The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-10-24
How Abolttiesists Forced Secession

ifng upon the means whirb lie Ah,;,,..,.,
u-'dio force ~cession. remarks ,hst VIII,
'"r Sou'hern States s-csded ines believe.
~" any armed resistance oiheir .od-svor
would BE- contrary 10 the ngh, of reyolu,isr
- asserted 10 the Declireton OF l.dco.od
nee ~ Is known that the New W 1
tribune wsss constant mweil a.sn esr.
mess exponent of this view. and sail. n,u.h
20 The winter - 1860 81 10 jos,iiy The hone.
% 'hr S"u'her" sgita,css ,hn, ,hry mi,h, !,
'rsst count Oh ifs AID in securing for ,b.m
immunity frpm F-d-rsi attack. Ase.rtv :.
me = b of November, lsCO, whe. The ssce.
70" s'"f'" vas brsslng 10 the S,ushern
heS'sps, The frihupe said:
~ me cotton States shsll become ss,;s.
ned that they "a do better on, =, ,hs Tr,;..
Vt" :" ~ We insist on ieIting them 90
30 Prsce. The right 10 seceee NAV h. II
'rso'uuonsry one, bu, il ex,.ls neyer,he;s..
We must ever resist the right 81
s"y S's's - frmain 10 me Uaon and resi-.
o. nuisiy the laws thereof 10 wubdrnx
ron the Union Is quite another m.,,s,.
sno whenever considrrstIe see,,on y,
o"'"n shall deliberately resolve 10 90 o,,,
"s siis'i r.s'sl all cocrcIvs mpssurssds.
~ - Keep q N. We h. pc never 10 ~. IN
"rpu'he whereof one section Is pinned
70 the other BY bsyone,s"
ven'sen days sfter. rd., on Zee o6, y
u November, lS60. il held the follow
lsngd-ge: v
~ The cotton States unitedy nd ssro.s.
" ~'sh 20 withdraw peacefully from IN.
o"'on' We fhipk they should sLd ~.u,d h- u
'''"~rd 20 DO 90 Any attempt 10 como- H.
h'm oy force 10 remain would be con,,.,,
y me principles enuDcissed III The ,mm,r,., o'
Drcis-sion 81 Independence. con,t.,. y. '
" 'u"oaintmtsi ideas on whirb human ~ y
'fiy /. bssed I" =
y" ~ l7ih q ID -cemhsr folio wing. Ahc.l
he secrseion storm had cy..e /. = MA ....,l
'ss bursting over South G .roiius. the rnb. e
ne ssid: Iii'
- " Vhe Declaration " lad~p-ndpac-) =
'''ner ne secession ifom the Drsiish En- n
re " ihfee miIIions Of cuIoa,.,. IN l77s :"
: % not sr- why u Womb no. inss.fy ~. ~
occasion o. hve millions oi S,uth~fuers
ON the Union ia 1861" ~
And alter siI The cotton State b,d C.
dsd' on tn 23i of Frbmsry, 1861 i ain, 60
Q over them the spirit vf the b clsr ~. 'h'
Independence. Under sha, ds,e IL .s,c ms
we have repeatedly said. aud We once -
'se '"r's'. that the great princlple .mb d
by J'frrson isthe Declaration 81 Amer;
" i"or pendsnce. tbst n vernments d.riv-
~ J"s' power from The consent 81 ~.
s'rn-d. - SOUND aud Just; aud ths,. /, N.
ve states. me co ron Sa'~s. o. the Gull u.
e. only. choose Tor 81 indrsend III ~
= 'hry hsv- clear moral rigbt 10 d. 40
Whenever il shall be clear ,b,,,h.
- body % the southern people hsye be II.
A. cc"cluriveIy shens,rd from H.. Uni 4
anxious 10 escape from IL, We win a.
best g forward their views'
! was NOT only the Tribuns that exores
thess sssen',ments snd msds these bed
J. The leading Republican papers
"ised The dissatisfied S,sfe- r4st II ,h.y
's'-d up,n secession "fv toward their
W. upon the ground tnsf they bsd.s. u
ar moral riRh'" 10 orm an lude depend.o, Da,
ion u they chose "a do 90 The Chicsyn the
cune. M Li,coln'r organ; me Indisns- :"
70 Journal. Governor Moron'. organ: ne pos,
ci"ns'i C.nmrrcisi. M. Ch.s.'s organ: rails
Buffalo Exprs<. M. S-ward,- ercan: ,hr'
various Others We could name, made The Of
mise oi I'D snd comfort 10 the southern N
'rganizrs IN their schemes oi separation Was
81 these papers have backed down. ~. the
eve, from 'he position ,hst the cotton neg
'e-. The slave States, III. Gulf States cord
no. only the moral right 70 sepsrst. and
the un'on. but also from the proffer OF Eng
y they desised 70 e.. IL this respec, "
hsvs been 'reaherousi 10 their southern y
e. and The latter have . right 10 com -'
% of those who declared that " compel '''''
N 70 remain In Union which they re-
led % oppr ssive to them, "would BE- " !" =
rsry 70 The ideas on which human n, =
y b-sed."-S ate Sentinel - .