Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-23
Northern submisuionllts


.rhs Secessionists have been in the habit Of
calling the Union men in the South psubmis-
siOniats, !" implying, BY that term, that they were
willing to "submii" 10 an invasion of Southern
rights for'the sake osfemainipg in the Union.
However unjust the application of that epithet
may be to Southern Union men, no onecanques-
tion that it may now be properly used to- char
acterize the Republicans In the North, or at
least those OF them who support the policy
aud measures Of the present Administration.
From the sixth of November. 1860, to the
fourth Of March, 1861, there were two antago
nistic forces in the field Of American politics,
each demanding that its Interpretation Of the Fed.
eral Constitution should settle the future poll
cy Of the Government. 1t was manifest to
every thougbtfulman, that unless some adjust
ment oithe pending controversy wac had, by
mutual concession and compromises, perma.
nent dissolution OF the Union would inevitably
result. Months ago, It was reduced to GER
tainty that seven States, to be followed by sew
eral others, would secede from the Union, and
, form a separate and independent government.-
1 The Republicans, now the Administration par
ty, refused to agree to any terms of compromise
by which these States could be retained in the
Union. The Union and moderate men, both
North and South urged--nay, implored--the Re
publicans to agree that certain principles, which
have been recognized since the adoption Of the
Federal Constitution, should receive express
guarantees for their strict obserya apcei ip the fu-
tore policy and practice Of the Government -
There was an impcriOus necessity for agreeing
to settlement upon this basis, In order to pre-
vent, by fair and reasonable compromise, the
States which were threatening secession from
going out u the Union, and setting up for them
selves.
Butthe Republican leaders and managers re-
jected these overtures for peace and union, and
said: "We will no. be dictated to by the Slave
Power. We will never agree to any compro.
mises with rebels hndtraitors. ,Wewill first in
sugurate our President, take back the forts thai
have been seized, execute the laws and hang
thetraitors in the seeding States, and thentslL
of settlement afterWafd" is gt #
!. Seven States have gone out Of the Union ant
I formed Provisional Government for South
ern Confederacy, under the name eof "The Con
federate States of America" " The Republican
President has been inauguratedat Washington
his Cabinet hns been formed, and the army, th,
navy and the revenues Of the Government ar'
Mt the disposal Of the new Administrations
But the forts that were seized have not been re
taken; on the contrary, those in the seeded
States that we're in possession Of the govern
inert when the new Administration came in
to power, are either surrendered, or about h
be surrendered, to the revoutionists. No
u movement is made for executing the
laws in the rebslious States, or hanging the
rebels. Instead Of this, we see the Republican
Administration kneeling to what its supporters
call the Slave Power, and to the very men
whom, but yesterday, they stigmstissdas rebels
aud traitors, aud threatened to hang, in humble
supplance, and suing for peace. These Re
publicans were wonderfully brave and daring be
fore they got into power; but having obtained
1t, they are for submitting to military
necessity" and concediDg to the Cotton States
the right to form an independent government
for the sake Of peace They would yield nothing
for the preservation Of the Union, before the,
thad the power to crush out the rebellion .bu
now, having that power in their hands, the
Idare not use II, and meeky plead the necessity @
submitting to their fate. What can be NOR
contemplate than this sneaking Republican
submission to the dictates of the leaders in tn
Secession conspiracy, tltln WING