Demoine courier., 1856-09-25
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land stands. "a@
We have long since come 10 The con.
clusion that there Is no perceptible diff
ference between the uliraists of the
South and those OF the Norlh.s 90 far az
regards the pcrnicious counsels certain
individuals inculcate, aud the evils which
would spring from them. |. is an old
saying, often quoted, that extremes meet
and we have a striking evidences Of the
truth Of this axiom in the conduci Of the
rabid %opinionators residing a, the oppo.
site ends Of the Republic Though en-.
pertaining views entirely diverse, Lloyd
Garrison and the editor Of the Richmond
Enquirer, Wendell Phillips, and the ed
iior Of the Charleston Mercury, agree
With each other IN n par,icular-thal
Of promoting q severance Of the States.
There was a time when the man who
Cured to- give utteraRce to so disloyal a
thought would have been branded as a
traitor 10 his country; but COW it's a
threat 90 frequently used, in the heat OF
passion. that, like oaths on common lips,
it provokes more Of sorrow than Of an
ger. But when a journal like tho Rich.
mond Enquirer assumes TO itself the
right 10 speak aulhoriiatively for the
whole South, il becomes the duty Of such
Southern merbers OF the C~onfederacy
az repudia,e all idea of disuEioc to de.
clare their fesliy 10 the articles Of con-
federation in language which cannot be
mistaken. So far a. respects The in,eg.
rity Of the Federal tond, it matters no,
who 10 elected ~President-Mafyland
will stand by the Union. She hss her
preferences. and will indicate them by
her vote; but If The Statesman whom
she regards most worthy Of being cho
sen Chief Magistrate should unfortun-
aiely be s%upplan,ed BY a more popular
candidate, she will initiate the exam
Pile Of that fine old English Admiral,
Blake. who had no love for the pro,ec
iora.e Of Crom well. ye. fell, it 10 be his
duty TO serve his county, no matter who
held the relns OF government.
Maryland will s,and firmly by the
Union. Not that her ciiizens are insen-
sibls TO the perils by which is is eneom.
passed. but because as q member Of the
confederacy, whatever power she pos.
sesses may sui be exer,ed 10 promote
the ends Of good government, and re-
establish peace and fraiernal concord;
and because, also, when once The South
separates from ,he Norl.. the process Of
disintegration betw, en- the several Siates
will have commenced, and will coniin-
ne until each State, for some real or i'm
aginary offence, sets up a petty Reppb.
lie Of It's own, with lis petty Ion ,alices-
ils insigni6can. navy. its corpoial's quad
Of an army, and with all those gnaw ing
%jealUusies which are the consequences
Of rivalry among patty sov~ereign.ies.
Moreover, separation involves aban.
donment Of nationsIi.y-a rending asund.
er Of that glorious flag which commands
respect on every sea, and is q signal Of
protection 10 a commerce which eirdles
The world with wealthy argosies. What
nation which now stands in W OF tie
United States. would care to do hom-
age 10 any Of the petty republics Of q
once glorious confederacy? a@9
l. is not folly but. sheer midsummer
madness 10 talk Of separating from .
confeceracy, which in union 10 all pow
erful, 20 become a. distinct governments,
the scorn and contempt of the whole
civilized world. 81 Mark further wha,
follows The government Of the UniMd
States. during the pressure Of tbs Mex
lean war, required a loan lit was taken
al once, and at . high premium. Re-
Gently, the State Of Virgins, by merely
threatening diaupion, found her bonds
nnsaleable in foreign markets, snu if she
was capable Of carry ing out her threat,
they would mol command purchasers ..
any price, 10 BN ii
Bu, is the Enquirer, while horling i,s
denunciations against all who differ from
Il in opinion, quite certain that it speaks
the sentimsn. Of Visginia! There 10 a
hardy ~trsnsmon.ane population " thin
The limits of that State which, notwi,h.
standing The fierce pugnaci,y displayed
BY our c0ntemporal y,canneve BE- rous.
ed TO join in iis rebellious cry. Still
less could IL be brought to carry out. in
practice. the reason which ths Enquirer
preschas. II any secession al all takes
place. il will be the secession Of Wes'
tern Virginia from the seaboard counties
but not from the Union. .saa
Caroiins 6re.esters have pointed out,
in magniloqusn. sentences, the sdmira-
BILE capabilities of the South for carrying
on . defensive war. They have shown
how batteries .placed in This fpass, ind
rifles brissl,ng on the h,.lside, could work
destruction on an advancing Toe. Col.
Brooks Mas, moreover. advised, in the
event Of Ffemons's election, that q GAL
liant army or Souiherners. equipped with
bowie knife and revolver shall rafch
10 grim procession 10 Washington, and
seize upon the Government archives and
treasury. Our impulsivs nsighbor u
the Eaquirer straightway blows . bugls
BLAST and raises the war cry OF tho old
Covsnanters. "Tc your tents, @ Isrsel!'
But neither the defensive capacity Of the
Southern States, nor the tempting sug-
ges.ion Of Col. Brooks. nor .ahe windy
sus pirations OF forced breath OF the
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