The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-24
The Overthrow OF the American Govern
ment-The Dissolution OF the Union.
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The Overthrow OF the American Govern
ment-The Dissolution OF the Union.
From the London STANDARD, Sept 10
Our kinsmen at the other side Of the Atlantic so
many Of whom are warm sympathisers with the Irish
Ss sD With
out the guars ntee against violent separation which
the monsrchicai principle in our own government
ratst party rises In the United Kingdom, the whole
power Of the kingdom be almost at instant
declares itself is moral not territorial 1t is the divi
sion Of the . loyal "a word by the way, that they
the ideal against the traitor party not England against
Ireland or Ireland against England One good effect
Of this distinguishing characteristic of monarchy is,
that protec is in their opinions everywhere
without the danger Of their being overborne and OPP
pressed by contiguous majority This protection Is
necessarily wanting in the United States, in every
other republic What the majority of any considera
BILE district command, all within that district must
sion Of the Oonfedsrston taking seriously Of re-
disruption is not distant The fact is that there is
no principle Of cohesion in the American common
wealth to counteract the many tendencies to repug-
nance that threaten to separate 1t into at least three
several States. There is no neighborng enemy of
sufficient power to force them Ato or to hold them in
union for common defence The of steam
vigation, which has, as it were, welded the British
islands into bridging the sea- that draws
them closer instead Of separating them, has had
merry the INHABITANTS Of the provinces west of the
Allegheny range, having descended the Ohio and the
Mississippi with that produce which was their sole
subject Of traffic accustomed to avoid the delay
and other Inconvenience Of return voyage against
the stream Of these great rivers by land journey
northward, through Georgia, the Carolinas Virginia,
Pennsylvani &c. This constant intercourse of me-
cessty led to connections Of commerce, marriages,
been superseded by the return voyages steam and
the Kentucky man now really knows as little of his
Ths @ the
ward Of the great rivers.
To this which may be regarded as an inert cause OF
separation, more active repugpances are added-the
Northern States are in rfeat part
Southern States exclusively agricultural The North
States are wisely resolved to protect their manu-
featuring industry, by high tariffs and being sufii-
GENTLY agricultural to supply their wants, they
are wholly Independent Of the States Of the South
States recol with injurious effect. Thirdly the
Northern States have abolished slavery in their own
compel the Southern States to abolish it also. The
people OF the Southern States however nave long be-
their land out Of cultivation and render It perfectly
worthless. We may believe that they mistaken in
this opinion but the late proos-
not be dispensed with in hot climates must tend pow
erfuy confirm this opinion in those once possessed
States violent and intoerant as ever. Now,
opinion Of the righteousness of aboishing slavery
the Creator has destined ali the earth that he has
formed for cultivation and that he has destined all his
sm thar 10 s ts
~ the rchest poftion OF tnat can Dc cuitvated only
BY slaves; and i gu. ;eoHn have failed to
due to the neglect Of raising the West indian
nt. Rm o on De,StS as mem a.ee
tie abolition Of slavery has never are bound
to confess that the last few year: have greatly mo
sa our o4i th These few years
loudly for snsneip.ton in 1851 snd
disgusting hypoorites Who cared nothing for the
happiness Of black men white men, or anything but
their personal oPulsrity Or per- onal profit A men
must conclude that the proportion Of honest and good
men among "the in the Northern States
s hSs
IL the southern republicans believe as after our e1.
ample they we'll may, such to be the Ss they must
as they are, By their northern fellow citizens with
compulsory abolition Of slavery.
hsys been LED to these ssS on' SPSa tn1 al
esn republic 3 very speech uadcast
being IN n. t sr,t~Mr caihoun We ind the speech
fso1ta Carolina in the Charleston 'rey of the
The purpose for which the meeting was called was
consider part to be taken BY the people Of South
non ts. Uoint MI Calhoun gives the following ex
csllent advice which we should wish to see followed
a. 1orSy OF voss Osi to SSe no
vote Our practice Of voting for the less bsd ;uen
cases, only to support by the sanction OF an
man ;. A.. p....a...r IT.. .,.o,,;on f.,,a NJ
ITO the question o ,ne d directed and the eonn
That s5s L Dy e In ss
80 ~ os all hs ooleasues of the South Carolina
ssssior In ConSrc with perhaps but one exception There
for this am opr them may be
that neither the candidates up
~ ncy. and nv into An active
en.s u ~ ss:S nsry sbWne the candidstes Of
% rrs.,ns own Of percton
% os oud be dstaded 70 the level which they
T s VeI renset it, ia sxcsllent advice and most
IMs, We iePo"Ss ~, 70 ~ p.;tssh s,sctor. who
worthy OF being Iono"eo ~ cE.sa oovsvS. VII
ever, on any ground, votes ior an unworsny osn1,
date degrsdes himself to the level OF MIN for whom ne
votes
MIR. Calhoun, proceeding to particulars, speaks Of
,,s .hoI;t;on marty thus -
the apoheion Po1sJ sA~'
Sncc in this place. great change has
taken psce position parties the North The ABOLITION
party, which then mere handful has now grown to be