Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-12-18
Union Voice i'm Georgia.

Cue OIL the BEST articles upon the present crl-
Is which we have seen was written by Hon. j.
I. King, of Georgia, and published in the Geor-
gla Constatutionalist. We are sorry that we
have not room for more than the extract we
give below:
On the subject of our sister States, one ques-
ton must frequently occur to Us. Why is it
that we are so much more excited and so much
more anxious for dissolution, than the border
Statesg They lose five hundred slaves by the
bad faith of the free States where we lose one,
and should be more excited and more anxious
for change, if by change they could look for
remedy. The reasons, apprehend, are these !:
First, they appreciate the dangers of desoleting
border wars, with all their attendant crimes aud
destruction of life and property; second, they
see no remedy in separation, but only q tenfod
aggravation of the evil. They are near neigh
bors to people of the border free States, and un-
derstand the whole subject fully-much better
than we do. They know that although there
are some miscreants employed in favoring the
escape of slaves, there are always hundreds of
others ready to assist in their recovery, and that
the difficulty of escape deters thousands from
making the attempt. Insecurity to the fugitive
in the free States is manifest from the fact that
the fugitive makes all haste to reach Canada,
where only he is safe. Now, suppose Canada
bordered on the Ohio, instead of the free States
bound to us by the Union, instead of the slaves
now lost, they would go off in stampedes, with
no power TO arrest them after they reached the
Northern shore; and this, too, .supposes perpet-
ual peace about as reasonable as to propose per.
petual salvation.
Now. what would be the natural result of all
this? From the insecurity of slave property in
the border States, it would soon become value
less, and would be sold to the States farther
South. The present border States would be-
come free States in self defence. The same thing
would follow upon each border State as the free
States advanced upon them, until slavery would
be extingushed or confined to very narrow lin
its on the Gulf and sea coast, where white labor
could not be employed. The ultra Abolitionists
are logical in their anxiety to dissolve the IN
ion. "as the only chance for the ultimate extinc
ton of slavery" But for Us to give up the Sc
curty which the Union affords US, create hos
tile border of six hundred miles-with an ex-
posed coast of two thousand miles-without q
ship or sailor and trihiDg materials for either.
to give greater security to slavery, would seem
to me as an absurdity, were it not for the respect
have for others entertaining that opinion.
But, admitting all this, the question is asked
by our excited people: Will you submit to the
rule of Lincoln2 Lincoln has no power to rule
He is the mere puppet in tie execution of q
Constitutional government. | will submit to
the laws and constitution of my country, at least
until we can have time to think of something in
its place. Why is our honor more insulted than
that of the border States north of us, who are
vastly more interested than we are9 Whilst
their honor is deemed safe ours cannot be in
much danger. They are acting with calmness
and deliberation, and not loading their people
with debt and taxes before they see when anf
to what extent this may be necessary Seces
sion will be followed by collision, or it will no
be. If it should be, aud we have no co-opera
ton of other States, we should be just strong e
nough to provoke or invite aggression, with n,
strength to repel it.