Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-16


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Sundays Louisville (Ky) Democrat OBJ
serves:
The news from Charleston win, Of course,
produce great excitement in the country.
The irst gun in civil war has been fred I;
how far it will extend, depends on the mod
GRAFTON and good sense of the people ofthese
States. The powers that be on both sides
are not TO be trusted. The factions that sup
port them demand blood. 1t is the radical
position Of LiRcoln's party that has pre-
cipitated him and his Cabinet into this pol
icy Of holding, occupying and possessing. 1t
is oisgracetul to surrender to rebels. They
must be subdued. We have Government.
they say, and must vindicate it as a point of
honor. .IH o. t'.l
These Abolitionists are acting very ab-
surdly. Why should they desire to retain
these slave States2 They have a great ab-
borrence Of slave States and shareholders.
No more slave States, has been their motto,
and no more slave Territory. They felt
greatly scandalized when Texas was admitted
into the Union. They have now an oppor-
tunlty to get rid ofthe scandal. Rather than
do IL they would have civil war. .l
On the other hand, this new Government
expects TO flourish by collision. They in
tend, by this means, to coerce the Border
slave States, and involve them in all the con-
sequences of precipitation. r. ar
Both sides are interested in the calamities
of the country, and rush on in their course
of insane madness. There is no statesman
ship in retaining Fort Sumter, when no
effort is made or intended to be made to
assert the power of the Government in that
State or enforce the laws. How does the
retention of Fort Sumter, built not for ma
tioual defenses generally, but for the defense
OF Charleston, South Carolina, vindicate the
honor of the Government
Where is the philosophy of holding q sin :
gle point in a barbor for which the Govern
me1t has no use2 That is not vindicating
the honor of the Government; that is not BY
ITSELF performing the duties of Govern.
ment. Since the Government South is so
far practically recognized that its laws are
allowed to be enforced against its own citi-
zens and the people of the United States, it
is absurd to stop at the triae of holding a
fort,
The Southern Confederacy can make no
defense to the Border slave States. So far
from asking advice OF us, they spurned all
our advice. They have defied our remon-
STRANGE. They have courted the issue of
war Not regarding the fact that we have
interests to protect from our locality, besides
those in common with them, they have list
and ambition.
Why should they initiate war for Fort
Sumter2 II this difficulty is not settled up,
and the Union restored; if separation is
TO take place, final and irrevocable, then
Fort Sumter falls to South Carolina, OF
course. There is no necessity for this col
lision, while patriotic men are striving to
settle this matter in peace.
Wesee, however, little disposition on the
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of peaceable settlement. They are showing
nozeal to accomplish any peaceable or pa.
triotic result. -. aa.7
They are contented to let the ordinary
fuFctions of government be employed and
perverted to the injury and ruin of the coun-
try, without moving finger.
Both these parties ignore the Border slave
States. They are to be made the victims
of war policy, got up on the pride and am
bition of the extremes of the Union. Why
should we become partisans2 Why should
wS allow ourselves to be coerced by the ill
conduct of Others. L a-
| We have counseled peace, and admon-
| isbed both sides to listen to the voice of hu.
| msnity, instead of sectional pride and ambi
tion. Our advice, wise and good, 10 unheeded
The Southern Confederacy sets up its ult
J Mstpm. Linco|n disregards it. She put
] t,.t chip on her shoulder, and dares Lincoln
TO knock it off He, to be heroic, accept:
the challenge, and the fight begins. Who
can foresee the result2 We should not be
much surprised if there were no Govern
ment either at Washington or Montgomery
before the business is settled.
! The news that soldiers refuse to take the
| oath is ominous, and Lincoln ought to take
warning. Who can be depended on in civi
| WARP The hope is, that this conflict may
only stop at Fort Sumter; but in the absence
of patriotism and craftsmanship on botE
| sides, and the domination of sectional pride
it is not easy to foretell what will come
| next.
These Border slave States have more
reason now TO be firm than ever, and t.
follow the wisest counsels. 1t is easy to ge
into civil war in such times as these fal
easier than to get out of it.
| Kentucky has spent blood and treasure
enough fighting other peoples battles, ant
| gets no thanks for it now. She is at liberty
to consider what's best for herself, and le
miserable factions fight their own battles.