Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-05-02
Dissolution of the Union.

the Union" 1t was said in high TART
times, when South Carolina passed he
notification laws, and has been repeateC
by them every session Of Congress vi
to this day. Especially has it been ut
tered, and with considerable effect in al
the squabbles about slavery. In 1856
the Compromise measures were brough
forward, and the odious Fugitive Slave
law passed under the pressure. of thi:
great monster. But in these days it ha:
come to be so common that people begin
to loose their fear Of it. If you restore
the Missouri Compromise the Union i.
dissolved. If you elect any other than {
pseudo Democratic, or in other words {
slavery propagandist the Union mus
be dissolved. And even the Emigran
Aid Society is in danger of dissolEins
the Union Certainly Kansas must bt
slave State or there viii be no more
Union. Mr.. Auorney-General Cushing
says that to prevent dissolution of the
Union the balance Of power must be re-
stored between the North and the South,
or, in other words, the whole free North
must become the tools, almost the bond
slaves Of 100000 slave owners or the
Union viii be dissolved. Such has been
"the balance Of power" We have been
their servants. But it can be SO no lon
ger, and, of course the Union mast be
dissolved.
But We are not told what dire calam-
iiy will follow to Us at the North. 1t is
to be something dreadful, worse than
"hath entered into the heart of man to
conceive \ lady visiting at the house
Of friend in abiding to this subject cas-
ually expressed the wish that it were dis
solved. When her hostess in utter con-
sternation replied, That is the most un-
holy wish / ever heard you utter. That
Is tit is unholy, it is awful. dreadful
and terrible" But wherein is it unholy,
even to aoih for dissolution of the
Union! Andwhy is it dangerous ? Can
not the North govern and take care of
itself! Do we need the "chivalrous
South 10 maintain the balance of pow
err and preserve the purity of our repub-
lican institutions? Every lesson they
learn from the cradle to the grave is op-
posed 10 free government. Let them
work on, and they would make this free
country over, into one of the most over
shadowing despOtisms the world ever be-
held. What should we lose? We see
no necessity OF contention, of warfare. or
anarchy. We 60 North a few miles.
and without knowing it we have passed
the boundaries Of our government, and
entered the dOminions of the Queen
Nothing has happened to show Us that ifI
the confederacy were composed of two
Kingdoms it would be necessarily ruin
GUS to the North. We live here two
Kingdoms side by side, and we live in
peace. Could it not be so in the other
case? Then what should zee lose?
We should gain some things. We
should gain the privilege of feeding the
hungry and clothing the naked, even tho'i
the hungry and naked were darker skin
ned than ourselves. We should gain the
boon Of a conscience free from the con- /
vict'on that in our copartnership we were
linked with oppression, and compelled to
uphold iniquity in our partner. We
should no longer be partakers of other
mems sins. No longer compelled TO keep
an army to guard against the fear of a
scryile war. No longer under the neces-
sity OF returning the slave to his master.
No longer stigmatized even in the mon
arches Of the old world as a people boast
ing OF freedom, yet uphoIding the worst
'i despotisms. Those who hold the slaves
would be alone responsible. Our taxes
would diminish. 1t would not then take
line weeks to make a Speaker of the
House OF Representatives. It would be
10 longer necessary TO make "Compro-
nises' with the South. Compromises i
u this connection always mean to surren-
Ter your rights forthc sake ofthe T-nionl ,
We should be nation Of common inter- +
'sts. Politicians would no LONGER ba ,
compelled to give up their honesty. even f
heir manhood for the sake of Southern q
influence. In a word we should be left /
0 worship God, Gnstead Of Slayervlle
ccOrding to the dictates ofour own con. i.
cienees, and We should gain freedom "
'om the everlasting cry, uphold slavery b
we OF the South Will dissolve the Il
mon. And We should lose -: will e
'me Of our exchanges, Or Statesman.
correspondents, orsome D. D. tell Us what Il
re should lose? q
We had almost forgotten to enunerate b
l nOng our gains freedom of the pulpit. -
minister's and Presidents of CoIIeges d,
Ould no longer be compelled to provs
avery to be Divine institution by the