Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-12-06

The Motive of the Disunioni


The Motive of the Disunionists.
The National IrtelIigencer probes deep
and lays bare the true reasons that prompts
the Cotton States to desire secession. Ls,
every one carefully read the important sug
gestions advanced, and then reflect the ut
ter shallowness of the hyprocritical sympa'
thy Of the partisan press Of the North which
now so loudly calls upon the North to forge,
her honor and make concessions 10 appease
the South. The InteliRencer says;
II 10 matter OF notoriety that the South.
ern States which contain tho largest nun.
ber Of advocates for secession and dsunion
are the States which have suffered least In
the past from any of,he aggressions charged
upon the Federal Governmen, or their con-
federa,e States of the Nor,h II 10 also mat.
ter of notoriety that the Southern States
which (Iying on the border) have suffered
most from the sections! disturbances that
have so long prevailed are precisely those Of
the slaveholding States which are least dis
posed to adopt the pulley Of separation.
Which is the indubitable inference from
this' Simply that the policy Of disunion
finds its most strenuous supporters among
those who look to hfor :fhe attainment of
future purposes, and not at ell for the cure OF
past grievances. If the latter were the in
spring causes Of the movement It would
proceed from the States which have the
most, We may almost say the only, substan.
tial reason for complaint.
Reduced, then, to the inevitable logical
necessity of finding the primum mobile Of
this agitation, so far as It takes It's motives
from calculations of interest, in some pros
pective aims which cannot be secured in the
Uaion, but may be secured In a "Southern
Confederacy," we obtain useful hint on
the subject from the following prudent out.
givings, which are commended to the special
attention Of our readers 10 the border slave
holding States. We quote from the CON-
munication ofs writer In the Charleston
Courier, who signs himself "a Southern
Planter" and who, after stating the labor
demands Of the South. expresses the hope
that the South Carolina Convention will
not discuss the question of reviving the
foreign slave trade, and he gives as reason
Tor this cautious reserve that such discus.
sion may repel and disgust the frontier
States. He says:
"The question Of more labor and the open.
ing Of the slave trade should bs postponed
until all the slave States that are willing
to unite with US in forming Southern Con.
fsdsracy have perfected their internal ar.
rangements; nor should any measure that is
calculuted to keep any of our Southern
States from 10 be argued or acted upon by
the Convention. The opening OF the A frcun
slave trade ! am satisfied will have an i'm.
por,ant bearing on tte action of many of
the present frontier States, either in uniting
them with or separating them fom U.S. and
even If common destiny forces them into
connexlon with US hereafter, 1t would be
prel1fable for them to become willing rather
thsn unwilling co.partners In our concern.
This question also will have much influence
with the great nations Of Europe in acknowl
sdglng our independence, and will
create a like ..intsrest in the com.
treaties they may form with u.s."
In ether words, Virginia, Maryland, North
and the reet are to be inveigled
into the new Union before tho real objects
81 !, are declared. They are necessary to
the Confederacy; but, after they
'hsll have been used for this purpose, the
opinion, not only Of the border States, but
II the civilized world agsinst the revival Of
his dsplorsbls traffic may bs successfully
'raved. Who'shail venture to predict the
!isssters-- moral, sociaI, and Rnancial--that
must ensuesto the benefcent form of ss,vi.
udS which now exists In the South II the
ofths present Constitution be
isturbedl N N' -!i 1aal ta