The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-05
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What VIII the South Gain by Sc
cessiOn!

CENTRE TOWNSHIP, Nov. so, 1850.
/ ask this question in a concliatory spirit
and under the impression that abolitionIsm
il one extreme and secession another.
will now suppose myself Southerner CON
sulting their best Interests | ask the ques-
ton again What will they gain by seces-
sion
The most Important points claimed by the
South are, the safety of their slaves, and
the occupancy of United States territory -
II their slaves are not safe rs members of the
Union and under the protection of the Flu
gitive-Slave Law, where will he their safe
" if they secede leaving neither privilege
nor auth GRITTY to follow them into the free
States Abolitionism could not devise a
more etfectual means to abolish slavery than
the secession OF the South, the result of which
would probably be, that One-half would starve
for want of bread and the other half run
away, whilst their owners would have no
authority to follow them beyond their own
boundary. As to their forming IN alliance
with other nations, know of none but what
is more ultra on the slavery question than
the free States, nor do know of any other
nation either able or willing to feed their
own poor as they should be fed, much less
the slaves of the South; and if we are TO
rely ON the Southern journalists, the South
will not have half food this season to sup
port her own population.
AS to the occupancy of the territories,
they must bear in mind that when they Sc
cede they cannot take the territory with
them, and that if there are but five States
left that do not secede, they will be to all
intents and purposes as much the United
OF apI fba +,J
States territory, as before their secession.
They will then emphatically have turned
their backs on everything that they most
wished to gain. When they give up the
North they will give up the monuments Of
revolutionary valor-they will give up the
whole basis on which the Union rests.
AS free State man | would say to the
North, be conciliatory. Neither do nor say
anything that will cause either reflection
or remorse. There is nothing TO be gained
by harsh language. Let US remember that
although South Carolina NAV be petulant.
her soil contains the tomb of Marion, a
Horny, Greene, a Moultrie, Morgan, and
q host of other patriots who were instru-
mental in gaining our liberty. Charleston
has to boast of that lovely specimen of fe-
male patriotism, Mrs. Elliott, who presented
that band OF patriots who repealed the
British at Fort Moutrie with a stand of
colors wrought with her own hands. If the
North and South must separate, let them
separate as did Abraham and Lot-let them
part in peace.
It may be remarked that the South
will Tepudiate and not pay her share of the
national debt. Well, be it so. There is
the United States territory out of which can
be moulded States enough, in addition to
the free States, to make large addition TO
the coDfederacy. And there is the Capitol
and Washingtons Monument and although
the tomb of Washington is in the Southern
States there is too much gallantry, we
trust, in the gentlemen OF the South to in