The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-09-06
Another Move for the Dissolution or the
Union by the AbOlitiOnisis...Read it.

Another Move for the Dissolution or the
Union by the Read it.
The following circular was received by an
individual Of this city some weeks since.
We understand that some seventy similar
documents were sent here to the leading
aboliiionsts of this vicinity, also large
number of them to different towns in this
county. When .uch bold movements as
these are on foot, who will dare to deny that
the present northern sectional Fremont party
is not a dIsunion party.
THE to whom this petition is transmitted is
earnestly requested to circuat. 1t for signatures OF the
and the women in his town, and that it speed
iy either Senators Wilson, Hale, Wade. Seward,
| and Fessenden, Messrs. Gddlngs, Burling anne,
Colamer Campbell, any O;her sutab. Representative
al Washington.
To TIE SENATE ASD HOUSE or RErREsESTA-
TIvEs OF THE UNITED sT.TBs.
TIE uHde1sigaed, citizens and inhabitants
Of State Of reYecVnliy submit to
Congress:
Tha, as, in the nature of things, antago-
nistical principles, interests, pursuits, and
institutions can never unite:
That an experience of more than three
score years having demonstrated that there
can be no real union between the North and
! South, but, on the contrary, ever increasing
alienation and strife at the imminent hazard
! Of evil war, in consequence Of their con-
/ iiicting views IN relation 10 Freedom and
I Slavery:
| That the South, having declared it to be
not only her right and purpose TO ctcrnize
I her slave system where II now e1!ats but to
{ extend it over all the territories that now
! belong, or may hereafter be annexed to the
/ Republic, come what may A; and having out
lawcd from her soil the entire free colOred
population of the North. made it pcrilous
for any Northern white citizen to exercise
his constitutional right of freedom of speech
in that section Of the country, and even III
the National capital, and proclaimed her
hostility TO all free Institutions universally
We, therefore, believe that the time has
come for a new Arrangement OF elements 50
hostile, OF interests 50 !TrcConcI,ab,e, Of in
siitutions so incongruous and we earnestly
request Congress, at ats present session To
take such initiarory measures for the
speedy dissolution OF the existing Union as
tho s<-n..~s % .Irv case rvquTrr-IcavIn-
the South TO depend on her own resources,
and to take 81 the responsibility, in the
maintenance of her slave system, and the
North to organize an independent govern
ment in accordance with her own ideas Of
justice and TIE rights OF men.
We ask the reader to note the list Of Sc
nators and Rep, esentatyes to whom these
petitions are directed to bc sent: Seward,
Wade, Hale, Wilson Gddings, Burlln-
game. Co lamer, Camp pbell-every one
leading supporter Of John {. Fremont for
the Pres dency Of the United States. They
are designated as 'suttatie' persons TO re-
ceive and present these absurd and well nigh
-.
ed by the women" as well as the men
and are to he presented from day t. day IN
the Senate or House, to Stir up bad blood
between North and South, and to aid Ere
momt's election. 1t is well known TO those
who syn them that they can perform no Of
fee Whatever, except through the agency OF /
sectional hates and bitter passions. We
would respectfully ask every man having
particle OF patriotism left in his bosom,
whether he can nationally hope to secure
any good to his country 10y stirring up anew
the angry passions, North and South, which
are even now far from quiescent state:-
Men generally act better as Legislators,
Executives and Generals, when they arc
controlled by their Judgment rather than by
Passion and Prejudice it is only when
man acts in his sovereign capacity as an
elector, that he will act more Wisely than II
lashed into passion, and be induced to put
his judgment in abeyance?
Every man of sense-and we hope the re-
mark is equally true of the strong minded
women" who are expected to sign these Pc |
ttions: every man of sense knows that no
action will be taken by either House under
the instruction of the petitioners. Indeed, /
they do not expect any such action. Ihey
simply want to stir up hostile feeling to- |
he
mont.
Ii is scarcely worth while to reason in op /
position to a petition of this kind; yet We
NAV call attention t. ats reasoning:
The foundation of this whole disunion
project i, based on the proposition that IN
tie nature IF things, antagonisticdt Princi
pies, interests pursuits and institutions can |
nerer unite" TnEREFoRE-inasmuch as
North and South are assumed to be 'anta- !
gonistcal' in all respects mehtioned-there- |
fore, the petitioners 60 for dissolvinS the
Union.
We must say in all plainness, the man
vino drafted the petition is even more
blockhead than knave. In the material
world "antagonistic principles" produce the !
firmest unities Let the author consult che |
mistry for illustration. The author fails to !
tell precisely hOw he would have certain "in- !
t.rests, pursuits and institutions. unite;
but it is probable he meant they should
exist in harmony. He must mean that, II
anything.
But Catholic principles and Protestant
principles-Catholc institutions and Protes- |
tant institutions "unite" in this sense at the |
North and at the South, in the free coun- |
tries Of Europe as well as in America. In |
Italy, Spain and some other countries, the |
ruling power acts upon the reasoning of this |
perition--that Antagonist C principles ard |
institutions can never unite;'' and, there. |
fore, Professionalism is prescribed. The au-
thor of this petition must admire the policy |
of the bgoted tyrants of Southern Europe,
where "antagonistic principles and insttu-
tions" are rooted out as fast as they are de-
veloped.
Formerly Quakers were whipped in Mas
sacbusetts' and Catholics and Protestants
alternately burned at the stake in 'chrs-
tanned" Britain, because the ruling faction
believed tkat ''antagonistic principles of re-
ligion could never unite; and they held |
that the wrong should be extirpated by fire
in order to make room for the right. But
now, Quaker and Puritan in Massachusetts,
and Catholic and Protestant in Great Bri
tain, live together in comparative harmony.
So the Interests" of buyer and seller, of
consumer and producer, OF manufacturer
and importer, are 'antagonistlc In their
community. But at the same time they not