Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-24


The sessAssn osases . Usts.
How often the statement that the
Border Slave States would refuse to join
with the Calf States 10 the secession
movement, VI will not pretend 10 cay.
The assertion hss been rife on Republican
Tlps and general in the Republican news
popers ever since the secession move
ment was insugurated. The Republican
party has cherished the delusive hope
that these States would Internationally
refuse TO coa!escc in any with
The Cotton States. But 10 this, II fully
appears, by late advices, that there is a
cad mistake about this. Every Border
SIsve State has spoken, and with such .
voice - cannot be mistaken or warped
from it's real meaning.
In Virginia the authority Of that State
informs the sectionalists Of the North
that no coercivs troops can Psss over the
soil of tho old dominion, without having
to fight every inch OF the way. Mary
land is Of the same opinion. We hear
our Republican people talk about the
facility with which the U. s. troops
could be shipped through those States
BY railroad into the Carolinas. An item
in . Southern paper settles that point.
It intimAtes shat cars generally run on
rails. When the country is at peace,
or at war with . foreign power, rail-
roads constitute . strong arm Of power;
but when one section is warning against
another, the matter assumes . different
FORM" 1t is unquestionable, then, that
NO coercive force could pass through
that section without having to fight their
way IS they proceeded from town to
town.
Pass along the line of the Border
States y little further, and We come to
Kentucky. That State noted for its
brave soldiers, its famous sharp-shooters
and men ef lion courage, has been
counted upon as one OF those who would
not Interfere, but would rather assent to
the war of coercion. Our reports by
telegraph yesterday morning, tell us that
the State Legislature has almost unani-
mously voted to repel- even to the
death Of the last man, the passage OF
any coercive force through that State.
This language is not that OF men who
say one thing aud mean another. Tie
State of Tennessee, is also in the same
category with Maryland, Kentucky and
Virginia.
Missouri has also raised her voice and
will strike a powerful blow at any at
tempt to cocrce. She is not the least
powerful OF these by any means.
The matter is now all in q nut shell.
The fifteen States composing the Slave
States Of the Union are bound together
by ties which cannot be sundered. Ii
coercion is the policy, then war IS incvl-
table. II will be . war between the no
compromise Republicans Of the North
and the people Of the fifteen Southern,
or Slave States. AS We have stated
time and again, this is the issue. and can
only be avertcd by a feasible comprom-
Use. Every day we observe new proofs
OF the truth OF the assertion. 1t Is COM
promise or war, nothing else.
The border slave States may now be
looked upon as locked in with the cotton
States in their secession movement, ard
it now remains to be seen whether
compromise which is 40 ieryently pray
ed for by all the true Union nen Of the
country. will be acccded to. We do not
think II will be by the leaders Of the
Republican party, though it is evident
that could the question como before the
people OF these United States, the CON-
promise measures would be accepted by
an overwhelming majority. The only
hope, tellow-ci:izers, Of a peaceable solu-
ton OF this difficulty must be looked for
through the people. Shall the people
have an opportunity to declare their
opinions?