St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-11-22
Disunion.


the king Of Buncombe, With his ten thou
sand men is marching up the Hill Of Dis.
union, and does not say when he will be
ready to march down again. - 80
The trumpeters appear to be a very eaic-
lent part Of the force, while banners and
cockades are very plentiful. Military ad-
dresses are a drug, and enthusiasm is as
cheap and abundant as potatoes in Mime
sofa. 1t looks in fact as if a large MAORI
ty Of the people Of South Carolina and
Georgia, do intend to secede; but the news
is certainly too good to be true. We can
not see why any one should object to their
going tomorrow. To our mind it appears
like perfect despotism to compel State to
stay in the Union when she wants to, get
out: 1t was entirely optional with every
State to come into the Union and we
can see nothing in the compact to compel
any one to remain there one day after she
thinks best to leave: It is simply q bust:
ness partnership, aud why should it not
be dissolved by mutual consent as any 9th"
er such connection can be? !. ~. g
The only difficulty is about the common
property, and. this would be easily: ar
ranged by commissioners. Count up what
the seeding States have contributed to
the common stock; what they have re-
ceived and take their obligation for what
may be due from them OF pay. them
what may be due to them and let them
open shop on their own account. ":' :.
Have it in the deed Of separation that
each party shall retain the right to write
sonnets about Bunker's Hill and Moul-
tries Hall-read the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and fire crackers on the Fourth;
and there is no good reason why both par
ties should not move along swimmingly, SO
far as one another are concerned. The
slaves wiIlof course run away by thousands,
and the South will thus be gradually re-
lieved from population which "cannot
take care of ITSELF While Canada and
the North will have large accession, OF
agricultural laborers and domestic servants,
classes which we very much want. There
issearcely honsekeeper in the North Or
West who is not oppressed for want Of suf.
6cicnt domestic help. Northern women
grow prematurely old with downright
drudgery, and it must always be 30 until
the number of domestic servants is great
~ muitiplied-until it. becomes so great
that some qualification will be required by
employers, and the altogether incompetent
viii not think Of expecting employment:
Asst is now, American housekeepers are
in very deed servants Of servants, d. class
Of persons bound to put up with all man.
ner Of impertinence, waste and mismanage.
ment. Amillion Southern servants with
their habits Of obedience, would be god
send to the North and West. Their nat
ural adaptiveness would soon bring them
into our ways, while the stimulus Of wa
ges would make them efficient and faith
fal. They would take care Of themselves
beautifully at'the' wages ordinarily paid to
serr,vaats IS the free States and Southern
:e'a.lsnen "a lsdies would ND BE- relieved '''rs
1fthe burden. Of their support. ,,:.;; (..
This consideration a1une makes it, very
deaiz1blsI that those States should .seoede,
aid The fact that such secession would tres
10 North kon 1t oblis..iio q $ j.
ssza,aes T. pat despa 81 is q 8.
slaves Is another reason Why il sveqM
Voll for them to assume thail 1pal1.