Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-03-01

DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION.
The journals of this country are talking now
more frequently than ever before, of the separa-
tion of the States into Northern and n Southern
Confederacy, and, indeed, the antagonism between
the North and the South seems to have reached
such pitch that many admit the possibility of
such an event in the immediate future. The ans
wer to the question whether tks dissolution is pos
sitle and probable depends mainly upon the
swer to another question, viz What would be
the ultimate consequences of such dissolution
The two Confederaces, if once orgapized, could,
without much difficulty, exist for n while side by
side. But the separation itself could hardy be
effected peaceaby The division of the public
property would lead to bloody strife. Shall the
military stores and the navy he divided in the rl-
tio of the number of the inhabitants or the mum
ber Of the States? How shall the Territories be
divided? How the national treasure and the ma.
tional debt? These are problems that could scarce
ly be solved save by the edge Of the sword. Has
not the question whether slavery shall ezst in
Territory already aroused the fercest controversy
between the North and the South?
Assuming however, that dissolution had been
peaceably accomplished, the North and the North
alone would be unquestionably the gamer. She
would have, it is true, rather uniavoura5le geo.
graphical position, her length being too great for
her breadth, but as on the longer sides nartic
ularly dangerous neighbours would be situated,
with the density and prosperity Of her population,
she would be strong enough Tor national defence
California and Oregon, Utah and Sonora would
probably attach themselves to neither section but
form third Coniederacy among themselves. But
instead the North would later annex
Canada, thing utterly impossible while the Union
exists. She would thus attain respectable dimen-
sions and possess means and power sufficient for
oil rational purposes of a national existence She
would then he at liberty to apply the national rev.
enue 20 the improvement of rivers and harbOurs
and the construction of canals. which at present
Congress denies her. She could establish rcve-
enue System corresponding to her necessities, while
the present, which should promote the diverse in
dustra interests of the North and South can sat
isfy neither. She would then, as now dispose OF
her manufactures to the South and receive from
her the material in Teturn--in short she would
lose next thing to nothing by the dissolution.
The South, on the other hand, would find her.
self much worse off She would then miss the
mutual protection which the Union now extends
over her, particularly as an extremely extended
sea coast and an equally extended frontier, that
stands entirely dctenceless, would require, with
her sparse population doubly expensive militia
ry and naval force, which she would moreover
reed to prevent the increasing tagiircaess F}ucht
begierdc) Of her slaves and their attempts at in
surrecton, as we'll as to indulge in her aggressive
policy. She would conclude an alliance offensive
and defensive, with Brazil, and strive to annex
Mexico and Central America.
She would assume an increasing aristocratic
tendency, would deprive the poor white of the
right to vote and TO hold Office (aready an outspo-
ken idea Of the Davis Secession partly, discourage
european emigration. hut IN It's place reeStaDllSh
the African slave trade. The inherent necessity
of things would force the Southern Cunfedcracy
TO all of these steps. The spirit of reaction knows
no bounds and the whole history of the South
shows that, separate, she would ful. under the do
minion of reactionsts In such a COnfederacv
from its inception, lie all the germs of decay
From within and from without quarres would
arise, making her fall question Of time only
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky and Mis-
souri, could not keep pace with the other States in
ln,a
these have not. England would soon come into
conflict with the South; and should she and her al
lies once succeed in landing n large army upon
Southern territory and summon the slaves to re-
bellion, what prospect would there be left?
One must suppose that those politicians, both in
the North and South who propose dissolution Of
the Union, know very well what they want. If
no, then only the Northern, not the Southern, Sc
cessionists be in earnest the latter On threat
en- Herewith in order that the North may be made
20 ooncede to their demands, and only in the most
desperate circumstances would they proceed ener-
getcally to fulfill their threats-a case not likely
to happen, as the North loves com promise making
far too well-and the South, at the critical moment
would consider that by a dissolution she has all to
lose and nothing to gain, and woald, therefore,
moderate her demands.
Passion will indeed rage furiously in Congress,
especially it. at the next Presidential election, an
Anti-Nebrsska man should take the helm, but. it
will once more run itself into the ground (ein
sande verlanfen) If Kansas knocks at the door
for admission as free State the South, in the OPP
posite the North will deny it. Thus will the
decision of this and other exciting questions be
postponed for years. Should indeed, foreign
war intervene the two sections Of tAeUnion would
be cemented more closely by the common dam GER.
1T, at last the North should become so far united
as to think dissolution far less evil than eter-
nal conflict within it, still the fear of ciyIl war
that might arise in dividing the national property
wouldipostpone the event still farther. 1t is prob
able that at some period it may lake place. but cer-
tainly not for many years.