Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1860-11-29
Foreign Aid for the secessionists.

The most noteworthy feature of the seces-
sion business is the sending of commission
er by South Carolina to treat with the En-
peror Napoleon. The new Republic, or
Kingdom, must haYe guardian in scme of
the powerful nations of Europe to protect it
against coercion on the part of the American
Government.
Nothing more strongly reprehensible than
these overtures could have been done. Such
proceeding is undoubtedly reasonable un>
der the provisions of the Constitution, and
could be punished as such. In any ordinary
circumstances it would be the duty of the au-
thorities to take cognizance of such misde~
meanor and to treat it's authors as they de-
serve. At the present time. however, the
public generally appear to DE in favor of
dealing leniently with the insane dlsunion-
lists, even to the extent Of Ignoring their trea-
sonable acts. Were this appeal to a foreign
power likely to produce the desired effect,
however, it would be the duty of the Gov
ernment to take active measures to vindicate
the Constitution and laws.
French or English intervention will never
be suffered in any portion of what is now the
United States. Some of our early statesmen
were opposed to allowing European nations
to interfere in any States of the Eastern Hem
isphefe. Certain it is that our Government
will never submit to the indignity OF allow
ing portion of lis own territory to be pa
| tronized by foreign rulers, and put under the
protection of foreign soldiery. Those ciu-
zens of South Carolina who desire to be sub
jeets of the French Emperor, should emigrate
TO France to French Guiana, or to Martin
| ique They can never be allowed to become
the subjects of foreign despot on the soil of
the North American Republic.
1t seems to be the general desire to let the
disafected Gotten States TO 90 out of the Uni
on, it they will do it peaceably. But it will
never do to allow them to call in foreign
troops to maintain seperate government. =
They will have nothing TO fear from the Uni
ted States so long as they behave themselves
properly. They are of very little eonse-
quence, and the remainder of the Confedera-
cy would scarcely feel their loss.
Our country might have much to fear
should it allow European power to gain a
foothod on cur soil. What is desired by the
occupation, sufficiently large to hold the Con-
stitutional Government in ct eek. The pres-
ence of such body of foreign soldiers on our
shores, would it is plain to see, be producs
tive of serious evils. 1t would furnish a
| tOUtboiu ioi W dO0Oo'p'ioH
what they doubtless desire, the destruction of
our free Government
There is really no reason to fear that this
proposed French Protectorate over the new
Southern Confe leracy will be established
Louis Ma ooleon will doubtless soon have
quite enough to do in Europe to employ all
his forces and occupy his attention. A gen
eral European war is imminent, and if ii
does not take place, yet the French Empire
will need to keep its soldiers where they can
be made available in case of necessity. Be-
sides there is nothing now to be gained by
encouraging the two or three weak States
which are likely to secede from this Union.
Unless Louis Napoleon had tbs means and
the design to press his conquests OF this Con-
tinent, to accept the offered Protectorate OF
the seeding States would be extremely Quix-
otic.
England is still less likely to do anything
for our helpless Southern friends. Their
cause is not considered quite as divine as a
crusade to the Holy Land once was in Great
Britain. The English people are generally
on very good terms of understanding with
their cousins in the Northern States, and we
believe their political sympathies are pretty
much altogether with the Lincoln party.
Our secessionist friends will have to make
up their minds to fight their own battles. and
to establish their own Empire unaided. They
will very probably get no aid from Europe,
- D1i7U Ne,cs