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est people Of the South with, and to brighten
them into remaining united under their1ead;

est people of the South with, and to brighten
them into remaining united under their lead;
and, it, need be they will present new and
further slavery issues for the express purpose
of keeping up agitation, and thereby keeping
the Republican party together--thus playing
into the hands of Mr.. SEWARD, and other III
ira leaders Of his party.
But what will the people of tbe South say
to so wicked course of policy? Can they
see nothing to be deplored in the near pros
pect, the imminent danger of the North and
the South being divided into two sectional
parties? Have they any thing to gain by it ?
Havn't they-havn't all true patriots, all
lovers Of the Union, South or North-hasn't
the whole country, except the Southern and
Northern disunionists, every thing to lose by
it? s-lG e@
We have said that it might have been fore
seen, that union of parties at the South by
means of slavery agitation would be follow
ed by an antagonistic union Of the North. 1t
was foreseen and predicted long ago-eghteen
wears ago-by a tinguished Statesman OF
our own, JONI BELL. only very few years
after the agitation had been commenced at
the South. by Democratic politicians. In a let
ter written by Mr.. BELL in 1910, to the Hon.
GEO R. GnMER, and published at the time,
Mr. BELL said
ssWhat or ght to be the mea- ure of indigna-
ton and punishment which shonld he dealt
ont 10 those hollow and false Guardians of
Southern interests, who viii f0Y the sake of
trifiing marty advantage, put every thing to
hazard by perpetual agitation? For there is
and always has been gliteds much 10 be Gppre-
tended on this subject from those who agitate
the question on political accom- in the South
as from the Abolitionists Themselves.
have been a member of Congress, az you
know. from the commencement Of the agita-
lion upon this subject. / have witnessed all
that has taken place in Congress in relation
game that was playing by some gentlemen;
but was not inclined to take part in it, be-
cause Thought the stakes too high.
IL was common impression that the first
movements Of the Abolitionists Of the North
were not looked upon with any deep regret
bv a portion of our fellow citizens of the
South The fanatic spirit was rather provok-
ed than deprecated. The North without dis
tnction was freely charged with settled
feeling Of hostility to Southern interests and
Institutions and many injurious reflections
were cast upon their motives calculated TO giUe
strength 10 The cause Of the fanatics h uniting tch
G,er1 more rational and caic'tLatig class Of the
Northern people. The motive to this policy in
the South, TO whatever extent IL was adopted
was beyond all doubt 10 combine M South and
.S,ah HeH more closely in th-ir political
movements and preferences. Iho1 thought he
f1p1inert dangro,ss ore. regardtrg Il ina polite
al riesc only: for 1t struck me that Il tie ambitious
nspironts Of the North sio,ldtle 4 iatothar heads
10 pLay tie same sort # game in retaliation. the
SoJM ~ould soon be MrO,rn into yefilef minority,
and .torth,odh deprived Of pOIitica! Po'csr."