Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-05-20
SOUTHERN SECESSION FROM THE UNION

Threats of secession from the Union is an olL
trick Of the South when any Of its demands are
refused. Suppose the Slave holding gentry should
withdraw from the Union, would the result TO the
North be so dire as they picturei In the first
place there are sixteen free states, containing a
population of l4345000 according to the last cen
Minnesota will be state in a couple of years,
Oregon and Washington must shortly follow. In
the states Of Dclawarc, Maryland Kentucky, Mis-
souri, and the western half of Virginia the slaves
are less than one seventh Of the free population,
and fist decreasing. Should those States 90 with
the South, half their slaves would off the first
year, because once across Mason Dixon's line
they would be free. The owners would sell or
emancipatc the other half to prevent them from
also escaping. Besides, the commercial and social
intercourse Of these States are chiefly with the
North and By the double tie Of interest and sym
pnthy the chances are ten to one that they would
east their lot with the free States. The few slave
holders might object, but the masses would over
rule them.
Add these to the North and there would be
twenty three States on the side of freedom, with
present population OF twenty-Ono millions against
eleven Slave States, with but eight millions-ncnr-
ly half Of whom are held ms the property Of the
other half ready to rise and declare their freedom
at any moment.
As matter Of course the Nebraska territory
and New Mexico belong to the North. The Slave
States would extend no further west than Arkan-
which is chiefly settled by Germans and persons
from the Free States, would unite with the North.
The territory of the Free States would embrace an
area Of two and half millions of square miles
That Of the Slave States less than three fourths Of
million, or one third of the North in area the
numbers.
In the next place, the annexation Of the Canadas
TO the North would speedily follow, adding fire
free states to the New Confederacy, and popula-
ton approxmatng to three millions of industrious,
intelligent, thrifty freemcn The arabic territory
thus obtained covers million square miles. The
free navigation of the st. Lawrence would be for
secured, whose value is not second even to the
Mississippi.
Thus, with territory extending from Ocean to
Ocean, and from the 35 30 degree of latitude as
far North as the habilations Of man; with thirty
States before the next census and population Of
twenty-five mions with not n bohdman in the
longth and breadth Of the new Republic, We might
manage TO survive the loss Of the political society
Of the Slave holding nabobs. They would require
our mechanical and agricultural products in ex
change for their cotton, sugar and rico exactly as
at present; and they have always been great
advocates of tfee-trdde we presume business would
continue unrestricted in the exchange Of commod-
tiles. They would find themselves considerably
more dependent upon us than we on them and
ere long would be knocking at the door. like the
Prodigal son, for admission into the Union, with
the condition annexed of emancipation.
The people Of the North have been imposed
upon long enough with the humbug Of diSUnioa.
In the first place we don't believe the Slave States
could be driven out, and in the next place in very
short time they would be negotiating to get in
again. Let no man be alarmed by the idle of dis
union, secession. 1t is perfectly harmeless Let
us deal justly by the South, asking nothing but
what is right, and submitting to nothing that is
wrong.-Ledder.