, 1861-01-15

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Continued from Ftrst Ihge.
TEE ELECTION OF NE. LINCOLN.
The occasion Is the election of President
OF tho United States who Is unacceptable to
portion Of the people. state the case accp-
Eately. There WIS no movement of disunion
bcsose the ballots which expressed TINT choice
suit wrs announced. The justification, rs ns-
signed, WIS that Abraham Lincoln had been
elected, while the success of either one Of tho
three Other candidates would have been acqui-
esced in. Was the election illegal! No; 1t Is
puimpeachahle- Is the candidate personally
odensives No; he is msn Of unblcmisled
virtue and amiab!c manner. Is m election Of
President an untrcquent or extraordinary trans
nctlons No; VIC never had Chief MaSis-
trate otherwise designated than By such an
election, aud that form Of cho.ce is renewed
every four years.
Does any one even propose to change the
mode Of appointing the Chief Magistates No;
election by universe. sufftasc, os modified BY
thu Constitution, is the own browning ftan-
caise ef the American people To saveit, they
Is it apprchendcd the new President will
psurp despotic power: No; while he Is OF all
men the most unambitious, he Is by the partial
SUCCESS Of those who opposed his election,
subjected to such restraints that he cannot,
without their consent, appoint minister, or
even . police agent, negotiate . treaty, or pro-
care tue passage Of law, and can hardly draw
nluskct from the public srscuals to defend
his own person.
/ DIFFERENCE OF oP1S1os TIE TRUE GROUND
or TIE SECESSION MOVEMENT.
What, thcn. is the ground Of aiEcontente 1t
tY>ut3 31@ tfsfe Al ~
elusive the arguments which were urged in be-
l.a1f Of the successful candidate in the canvass.
This Is all We're their own arguments against
him more satisfactory to his supporters? OF
course % the: we're not They could not be.
quire or imply that the arguments Of one party
shall be satisfactory to another? No; that is
impossible
What is the constitutional rcmcdy for this
inevtablc dissatisfaction? Renewed debate
aud ultimate rthcaring In q subsequent cleo
tion. Have tue now successful minority per
rered power to purpos Of OPPRESSION No,
They have never before held power.
oCa owS IN EsGRATzEC1 PEOPLE
Alas, how prone wc are to undervaluc privi-
lc3es and blessings. How Elad1y, how proud
iS, would The people ofanJ nation in Europe
seeept, or .uth terms IS we enjoy il, the boon
OF electsng chief magistrate every four years,
By Tree, equal and universal suffrage. How
thankfully would they cast aside all their own
systems &C Government, and accept this Re-
public Of ours, with I'll its shortcomings md
Gisappo:ntmentsi E1ainsaiu i. with their arms
Aal cherish it in their hearts, Is 1t not the
very boon for which they supplicate God with
out ccasin., aud even wage war with intcrmis-
e'cns ou1y resulting from exhaustion?
ITALY AN NEMrLAR FOE AMERICA.
How straage arc the times in which we live?
The coming spring season, on one eide of the
Atlantic, will open on general conflict wagcd
10 obtain, through whatever indircction, just
snch s. stem as ours, aud on this side Of the
A-laniic, within the same parallels Of latitude,
1t vii! oren on fraterna1 war, wagcd in 4 mo-
H1eEt OF freuzied discomfort, to overthrow and
2nnihl1atc the came Institutions. Do men, In
decd, lire only for themselves, to revenge
their own wrongs or Justify their own anhi-
ton? FATHER, do not men live least of
ali for themselves, and chiefly for pos
se-ity and fos their fellow men.
DISSOLUTION 4 ROBBERY OF ros1ER1Tr.
Have the American people then become all
oe sudden unnatural as well as unpatriotic
And will they disinhcrit their children Of the
precious estate held only in trust for them,
rnjoyed since the human race began its slow
and painful, get needful and wisely appointed
progress?
ALLEGED SOUTHERN GRIEVANCES.
Here might close my plea iorthe American
Union; but 1t Is necessary, il not to exhaust
1tTV7 Ay1) r% tr Hrtx3k
.rho,c c.rs The d;enn;o,;St. aa,'e n;o,,si,- sIr
,,nS,, ~ s+,nd ~, tSn;u ,4'asa se,.,a;stsea.;
IN H. r,ns,,t a1oa.;a. ~ a -. e.
