The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-02
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The government OF the New Idea
One of the first statesmen in the South
ern Confederacy, one of the ablest in Amer
ica. il Alexander II. Stephens Of Georgislth the
Vice President of the new government. he
delivered his views of their new Constitu-
ton few days ago in a speech to the citi-
zcus Of Savannah, which are well worthy our
careful consideration. The Interpretation
of the new principles and policy of the South
could come with more authority from no
man than Mr.. Stephens. He tells the PEG
ple plainly that there can be no reconstytsc-
ton of the Union-tbere mIst be a reor-
gaaiz4tioa and new assimilation. And that
reorganization and assimilation must be an
acknowledgment and reception of their
new principle of gosernment-that slavery,
sat6ordina ton to a superior race, as the natu-
raj, normal condition Of the negro. He con-
fesses with great frankGess that this is a new
principle of government and society. He
says that the prevailing ideas of the leading
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the old Constitution, were that slavery was
wrong in principle, socially, morally, and
politically and that it was an evil which
would be evanescent and pass away. He
saws " Our new government is founded
upon exactly the opposite idea. This stone
slavery which was rejected by the first
builders, sis become the chief stone of the
corner" in our new edifce. "This, our
new, government, is the first, in the history
of the world, based upon this great physi-
cal philosophical, and moral truth"
The world has existed six thousand years
and men have lived in ignorance of this
eternal principle of government, this great
law of God, whereby the objects of hu-
mainly are best attained" Philosophers
and statesmen of antiquity and of modern
times have CROPPED in ignorance-the faith
ers Of our government, the trainers of the
old Constitution, were not wise-they must
sit at the feet of King Cotton and learn
wisdom from the sons of chivalry. After
reading the carefully considered views Of
this most conservative of their leaders, WE
are almost constrained to believe it was q
solemn truth uttered in the Senate Chamber
early in the session by Mr.. IversOn, which
so startled the people of the North, that we
are tsco people, t,co distinct races with seve-
raj interests and principles of govern
ment Numerically opposed. If these
are the views of the people of the South
there must be "re-organ zation and assimi.
lation" before we can be one people and one
united, peaceful Government. We some.
times hear democratic politicians saying thai
the true interests of the Northwest are with
the South, and that eventually we must &C
with the Souther- Gonfederacy. So Mr.. Ste
phens thinks, and looks into the not very
distant future when we twill grayitat'
that way" It is fortunate for our wis.
Democratic statesmen and politicians thn
the new Vice President has informed then
upon what terms we will be admitted wher
we "eravitate" near enough for admission
He says, "should they do so, our doors ar,
wide enough to receive them, 6ut not urh
they ere ready to assimil,ife scith as in primer
pie" We cannot get into the new Con
federacy of King Cotton until we turn ouI
backs upon the principles of the fathers O
the old Constitution until we open oul
eyes to conceive in its true grandeur this
new principle of government; until We
abandon all our boosted attachment to fret
labor and free institutions We opine i
viii be in the dim, distant future before WI
"gravitate' that near in our assimilation Il
4heir great principle of government.