The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-05-02

tween the two States, and to prevent the I
transportation of goods by the Ohio river,
from Kentucky southwark and that power I
will be exercised promptly and efficiently. I
Beyond this we will not go, unless Ken I
lucky should array her citizens in arms /
against US. Should she do that, whatever
may be our fate, she will inevitably bring I
utter and irretrievable ruin upon her peo- /
pie. The people of the North, as one man,
have sternly resolved to maintain the Con-
stitution and enforce the laws and put
down treason and rebellion, both north and
south of Mason and Dixon's line, and it will
be done, at any cost of blood or treasure.
We are told by some that to adopt the meas
ures suggested will fire the Kentucky heart
anddrive Kentucky into secession. This is the
same argument that was used by the trait
Ors of the seeded States, and of Tennessee,
Maryland and Virginia, to suspend all de-
fensive measures on the part of the Govern
ment, until they could perfect their treason
able schemes.
This argument, being interpreted into
plain English, means that the people of
Kentucky, notwithstanding their protesta-
tons of devotion to the Union, are in fact
traitors; and that they, too, are only wait
ing to get from the North-from men in the
North, whose God is money, and who
would betray their country for a price-a
| full supply of arms, ammunition and pro-
/ vision, and when that is accomplished, will
raise the Palmetto-P elIican- Rattlesnake
| flag, and defy the Federal Government.
! Is it true that men born in Kentucky
descendants of sires as noble and patriotic
/ as any known to the world S history-have
become so degenerate and debased, as to
dishonor and trample in the dust, the glo-
/ nc Off
proudly aud heroically born aloft, by their
ancestors in the face of their eouutry's foe 2
! God, and all the saints, forbid it If it be
true that they have resolved to do so, we
cannot know it too soon. IF it be not true,
they cannot, as reasonable men, object to
! the adoption of any constitutional measure
for our safety, or the preservation of the
Union. For these purposes, without regard
to what others may think oft Indiana should
promptly adopt every practicable measure,
consistent with the constitution; aud. lest
perchance the hearts OF the people of any
of the saveholding States should be fired
by the adoption of such measures, | would
beg leave to suggest, that, although no Or
binary circumstance Will " fire the great
Northern heart, it is now so warm, that q
very triaing act of rudeness may bring
forth frola it a blaze of fire, that will make
4 Ll0 Nu6uu6TS regret LuGlE leiutEily, huO
cause their posterty to mourn their folly
and not cease, even unto the third and
fourth generation of them that shall come
after them. AS things are, and since the
Government has been compelled to expend
millions to prepare for fight with horde
of lawless thieves, bandits, pirates, and trail
tors, for one am now disposed to settle
defnitively and forever, the question as t.
the extension of slavery and the right o
secession. l will not consent to compro
mise with traitors in open hostility to, ant
in armed rebellion against, the Government
of the United States. When the seeding
States shall Internationally submit to th
Constitution and laws of the United States
. and acknowledge that they are member;
of the Union, then, and not till then, will
> consent to listen to and consider their com
plants, and even then | will not consent t
hear them, unless they will address the PEG
pie of the North as honest men and gentle
men, and not as niger thieves"