The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-22
Disunion and its Advocates.

OlSuulOu anu AL0 N0FOO@SCo'
We cordially endorse, in its true intent and
meaning, the following sentiment uttered re-
Gently by Northern journalist. 1t is eminent
" national, and is strictly in accordance with
what was once acknowledged to be leading
Democratic principle, though we regret to
say that it no longer meets with acceptance
from prominent Democratic leaders:
"The best way to "crush out the spirit of
disunion now extensively rampant" is to
put doun every party that threatens dis~afon.
especially of disunion as Tie consequence OF an
election legally and cvnSttutonally held, and
to uote steadily against any candidate t0hO does
not make the preservation Of the Union, at all
hazards, the cardinal doctrine Of his political
faith."
We have published extracts from Southern
Democratic papers and from speeches made
by leading Southern Democrats, advocating
openly and boldly-disniOn. In the South
at least, that fearful word has become familiar
to American ears-that word which no true
patriot should dare Uhisper even, except
to rebuke with stern Indignation In that sec
ton it has become subject OF discussion, at
IoiSL among buo OCuApCtdNrs AAO" SOS' :"
may become the doctrine ofleadng Democratic
politicians and demagogues North, remains to
BE- seen But there is no contingency In pros
pect, which could for a moment bring the
North to a serious consideration of the sub
iect of disunion as a part OF her future policy
and vet nine-tenths Of the real dangers OF dis
union belong to the South, if the dread evil
should ever happen. Her diSunlOnists are
blind as bats or corrupt and traltorous as 1t Is
in the hearts of Americans TO be. We have
heard of 40 Fillmore men advocating disunion,
nor speaking of it in any terms but of indignant
rebuke. The dangerous sentiment has exls-
tence only in the hearts of Buchanan Demo-
Gratis In Iced. like Preston 5. Brooks, many
OF these Democrats while they yield their al
rairation to Mr.. Fillmore, are bitterly oppos-
inx his election, because lsis success lCiH still
further postpone dasaniOn. So it will. We
presums that if he is our next President, DIS
union will not even be whispered the next
four years among Democratic traitors.
But ,eaking Of dIsunion, a Southern CO.
temporary, fighting for Fillmore thus sensi-
bly remarks: In these days it were well #
those who advocate disunion would pause, be-
fore they go too far and consider thoughttully
the conseq uences. If peaceable secession We're
possible, it would still be productive of meal
culable evil to the body polite, inasmuch as
it would destroy the faith which men now
have in American unity and permanence-
would derange, irreparably, the puolic credit;
pasaIyze the national arm, encourage foreign
powers to presume upon our shattered ana
uncertain relations towards each other, anu be
provocative of inceSsant strife between con-
terminous States.
Reason as we may it is impossible to con-
template a separation of the States, without
experiencing apprehensions the most painful
and Illuminating. The aggregate of power
winch, while we exist under one government,
we can bring to bear upon all questions Affect
ins our interests would be frittered away
when divided into party sovereignties. The
claims for redress which We are now capable
OF eniolc eng against any foreign nation, who
might wrong our citizens, or insult our nag,
would be met with contemptuous indifference.
Conflicting tariffs and the petty squabbles con-
tinually arising from complicated rules and
innumerabe custom house officials, would add
increased bitterness to the feud which now
exists between several of the States. The
division of the public domain could only be
sett ed by an appeal to arms.
Ia. annual loss of slave property would be
ouadrupled; thousands of Northern looms and
hundreds of Northern vessels would be thrown
out of employment, and the national name, to-
gether with all that goes to make up the pow
er. the wealth, the progress and stability OF an
united people, would be lost forever.
6T The Enquirer says Mr.. Sanders goes
70 Davenport, Iowa, "to take an interest with
his brother in a Fremont fusion paper" Mr..
Sanders will touch no other but Fillmore
paper till after the election. He then thinks
there will be no such thing Fremont fu-
sion paper in the country. If there is such q
thing the Enquirer may rest assured that Mr.
Sanders, in whose name we speak, will have
nothing to do with editing it.
~ The Revolutionists in the Northern
States of Mexico, whose purpose was to effect
dissolution Of the Mexican Federation and
establish Sierra Madre Republic have been