Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-16
The storm Continues

--latest adFices from cp.tH CdIoiib
aud Georgia leave little ground ior hol.
that those States viii continue mac
logger IN The Union. To al. oatwar.
appearances they mean just SHAT ~
cav. Wide words alone cons Itute
the bulk of the sec s,ioD movcmei
there was good grounds, perhaps 10
entertaining tic belief that It was a.
talk. and nothing else, but since 1T ~"
cone to pass hat 'eorhs are taking plac
of rc4rf.; thai preparations ior deienc'
are actually taking place that the PEG
ME are being AIMED and monies beine
raisel FIR perfectiug waIlike arrange
me4ts. 1t is time thaL we beg to be
live that The SCAT, or n least two q
three States thereof are actually in earn
ct.
Is L possible that this country, which
FIR mere than eighty years has bee.
hourisling with unparalleled success
has accumulated strength, wcath, friend
and power, until among the nations o.
the earth, il has c.ome first and lor.-
most. il destln 4 from this laY forth -
- into decay to b. divided up into
traguentafy section, neither Of which
having ans interest in common, but cv-
en- division ior Itself, We trust We
may never i've to zee the day whcn the
proud flag OF America the noble stais
and stripes Of IT,, Young, though pow
erul nation shall tran ia the dust and
become a sutjec. iof ihes and okes, for
scurn AMI dcti.ion. Up to this day it
is respected whenever IT Is unturlcd to
the breezt. Shall il come to pass that be-
fore another wear Shall have rolled
around hat it shall be shorn Of por-
ton % It's strength that oae u two
or three Of its ustrols liars shall set
forever W. Ar. told day after day,
that ~c eau afford to loose al such
States A. Souta Carolina, Gle Igia, Ala
bama, florda-in at any or 0H Of the
southern State winch IRISH IT, seccdc ,
that they arc only draw back to thc
country are dead branches and might
as Wei be topped off first As last. such
language a. this, though II is common t.
daS ii the Republican party, Is but the
idlotlc rawlings OF "A mad man-the talk
OF rank fanatics. Great As our power
IL --unbounied as our national strength
may appear, these United state can
not, by any means or prctense, afford to
lose single Ink ia The grand chain.
The secession Of the States mentioned
cuts of a large sttip OF our sea-coa>t,
aud robs the country at large OF a strong
arm OF defence, aud should the secession
inflctoa, spread as it possibly may, aud
all the tinlt States refine from the Con
icderacy, who shall have tie benefits
arislng rom that great natural channel
Of COMMUNICATIVE Vi ssissippl! The
Southern Confederacv will own the
Southern portion Of it, and VIII dictate
as to who shall nay gate that portion.
Toat matter alone would breed war m
stantly.
There Is not a foot OF Territory in
all those States which the country can
afford to loose, not State taat the loss
Of which viii not weaken and deeem-
nate our national strength, and curlal
the tai proportions OF the uobte>t ua-
tionai uoman which ever the light Of
heaven shone down upon.
But let US hope for the best, come
What may. We are all in tie boat to
lethcr, and come veal or come woe, We
must deci le the consequences. What
one portion OF the country suffers viii
bc suffered ~ all parts, to certain ex-
tent. The question of secession on the
part 81. two States, at least We deem ST.
tled beyond DOUBT, how many or how
few vii follow IN then work remains to
be sen.