Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

its true interests, wealth and power; and
also, proximately, the true interests of the
North; and the North impelled by the
spirit Of fanaticism and demagogism, end
not from interest, will oppose it. The
result may be easily anticipated 1t will
be increased estrangement, prejudice, and
hostility.
The North will persist in this mistaken
war upon the interests of the South, relying
upon the assurance of the pestilcnt dema-
gogues which it cherishes in its bosom, that
there is no danger, the South dare not
proceed TO the extremity of dissolution -
The South will become more cxasperated,
and perhaps moro reckless, relying upon
She great staple, cotton, which h is truly
KING of the modern world, holding all the
great commercial staples within the sway
of its sceptre; and finally it will venture to
sever the bands which unite it to its unna.
tural brethren of the North.
Whist thenl Is the South destroyed
Ase her great interests destroyed! Is she
at the mercy of the North! or, is the North
at the mercy of the South! Is not cotton
as essential to to the manufactures of Eng
land as ever! And will not cotton form
the basis of an alliance, offensive and de.
fensive, between England and the South,
by which the South secures independence
and freedom from the Unionl England,
by monopoly of the great staple of her
manufactures, secures the lease of another
thousand years to her grisly and iron
nerved monarchy, her grandeur, and the
increase of her commerce and wealth.
And the North secures nothing but The
destruction of her great interests Of man
ufactures and commerce, and her ultimate
degradation. Are not these probable re-
suits of the unnatural quarrel going on
between the North and South
The dissolution of the Union effected,
what will be the ultimate destiny of the
South? Below her, towards the Equator,
lie boundless realms adapted to the growth
of all the great tropical staples, whose
mountains and valleys glitter with mineral
wealth, whose political and social institu-
tions have become effete, are tottering from
decay, and whose GREATS the crcnovating aim
hand of superior and more enli ghtened
race What field for ambition. What
a scope for the mere fortune hunter What
grave and sublime problems for the states.
man. VIII not these regions be ultimately
annexed to the Southern Republicl Will
not Mexico, the West India Islands, and
Central America, ultimately fail into the
possession of the South? Will it not be
the interest of England, allied to the South
as she will be, to favor this grand and
magnificent policy of acquisition and an
nexation! And then, with the control of
cotton, sugar, and the other great tropical
staples will not the Southern Republic
truly control the commerce of the world.
Do the people OF the North imagine that
thoughts like these, do not run through the
busy brains of the restless and ambitious
men of the South-nay, the adventurous of
all sections of the Union? There is a
class of men at the South whom We of the
North, denominate "ultraists" and =" fire.
eaters" Whence do they originate? Is
it the paltry squabble about Kansas, or the
Compromise Measures, or are those the
mere pretexts Are they not the product
the children born of the causes of dis
content between the two great sections of
the Union, of the ambitious thoughts, and
of the possible destiny of the South, to
which we have above alluded? And do
they not appear on the great scene of the
drama, like the shadows of coming events,
as the opponents of causes working busily
in the deep caverns of society, and des.
tined, in due time, to burst forth on the
surface, in the storm and hurricane of civil
commotion and revolution! The "ultra-
lists" aud " fre-eaters' of the South, in our
judgment, are not to be annihilated by
vituperation or deuuneiation. Their ap.
pearance is a phenomenon which deserves
The profoundest attention Of the patriot
and statesman. They are of higher
cast than the Buccaneers and FlibuStiers,
who once roamed in the central regions of
America, and are destined, perhaps, to act
a much more conspicuous part in the great
tragedy of human life. They are states
men, and will be heroes when the exigcncy
demands the display of their martial spirit.
In the suggestions which we have made
in this article, are there not matters enough
for the grave contemplation of the people
of the North Are they to be forever
guided and influenced by their one-sided