The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-20

NPOA Saw ptOptfLy, ana maze no attempt
to incorporate the Wilmot Proviso that We
quietly submitted to ia the Oregon bill of
Mr.. Folks Administration. There was no
denial OF free and equal occupation of
these Territories with the North, as was
persistently charged to be the unalterable
policy of The Republican party. The whole
territory owned BIZ US, both north and
south of the Missouri line if I am not mis-
taken, now lies open for Southern emigra-
ton, with slave property, is freely as for
the North. The Territory of New Mexico,
embracing all of our possessions between
the States and California, south of the line,
was, by slavery clause in the act of organ
ization, more especially opened to settle
ment from the slave States. Ought not this
to satisfy us Can we reasonably ask any
exclusive privileges ? The Republican party
have not pressed any policy, in reference to
the Territories, inimic!I to the South and,
in the opinion of Mr.. Douglas, the South
has all that she ever demanded.
Is the Fugitive Slave Law less vigorously
enforced now than heretofore, so as to give
us new cause of offence and grievance We
have Just read accounts of the arrest of FIVE
fugitive slaves at Chicago, and of their res
tituton to their owners. So theoretically
are Mr.. Lincoln's Marshals fulfilling his
pledges for the faithful execution of that
law, that there is perfect stampede among
the escaped negroes in the Northern States
to get to Canada, lest they be apprehended
and remanded to the South. The truth is,
that this law has been enforced to an extent
in the Northern States that has elected ex-
pressions of establishment from the English
press, which declares that a law, so repug-
nant to the feelings of people, among
Vhovo il IL tO oDarafo ba A T.,
gitive Slave Law, could not be enforced any
where on the globe, except in America. Are
we 50 blind to our own security as to break
with this people, who, against the strong
pref udices of education and instincts of ma
ture, thus fulfil their constitutional obliga-
tiOns to usr Release them from these obi
gations-make them your enemies and open
a way as broad as five great States for the
exodus ofyour slave population What pre-
posterous folly and madness that would be-
And for what-why do this ? We have seen
that there is no new policy; no legislation
no grievance to warrant II change in our re-
lation to our Government. Our slave
interests, the bone of contention. are
invested with infinitely greater security
now than at any former period, on ac-
count of bettes understanding of many
mooted points of controversy between the
North and the South. Why, then, should
we now be called upon to hold a grand sa-
turnalia around the form of PROSTATE Lib
erty-to desecrate the sacred affairs of our
country-tear down and trample upon our
Nations fag-recant our former principles
of patriotism-offer up the sacred glories of
our Union, with all the hopes and prospects
of our children and their children, as one
vast appalling hecatomb to the once destest-
ed spirit of Secession, and defy now what
was once a spectre of horror to our magma
tiOns We are to do this in order to unite |
our destinies with some of our sister States /
who, if there ever was any danger to our
common interests in slavery, ruthlessly
abandoned US to that danger-who had no
with our geographical position,
that exposes US to infinite losses in case of a
lisruptiOn-whO refused to consult with US Z
and disregarded our protests, and now, en-
sconced behind US as barrier between them
md the dreaded danger, are waging war
f@inst our Government, and giving us
auhts as ouomlsSlonlsts roI TIN pretso
ion we are affording them-who have
ramped our Constitution under foot for al
eyed reasons wholly insufficient, INSANE
Toned aud disapproved of by u.s. Can we
inter into new bond with people who |
AVE broken faith with us, and whose Con-
titutiOn provides for its own destruction at
ny moment, and who may, on the slightest
'retext, and in fufllment of their loose
heories, secede from us tomorrow p
shall we at all submit to be dragged out of y
be Unions, 600, 600 succumb to the dicta-
ion OF O00, 900; the mountain go TO Ma
omet? Sift this latter number of popuIa-
ion-take from it the 1000, 600 of slaves,
he white women and children and the I'm
On men, and you would not have 100000. J
emainng, Is it reasonable aud right that
be destinies of this great nation should !
a1g upon the caprices and be the sport OF I
ny 500, 600 misguided men?
This secession movement in no way COM
lends itself to the sober-minded, conserva- ,
i've men of the country. Its incipiency was
bundled in usurpation and disfranchisement
the masses Of the people. 1t ignored the Z
oor man and the working man, and set I'D q
slave oligarchy that dictated a government t
l which the masses bad no voice. / trust ;
I God that such proceedings, so violative of Q
ne genius OF American liberty, and SO preg-
ant OF evil as precedents for despotsm, will n
ever be sanctioned by such of the slave
tates as still hold sacred the teachings of .
lie American Revolution, and the princi-
les Of our Republican Union.
But you may reply, that those States 10 t
hlch am appealing, were opposed to CO. !
'cion and so declared. So they did, but if o
icy at the same time, avowed sentiments
devotion to the Union, as a mere cloak.
Id meant to connive at Secession, their
'ton Was treacherous. If they meant bv
'ercion that our Government must be
ripped OF al, authority and humiIiated.
len they were inconsistent, and their reso-
uons against coercion were disguised ordi-
'nces of Secession, for they effectuauy
oke up the Government. l did not thus
terpret these resolutions. [ supposed they
nanated from humane and peaceful senti-
ents, not at all committing US to support
| the incorporate acts that our misguided
.lghbors might commit. We held IN the
I've branch of peace, counselIiag modera-
IN and fOrbearance on the part of our
overnment, while we expostulated with
T errlng brethren. We were the arbiters T,
the right. Is Secession any more right
w than Mt the beginning? Certainly less
for its policy Is altogether coercive. 1t
erces its own people, and stif1es all re-
onstrance. Our Government has at
npted no invasion, carefully avoided all y
-lision, aud peacefully carried the mails in x