The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-18

the South--in Tennessee AID Kentucky
where it viii be quoted ,o show that you are
on their aide And vet. nothing would be
farther l:oz. tie sTs.h. This instance should
aamonish YOU to look out hereafter for these
platforms and platform makers They NAV
rum country. bat can not save Il.
Voi. i. said that be would also DO The !
Democratic party Of the Ssaie the justice 90 |
saN. that IA his opinion the great boil, of il /
had never intended 10 give an. encourage !
ment u the sloetrine Of the right of a State
20 nullif, an act Of Congress although. upon
the strength OF the Cincinnati platform. they
had been "a understood and represented in
the South The heart OF the great body of
thai party beat periodically A. that of
any party. and il RESPONSE % the late call Of
the President shows that il h ready "a an.
swcr any demand OF the Government He
merely referred 10 these things 10 show the
bad and dangerous use which had been made
by party leaders OF their influence over an
honest and unsuspecting constituency 49,
The political contest of lr60 will eser he
remembered a. producing the natural results
Of the policy of resusciiating the exploded
doctrines Of the Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions, OF digging them out OF tie grave
where they had - long been buried The
gulf states OF the South, applying them
gave them the right. not only TO nullify
Law of Congress. but 10 nullify the Union IL
self. They resolved upon asking such con
cessions in regard to slavery in the terrific
rles. a. il was impossible either for the North
or the Northern Democracy to grant. and be
cause they were not granted they divided the
Democratic party and avowcd the purpose to
break up the Union. il the rights the, claim
ed we're not allowed. They we're opposed by
all the other parties, and fiercely denounced
all Others a abOlitlonisfs. They made no
distinction between Lincoln. Bell and Doug
las, eNcep, that they hated Douglas with a
more intense hatred than either of the 9th
ers. because they charged hi.n. untieservedly,
with treachery. They would have attempt
ed secession ii he had been elected. lust as
they have done under Lncoln's administra-
ton, and he would have had a. President.
the same questions 10 deal with. that Lin.
coin has. And he would have acted lust as
Lincoln has, for he magnanimouslv made this
avowal before his death. He had some
friends, however. who are less patriotic, and
who now talk about giving Ia the seeded
States what they ask, under the plea of com
promise, TO put stop 20 the war. They
would by this say. in effect. that they and
Mr. Douglas Mere all wrong last wear and
the true line of policy. How many of YOU
Douglas Democrats are willing u do ,hal {.
Or do YOU suppose they will now conpr,-
mise for less Where i the evidence On
the contrary. they have declared that they
will not compromise az all
After their defeat last wear these men re
solved 10 ~ecede from the Northern States.
and to have no further intercourse o. associs
ton with the dbolifi0. Nor.h-.or they called
Us all ab0lltioniSts no matter to what party
we belonged. And they made the election
of Lincoln the pretext for uniting the South
in The support of this policy South Caro-
lima ~ was natural enough, led the way and
passed an ordinance of secession in Decem
ber-leavins the other States Ia follow
They seized upon the ports arsenals. money
and other property of the government within
, their limits. and raised large bodies OF armed
men o. maintain their Independence and e
expcl the authority of the Government Al
, that time Maj anderson occupied Fort Moul
| trie. in Charleston Harbor, with a few Gov
ernment troops, and having the authority o
the Secretary of War for doing So he remov
ed his troops 10 Fort Sumter, when he becam,
, convinced that the authorities Of South Caro-
I lima intended 10 seize and occupy il. Thi
) incen-ed South Carolina and she sent com
I
on Mr.. Buchanan that this was an insult {,
) ner sovereignty and TO demand that Malo
! Anderson should be ordered 10 evacuate II
Sumter and again occupy Fl. Mouitrie Nh
Buchanan refused, nc he was bound 10 do
and sent IN unarmed supply ship with provs
rion 10 Fort Sumter South Carolina IRE,
upon this anormed ship and drove il out o
the harbor of Charleston-whch was reall
, an act of war. If Jackson had been Presi
; dent he would have so considered IT, Blu
Mr. Buchanan did not-and at the close o
his administration left all the difficult an,
/ complicated questions 10 be decided by hi
successor Mr. Lincoln was sworn 10 sup
' port the Constitution and 20 enforce The LAW
{ all over the Cnion--in South Carolina a
well as the other States And he was boun
to regard all the forts in the Southern State
a the property of the Union. and the com
nand Of Major Anderson A. e-titled 10 hi
protection. Under sense of duty he rcsoly
/ ed to furnish provisions to h m, rs It Was evi
4 dent that without them. the garrison woul,
I be compelled. by starvation, 10 capitulat
and abandon the fort. In the meantime tn
{ seeded Stofes had set up government o
. their own and had appointed all the necessar
oihcers-or rather. the officers had set il u
: and appointed themselves. And Mr.. Linaoln
2 in order IA save bloodshed, notified them O
r his design. and said TO them. in substance
: that If the, would consent 10 let the proyis
, ions be cent peaceabIy % Fort Sumter Their
/ would be no collision--but that he was re
/ solved to 10 it. because IL was his duty -
. Here i an important point not To be over
looked-for il l. now evident that if they hss
4 permitted the supplies 10 60 in Deaoeabiy VI
. should have had no war at that time Blu
they chose another course. and fred ap0l
F'ori Snmfer. intending with about ten thous
and men 10 reduce II to submission Thi
was cear!yan net 81 ioar aud would have bee
I so regarded by any nation upon earth. Tn
/ President could not REGARD il in any othe
light anil ii he had Submitted quietly o. il
4 our government would have been the laugh
ing stock of all the nations of the earth
! The motive for firing upon Fort Sumte
I was to draw the border Slave States into tn
vortex Of secession Could there be an
: other motive. Anderson. with his seventy
odd men. could do South Carolina no harm
! Therefore. there wss q coolly deiberate'
plan 10 bring on the war-and more wcke,
and atrocions rebellion has never been in
. aururated since the fallen Angels rebelleC
against the authority of Heaven.
, The seeded Stafes were then all unde
, arms ready and threatening TO enforce thei
demands ~ the point of the bayonet. The
, ! publicly avowed before the world that the'
had separated forever from the "sccurses
T Union" and would have nothing more to ID
/ with H. They denounced the Government
and declared that it, authority should neve
again be established amongst them The
. even went 50 Ear 90 say that the right &
navigate the Mssissiplr River should only b
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