Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-24
The Union,

II is astonishing with what tiiPpancy some
men talk OF dissolution Of the Union
What an easy matter they consider 1t to BE-
to separate these Ststes-to burst assupder the
bond which has 50 long bound them together.
They have dreampt over this subject until it
has become TO them az familiar as the daily
routine of their ordinary avoce.ians; go that
ia every event thSt transpires they see M
mistakatly involved the dissolution Of the
Union. The States, democratic paper pub
lishsd ia Washington, and the ADVOCATE oi
Douglas Tor me Presidency, in its issna Of the
18th inst. tells us that the next contest FIR
tie Presidency "is virtually contest for the
enoyahon or conhnaance Of The Constitution,
and the result ,eM decide practically, adversely
% tie one or the other" The simple meaning
OF which ia, il the democracy are success.ul,
ahe Constitution will he preserved, bit If any
other party should succeed the Constitution
sill be destroyed and the Union dissolved.
We have 40 faith IN such declarations. We
don't helieve one word Of this alorming an
nouncement. We nre satisfied ths. nothing
shor. of a direct, lpalyadle and wIfN riola-
ton Of the Constitution upon the part Of the
contracting parties, will justify separation
Of these States, or meet with the sanction Of
tie people Of .Lis great Republic, Differ
ences Of opinion, it is true, exists amcug tie
people on many subiocte, ana hare existed ever
since the Union wss formed. 0.ic 81 oil pol
itieians have stou.ly maintained that their
principles were tie only corrs't cues upon
which to administer the government, while
another has been equally convinced that the
views which they believed and promulgated
were the true ones to give prosperity to TIE
land aItl perusoency - the nation, and as the
one or the other has preTaled, there has been
Already acquiesence upon part Of the otler in
the carrying out Of tho policy Of the sy.cscss-
full party, anlso 1t will be unless the single
event to which We havo referred should ut
fortunately occur. and Of this We lave no
gloomy sppreheusiona There ia one ting
connected with this bal5is about dissolution.
tha. Our resders should NOT lore night of, and
i. is tits, the leader, OF the democracy are
they who ere 80 hla an. upon tits subject -.
With the exception OF Wendell Philips and
his clan, 70 small in number that they are
beneath notice, the only disuniouists in the
lana are found ia the democratic ranks, and
these in thcSouth. end tley arrogate 10 them
selves to speak for the whole 5oEih. We
have seen Il stated in so,ae Of our democratic
exchanges, that q: their convention in Charles |
son, they intend to demand slave code for
the Territories, and Il .hey TAIL to get II, the |
whole South il to withdraw from the Couveu- F!
ton and take steps tending to the erection |!
Of Southern Republic, ThD. s Tho delnoc-
rscy ia to dissolve tho Union. the Opposition |
are entirely overlooked, they are MT to be
considered In the acts Of these accession dem
ocrsts, but as they have ruled them in the
Union c. their own will and pleasure, they
intend to rule them o,st, nol:ns rolens But
will the Opposition consent to be so appro-
pria!ed by their opponents? WethinS not.
The majority for democracy in the South is
too small to justify them in indulsing the
idea that they can controle the destiny Of
their opponents, and leave them no choice but
70 follow the lead Of their old political en-
envy. Taking the entire South, We do not
believe that the democracy has majority
that will overreach l50 900 at the most and
with this vote shall they be permitted to die
tate to that large and influential body of
citizens who have always been opposed to
them the choice Of staying in or going out
Of the Union? We nie sure not Unless
we have grately mistaken their temper, this
cannot be accomplished, and therefore we
are Fatisfed there will be no di.s tuition o
the Union, even though the democracy 81 oud
no: harmonic at Charleston, or should they
To defeated in the Presidential campaign
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