The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-18
Communicated.
Coercion-oavfI WAX.

EDITOR JOURNAL 1t is generally under
stood that the Republicans7are emphatically
in favor of 1.-The Union, the Constitution,
and the Endorsement of the Laws" Those
who supported Mr.. Bell also hold this doc
trine. In fact, until since the election, no.
bo4y held or claimed to hold, any other
doctrine.
As a good deal is said about coercion, and
attempts are made BY the reckless and un-
principled to prejudice the Republicans be-
cause they deny the right Of State to Sc
cede from the Confederacy, and hold thai it
is the right and the duty of the Federal Gov
eminent to maintain its integrity even by
force-because of these attempts, propose
to call your attention to the views of two
men, whose opinions, in their time, were
won't to have weight with the men who now
so shamefuIly attack what they once them
selves fully endorsed. -.
And first let US hear what Helry Clay
said: .t.s arf.lss y.
On the 1st day of August 1850, in the
United States Senate, Henry Clay, in answer
TO the threats of disunion made at that time,
said:
Now, Mr. President, stand here in my
place, meaning to be unawed by any
threats, whether they come from individuals
or States. should deplore as n UGH as any
man living or dead, that arms should be
raised against the authority of the Union,
either by individuals or States. But, after
all that has occurred, if any one State, or
portion of the people of any State, choose to
place themselves in military array against
the Government of the Union, am for.
trying the strength of the Government. l
am for ascertainiDg whether we have got
Government or not-practical, efficient, ca
pable of maintaining its authority, and of
upholding the powers and interests which
belong to Government. Nor, Sir, am to
be alarmed or dissuaded from any such
course by intimation of the splitting of blood.
If blood is to be split, by whose fault is it to
be split 2 Upon the suppositiOn main tain,
it will be the fault of those who choose TO
raise the standard of disunion and endeavor
| to prostrate this Government; and, sir, when
that is done, SO long as it pleases God to
give me voice to express my sentiments,
or an arm, weak and enfeebled as it may be
by age, thai Uoice and that arm a0iU be on the
side Of n1l country, for the support Of the
general authority, and for The maintenance Of
the poaoers Of tbs Union.
And now let US hear what Stephen a
Douglas said:
On the 9th of August last, Judge Doug
las had an enthusiastic reception at Norfolk,
Virginia, and spoke in the presence of 5000
people. We quote from The telegraphic dis
patch of that date to the Associated Press /:
In the middle of his address, q slip of pa
per was handed to him. 1t was cut from
the Norfolk Daily Argus ard contained
two polite questions: ..sse.fa.5s-.
The first is: If Abraham Lincoln be
elected President of the United States,
would the Southern States be justified in
seeding from the Union ~ Mr. Douglas
said I" To this l emphatically answer, Mol"
The election of a man to the Presidency
by the American people in conformity with
the Constitution of the United States, would
not justify any attempt at dssolving this
glorious Confederacy." Applause
Second " If they, the Southern States,
secede from the Union upon the Inaugural
ton of A braham Lincoln before he COM
mits an overt act against their constitution
al rights, will you advise or vindicate resist
ance by force TO their secession ?''
81 answer emphatically, that it is the du-
~ of the President of the United States and
all in authority under him, to enforce the
laws of the United S .ates. passed by Con-
gress, and az the Courts expound them; and
I, as in duty bound by my oath and fidelity
to the Constitution, would do all in my
power to aid the Government of the United
States in maintaining the supremacy of the
laws against all resistance to them, come
from whatever quarter it might.
"In other words, think the President OF
the United States should treat all attempts
TO break up the Union by resistance TO its
laws Old Hickory treated the Nulli6ers
il 1892" [Applause.l ga s-.rr
Let the Demagogues put the foregoiugin
their pipes and smoke it. EXAMINER.