Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-16
DIsuNIoN PROPOSED.

DIsUNION PROPOSED.
1--WE trust the slave States will have the nerve in
time for the SAFETY Of human liberty in North Amer
lea, to steer away from the Northern whirlpool, and
anchor constitutional liberty In calmer sea- - Cof-
respondsaes of the Richmond South
"The slave States will steer away !" that Is
to say, separate from the free States. That there
are disunionists both at the South and at the
North we cannot doubt There are those who
would rejoice in the breaking up of this great
Union and empire the forming Of which cost
the patriots of the Revolution and of 81, so
much anxiety, thought, labor treasure and
blood. 1t seems strange but so it is, and the
evidences of the fact are all around and staring
us in the face. But, thank God, we believe
that the love of and devotion to the Union is
still an abiding and living principlein the hearts
of the PEOPLE of the United States, and that
they will hold any man accursed who would
with sacriligious hands rend the bonds assun-
der which bind them together and make them
one people-grcat, powerful, intelligent, enter
prising, brave and patriotic
THE slaUe States will steer away" Well,
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
are SLAVE States will they steer away from the
North With whom is their trade and inter-
course2 What would Delaware and Maryland,
be severed and aliened from the free States?-
What would become Of Baltimorep No one
but an idiot will for moment suppose that
either of these States will ever sever themselves
from the North and Northwest, and join a
Southern confederacy. And Virginia, what
would be her position in such confederacy?
Let us see. If the slave States should steer
away" and form coniederacy by themselves,
they would very soon acquire Mexico and Cen
trail America, in which case their political me-
tropolis would be established at the ty Of
Mexico; and how much influence would Vir-
ginia, far of, frontier State, whose trade was
chiefly with the Northern United States and
other foreign countries, have in such a grand
Republic? How much interest would she feel,
what special pride would she take in the re-
cords of such nation? Alien in blood, alien
in race, alien in religious faith, how could the
bonds of brotherhood ever be frightened or
frightened between her and the half Spanish,
half Indian people of Mexico and Central Amer
lea Are the proud spirited Virginians pre-
pared for such an association, and the position
she would then occupy? Depend upon j, one
year would not roll over their heads before
they would return and join their Northern
brethren-their companions in arms in many
a foughten field and glorious naval victory
She would return to those whose history is her
md har n
one and the same, whose laws and jurispru-
dence are hers, and whose blood and her blood
has flowed in theveins ola noble, hish-spirited,
liberty loving, bible-reading, and Godworship-
ing country.
And "the good old North State" what
would be the relative value and influence Of
this old thirleener, N the new confederacy p
Would her good, honest, plain, industrious,
contented people be willing leave her old ten
sisters lying north of her, with whom she went
so gloriously throughthe Revolutionary strug-
gle? Would the Spaniards and the Aztecs
come and assist her to erect amonument upon
Kings Mountain or at Guilford Court House,
or the Cowpens? Would the same Spanish
Indian race unite with her in commemorating
the battles Of Cerro Gordo, Buena Vista, Chu
rubusco and Contreras? Would she feel at
home in such company? Never, never.
But we will pursue this subject no further.
1t is folly, it isworse than folly, it is treason to
talk of disunion, as if it could and must be
brought about; may the tongue that utters
such treason cleave to the roof of the mouth,
and palsied be the hand that would tear the
bonds of the Union asunder