Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-02-09
Lineoln's Position.
,atch to the Hcy,ld saws ::


A despatch to the Hcr,M says: ..- ,s.,rt
/ WAsHINGioN, Jan. 81, 1961.-T learn
from gentleman who had an interview with
Mr.. Lincoln, at Springfield, within the past
week, that the latter, in discussing the exist
ing state of affairs, expressed himself as fol-
lows 4" will suffer death before will con-
sent or advise my friends to consent to any
concession or compromise which looks like
buying the privilege of taking possession Of
this government, to which we have consti-
tutional right; because, whatever might
think of the merit of the various propositions
before Congress, | should regard any conccs-
sion in the face of menace the destruction of
the government itself, and a consent on all
hands that our system shall be brought down
to a level with the existing disorganizcd state
of affairs in Moxico. But this thing will here
after be, as it is now, in the hands of the pco-
pie; and if they desire to call Convention to
remove any grievances complained of, or to
give new guarantees for the permancnce of
vested rights it is not mine 20 oppose"
In this conversation Mr. Lincoln urged no
objection to the Border State or Ethcfidgc
proposition, contained in this correspondence
of the l4th inst, as a future basis Of agree
ment, if the Republicans as party desire it,
This fact gives importance to a leading cd
itorial in the State Jouraat Of the oath inst,
published at Springfield, Iii. While it is true
that the Journal is rot the official organ Of
Mr.. Lincoln, it is also true that it never con
tains any recommendation to the Republican
party, or asserts any new line of policy for
that party that is in conflict with the known
views of Mr.. Lincoln. Here is the Journals
proposition t>i
IF onvtb;n,, ebort nf oo,oosy;o, &c tlo.
principle that the Territories should not be
surrendered to slavery will satisfy the South,
the Republican party stand ready to yiold it,
will never yield it at ALL If the Southern
people, are afraid that the Republican party
intends to interfere with slavery in the slave
States by Congressional action, wo are satisfied
that the whole Republican party, to allay their
fears, are wiling, by constitutional amend
-ment or other~ e, to deprive Congress of any
people fear or believe that the Republican
party are opposed to the admission OF any
more slave States, we are willing that it should
be made the law or the constitution that Ter
ritories applying for admission into the, Union
shall be admitted with or without slavery, as
thepeople of such Territory so applying shall
ueIcTuiiH0j anu lurUneT, VIC are III IdYOT Oh
md earnestly recommend the repeal Of all
State laws in conflict with the Constitution of
the United States, or that in any way obstruct
or interfere with the execution of federal laws I;
we are in favor of any compromise that does
not yield to. slavery the right to go into the
free territories ;. the positive right to do this
it never did have until the Kansas N ebraska
bill was passed; the Missouri compromise
was repealed byNthe slave States under the
plea that it was unconstitutional. If it WAS
unjust TO the South and IN conflict with tire
Constitution, the slave States; Of course, would
not desire or be satisfied with its restoration.
If the slave States or any considerable num-
Der of them, or, indeed, any one Of them, viii
come forward. with compromise chat does not
involve the surrender of free territory to slave
ry, there will be no difficulty in securing for it
the support of the whole Republican party.
f~--~~--e--
Ii you wish to learn. all your defects, quar-
rel with your best friend, aud you viii be sur
prised to find what n Villipn you are even in
the estimation Oh a friend.
"WELB, Jane, this is Queer world" said
Ed to, his wife; '"a sect of women philozo.
phhe5s Hpss list jiiit5st sPffpbg Up" Indeed" said
Jane; "nnd what do they .boid& ,"Tbc
strangest thing in natorc,' said .he7v-" their
tongues I" .,f - ~