Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-12-31
DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION.

The permanency OF our national government has
often been questioned, but until recent periot
there has been no alarming evidence of Immediate
dissolution. We say alarming, because to many
the abrogatiCn of this confedcracy would be n,
event of portoniOus character they would al
most as soon think Of the abrogalun of The law,
of natute and tho dissolution oe ihl woi
| We look upon the tbirg in very different light
We are no disunionist but if the hatioual compac
should be dissoved-if, in spite Of all remon
etrances, such an event is forced upon us, we car
see many reasons why it need not distrcsa homes
men very much.
l. Union is valuable only so far as it is useful
This position no one will dispute. The utility o
such an alliance as that existing between TIT
States of this nation, nhder certain circumstance
would great, and ought to 5e cherished. |
those circumstances now exist or are likely t,
exist, we should cling to tho Union as the soldier
clings TO his armor, the sailor to his shipe Blu
neither at present nor III prospect DO we see any
great advantage arising from union. However
useful a coniederacy may have been, il is not O,
now, r we full to appreciate its advantages.
2. So far from being useful, there is but toe
much evidence that tho Union Of the States i,
made prete4t for the commission Of high crimes
The north is led to wink at slavery and to favor
the Continuance Of this abomination, lest the Tn.
ion should be dissolved. Such a deviation from
justice and charity is q costly price to pay for
union, and infinitely more than all the unions in
the wor d are worth. But simple act of conniv.
ance is not all VT pay for this alliance-wc sus-
tain the damage arising from corrupt associations
Contact with shareholders sinks us TO their infa.
mO us level.
B. The causes which gave rise 10 the political
union Of these States have mainly pGssed away
and in their absence, union is without significance
if not positively mischievous. The confederacy
was formed as means Of resistance to oppression.
States that could not singy contend with Great
Britain, were equal to such work when combin-
ed. That war has passed. and the particular un-
ion which it inspired is no more necessary to the
peace which follows, than are the swords and can
non by which the victories were gained. The un.
ion was requisite while the strife was maintained
with aggan tic empire. but became utterly useless
when the strife csased .H
When the Union was formed the States were
lew in humber, sparse in population, and feeble
in resources Now it is otherwise. single
member OF the coniederacy-New York-bas more
inhabitants. more wealth, and more Of the mum,
ions OF war than were possessed by the whole
thirteen colonies at'he op ening of the revolution
While the numberof states is three times what it
was, the number of nha bsants Is moro than eight
times whatit was; CONSEQUENTLY any necessity
growing out of the weakness of States has pas
sedaway. aud is no, more to be provided for by
tho continuance Of, Union, than the lameness of a
manis to be provided for by tho uss Of oru:cbes
after his lansness has been cured te