The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-09
..The Signs or,he Times


President Lincoln. By his significant al
lusion 10 the signs Of the times IN his late
appeal to the border states. evinced 4 just
comprehension Of the new forces at work in
our national life, which it viii be calamitous
10 deay or ignore. There are a certain class
Of borier state legislators. and Of sympathi-
zing northern joUrnalits, who argue habitu-
ally as ii the slavery question we're simply
negro question-who believe, OF affect 10 be
iieve, that the Humanitarian views OF Gar
rison and Phillips are the controlling motives
Of the people cf the North 10 their opposition
10 tue institution. This i = great mistake.
The bearings oi tie system upon he negro
arc secondary considerations With the ersat
BODY Vi tho northern people. IL IS still
DOUBTED whether the mass OF the four MI
Ions OF slaves would bc materially benefited
by general emaac patton. II they are % re-
aitiu IL tie country As the abolition cham
1ions insist. The merely phiianthropic ell
sneut5 OF the question. affecting tho nc
n, are too CO pick sri unsettled % operate
Jet with any vesy ggeat fJrce upon the minis
u the majority OF northern men. IL - the
civil relations VI the institution. ~ bearings
UPON the trtifs nan, that chiefly STIR the
thoughts and feelings OF the people; ard it 10
he Conclusions and determinations that are
WHICH tou,tttttt t''
u.s. signs OF the tisaes.
The question has taken tbs sh,pe:--Is
not TIE Institution Of slavcsy, as OF late
years developed. incompatible with our Tree
imsgil uIlons7 /. there nDt.n irreconcii bile
antasonism between is necessities and the
necessities of democratic gOvsrnnsntf--ln
,nt4gonism similar in ~ natars 20 that
WI CD II steI between the ieli,l and the
constitutional system Of modern Europe.
Now UPON thu subject il IS idIe 10 fall
OK upon the doings Of the trainers OF
lbs Federal Co lstlIutson. NO historical fact
a capable OF clearer proof thaa that those
great states.nen believed absolutely that
slavery would, IN geAsratlon os Two. dc q
natural death. l. oulc. in all earthly prob
ability. have died such a death. had aot The
cotton Go been subsequently, invo1,ed. IA
consequence OF which slave labor oecsms
Al unex. ected source OF enormous profit
Our f.shers. the. e.ore. cinno, riehty DE
chafsel with the !ol.y o. Incorporating iato
the Cons itG ioa an e.eme.s wa.ca. wscu
,itaerlng So st1, would turn az siuSt and
.estsov IL. I4c, Dessr ips = IA 'rofgt im
- 81 i could = .lbsf .1en-ti Ins "a
- .. - d.y has lot IL o. Jai~od not from
tae ,o.og - wa.cb our iAtneFs JUDGED u
lhss. quarters Ut a century ago. but Ia The
Vi lace oi Us pc cut Powef Toe Dccs.-
~ ol .hus rc-jajglns II 10 uaon Us We
casssos sNade IL i wo WOULD Tor Ncnta are
~ kins /. as Gear as holy vi, that IL has 10
d. with tie very lie OF the republic
We TAX ri tits OF that nan OF st OF men.
this or that circumatsnce a. the cause .: the
var between the sections IL a very shsl.
low view that prompts such isncUsSe-th-
same sors Of judgment that s.trious The
/ English reformation % tie animal desiass OF
Henry VIII, or our c~n revolution To the
stamp and tea taxes Doubles there were
certain occasions for The outbreak just nos.
but the ultimate cause as quite distinct.
Wien tie people o. the South iirSt began a
be taught that slavery wss an absolute good
q be preserved aud perretut;ed AZ All costs
a sectionsl couaict became inevitable The
only question about Il wss question 20 tine
Tie reason "a simple. slavery could nol
be preserved and peTpetuated withon; doing
violence 20 tho whole working Of the GOV
eminent. ar,l % tho whole spirit OF free in
situations Discussion Weekend IT. "a,
therefore every tongpe AID every frcss Va
muxziei ia the slsveholding st..r- 20
undertook - silence the srn churches
and failing in that Il broke ~ their uatioaa
organ Fst.oas. il .cixel upoR every dcpart
meat 1t thc fcueral government. rootcl on
al tic ell traditions aud policies. and inaa
gaFatcsl eossPie.e sabsersiency 10 its bchests
Every wear l. innovaied more and more upoi
Constitution fourished proportionately Bu
ever year. too, the northern people becam
moro All more resiless under his reeinse =
A. the lat Presidential election they deter
miaed . &c delivered from IL. The deliver
ance VS. accomplished. Fr5m that d.v sher
49, an Ell 81 the Stakeholder. domination
Nhy i.l ae shcreuPon fy % secession. ba
2 because he knew "a i4is heart that slavtr
s could "a siaud unic>s Is raic,ls Aud VI
. dld t..e southern people accept the sscessio
ssrc-dslg. cut because they had been taugl
Tat, al aAas nighl, slavery mpst stand
p i = absurd g. Isosg'ae Al southern hen foo
af.t villains They can roason ~ ether 70,
y Re. srtthey can a. honestly c,rrv out the
q COW le'ions. Grant her starting ooint--th
. sslsese Necessity of s,2very--and their Coz