Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-07-05
DissolutIon o. the UniOn---The Issue
.--The Mask OIL

lDissolutIon Of the Uni0n---The Issue
---The Mask OIL!
The Dstroa Advertissr, one of the leading
whiR papers Of the Union, has an article, which
explains the traitorous course Of the New YorE
TEiBuns the leading Free Soil paper in the Uni
ted States, which for the last four months has sci
down and coolly advocated the dissolution Of the
Union.
The editor Of that paper, Horace Greedy, in
common with other abolition leaders, having be-
come satisfied that they can not rule the Repub
lie, they are determined to dissolve il and rule
the northern fragment. To effect this, the north
must be convinced that il can do without the
south, that disunion would be no calamity, polit.
ically or morally, and no loss Pecuniariy
The next step is to urge coalition Of Wings
and Abolitionists, 10 elect abolition members to
Congress TO continue agitation, and pave the way
for an entire separation.
Such are the atrocious designs churged upon
the Tribune by leading and influential whig pa
per, the Advertiser. 1t says:
| During the discussion of the measure repeal
ing the Missouri Compromise, series OF articles
appeared in the New York Tribune, coolly calcu-
lating the value OF the Union, and arriving at the
sage conclusion, that the separation OF the north
and south would be loss TO each individual, in
the free States, of forty cents.
{" About this time-as we are informed by au-
thority in which we place implicit coafdencs-a
meeting of the propretors of the paper (some
twenty in number) was called, to decide what
path to pursue, If the Missouri Compromise should
be repealed. Horace Greely contended that
course should be adopted, calculated to lead to
the DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION Mhs prcposi-
ton met with the approval of majority of the
stockholders, and an arrangement was made by
which the diSun ioniSts were to purchase the in
terests Of their co-prOprietors. Such is the spir
it that animates, and such is the motive that con-
trolls the conductors of the New York Tribune"
If wings and whiggery by the foul hands of
abolitionism to be prosttuted to such treach-
erous purposes, from what height have they fal
len, which once rallied to the clarion blast of
HENRY CLAY, when he uttered these memorable /
words which we seriously recommend to the
wings and abotionts of Portage:
/" The Abolitionsts, let me suppose succeed in
their present aim of uniting the inhabitants of the
free States, as one man against the nhabitsnts of
The slave States. Union on the one side will be-
get union on the other. And this process of re-
ciprocal consolidation will be attended with all
the violent preiudces, embittered passons, and
mplacable animosities which ever degraded or
1eformed human nature. A virtual dissolution of
The Union will have taken place while the forms
Of its existence remain. The most valuable ele-
nent Of union, mutual kindness. the feelings of
sympathy, the fraternal bonds which now happily
mite us, will have been extnguished forever
One section will stand in menacng and hostile
lrray against the other. The collision of opn-
on will be quickly followed by the clash of arms.
will not attempt to describe scenes which now
happily lie concealed from our view. Abolition
SITS themselves would shrink back in dismany 1
md horror at the contemplation of desslated
eids, confagrated cities, murdered Inhabitants,
nd the overthrow OF the fairest fabric of human
Overnment that ever rose to animate the hopes
{ civilized man. c
Nor should these Abolitionists fatter them d
elves thut, If they suceed in their object of
hitting the people of the free States, they will
inter- the contest with numerical superiority
hat must insure victory. All history and expe-
ience proves the hazard and uncertainty of war. !
And we are admonished by Holy Writ, that the
ace is not to swift, nor the battle to the strong.
3ut if they were to conquer, whom would they
conquer A foreign foe--one who had insuted
'ut ihN0uCu Oul SuOICS, uuu our country
waste! No, sir no, sir Itwould be conquest
without laurels, witho't glory, self, suicidal
conquest; conquest Of brothers over brothers,
chieved by one over another portion OF the de-
cendants of common ancestors, who, noby
edging their lives, their fortunes, and their sa-
red honor, had fought and bled, side by side, in '
many hard battle on land and ocean, severed =,
ur country from the British crown and establish
d our national independence"
Will some Wing, who appears on the 18th S
uly next in the Fusion Convention, open the bu- p
mess by audibly reading the foregoing, and
loving for Sackcloth and ashes
Will the Portage Co. Democrat(D publish it
s editors were once the worshippers of the la ID
ented ststesman, and are now the aiders and 81
'ettors of Greedy and his faction in the treason ~
lie conspiracy Of attempting to dissolve the Un- "
n. In less than twelve month we may expect 'e
see this foul slander on the name of Demo- q q
It," that vomits its weekly contents of scurril-
and treason upon the people of the county, re- Ill
ct the sentiments of the great leader, and OPEN
avow, what it now covertly is attempting-the aS
solution of the Union. IN
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