tile cxigcncies Of the fotr
" n,ay },r. or what remedies 1t may be rlecesss
w ~ Use: but tic administration ofthe incon1i
~, President, have no doubt, WI. bc en1Tact
he ;zed ty wisdom Us well IS hrmness. ~ $
,ar tainly will not forget that the people OF u
~ ~. United States, whether loyal or not, urc
~ ~. ans Of the same Reruhlic-componcnt F''
a. a. II the samo into raj Union. He never
ar. forget, so long Us he rrmemoers us olls
~ oath. that the whole material ot tuc goss
wc mcnt, n,oral poltleai anu pnssaea tact II neto
" nu.t be employed to preseEve, pfotect
az ~, .l.ina the Consultation Of the United Sta
~. W IL s1,eh IN event as this, hesitate not to
'ae' M 1hat ,lc General Asscmbly-withont diss'
;,m ;,n' luz voice, and tho people Of ILLINOIS, 10
III th unanimously pleogc tue men and mean 3
,ui .osr. the Union, To those who VT uld
'e asu 1rust the loyalty Of the American Teorle
a&eH & lin I,,,iop. let the spontaneous response of
~, ~ national heart, borne upon ten thons
~. .trrau,s Of lightning, to the heroic Auasf'
vet answer. It is perhaps imposing ~ r. Enr
"! nuili;cation; bit do what she will, cons
'vu wv with many OF few, I'll: c.'hedtnt tnat
@ ifn;on Of our fathers-:s Unien OF intell'Se
1".s offrcvdon, Of justice, ot Industry, OF fene
tSa Of SCIENCE anil art-will ~ tnc cno
~ ~. stron.,-r and richer and inefe glorloas,
w nnwnei and frce il.a,l it las ever becn hel
'nas ~ furc. by tLc necessary reaction OF Inc
: ,,s tArush which ,sc :rc passing.
nj "a % .ur own 4 to, re arc c'o5c!3 al's'
~ ori"ju. in kindred, in s. mpaibv, IN lnteIe'
now civilization aud iu destiny VIA nlaus ~ :,
~" ~ the slave aud free States; aud though J.
W. ~ in wears. VIC have learned 10 ba proud OF
oass nr;riu ankl Of our nc.ghhcrs- OF our {
- .z States. no State entered into the recent
w.. ri c.rauairn with 1nurc intense p2r'isaa
- Il iuditcs and zeal than our own; E3sh
'l'na far1f;tc sou not only uf the State, but .
cnn ~. Nurthwe.t. We louyE: the canvass tnE
- ~ ~ to tkr hilt; but the mouttnt the censes
~ .rarI dccilcd, the world WIS at loss 10
sa,,I. which most to admire, the exnbetaut
,tr;ot the yictors OF the admirable gaAan,tes.
s,d dlsty nt Of tne nc poiaeeTns oi our cham m
ersy ;mto m The. Presidency; the other
Hld mId sands In the Senate, places almost
eros uo fur usefulness which will achicTc moet
le to to himself and good to h; 1, e9nhs bcs1 at
y :. one ne;tnrr viii pruve coward In the fight
H1en' tor 10 the cause on the question Of the
As ~ ~ these States, They mud all our peoP
i, ~ he 4 unit Tha foot oi the traitor ms
~ ;. ~ rs vet blasted the green sHaTd OF the -
u ~ ~" Illinois. Au the running waters OF inc
ttnler wcsL arc MatL =. .,,er glde II, the urc.,
,,,,,es they viii ever, By the Orainance OF ..
y o1.me n,e ,he licher ordinance of Almighty 20
'e ' es sv onIy fec men and free trade unon u
~ %! enn6s. nr their channels viii bo nucd :"
,S'f nn fhe conln,;ug!ed blood OF traitors' eo"ar
lcCted | SLAVES. Z IN
l as it GES7LEAES OF TIE osSAIE 49, ~ ~
; 10 REPRESENTATIVES: Never Las uene
aninr. scmbly convened in this Stale Nncn =!
nstitU- state and Nation had more al stahs- !
hsd q nrrye yourselves to the WORE u, peso'
},reth- from 4he reflection TINT when !ne stot!
rthern On thc ship, the skill Of the pilot IS o.; u
rc the II eha1l ba my desire to cooperate u =
: State mrs for the public good, ana, Iss.l
r rcpc- each of you Will return ~ 1,5nnrs y ard
should crowned with WcA-eaIueu muo i'esr1s I
.au re- consciousness ol 9ons s,rnn,o.ca + {
icdgcd Public service mas oecaa .tpapt;on paon;
N . thanking so0 As RICHARD
are al
as 'nmsnt Tho Conspiracy to Seize the Ca
i?ti Copsti- Tic Washington correspondent o.
b State c,nnati ca-sts<, under Gate OF the II
ID md says: :, j..
N of fu- It has oeTn aess, 49,. &ri,,taver for do
rest up that leaves " aooAa ~ tha South to
te othcr.; 1t as the put p"a: ,rior r., ar IN L