Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-02-02
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In a late number Of the National Era" DR.. Bal.
ie! uiscourses at some length on Disunion. He
"'e' not to be sure, exactly advocate it; but any
one VINO reads his article would infer that the DR..
oe"e'ed sufficient feason existed to make a separa-
uoH ue''rabie-a separation effected, of course, by
me nanIul, calm, and sensible plan he proposes,
we DO not understand whether he means, in his
comparison, to liken the mansteoling and oppres-
sIVe South to Lot or Abraham, to Paul or Barnabas!
Here is an extract from his article.
I'VE have gloried in the Union us
much as anybody, and still feel q strong
attachment to it. But there is only one
sale rule where a confederation of sover-
elgn States cannot agree, and that is, sep
arailon, in all good feeling. When the
herdsmen Of Lot and Abraham quarreled.
and their interests interfered with each
other, the two brethren separated /; but,
so Tar as we learn, maintained thereafter
The mos friendly relations with each 9th.
er. When Paul aud Barnabas found
themselves at swords points, they sepa-
rated each going his own way, and thus
preserved harmony by division.
"lF perpetual discord is to poison all
the Intercourse Of North and South, or if
their joint partnership is to be proslituted
irreyocably to the p~ropagandism ofSlave.
ry, or if the South, whenever q measure
displeases it, will unite in caucus, and
be satisfied with nothing less than abso-
Lutte submission from all other sections,
it seems TO us far better that a movement
! he mndn in n oalrn Grotarrol ,oona. G..
a general convention ofthe States, 10 de-
termine upon the safest and most equita-
Bile mode Of dissolving their connection,
and recognizing in new combinations.
There is no necessity Of being heated
upon the subject. 1t is one Of immense
importance, equalled in its magnitude on
ly by the original work Of forming the
present Union. Our fathers subjected
their passions and prejudices TO the gov
ernment Of reason, when they undertook
10 educe order out of the chaos Of the A.
merican States. We their children, hay.
ing the benefit of their example, being
admonished by their errors, and with in
creased experience, ought TO be able 10
go maniuliy, calmly, sensibly, about the
work of re formation, if, indeed, it be i'm.
possible 10 live together any longer.
"The American people, North and
South, are excitable on ordinary occa-
sions, and given to clustering a little;
but, when a great occasion presents itself,
a great danger impcnds, u great duty is TO
be done, their common sense and steadi
ness triumph, If the South must have a
division Of the Union, if 1t is really in
earnest upon the subject, then let reason.
able men in all sections address them.
selves 10 the work. Let there be nc he'll.
tcr-skelIer operalions-no direful proph-
cies-no malediciions-no elimination OF
recrimination-no reproaches-but lei
US come together in general convention
for the last time, divide our possessions,
and, if the results be two organizations.
s~laveholding and non-slavcholding, let
God Judge between US, and human VEN
geance sleep. The Free Union would
then be exempt from all responsibility for
Slavery. lis support and co~untenance
would no longer be given 10 the system.
The Slave Union couldno longer reproach
their former brethren with bad faith and
oppressive legislation. Each might work
out its W destiny, undisturbed by clash
ing interests aud prejudices, unembarras'
ed and unnamed by perpetual and de.
grading compromises.