The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-01
fsam tie Washington dispatch.
CAUSES FOR DIsUNIoN.

Tie peace aud quiet Of the country have
been long enough jeopartled by the craven
and reasonable cry Of di.union. II is high
time that The alarmists and demagogues,
North and South, who have managed for
several consecutive wears To keep the country
in tarmud and trouble. should he checked
and silenced. We believe tie motives If
such men are purely demagpgical. selfish
and mercenary. Mere distractions IRE.
quently-events which never did and never
can arse-have had powerful influence IN
the country and upnm parties. We tfu.t
the sober sense Of the country j. bringing
the people back 10 first principles, winch
must hush this elamnr. We are confIrat
the masses ii tie people, the homes; sepmanrs,
will resist disgntVa To the last.
But We fear the question I'll dfsMtion is
looked upon too much, both Nurth and South,
as an abstract, at least All ippraltie4sle
question. Perhaps million, u tar people
believe, that disuatOn j. tmpu,,iJIe. Nleshcr
this unon eaa be divided. .rrtou.ly a,lmsts
If great doubt. But the probabd1tie. al an
attempt at dissolution, ~ certain cunt yngeH.
ees. are certainly very sure. Tie atttaigt,
10 Unr MUD, il a. fearful a, actual tisgnion.
K will bring with il. II it ever sltnnid come.
collision, bloutisted aud the wur,l caIamlIirs.
More Iban this, il the attempt should be
made On slight grounds Or inadequate causes
IN the estimation 1T the masses. II would
doubtless meet with determined resistance
al hume. Uarpvppie, We admit, hs,e ALREADY
been carried II great lengths hy hot. headed,
demagagleai party Ieaisr., but when tile
question Of uaigg ur iisptiJa comes To be
bruitei. thn.r leaders viii tui ihr peupie
will MT - with tlter. They nut b. satls.
fled glat the ean.s i, = just nus IL necessary
enc, aid that ihe necessity i lmpsftaus.
Nov - some ii the ruas,, mhiel, - ne
politicians urge will IL good ground. ier d..
solution, may be near ~ hand. i. II moi bigA
time-is il MT matter 1T the highest t4n-
poftance, Just AZ this crisis, bpiUrs tile ex-
citing iurur IL the Presidential sau,as.
cplne. ou. Tor the psnple-npr Wtulr people.
10 demand pf the politicians 4 frank anil
upen aynWsl III what htsy conceive n'OHld D.
~ adequate ea,tst Or caaset iyr dssoauiiDi Z
We think IL j., and tliat tie crisis demands
that lac question shpuid be ptessed
We have several times III late, seen re-
marks II like nature with tie following ALL
~ many instances much stronger, ia tie
Southern Democratic papers:
" We will Bnt consent to seeeile ct dis.
solve the ULiUn, for existing c1ase.."
laugh a4adIsd.
Then there urs ranses far which Mr.. IIui.
den, the editor Of the stdaiard--anI there
are others like him aud many far nUre
hsrce--WBgld consent u seceds ffun or to
dissolve this Unuu.
On behalf d the people ii Norttl Carolina.
ami the friends III the Onion ali over the
country, We respectfully ak the editor III
the Standard and the Breekjntidgr. Dnpgias
and Bel editors generally, the following
question: UJiat causes run ar matgt a1isg IL
this country, 1edith mguH toHssisaii6usly
cOmpi yoa. " aay IF yoh. 10 airoeaie and
urge secession 0r aisuHiUap
Even that old veteran u the press. Father
bnring, 81 the 6ulI.borough tribune. la.
placed under his Breckenridge aud Lane
dag. tie luminous battle cry ii the sece,ler.
aud disaDivEisis " organise and arm Such
expressions mean something. They are in.
tended for Southern eyes aud ears. and il il
time that Tie people we're July advertised
as to tie intent and meaning u .uch Ian.
guage.
We AK the question 10 10 captions Or
sinister spirit aud We desire 10 general o.
cabalistie answer. Webeg they vii specify,
definitely, foil answer 10 tie question, and
We shall await With anxiety their decision.