The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-12-06
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what the Southern Threats Of Disu'
union Were For.

What the Southern Threats Of Disu-
union Were For.
One of the aspects of the election of Bu-
chanan, which strikes US most unfavorably,
is the evident and not unfounded impression
which it gives to the ruling Southern politi-
clans that they have bullied the North out of
their choice by threatening to dissolve the
Union. Thus the Charleston (South Caro-
lina) Standard, in announcing the result, ex-
ults that
"The contest has been most momentous.
The fortunes of the Union were at stake up
on the issue, and we verify believe that much
of the reaction in Northern sentiment has
resulted from the firm and decided position
that was taken by the Southern press. There
were enough of men at the North in favor OF
restricting slavery to have elected Mr.. FIRE.
mont, but there were not enough who were
willing to risk the Union in order to effect
that object; and the South therefore, even
beyond the influence of its own vote, is en-
titled to the credit of having saved the coun-
try from the grasp of most unprincipled
adventurer"
In the same spirit, the Richmond Enqui-
rer exults that sail danger of dissolution is
over. Slavery will hereafter be, as it always
has been the strongest bond and cement OF
our Union;" and proceeds to show that slave
~ is growing popular everywhere; for
SIN 1900, more than six per cent of the
population of New Jersey were slaves, but
public opinion was opposed to slaveholding
and she found no difficulty in abolishing it.
Now Delaware does not own half as many
slaves in proportion to her population as
New Jersey did then, yet Delaware clings
to slavery.
'We write this article thus early after the
election, (Which, of itself, is another striking
evidence of the growing popularity of negro
slavery,) to show that negro slavery and the
Union must stand or fall together, and tina,
in talking of disunion, in the event of Ere
mont's election, we were but pointing out it,
inevitable consequence and adminsteringsa
utary warning. Thus we were advocating
the cause of Union. arl lie those arho talked o
submission weqe disnnionists of the acora char
ac.er.
'Union man as Mr.. Wise has always beer
his patriotism was put to the hardest tes
when he found 1t necessary to threaten dis
solution of the Union, in order to preserve
it. Here again he to k the lead, and was
more exposed to misconstruction, abuse ant
obloquy than any other man.
"But he did not stand alone; the whole
democracy of the North and South stood by
him and fought shoulder to shoulder will
him. We notice him especially. because h
has been most villified and abused"
Thus the slave power everywhere under
derstands that it has won great victory
from reluctant majority by cracking it,
whip over the head of the commercial ant
office-holding classes at the North. And i
will necessarily infer that in case Of future
resistance to the revival Of the slave trade
the annexation Of Nicaragua, the seizure o
Cuba, or any kindred project, it has only t.
crack little louder, and the North will sue
cumb. Perhaps this is so; and yet the las
feather will break the camel's back now a.
ever. 1t may be difficult to say how sooI
that point may be reached, yet it is not SAFE
70 keep piling on forever.-Cticayo Tribune.