Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-24
PROGRESS IN MISSOURI.

The principal organ of the Breckenridge
1t is not by any means good friend of the
emancipationists of that state, nor has it gen.
orally been supposed that this paper had any
thing whatever in common with the emancpa-
ton party. Unexpected discoveries are some
times made, but none can be more unexpected
than the discovery of emancipation talk in the
columns OF the ST. Louis organ of the Brock
inridgers. The result OF the presidential cleo,
ton seems to have sharpened its wits, and
given it a somewhat impressive view Of the
progress and possibilities of free principles in
Missouri. Here is what that paper said on the
subject, Monday, Nov 18th =
''Let us then maintain a position of strict
and perfect neutrality. That is the obvious
policy OF Missouri. Her position is an ex.
tremey fortunate one. An abolition admins.
tration can do her no harm, nor infict any
disgrace upon her Ii the Union lasts, she can
aud will speedily emancipate her slaves take
her place among the dom nant non slavehod.
ing states, and march rapidly onward in the
road 10 numbers, wealth. and power. The
transition from her present position as a
slaveholding state TO that Of free state
would be as easy as it is certain The aboi.
tionists had, at the late election, over L 200
voters in The state-a footing in every county,
That number has inreased twoiold by the re.
suit of the election, and Charles Sumner could
get $4,000 votes in the state OF Missouri to-
morrow. ii the south submit, the number
OF ant-slavery men will be Immediately in.
creased by the accession Of timid anti slavery
men, and Of those who are unwilling for Mis-
souri, to be one of the vassal states. Ii the
Union last through Lincoln's administration,
Missouri will vote for an abolitionst in 1864
and be a leading anti-sayery state in the
Union.'
1t has at last bec0me apparent to men of all
parties in Missouri that slavery must soon dis
appear from that state. 1t is SO evident that
the growth and prosperity of the state demand
and are operating to secure the removal Of slave
ry that public sentiment must become more and
more favorable to free principles. The republic
can vote will never again be so small there as it
was at the last election, and the Bulletin has
good reason to predict that the republicans
will carry Missouri IN 1864. 1t talks of what
will happen, if the Union lasts. The ST. Louis
Democrat says, if there should be separa
SSi Va NuS bldAcSj Aut INV uldll Vi blhNGfy
would be immediate. 1t says -
But suppose the Union should not last
wouiu the same change take pace-would
slavery cease 10 exist in Missouri We an
swer, the event would be equally certain and
much more sudden, The disruption of the
Union on the line dividing slave states from
the free states would involve The immed.
ate abolition OF slavery at least in Mis-
souri,. The attempt TO dissolve the Irnion
would produce civil war. Civil war wonld
soon run into the most malignant types
OF social and servile war - the war
Of class against class, city against city, district
against district, and neighborhood against
neighborhood. The border slave states would
be the theater Of The complicated conflict, il
the sectional line should be the dividing line
and whatever the issue might be, the destruc
ton OF slavery IN these states would be ineyta
Bile. The dissolution Of the Union would be the
most summary process that could possibly be