1.rro t;,s;r +xan-,Js e. e. ,,,a... tt tn;.
years therc has existed a considerable, though
States s,tnate5 mar ~ ,rnunJ tsn dalta L.. oftno
NIssi.sioni who 1o1;ore +bnt tha TTa;a, r. 1ass =
condnc;re r. A. MoSe,rs ND J.aa,1ass .seS 80
these States than smaller confederacy, em-
bracing only Slave States, would be. This
sultipo from the election to mt into operation
the MACHINERY If dissolution lone nro Dre-
pared anl Taitin- o1;1v far m nrcssion In
other States there is = soreness. because of
tue want OF sympathy In the Free States with
The efforts Of hllFehoideTs fnr thc recantnrc of
fnyitiycs from service. In iii the Save States
there is u reatiyeuess resultinr from The rcsis-
1aucc which has bscn 70 detcrrninci1iv molc
within the last few wears in tle Frec Siateg to
the extension Of Slnyery In tic common Terri
tories Of tlc Un;tcd Slates.
-1,,-,,. 49,, -.
49,, 4sAIs.11oAss pss1Ap nsAniSa'
ro.t, ~, a1ly, WHICH cse rs voIcs
Ground that policy. bas hcen a1lnwed nrac,
tical.y no REPRESENTATION, M utterance by
e7cech or tlrourl The nress. in the Slave
States; while it's policy, principles and senti-
11cnts, and even lis tc;nper. have been 80 mis-
denies Important ccnstitutIonal obl;rations.
and cycn aims AZ interE.rencc viii Siarcr-'
al its orerthro,v 1,c Statc anthort;ce ~ int ~
yan.ion of the Fe,lcr,! I:orcrnment Coos;I.
crah,e masses. cycn in thc Frec atstos ;nter.
cs;cd in the success OF these misrcprcsenta.
l Lo9s as means o. Paft'zan strategy EaVe lent
s..a-' - ~ eae ateE Gla1unS 70 oe a
Ssienneu' "une 'ne Icsult oLtns etectlon pTnsa
~ nspup,.caa islah necessarily lnto Inc 1o1c'
Etooio ~ 1csisahls u'eunloh.
TIE EErCSL1cA.s M1sREpnEsESTED AND IN.
AIDED.
heprejudlces against them, which hare
de:crib I'd have deprived them Of the CO opera
tton OF Dia1y good and patriotic citizens. On
eo'npicA !seue nelWsen t1e hcpupnsans ano
I;ra.. nat;annt a1,a.,;.;e" - 1nsoites ~
- eL"a.. e"inh1tsrf t41o result lnlS1t ue
ouuuitu1, 'or tnG 1lepIollcan parry Is weak IN
= large part OF tue Union; but on 4 direct IS
sue, With all who cherish the Union on one
on the ,,.her. thc ver1ict .vou1I ho ,,ro1nnf
AMI .,mus. 1,.,n;1n,. ass;ra 4,,ns
I,1;n. .ha ;-,,n ~ - uesn - .unp ~ saan
llNs sut' i:sAc, anu loE tnaL purpose 70 sepa'
!ate 1son IL Al Collateral question, anu relieve
II OF Ell partisan passions aud prEjutiiccs.
A cn1~raS .,n . eo,-1urn>c corvr,rp.-
-" q soo AA1-.A4% e'-,t t"oAtAAoA'
consider the idea Of thc Withdrawal o1
the Gulf States and their permanent re-cryan
t.onfc;ie-,n. "a nrnars nf .d,a-'t.ro ~ thn,,,'
c.J,-sr =. = t:1I - - - 49, 80 ~ eue'ss ~
9 ~ Sttt-tii5 Au"4So :fo1 70 oAleNE!3
1aIosetDiC vi c1ecatl0s1. when tho purpose Il
undcF-tcHd, that d;cI1lss il with the discuE-
sion kayc a1rc1ly bestowed upun It.
The c:1sc is lf;iftreu! ho1ynycr In rcrard to
ihe n.hrr s,,i,;crfs x-h;c h,3,o ;,.o,,t =, 4h;e