The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-01-19

Frightening prospects Of Haytl, as no Pro-
Slavery sway has dous or can safely do. 1t
will neither in its foreign nor in its domes-
tic policy walk in the footsteps of its Pro-
Slavery predecessor. Hence Slavery pre-
pares to take up It's bed and walk. not fear
ing that Mr.. LincolneRia do anything es-
pecialIy obnoxious t2lte interests, or dan
gerous to it's existenee. but because it feels
that the National atmosphere thus created
or demonstrated is Hus4yoEable to its long
eyity.
Idle, then. the question-sIs Secession a
cure for any Of tie evils it afirms All
know that it is not. NoHe supposes that
Slavery -Extenson willie insured. or the re-
turn of fugitives facilitated, by separa-
ton of he Slave. from the Free States.
But the Shareholders xifsualy say. Our
Government must earnestly, affirma-
lively actively Pre- SEery we cannot
live under any other. The Union has
ceased to be our especial convenience; there
fore, it must cease to command our obedi-
ence. We must declare it a nuisance and
repudiate it."
Whether the Slave States will or will not
in fact renounce the Union and break away
from it, it is certain that they have as class,
ceased to revere and confide in it. Should
they remain in it through Mr.. Lincoln's
term, It will be rather from fear than love,
The treatment accorded in the South since
| Lincon's election to very many citizens of
! Free States has been such as even savages
do not bestow on those they regard as breth-
rem. A thousand of our most rampant
king haters might traverse the most despot-
ic kingdom Of Europe with far less juStiha-
bic apprehension of personal annoyance or
peril than the hundred best known and best
/ loved Americans must feel if called to NOR
row to run the gauntlet of the Slave States.
If We are indeed one people. then 1t is clear
that our Southern brethren have peculiar
modes of illustrating their notion of fra
ternity.
Let us know. then, whether it be indeed
! dislovalty to the American Union to love
and hope for Universal Liberty. Too long
has Unionism been held up as the antagonist
of Impartial Freedom-too long has The
! Union for ever!" been the watch word OF
the champions of Slavery Extension. AT
| last. the swelling words wherewith Webster
closed his great reply to Hayne-''Liberty
and Union, now and for ever, one and in
separable." are felt to glow with new and
deeper meaning--for the Union has taken
the side of Liberty. Forthwith, South Car
! DINA tears down the Stars and Stripes and
runs up the Palmetto instead-hsr prelates
cease to pray for the President just when
his need of prayers would seem to be at its
! hight-it becomes treason to whistle Yam
/ kee Doodle in the streets of Charleston; and
Lord High Commissioners visit the tremb-
-. tenant of the White House to tell ;
''ou on P"et the threescore u. S. sole ~ 70
the karbor of Charleston are promptly with
drawn, they will not be answerable for the
consequences In the presence of such de-
monstrations, ideas are developed and judg-
ments ripened with unwonted velocity and
thousands of honest citizens who have been
reared to like Slavery and hate Republican,
ism, are impe.led into new trains of thought
Let the good work go on unhindered, nor
doubt that it will result in just and bene-
| 6cent conclusions.