Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-15
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The great excitement that hhapFevailsa. and attn
continues to prevail uplp tho aspe, of aairs IN tho
North, has dsmonsined ope hci that may be COZ
sdered 40 important one that tho o0p' 4 ssli'sus-
tanning ppd eoniuius N,hln herself. en tie elements
~ greatness essential peFiee development 4 thu
lime sheni ever coue, when she would 10 called up
On 10 provide for a separate sAs'snoe' 4He mind
may reco in fear Interpolation, at the bare thought
IL such an event, and all the untold horrors OF
oreible secession he crowded into the sensitive heart
that beats alone with patriotism but when once the
startling fact Is forced upon the South that she must
provide for separation. or lie overwhelmed oya
dominant majority Of aggressive aud insulting lanai
les, the effort will he made and he made successfully
The raid Of John Brown, and the domlneerlng tone
assumed by the Black Republican members IN Con-
gress, have developed spirit in every Southern State,
ha will be gratifying to every Southerner that, we
can live INDEPENDENTLY of the Morrill, II the North for
ces Ms 10 do So Georgia aud Virginia nre already
manufacturing States, aud the effort made recently in
the latter State to open direct trade with Europe,
is scp towards the POal to which we are drifting
Rcutueky possesses unbounded resources ms manu-
featuring State and the opening Of new factories In
several States, proves their capacity for sef-main
tennnee The cotton, tobacco and sugar Of our fields
would command the markets Of the world. and bring
back to our ports, the products and manufactures Of
other countries The experiment is begun in good
earnest md serves to establish the fact that We
and will sustain ourselves, il the evil day should
come, and force us to break the bonds that unite us
MS one great and powerful confederncy. We see evil
dences Of the true American spirit, wherever we
turn our eyes. To achieve triumph, we must dare
IN proportion to the magnitude Of the undertaking
IL the probabilities exist that we shall ever be called
uncn 10 dare and 10 do, should he prepared, and
not be caught like the foolish Virgins" We know
not the day nor the hour, when the time shall come
but the motto, ''watch and be prepared should be
| engraved on every standard. The elements Of pow
err and greatness belong to us,-and every step to-
wards their development is link in the chain of our
strength 1t is apulely American truth, that man
is capable of self-goveinment. and the Southern
States if the dreadful day should come, win prove
another fact, that they, in their capacity of confed
Grated sovereignties can exist, and succeed. That
which made MS great at first, will again make us n
powerful people. Equality as sovereigntes under
the sacred rights Of the Constitution madeus great
and magnificent confederacy but broken Constitu-
ton, and the destruction abrogaton of our reserv-
ed rights will change the picture, and leave the North
n dependant province upon the productive fields Of
the South These elements of power will be steadily
Developed until our brothers who would tample up
on our common Constitution, will see their error and
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herself if the dark day shall come; we do not fear
for the South that she will ever succumb to any
power on eath-her power is inherent.