The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1859-11-17
"Disuni0n.''
then on that

1t is scarcely necessary to remind the
reader, that this great and glorious con-
federacy of States,-a union which the
patriotic of all parties revere and love SO
much has been, upon several occasions,
just upon the very verge of dissolution
1t was so in 1920, in 1888, in 1850, in
1854 and in 1886, as We all well keow.
1t may have been so on many other occa-
sions that we do not know of; but that it
is SO no5e, is a fact which cannot be con-
troyerted, tor The ConStitettioa, Mr.. Bu-
chanan's Organ, and Tie ". T. Heyald.
Mr. BHchanan's blow-horn. have both
said it. And as the good people of New
York and New Jersey, who recently held
their State elections, did not avail them
selves Of the timely information thus i'm
parted, and govern themselves accord
ingly, a fearful responsibility viii be
resting upon their houlders-when the
smash comes Like that venerable old
lady who tramped on the duck, we may
safely say, ''our hands are clear of it, any
how"
That our readers may see that due and
timely warning was given TO the people of
those states, we submit the following ex-
tracts:
From Tie Constitution Of Nor. ;.
A LAST WORD TO NEW YORK AND NEW
JERSEY.
Never in the history of our country has any
State election ever elected such deep interest
as the approaching contest on the 8th of this
month i'll New York and New Jersey. These
are now the battle-felds of the Constitution
and of the Union and the fate of the country
may soon be decided there. Their RESPONSE
! billty is momentOus. They may hold the fate
! of the Union in their hands. If they should
| prove to be the great breakwaters, arrest the
! Hood of Anti-Slayery fdnaticism and rebuke
| the irreprcssible conflict with which the Union
| Is threatened by Mr.. Seward, all will be well
But if, on the other hand, the surges of sec
tIOnal passion and prejudice should roll over
/ them also, they may have engulted the liber-
, ties of our country. UthcSe two States should
( decide in favor of the Seward agitators by
! elevating them TO place and power, a deep
/ gloom Will spread like pail over the country.
/ The heart of the patriot will t-eInbIe with an
! prehension. Confidence in the durability OF
/ our institutions will be deeply shaken The
i p liars of the Union will rock upon their base
( ald many will prepare for the apprehended
J cltastrophe. But If, on the other hand vic
/ tory should perch upon the Democratic ban
ner, thousands will feel as if we had escaped
. great disaster. Busin .ss will revive; con-
/ hdence will be restored all our industrial en-
/ erSIes Will be reinVigorated; the pulse of COM
mcrce viii beat with renewed vigor; the hand
! Of labor viii receive new employmeuts and
! augmented wages and all Will feel rs if New
ork and New Jersey had Resigned and re-
7 sealed the guarantees of the Constitution
/ Nemake this our last appeal to the people
! of New Y ork and New jersey, and especially
! to the thousands there who are so deeply in
/ terested in the prosperity of those States, to
/ devote all their energies to insure our sue
! cess.
| 1t must be evident to every observer that
| the success of the Seward party in these
I States will be universally regarded as full
] and complete Endorsement of those doctrines
/ involving the irrepressible conflict between
/ the Free and the Slave States tie prelude to
( which has been already performed at Harper's
/ Ferry. The issue which is presented to the
/ electors of those States is great and momen-
! tous one. Their responsibility is proportion
! ally great. They have to decide by their
votes whether they are in favor ofssaaintain-
! ing the Constitution and the Union as they
were framed and formed by the patriot heroes
/ of the Revolution and handed down to us as
/ a priceless Inheritance of freedom prosperity,
/ glory, and power or whether they are in favor
/ of severing the bonds, ,annulling the compacts
and abrogatlng the agreements which have
/ bound the several States together as one hap
I py and united people, and dividing our coun-
I 'Ty into two hostile and anita Tonistic sections
coutesdi"l for the ns.ie-y in rrenrcssihI.