Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-02
Laughable.

the Pacific Republicans and apologists for
secession. We know it is hardly the thing,
but then our rsibilities are excited, in spite
of all that we can do, and the plain truth is,
We must laugh
"We are Union-loving men," say these
apologists for secession, but we don't want
to see the Union preserved by force" How |
are You going to preserve it, then they are
asked. "Well we want to preserve it 10y
But, there are certain States |
which seize upon United States forts, take
possession of the property of the Federal
Government, fire into United States vessels,
refuse to suspend hostilities and refuse to do
anything which will tend to a compromise.
"W ell, these States have been injured. and
we can't blame them for their hostile atti-
tude.' You think, then, that hostilities, pend
ing compromise, are perfectly justitiable, on
the part of seeding States, but counter-hos-
tilties are wholly unjustihable, pending the
same compromise on the part of the General
Government? They cannot answer this, and
then we laugh.
Furthermore, you say that these States
have been injured. Let US meet you on that
proposition HoU have they been injured
"Why, by the Personal Liberty Bills of some
of the Northern States, protecting negroes
that have escaped" What States have lost
the greater number the border States or the
Gulf States? "Well, the Border States -
The Gulf States have lost very few, is that
not SO ? Yes" Well, why do the Border
States refuse to go out of the Union, while
the Gulf States rush precipitately into despe-
rate measures? Why do the parties most in
jured desire to remain in the Union and those
scarcely injured at all desire to get out al
together? They can't answer this, and then
we have to laugh again.
The territory, out of which number of
the seeding States were formed, was pur-
chased by the money of the whole Union
and purchased with the view of commanding
certain rivers and harbors for national pur-
poses and the general welfare. What right
have these States to annul all these considera-
tions? They can't antwer, and then we are
compelled to laugh heartily again.
You say that certain States have passed
Personal Liberty Bills and thus warred
against the interests of the Border States,
who are not complaining, while you, who
have been injured scarcely at all, are kick
ing uPa rumpus, Now, why, in this case
do you direct your hostilities against power
which has not injured you at all, even ad
hitting that you stood in the place of the
border States ? Why do you attack, insult,
and defy the Federal Government, which has
always stood ready to execute the Fugitive
Slave Law, despite of Personal Liberty Bills
and everything else? Why do you war
against the Federal Government, whose Con
gress has never invaded your rights, but on
the contrary protected them, and whose Su-
preme Court has invariably decided in your
favor? A Government which, even witt
Lincoln at its head, is unable, admitting that
il were disposed, to do you any injury? The
question cannot be answered. and we laugh |
prodigiously. Unconstitutional laws by
States, laws which are perfect nullity in
the eyes Of the Federal Government, and de-
nounced by every department of the Federal
Government, are made the excuse for hos
tilities against that same Gov ernment! Who
wouldn't laugh at such ar idea
"But, then we are afraid Lincoln will
trample down our rights, after he gets into
power" How can he? A majority of both
Of
as the Supreme Court of the United States.
How can he strike down any of your rights
They can't answer this, and again we have to
give rein to our risbilities. 1t is better than
any show, comedy or farce that we have ever
saw, just to question these philosophers @
and logicians O. as 10 the grounds of those
proceedings which they either sympathize
with or apologize for.
They want Pacific Republic. What for ?
They cant tell. How are they going to sup
port it? They can't say. Where is the army
to protect the interior from invasion, or the
navy to defend the wide extent of sea-coast
They know not, neither can they guess,
though many are from the guessing land.
| w mere are the arms 10 be OUJalneu from ana
the ammunition ? Who are to till the fields
dig the gold, carry on the business, and pro-
tect the women and children, while the war
is going on? What is to prevent the Pah
Utes and the Mormons from coming over the
Sierras and burning up our towns and viii
lages and massacreing their inhabitants =?
They can't answer-they are "stumpped'-
they only know that it would be a fine
thing to have Pacific Republic and then
we must laugh at them again.
We are indebted to these gentlemen for a
great deal of sport. They look so solemn,
too, all the while, that the fun is perfectly
excruciating They think they are playing
tragedy, when it is the broadest kind of
burlesque-McDermott playing Richard
Third, while the populace are converting the
stage into a grand depot for cabbages and
pumpkins, and general receptacle for dead
geese and bologna sausages.
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