The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-12-06
Nes0. York. Nov. 90, 1860.
From The Kuoxvilze Wing.

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! The few Southern States preparing to
/ 60 out of the Union will, in all probabil-
ity, GO; and. owing to Buchansn's utter
want OF ne1Ue, they will be allowed to go
out peaceably. The leading spirits in
the movement have long contemplated
this act oftreaSOa, and the election of Lin
coin affords them. as they think. an ex-
cuse for taking their leave of the Confed-
eracy. If it shall appear that majority
of the people in those States are in earn
est-a u monstrosity We do not credit-and,
if after due and becoming consideration,
they conclude that it would be better to
dissolve their connection with the Union,
We hope they may be allowed to 60, and
that the dissolution may be a peaceale
one. A Union of farce and compulSiOn
is no Union at all, and should be dissolv-
ed, and the sooner the better.
|. We see it stated in our exchanges, that
Louisiana will also go out. The seces-
sion Of Louisiana will not be permitted.
and ought at once to be resi-ted by all
the other States inte nding to nain in
the Union regardless OF Consequences
Her secession would wehken the geogrsph-
ical position of our country, aud iuperil
its future power and prosperity, aud
should not be toleeated for one moment
Louisiana has been a sort of pet ever
since her purob ase by Mr. JefersoD.-
This Governent has long paid an annual
tax of Eve millions for the protection and
promotion of her sugar interests. That
branch of her wealth, yielding annually
twenty millions, would be Frustrated by
disunion, and the trade of her commercial
mart would be ruined And if she de-
sires to go of in this mad scheme to or
ganize a Southern CoDfederaey, or which
is uore likely, half dozen couteuptible
confederscies, she mus: be prevented by
the whole force of the country, if such
force be found needful.
Near so years ago, under the Admin
istration of Thomas Jefferson, this nation
paid to Spain Sl5,O0O,OO0 for the couu-
try Of which Louisiana was then a part,
redeeminff her people from vassalsge to
the most hateful of European despotism.
But the purcb ase was not made for their
benefit, or that OF those to settle. 1t was
made for the benefit of the whole nation,
but % ore especially for that Of all the peo-
pie who then acere. or might hereafter be-
come. inh 6itants of the great Valley of
the Mississippi. lO Congress and out of
it, at that tine, control Of the mouth of
the Mistippi River. was deemed much the
greater part of the whole purchase, in
point of real value. The estim ated val
ue of the mouth of the river led to the
purchase, and of the ownership OF the
m outh secured TO the nation an outlet to,
and inlet from the ocean, for all the vast
prospective trade of the Great Valley,
and of our im mense agricultural States IN
the North west lying on the tributaries Of
the Mississippi. This we'll timed and ju-
dicious purchase, also relieved Us from
the two close a Deighborhood of foreign
Power, in position of commanding IN
fuenoe on large portion OF our people.
In one word, the ownership of the month
OF the river, was deemed indispensable to
the prosperity of the almost bouudless
Empire which it was foreseen and pre-
dicted would grow, and which has grown,
up in the vast valley Of the Mississippi.
And of such Importance is the ownership
of the mouth of this river now deemed Dy
the elcven naslliOnS Of achiteS who now in
habit the Valley, that they would encoun-
ter all the horrors OF q 6ve yeags' war
rather than submit to its allie nation to any
foreign Power whatever, whether that OF
European nation, OF Southern Confed-
eracy.
We trust. however. that Louisiana u ay
not play the fool, in imitstion OF few
Cotton States, aud if SO, then all our spec
ulaIions are premature. Hoxeser, as
la abiding. Union loving, aud conserva'
tive man, we shall "Ory aloud and spare
not, 10 tones of stern condemnation, all
TRAITORS. North or South, who dare raise
their sacriegious hands against the blood
bought Union, which bas been more tnah