The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-12-20


dissolution, and relinquish all their
right and title to the immense do
main I Will they assume their
part ofthe nStioaal debt How.
win they treat the persons and
property of those who reinhin in
the old Gonfsdefation? How will
our people, SO long accustomed to
free trade between the States, sub,
mit.to the sannoyances, vexations
and expenses of restrictive tariffs,
which will meet them, on every
hand, wherever they go?
These subjects, in their nature
and character, would be, difficult to
be disposed of by negotiation and
would, we fear, be submitted to the
fell arbitrament of the sword. n'H
There was never a country on
earth the arrangements of whose
industrial interests, aud its general
political condition so we'll fitted it.
for union as the United States
The South, raising the great staple
of the worlds industry, cotton, af-
fording a market for the agricul-
lures of the West and the manu-
features of the East and the ex-
change of products underline ben
eicent system of free trade, afford
ing a vast feldsfor commercial en-
terpise and industry; with great
rivers, and lakes running through
both the West and the South, the
East and the North, it is as unnat-
ural' and fatal to sever the political
connection as it would be to cut the
great arteriesiof the physical lsys-
tenn in man and expect him to sur
vive. .'l riu dE!n''.H22 '>
Remarkable indeed will it be if
political passion and fury can over
come the great obstacles of nature
and interest, drown the voice of
patriotism, extinguish the feelings
which a close association of nearly
a-century has produced, triumph
over the great intelligence and
good sense Of the American people,
efface from their remembrance the
recollection of common glories and
common sufferings, and blind them
to the dark and terrible future that
yawns before them, in case they
madly pull down the temple of ma
tional unity and peace. ,3- 81 .1r",
Strong and severe blows have
been struck at its base heretofore,
but its pillars have been too power,
full for assault. The South Carroll.
ma Convention thislweek and Other
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Cotton States within a month, will
raise the ak and apply it vigorously
in effect to the cutting down of oul
Liberty Tree, which was wateret
by the blood Of the patriots Of For
:: Moultrie, of Eutaw Springs, o
Kings Mountain, and Of Savannah
i. Their ordinances of secession are
to be promulgated to the world
They intend to proclaim that we
are a divided people-that we have
lost our common nationality, our
common hopes for the future. II
, remains to be seen whether the
madness which has been ruling u,
for years will still continue its in
Auence, in view of the imminen'
. dangers which envelop us! We
+ have reached at last the great turn
~ing-point in our, career. On on,
hand is the road leading to illimita
bic power and prosperity-on; TIN
other, unfathomabic disgrace anc
ruin. Which road sha!!l we take
! 1t is not any exaggeration to, say
= that our country and our people
since the period that closed in til,
treaty of peace, in 1888 have moi
seen 50 important a month as tina.
which we have commenced. Tht
crisis of the fostering sore which
has so long afflicted the body pol
itic has come. It has got to b.
GqpprredF7cut out-or destruction vii
cnsue. South Carolina will leal
: off this is week, and the upshot o
' this bad business is soon to be de
, termined. srh3y o91di 7ir1 ,.nuu'
ola
o. al IOultrie County Gazette mod
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ofthe above ifamed paper publish