Smyrna times., 1859-12-22
COR RESP NDENCE.
WritLea for the Smyrna Times
The Insurreetionary Movement "A
Word from Little Creek.

tolling of bells aud making infammatory
speeches-eulogiEing the Insurgents and
strengthening their cause-we have yet to see
a voice in public print, except editors, repre-
senting any sentiment of this people on that
subject.
We confess, since the uprising of the aboli-
tion element on the 18th OF October, the expose
fthe deep-laid schemes-the contemplation Of
twenty years, the carpet-bag Of letters, and the
implication of SO many mer OF influence and
means, who had know ledge of the plan, the
time and place of attack, has so destroyed our
confidence in the strength and harmony of the
Union, that 1t will take years of peaceful pros
perity TO restore our assurance to the state it
was three months ago.
We doubt not, Mr.. Editor, that every man
feels that loss, though he may not have express
ed it. II seems TO rest like an incubus upon
the conservative, thinking part of the commu-
nifty, but has only found expression in some OF
our daily prints. 1t may be seen in the univer.
sal feeling of distrust in border slave States,
that the appearance of few suspicious looking
would be sufficient to call the citizens to arms,
and arouse general CONSERVATION. We already
see that the commercial confidence is being de-
stroyed, aud the Philadelphia and New York
merchants are losing their southern customers,
who prefer now to trade with a city of their
own, thus drawing a line Of demarcation SO
plain that it may not be Inexperienced or
crossed.
The policemen of southern cities have de-
manded passports, and now as closely scrutinize
u man susplconed to be an abulitionist, as
though he had been suspected as burglar.
Sir, we feel that the sabbath night of the at.
tack at Harper's Ferry was the darkest night
that this country ever saw. The schemes of
Aaron Burr, had they been carried out, would
have been trlhlng compared to those of Old
Brown.
Then, the country, in its infancy, without any
sectional agitation, might have divided into an
Eastern aud Western Empire peacefully, but
now, the seed of hostility aud prejudice have
been sown, aud cannot be reaped, in such an is-
sue, except in blood.
It may be called a weakness of "chivalry,"
or momentary uervuUs excltement; but syste-
matte plan Of labor and concentrated purpose,
for twenty years, is no momentary thing, and
it is only by comparison with like move
meuts IN other lands, that we can realize our
proximity to the awful crisis.
We shall see III lSGO difficulty in our Pre-
e;Jooti,l cLo.ap a dissatisfaction from ono moo
ton or another. If either candidate of the pres
ent named parties should succeed. 1t will not
be expected that men OF the North will vote for
the choice of the Charleston Convention, or the
men of the South to vote for Republican,
Suppose the latter TO be elected, the South
have already said they shall withdraw from the
Union, because 1t will give them no protection
Of their property there mus: be middle grounds
occupied, as UnIunls:s, Conservatives, or some
thing else; whale're that party may be called,
(ltany,) we shall supports It's cause cheerfully.
1t will be the greatest prIhc pie at issue; roci-
procity treaties high or low Tariffs, &C., sIaI
far below its importance.
The Union must be preserved; if it is not,
try, so long our boast and pride, 80 long the ad-
miralion and model of the word, will be, if we
lose our national unity, our greatest reprOach.
Without the Union, how unnteresting, how
gloomy, are our views and prospects of the fu-
Iure! We have been raised to revere our IA
theirs as the worlds benetactors and the insti u
tons they founded, as being founded on wisdom
aud justice. But being thus founded, it does
not seem that they can Withstand the Helper
doctrine they not without their enemies,
who believe, aud write, aud preach, the doctrine
of the Conflict irrepresslble.
We are just reaping the fruits of "Uncle
Toms CABIN " aud Its coadjutOrs. Since then,
there are those vino, unma sked, have misguided
room, the lyceum, aud the common walks OF
life, denouncng the Constitution and its ex-
Founders seml-barberOus and anti christian,
because of the feature Of slavery, which, for the
benefit OF the nation, of themselves, and of The
world, it has been found, is necessary for the
Production Of certain staple commodities. They
r-. q race 100 Indolenl tor national or lndiVidu-
al prosperity, and too mbecile and weak-mind.
ed for self. government; and yet they have far
more constitutional ability than European races
To withstand the malaria incident 10 our tropi-
cal climate. This has been proved by England,
in freeing her black slaves in her West India
colonies; with the education of native sons, the
use OF means, and the prerogatlye of office, and
upheld by the strength of British law, they
have failed TO carry out the object with any
success, aud her plantations are only producing
about One-ffth of what they did under the sys-
tenn of slavery.
Seeing these things, and that there is no
manifest disposition III our country, only by the
arises; is there any humanity in changing their