Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1860-11-06

MEN OF THE NORTH stop THINK, E,
The Times of Oct 22d. in considering the ques
ton of disunion in the event of Lincolns cleo
ton. says:
THE fugitive (slave) now receives no coun-
tenance from any law-abiding person on either
side of the line''
How the editor can make such statemen. is
difficult to comprehend, unless he intends it to
be understood that no Republican is a law-abi-
ding person-and that nearly one-half of our
Northern Republican Legislators are not law-abi-
ding people. Several Republican State Legisla-
lures, as we have heretofore had occasion to show
have passed laws of Notification. in fixing fines
and imprisonment upon any person who shall
seek to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law Now.
as Mr.. Webster said, '' a bargain broken on one
side is bargain broken on both, and as the
North has taken the first step in violating the
Constitution, the Republicans must not expect to
escape the responsibility of the consequences
whatever they may be- The Times speculates
in a cold -blooded, calculating vein which is
nothing if not characteristic of that journal. upon
peaceful secession" or 'simple revolution"
and says it will not attempt to determine which
should be the course. In either case,
told, the slaves would go off. and they would net
be returned. Let us on this point make a sug-
gestion. States that are not in open war; have
always treaties in regard to their intercourse with
each other; and treaties are things that the pub
lie opinion of the world expects will be complied
with In case of separation of these States
treaties would be made to return the fugitive
slaves. or to pay for them. Those treaties would
be made, and they would have to be complied
with.
Again; we hear a great deal from the Repub-
lican journals and orators about what they call
''the aggressions of the Southr'' The South, they
tell us, has advantages the North in the
benefits of the government; but what are the
facts We have had for twenty years 50 per
cent. of all the government contracts, have
three quarters of all the salaries fact much the
greater proportion Of all that is valuable III the
Government, and yet we are constantly crying
out esapgresSion.' 1t may be asserted without
fear of contradiction, that there never has been
law passed by the Congress of the United States
for the advantage Of the South to the damage of
the North but it probably would not be difficult
to demonstrate that we have more than one enact
ment for our advantage, to their loss. The truth
is, we of the North have arranged the laws of
Congress. that by the force those laws, our
Northern people are enabled and do get Just about
seventy FIVE cents out of every dollar earned by
the South and yet are called upon to quarrel
with them to call them pirates barbarians, and so
on. When settle the National balance of trade
for the past year. which amounted to S:S3i ,OGO,-
00O where did we procure the means of payment
We got from the South S2O0.O00UOO of cotton.
$40 coo .000 of tobacco, and SIS 100000 of Naval
stores rice and other exclusive Southern produce.
leaving less than 100000 to he furnished by the
North-and yet how common 1t Is for the Renub-
ican demagogues to charge that section with be-
ing a weight upon the body polite! The ques-
tion now is, we willing to sweep away all this
prosperity We easily do by placing
Lincoln and the Republican party i'll power A
first step towards the destruction of all this
prosperity can easily be attained without disso-
luton Of the Union by alternating the trade and
intercourse of the South. We know it is said that
this cannot be done, but it can he done just easy
was the separation of the churches North and
Sout h. If the principles of Christianity fail to
keep men. in the bonds of peace. fraii, tral in
deed, the ties of worldly interest, that are
expected to keep them together hen those
bonds are broI>en.--N. y. EEpr"$S
GIRL DANGERS Soip AT Arcr,nN A
foreign correspondent writes from Il German
town
The auction of dancers at village is curious
afiair-the girls ali assembled an open
space gpnCrally III front of the hurgomaStrl':s
house OF business, and an ,nctioncer having been
chosen aui.nm the young men. generally waT
in his way--the names OF itnschrn. Narmchcn.
krtchcr. and all the other c.cHS, Gan rld"ariug q
dnnutive he which the iasSeS stvletl,} are
called out and the auctou for the dancer proceeds
which gives the highest bidder the sole right
her hand for the year. at all the tcfc-danceS
and rcioicings which take place, and these are
not few. 1t is generally understood thing that
it is akin to declaration, but still It is not n any
way binding. OF course. there struggles and
competition for the prettiest. but she fIls TO the
richest. The cash goes to pay musicians and q
spread two, and if nyttng is over, it is given
to the church.