, 1861-08-05

T&s1oa s4AasJi LEG E9PEltn OF the Rabel
whiea VIC can cHl1 any Indication ol. hi. LIN: !
colna preCe1t Intentions are scantY enough
e2a e1e 90 Involved With controversial gene.
rah6es thatwe. do not feel as certain ~ we
Gcui3 V1sh that he Eas c.stare1y re:ghed I'll
tnc ebancce or consequences Of an lEtecnaehe
Mar. Men with a-ms in Their hands w1n hardly
liste,i to disttnct:ons, !,o1eYer inat, between
t.eccs3; ioI and rehs1:isn' It Il TOO latsto
diEerlo tic right CT tho Southern State5 to Ee-
cede; TIC fact il that they Lave done SO, ard
tke only. quest5ozs tlsst are Now WORTH s-gctng
&c MhsheT f. tx i,a esS % BE- o. ought to b. ra
" Wlat are these objects, efter. al, that t-ar!-
gcend the eparamounttzapextau Of prese1 wing
peace l@tWeeu neightc1s 2nd trothersf 7. This
is I noiat cc wh.en the F. Psceident's message,
With ell its elaborate rcsutstior Of secession
IL c|ear anG tass Is that abeii:zonissn tas 1ittle
crEe;L.35 70 dc Witt. TIE word E.:y=-F'
docG i.os 0leIT II tl:i= document, sad ;Le So.
cie1 question is ao44r2iy ue,EaG In the 'ccrzt5-
tItioDal In fact, r &c ere = tska Mr. Lincoln
&C cur guide, tie EEg1s=h to-es hsye rot
Is rnpre12e .r:si 5f rcpuhl:can ;zEtt::tnho2s.
He expressly declares 1t 70 be Eo, and, though
he describes the object Of that form Of gov
slGrient IL aoza3 vagre ard hig1eousding
psranes equally applicable 20 slF other, 1t IS
well chat the pe5p1s of the United ssetes
ELNtA& AE 1Eth!0AH VI AGEtA 3A-I t&&tVS1ILY
Of their constitution. Tie absurdity Of
ma:ntain:ng t!,att TIE instrument Of confed-
-eIeten co3tasasG provisions for 2unr!l;rg
isgelt has becz amply demonstrated, but
What fo1IoHs7 Certainly not tEai it must
hee enforced 1t Ill hazards-sE the rialz
Of rl,ining those interests which :: was de-
signed to SECURE, O. est:scgi;ss foEeHc: those
States which e wss designed TO unite, of
;.riuei2z into G:5az5.;t these principles of
which Il Waa tAs earliest embodiment, We
cannot think EAs.: Iii. Linecl1 rises TO the
height Of this gzactieel, but not less lofty az
ency by reyert!ng nga!n and again to the legal
merits If the question, and an1madverts
with eommendable sma1tnees On the pecuni-
ary Manifestations Of the seeding States, and
On the arts Of the agitators WHO sugar.coated
fer more thsa ttEirtty years;' presehes the
duty Of demonstrating to the ,Worla,
and that tco, by rushing ; intp war.
that ballots GRE the rightful and paacafui
Successors Of hu11ets;' and makes several
very effective retorts upon Nj. Jefferson Dayig
He even persists in dealing with movement
Which tas given birth to constitution. q
ccEme1cial 5:etem, vast army aud IN
bounded aspirations, as o hnltbsayIed demon
stration, forced on the Eebd Tecnlc nj tha
South against their will and aoflbts vhet:,a-
there Is today majority of tie legal naaii- @
aea - Soless o. any State, exee.,sS, perhaps,
ri Nnt1SS. - AnfpI- oL uiSu1iDu1 We
VI IN not say that this Is rscte trifing, h-1 Ee
Ino9S1a ~ asS ,en s y goes SER way to thss Mr
ncoa faI.a ana his asezs do rot feel tbe fni;
ti.sa ~ 1s9se M Consider which have lor,.
ahsotper asene az others ii the minds Of Europ opea6
there! i ono negative feature in the meg.
NIGH VIC must not pass oTer II co,ss2i,is
7ac7e q tee hG7's 4Eerni7.ations G9a:Rst torciq1
Po1ee7s that nc had some reaso7s to appreAezd
ard Which, proceeding from an ofiein source
1a1ght have impaired, thoHEh it could not de.
st1oy, the sympathy that re hare nevsr ceased
! 70 1eel Tor the United States. The President
| for the SoEth-of which we first 1eaT1i
the existence from American Journals -to
| the extraordinary torbeatahcA IF his own
| government, lea&iug to an Impression th,s
! the carly dissolution Of the 1ajiunaI IJnion
| Was probable :, We arc quite ready to admit
/ tEls or any ot1er imaainarY internretation ri
; III :i::rGE!nary fact, and even to acceut viii,
agood grace the charitable coEcession Of a
! New YORK contemporary, which perceiYes IAN
improved disposition in England. so ionr a. 'Ye
afc net forced to quarrel with one friend be.
eauFe we Will not quarrel with another. We
have Lot returned railing for railing. for ne &c.
speeted the seusitlvenees OF patriotism IN the
presence of an overwhelming danger. We
comment upon the acts Of American states-
HEN - VIC should comment upon those Of our
OWL, slpush With greater caution aMd reserve;
Snd when we Prefer d frank recognition OF
Southern independence By the Nprthto the
policy ayoWEd in the Presidents message, it il
solely because we foresee, 3. bystaudeTs, ttat
this is the issue in which, after infinite lass
ane humiliation, the contest must resuitn