Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-25

tue ACCESSION OF hepuoilcEn A1miLlsN
tr4tion their property and their peace
| and personal security are to be endan-
/ gered. There never has been any serious
cause for such apprehension. Indeed,
| the most ample evidence to the contrary
/ has all the while existed and been open
/ to their inspection. It Is founc 10 all the
| public speeches OF him who now sddrsseu
| you. do but quote from these speeches
when declare that II have no power
directly, or indirectly, to interfere with
the institution Of slavery 10 the States
where itsexists ! believe | have no law
ful power to do 30 and ! hare no inclina-
I ton TO de- so.
The Congress, whose term had expired
| the day on which Mr.. Lincoln was in
sugurated, had done every thing IN its
power to dissrm the approximations Of the
southern States on the same question
Il had passed resolution submitting
/ gA amendment Of the Constitution, 30 as
10 make sny interference with slavery
/ impossible II created governments for
threenew Territories, Nevada, Daeotah,
and Colorado. and passed no law exclu-
ding slavery from any Of them.
The conspirators. however, continued
their efforts fer the overthrow Of the
/ Government
March 5-Bssuregard assumed the
command Of the troops besieging Fort
Sumpter
March f3.-Alabama ratified the Con-
stitution of traitor States: vote Of the con-
/ vention, 81 TO s.
March l6.-Georgia ratified the eonssi-
tntion of the rebel States, and, previous
70 the first Of April. ali the States in re-
ballion had done the same thing.
The attack on Fort Sumpter vas con-
n1encsd on the 10Th Of April, 1861, and
after thirtyfour hours bonbardment it
surrsndsred
All this took place before Mr.. Lin
coin asked forsroops TO enforce the laws.
In view Of these facts, no honest rnAs
can or will sAy that the war vas com
msnced BY the present Administration.
To do so would be proclamation Of bis
own infany.
Those OF the North who are co-vorksrs
with the conspirators some times say, in
justification, that the South had suffered
wrong at the hands OF the Northern peo-
Pile The assertion is as false ss the
charge that the present Administration
commenced the war. Let Mr. Stephens,
the Vice President Of the rebel States,
be heard on that point He, certainly,
with them is good authority. Ia a
speech made in convention against Sc
csssion, said:
Pause, cntreat you, and consider
for moment what reason you can give
that will even satisfy yourselves in calm
er noments-what reason can you give
to your fellow sufferers In the calamity
that Ii will bring upon us7 What reas-
ons can you give 70 the nations Of the
! earth to justify il ? They Fill be the
, calm and deliberate judges IN shis case
I | and to what eanie or one covert act car
r you point on which TO rest the plea oI
: Justification ? Wha. right has the North
. sssailed What interest of ths South
: has been invaded ? What justice has
> been denied and what claim. founded
+ in justice and right, has been withheld
0 Can either Of you to-day name one gov
1 eminent act Of wrong deliberately and
: purposely done by the Government 81
Washington. of which the South has &
= right 10 complain | challenge the m
e swer While, on the other hand, let mi
y show the facts, (and believe me, gentle
men, l am not here the advocate OF ;h'
: North, but am here the friend, the era
q friend and lover Of the South and be
# institutions, and for this reason ! speAl
l. thus plainly and faithful TO yours, mine
and every other man. . interest, the word
? of truth and soberness,) J Of which wisl
a you to Judge, aud will Only state fact
e which are clear and nndeniable, an
a which now stand as records authentic i
1t the history Of our country.
'. when we OF the South demanded n
slave trade, or the importation Of Afr
l. cans for the cultivation Of oa- lands, di
81 they not WELD the right for twenty years
ir When we asked three-hfths represer
re- talion in Congress for our slaves, was
o. not granted When We asked and d.
,f- manded the return Of any fugitive froI
sy justice, or the recovery Of those person
owing labor or allegiance, was il not il
d. corporAsed in the Constitution an
IN again ratified and strengthened in th
be Fugitive Slave Law Of IS507
to dDo YOU reply that in many iustsncs
m they have violated this compact, end ha'
not been faithful to their engagements
As individuals and local communiti,
,rt they may have done so, bat not by Il
he sanction Of Government, for that hi
always been true 10 Southern interest
ort Again, gentlemen, look at another fact
when we have asked that more territo
Sc should be added, that we might spres
th the institution Of slavery, have they q
Ia Yielded to our demands, and given
Louisiana, Florida and Texas, out
en- which four States have been carved, Al
ample territory for four mere to be ad
ler ed in due time, If yous By this unwl
iv- and impoi,ic act, do not destroy Il
ris hope, and, perhaps, by il lose all, a
ort have your last slave wrenched from y
By stern military rule, By the vindieti
ote decree Of universal emancipation y hi
may reasonably be expected to follow
hill But, sgain, gentlemen, whath
ap- to gaia by this proposed change of o
relations to the General Governmen
ote We have always had the control, aud c
vet If We remain in 1t, and are as unit
rs we have been We have had 8 mai
ola ity of the Presidents chosen from I
ma South, as well as the control and mi
agement of those chosen from the Nor
ton We have had sixty years OF Soathf
Presidents to their twenty-four, thus c,
'ote trolling the Executive Department"
No man has controverted, or can c.
Tote .rovert these facts Who then so b
ans as 70 justify the rebellion2
ssgl1 Willis the Government is nsing ev
e of possible effort 10 maintain its sxisten
o u an Organization has been entered into
.ook many persons at the North 70 cooper
with the conspirators in its destrncti
.oek To accomplish their object, assuming
specious name Of the Peace DsnoC
nue cy," they resort to the msanest actl
ties. the most grovelling demagogue to
.ress iudice the people against the Adni
sration. Read the following extr'
titu. from speeches and newspapers, m
aud written id the North in aid of
lex. conspirators:
and Speaking of President Lincoln,
the Sellingrove. Pa. Tines says;
He ia bloody monster. He is n
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