Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1860-11-15
The Disuuion Sentiment.

However much the people of the South
may affect to deplore the elec tion of Repub-
can President, they have the satisfaction of
knowing that it is the result of an unwise
policy, on the part of their OWE leaders,
Since the days of Calhoun, the Southern ab-
stractionists have gone wild over the doc
trine Of Estate Rights" and carefully nur-
sc their one idea, until it eliminated in an
open and avowed disunion sentiment.
For years, they have sought pretext to
raise the banner of revolution, by demanding
concession from the North, and bave been
foiled in their efforts, because the Northern
de nicer acy, in blind subservieney to party,
were Always ready to yield to their demands.
They demanded Fugitive Slave Law, be-
cause they tkought the North would not vote
for it; and when they found the North ready
fensiVe, by Mr. Mason, of Virginia, who, to
defea. its passage, introduced provision
which authorizes the Mershal of Districs to
call on any person. within the hearing of his
voice, to aid him in arresting fugitive sIaYe,
under penalty. Even this was acceded to,
fer tie sake of peace, and the bill became
aw.
The next prttext was sought in repeal of
the Missouri mpromise-not because they
wanted it, but because they thought the de-
mand would be refused. The North ern
members, however, came up to The require
ments of their Southern t4sk-masters. aud
that wise restriction which had been ''foun-.
dation Of peace" for thirty years. was broken
down, to crafty the aggressive spirit OF the
South.
The disunionists, still finding their schemes
thwarted py the yielding conciences of the
Northern democrats, determined to force an
issue that would drive off the party Of the
North, snd thus increase the agitation and
excitement at the South. by making the elec
tion Of a Republican President certain. =
They therefore went to the Charleston Con-
vention and demanded the recognstion of
slavery in the Territories by Congressional
intervention and slave code for it's p,otec-
tion, as plank in the democratic platform
The Plan succeeded. The Northern dele
egates refused to accede to this demand, the
disunionists seeded, under the lead of John
c. Breckinridge, while the majority nomina-
ted Mr.. Douglas, under the banner of Popu-
lar Sovereignty.
This plan was matured and carried ou! BY
the Southern leaders, for no other reason
than to stir up com motion at the South, SO as
to precipitata those States iHto revolution and
disunion. And now the threatened secession
is to be attempted. Their complaint of North
ern aggression on Southern rights, hes been
shown, over and over again, to have no founs
dation in fact and their demand for protec>
tien to slave property in the Territory is a
.feigned ISSUE" There is no Territory to
which they could send slaves, and if their
was, they have no negroes, to send and if
they had the land and the negroes. they have
not the population to send with them. Thus
it will De seen that the whole plea for disus
MON is with out cause, originated on false is.
sues, to crafty the selfish designs of ambi-
tious dsmagogues and the sooner they are
convinced of their error, the better for the
peace and safety of the county, Carlisle
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