Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-13
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We print lengthy communica.on /
this morning from our correspondent
aD" We think, however, that his
reasoning lie both defective and incon-
siatent We cannot regard the protec-
ton by Government of portion of its
citizens against the evil designs of their
q ueishbors as attempting to force liberal
ideas at the point Of the bayonet. I'D"
seems to argue that laws offensive
and repugnant to particular localities
ought not to be enacted, or, when enact
ed, repealed, because they cannot be en-
forced without calling on the military,
and to enforce laws by the military is
contrary to the genius Of our institu-
lions. This was the doctrine held By
every rebsl in the land, when be was
plotting against the Government The
loyal people Of the United States have.
distinctly said that they do not SO regard
our Government We are q nation,
working through constitutional MAJ
jorities Whenever miuorities propose
to defy laws, constitutionally enacted,
the power Of the Government must be
called into requisition to enforce them
If the opposition ia confined to the
Courts and such other instrumentalities
as may be used lawfully, it win be met
in a similar spirit by the constituted
IS authorities, But, if it assumes the form
of armed rebellion, it will. be put down
YARNS. bfsa
sd" says we cannot maintain an
army large enough to fulfil the inten-
r lions Of either Of the vetoed bills He
must believe, then, that the South win
& rebel If so, cannot the same power
that suppressed rebellion once, do it
Z agaiH9 The Fugitive Slave law was
not enforced by standing arpy,, IS
..s odious MS il WAS to the moral and re-
'a hoious sentiments of the Northern
States. Now il the South is acting in
sss good faith in pretending 10 accept the
result Of the struggle for her independ-
= encs, no difficulty will be experienced
in enforcing the Civil Rights Bill SO far
az it's provisions may be required to
protect oppressed blacks. IF they are
El acting deceitfully, and are only possuns-
ing, in order to get footbold, intend
ing ell the time to ultimately 90 frame
their laws as to rs-epslave the negroes
in the South, the sooner their plans are
understood the better, and the Civil
Rights Bill If it accomplishes no other
q good than stripping off the disguise in
which the Southerners are operating, il
will be blessing to the whole country.
We think, too, our correspondent
misapprehen1s the cause of the great
anti-slavery ssvolution which has taken
place in the North. 1t was not the pas
sage of the Fugitive Slave Law, nnpop-
gss rlar as that was in many parts Of the
Isl Northern States, that solidi6ed the anti,
b. slavery sentiment Of our people. Thai
measure was acquiesced in by all the
great political parties, and was actually
-, sssolved into a6nality. 1t was the con
timed aggression of the saveholdine
interests, (after securing the Fugitive
Slave Law. in the repeal of the Mis-
4 souri, Compromise, and the compromise
lsl.f measures of which the Fugitive Slave
Law was part; in the bred Scott de-
ciaion, and the aggressive war upon the
freemen of housekeeping to forcs
slavery upon them contrary to theiI
wishes-these measures it was tha
aroused the great North, aud resulted
Z ~ in preventing the further spread 0
slavery. The Fugitive Slave Law wa
enforced without any great standing
army 1t was bitterly opposed, bu
through the courts alone. The peopl
of the South have right to oppose th'
Civil Rights Bill in the same way. Blu
to say that because they don't like it, i
ought not to have been passed, is absurd
ono rogue eer felt the halter draw, IA d
With good opinion Of the law"