The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-12-28
The Evil. Of Disunion.

Robert II. Smith, prominent Albanian,
sets forth very plainly and sensibly one view
OF the results Of secession which the Rhetts and
Yanceys have kept out Of sight:
Should Alabama go out Of the Union alone,
and 20 remain but for one month, she must 30
long solely bear the burdens Of national exis-
tenee; must raise and sustain military force;
must increase her police expenses; must do
something FOR the regulation Of commerce
must prop, rs best she can. deranged cur
Ieney must regulate and Ok the value ofcoin
ahu OF weights and measures, and must provide
some postal arrangement for the people; and she
must rase The money for these ends. The er-
pe1nent Tor one short month would, am far
iui' 30 oppress our people rs TO give the cause
serious set back, and day by day incline the
public mind TO submit TO present evils
Beside all these and many more ills that
cannot enumerate IN one short letter, we shall
inaugurate q condition Of successive changes OF
government that VIII IND a parallel IN he
No one, suppose, win expect Alabam, 10
remain separate nation, and hence the nublic
mind will be kept In IN feyerish excitement OF
what Is next to come. As one State AMI
another may come out and propose 10 Join u.
government will have 10 be formed and reform
ell for there will be no existing eonfelern,ion
into which, like new States of the present Union
they are to be admitted. Each coming state
may have some peculiar interests Of lis own to
provide for, some peculiar dangers 10 be-
guarded against, and 80 We shall be- constantly
revolving upon the giddy wheel ofreyolution
until the country may submit to anarchy or
despotism.'
THE LAST SOUTHERN 'coNrRoNrsE.'
A new and rather startling eriss Of com
promise measures Is proposed by the Mont
gomery (Alabarna) Mail. The following are
fine specimens
Make full and complete surrender OF all
fugitive slaves To the South. and also oil that
are In Canada, and pay two hundrel dollars
per annum hire for the men. and one hundred
and ffty dollars hire for the women, from the
time Of their escape to the time Ut surrender.
Surrender Immediately, dead or alive. the
coniedemtes 81 John Brown.
Hang Lincoln and Hamln on the same GAL
lows on which John Brown was hanged.
Congress to pase q law making IL treason for
any man to introduce the subject. .iiher.s y
petition or otherwise into It's halle ~ kaHc
the punishment imprisonment fbrnle.
TIE SEw GOVERNOR 90 SOUTH CAROLINA.
The telegraph announces the election Of Col
= W. Pickens to the Governorhip Of Soutl
Carolina. OF the Gentlemen and the position
he holds, letter from Co,umbia' to the Balti.
more Sun says:
'Col Pickens is looked upon by the extreme,
lists as much too moderate in his principles. II
is well known that he strenuously opposed ih'
secession movement until after the election %
Lincoln, at which time he came over. and has
ever since been warm advocate of the move
ment, and the vote he rrcciyci on the two bal.
lots yesterday conclusiyely shows that be I
backed up By q powerful! party-a party wh'
win not be likely to leave him. His election Il
the Chief Alagistncy would be looked upon a
an anti-war victory, for Ii isa well known fac
that he would not proceed to e1tremities unit
all negotiation and argument with the fedora
government had hilel.
On the other hand. should what is caIledai
extremist be selected Governor, the State woul
in all human probability be plunged into Wa
with the General Government at once, =,
while MI are in favor Of going oat Of the Union
and nearly all determined 10 say out, yet ther,
are two parties in reference 10 what shall be th
course towards the Federal Government ATE
secession shall have taken place