The Van Buren press., 1860-12-07
Frsm tke Neskpille Dessocrat.
Peaceable Secession.

Frsm tAe Nsakpile De~oerat.
Peaceable Secession.
The Union aad Americdn of this morn.
ing is out in favor of peacea6ls secession.
That paper says IF So4tA Carolino de-
.ires to seeeds, let ksv dspass ~ peace" and
then adds. - Lei ~ ~, scith one accord, twrs
oxr fcces .yorGAward. and tell them that sse
DiH exert osr Influence to prevent Secession.
6uf that u Secessioa does take place, there
nsxst Be no coercion"
We wish simply to call the attention of
Ireaders to the position of that organ, and
its Antagonism 70 the best and purest patri-
OTIS that ever lived. Hear what Jefferson
said
wish to DISSOLVE this UNION, or wish
to change its republican form. let them
stand undisguised. as monuments of the
safety with which error Of opinion may be
tolerated, where reason is left free to COM
bat it."
Hear the language Of Jackson.
@" If ths ZION is once sE-enEp,
the line of separation Sill grow WIDER and
x>,iDEn, and the controversies which are now
debated and settled in the halls OF legisla-
Ition will then be TRIED IN THE FIELD OF
BATTLE. and determined by the sword"
In 1888. when South Carolina stood in
the same attitude she does at psesent. Gen.
Jackson said. in message to Congress
E" The CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS ARE
SUPREME AND THE UsIoS Is INDIssoLUBLE."
He referred to the laws 1895 and 1907.
Ito which we beg leave to call attention.
The Congress Of 1888 sustained the, old
hero. and South Caroline yielded.
In 1850 this same question of peaceable
secession was urged by tho same men who
, are now advocating it. The same question
of projection produced the trouble. We,
+. however, settled it by the Compromise OF
that year, on the very ground that we now
1 stand upon. Non Lntsrvention. We are
still in favor of sustaining that Comprom-
Y ise as an honorable settlement. We say to
. sectionalists North and South. Let 1t alone.
= We will here add portion of Webster 8
o speech of 1850, ON Secession
d "Mr. President: should much prefer
: Ito have heard, from every member on this
floor declarations of opinion that this Union
Icould never be dissolved, than the dsclara'
tion of opinion by anybody, that. in any
case. under the pressure of any circumstan
ces. such dissolution was possible heal
!. with distress and anguish the word " seces
NJ sion," especially when it falls from th'
v lips of those who are patriotic and knows
. to the country. and known all over tn
- world, for their political services. Sc
cession Peaceable secession! Sir, you
"a eyes and mine are never destined to see ths
10 miracle. The dismemberment Of this vas
\. tcountry without convulsion! The break
ing up of the fountains of the great dee
without ruf1ing the surface Who is 6
foolish--I beg everybody's pardon-as t
ID expect to see any such thing! Sir. he VIII
he sees these States, now revolving in harmO
n NY round q common center, and expects t
g. see them quit their places and fly off with
n the heavenly bodies rush from their sphere
ill AMI jostle against each other in the realm
as of space, without causing the wreck of tn
is universe There can be no such thing a
Is, pcaceable secession. Peaceable secessio
be is an utter impossibilty. Is the great cor
"a stitution under which we live-coverin
this whole country-is it to be thawed On
ng melted away by secession, as the SHOWS o
@ aspps %si aads the nasnss Of
n and run off? No, sir No, sir! | will nc
al state what might produce the disruption c
e. the Union but, sir. see as plainly as
to sec the sun in heaven, what this disruptio
IS itself must produce see that it mu.
produce a war, and such war as l wi
an not attempt to describe in its two-fol
Il, character.
IN Peaceable Secession Peaceable Sece
ito sion The concurrent agreement of a
IL the members of this great republic to sepa
'r- rate "A voluntary separation, with alimt
he ny on the one side and on the other VIII
he what would be the result? Where is ii
he line to be drawn? What States are to s.
lie. code? What is to remain American
TO What am to be I? An American, no lor
" ger? Am l to become sectional man,
ST. local man, separist. with no country
y. in common with the gentlemen who 6
ne around me hcre, or who ill the other hou
Of Congress? Heaven forbid Where is Il
eagle still to tower? Or is he to cover al
n shrink and fall to the ground Why. 81
our ancestors. our fathers, and our grandf
ter theirs. those of them that are vet livir
y. amongst us with prolonged lives would :
-" buke and reproach as ; and our children al
oy our grand children would cry out shan
of upon us. If we Of this generation shou
IN dishonor these ensigns of the power Of q
;. Government. and the harmony Of tn
Z Union which is every day felt among
=, !. with SO much joy and gratitude.
A HusBAND's ExrERiKxcE or A Srao,
rg MINDED WoMAx.--A worthy citizen
IT, Maine. Of fair. social position. good pla
he understanding. and .amiable manners, O
ef tered into the holy state of matrimou
ats with . strong minded woman. Our ma
ci- rative 10 brief. She had all things her ow
an way, from the very FIRST hour. Her col
nd tempt for his mental powers improved eve,
ial day. His very inotensiveness increased
I'll Her wishes soon assumed the tones of con
urt mand. They lived oE for many years, ar
the gray marc was universally thougl
i'll to b. the better horse" In her presen,
IL. and that of third parties. be was rare
s, known to open his mouth and he wou
!. no more have thought Of giving an opi,
J. ion upon any subject than Of giving MP Il
Il ghost. At length his career Of passi,