The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-03
Who mas Made the Troubfe3

Who has Mnde the Troubles
4 serious state of things exists Trough !
out the country. a panic prevails, all
kinds-o business is paral. zed, and treason
runs riot through the land. No adequate
reason for this state of things exists save
in thepolitical troubles prevailing. Itistrue
there is some reason in the drought which
prevailed at the South last summer, for
tight times and distress in that region OF
country, but that the North should suffer
her present business troubles, and the whole
Nation be racked with financial disease, is
TO be attributed TO political causes.
1t is frequently charged that the Repub-
lican party is responsible for these Difficult
ties. We deny the charge Let US inquire
who are responsible.
The Republican party had legitimate
origin; it was brought into being through
the great wrong perpetrated upon the
North by the destruction of the Mis-
souri, Compromise. 1t is composed of hon
est men of all parties who resisted that
wrong and others brought on them by =
corrupt pro-slavery Influence n 1856
the party proved itself mighty and was
we'll nigh successful n its attempt to gain
control of the Government. In 1860 it met
in National Convention, with delegates
from both slave and free States, and nomi-
mated two men of the people, and after
hard-fought contest triumphantly elected
them, strictly according to the forms of the
Constitution. If any party ever gained
fair victory, by perfectly just and constitu-
tional means, the Republican party has
done so, and is fully entitled TO the enjoy
ment of the fruits of that victory.
But large body of men say that this
party which has, on an,appeal to.the people,
been successful in gaining the privilege OF
carrying on this Government, shall not en-
Joy that which has been entrusted to their
keeping by the American people. Yes,
this Republican party, the members OF
which have always cheerfully acquiesced
when the party with which they acted has
been beaten sometimes by foul means), is
now denied the privilege ofentering into the
management of that trust which has been
confded to them after full canvass and a
fair vote No Republican, either as such
or anything else, has ever threatened to
secede on account of the fair or unfair
triumph of their opponents.
How stands the case now? Abraham
Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin have been
fairly elected; but forsooth, because their
opponents are about to lose the control of
the government which they have run to the
brink of ruin, certain of these gentlemen in
the South propose to secede and dissolve
the Union to prevent the Republicans from
entering on its management, afterthey have
fairly gained the right to administer it =
And the traitors in the South are patted on
the back and 8 set on by many of their
confederates in the North. Yes, it is fact,
now become as plain as the sun at midday,
that the secession movement is encouraged
and aggravated by large number of indi-
viduals in the North, who jaundieed with
envy and enraged at their own defeat, are
determined to render nullitY the Repub-
lican victory just gained by preventing the
Inauguration of Lincoln, and even aiding
in the dissolution of the Union if necessary
to prevent him from entering into the pos
session of that which he and his party have
right to enjoy.
We do not bring this serious charge
against all of our opponents far from it
There are many of the honest rank and file
who are willing that the Republicans shall
stake their turn fairly won, and who
abhor any unconstitutional acts to defeat
the choice of the people. When the day of
trial comes, thousands of the honest masses
of the North, lately opposed to the Republi-
can party, will be with the Union---the Re-
publican party but many of the leaders
are at heart secessionists and if it comes
TO a fierce contest between the two sections,
will assist the South against their own Sec
ton. In other words, they are tories at
heart, aud like tories they will betray their
own people.
We believe the mass Of the people wish to
give the Republicans fair trial--to protect
them in the administration of the govern
ment. Knowing they have fairly won a
political victory, and believing the party to
be honest in its professions of fair dealing,
and attached to the Constitution and the
Union, there is no doubt that vast MAORI
ty Of the American people are determined
to see the General Government pass into
their hands in accordance with the verdict
Of the people on the 9th day of November.
CoNTRAsT.-At Indianapolis, Green
castle, Terre Haute and thence north, there
was good sleighing on New Year. Here,
however, we enjoyed nothing of the kind.