Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-30
Nonarohy in North America.

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Nonarohy In North America.
4 political event Of no triding consequence il
forsshsdowsd Ia The following extract fren the
New York csrrsspondspes Of the New Orleans
The Pr;svs Of wAss, q Prince Alfred, % b vi.
et the British provinces next year, II Tie Sou
.hern States shall ssceds from the Norhera acxt
wear and tart q Southera repubiic, Il IL deter
s.iued In England - create . monarchy u North
America, embracing Al tbs Hudson Nay Terrific
~. Al the head of this raa enptrs win be placed
IKE shird son Of her Majesty Of England. tho
pr;nos Arthur. Tie title sf Kingdom Of North
America will Be given to the new empire. twill
be separated entirely from tho Kingdom Of Great
Britain der King Arthur shah hsre reached the
arc Of twenty-five, or sboat t,o year 1870. All
che British possessions IA The coatnent iaciud-
ing the Islands, viii he attached 70 the new en-
pire. II will be . vast and dsgnibcenf one, It's
policy will be to absorb gradually the Northern
States Sf the Federal Union. English s&ases men
perceive thst the federal 1nion cannot last bong.
They ara well swaro that % soon as the Scathern
or oonscryatire portion Of the cosfederacy is sep
arated frun the 1ros States general anarchy will
ensue. Tho Pacific States win 80 one way ; New
England interests are uot those Of the Middle
States: in fact q general bresk M viii occur. and
the King Of North America win econ add 10 his
vast Nor4hern empire Vermont, Maine and New
York. .The sbsorptioa Of all the other Statcs
down ~ far - Mason and Dixol' line, will fol-
low in rapid Succession either By cone sest. pur-
chase or annexationi This will probably be the
programme Of England. The FIRST steP will be
the advent on these shones Of one Of 1sr Majes-
ty's sena,
Possibly Che above mag b ajoie--a christmas
-canard, pat forth for the purpose Of o'oa,ing talk
and e1oitcmeut. And ysA On the other hand. it
may Be ali true, and we may be on tho point OF
having . regular Monarchy upon tbs shores Of
the North American centlDont.
I. And ~bv soti II Great Britain chooses to cs-
tablish . monarchy upoa her magnificent posses
sions in this continent, who shall say her nay'
Indeed. who shall sy that i would NOT DO q wise
step of economy aud statesnsnshipi Tie British
possessions Of North America, a. we all know.
comprise a INST extent of Trritory-D.rly all Of
which is inhAbitabs, Aad capable Of sustaining
q teeuing pspslstion. Like eur own. the British
territory extsnds entirely across the ointment
the Atlantic on one side, and the Psa6c on tho
other. Oh. nocsssiy, ~yssiouA If not aatagonistic
i~ntsrests must exist in % extended q ~region-not
msteiai aud comurerciG1 iaterests dsne, but po-
litical also. It 10 perhsps tho beet thing that
can be done, with q vicw Of reeoncilng all these
interests, and establishing a central aathority in
the midst Of the people, for the mother country to
transplant her form Of Government upon tho
to the world thass limited uoaarchy is not sub
~vsrsive, bat In ssalty conservative. Of the rights Of
the people who may live under it.
The step 10 70. be taken, however, according to
the writer above quoted. upon the contingency Of
a dissolution Of our own Union-and the arrange.
ment ~eontsmpiates ths grsaual absorption Of the
Northern States into the proposed monarchy,
making them integral parts Of the Empire.
We do not anticipate . dissols.ioa Of tho I'm
But, if itshoHM occur, we would regard it Us the
best thing the New England States could do. to
unite their destiny With the proposed North Anne
rican Monarchy. 1t u Na aundeuiable faot that
Democratic institutions arc - 'fnilurc in tho New
England States, il indeed the remErt DO not true
of the whole Unisa. But in tho New England
States especially. liberty has degsnerated into Ii
centiousness. In toe many oasee Che freedom"
which they worship is afalse goddess, the creature
of their own passions. Legal restraints are of no
binding efficacy, when opposed 10 their individual
Judgment Intolerance end tanaticism rulo tho
hour, instead Of reason-end eve. the holy cause
of religion is made an excuse Tor all manner Of
excesses Of opinion, 1sad'ahe pulpit is dcsccrated
by glowing appeals TO tho political prejudices Of
the people. When passion has thus usurped the
throne Of reason, Il 10 better that Individual liber-
'ty be restraiasd rather than enlarged. Tho strong
arm Of Monarchy, alsne, nsy suiic to reduce and
to keep in subjsctian the fierce passions Of the
people
That form Of government is best for any peo-
pie, no matter whatit 10, which secures to each
individual citisen tho greatest amount Of happi-
ness. Mauifesly. tho people Of the New England
States are not happy. as they .ase. If they were.
they would 10 saist--fon.qaiet is . condition alike
Of happiness aud rnisery. But the presence of
slavery in the Southern States 'is a source of per-
petual distress to the people Of the New England
States. In NO way responsible for tin no way
affected by 1t exception <heir owe bone6t-they
yet vex themselves xith unceasing lamentations
over its existence, and -unaxailing efforts to pro-
cure its destruction. Wbsnirsedoa Of action, or
of speech, 10 abused. al will agrce that it ought
to be abridged. Bat Il is impossible to abridge it
under . Democratic form of Government. Even
A. m~anumitted slayss frequently consult their
own happiness. By voluntarily subjectiug them.
selves to the rssrsints of slavery again, so may
1t BE- the best policy for . people incapable of en-
joying liberty. and constantly abusing oil its pri-
vileges. 70 Surrender to government some portion
of that freedom, The exercise of which entails up.
on them sorrow rather than hapPiaess.
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