Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-12-21

A. soon asit becomes worth while to discuss the es-
tabshment of ascparatc Federation Of the slave own
ar such as to make s wonder % ihe folly Of The under
tkng. The least drawback 20 is its cxpcnsiveness
At present. the cost Of the General Government s most
uuequally distributed between North and South and
though IN the Southern section these expenses are much
larger than u the Northern, from The greater inaccessible
y oi the country, the amount contributed by the slave
salcs 20 The revenue which pays them out oi All pro-
portion smaller than the amount raised from the states
" free soil This however, Is rng reason f1r valu
ing the Union, oompa with others. Is 1t possible that
ihe planters do not pu i've that their connection with
ing their peculiar institution Looked impariialy,i II
is much more like a cDntyaucc for keeping up negro
scrytudo than FOR weakening &c. The utmost outrage
with which they mena-ci by Mr. Lincoln and the
Republicans s Congressional measure prohibiting the
introduction of negro slavery into the Northwestern ter
ccssafly conseq Of the Republicans carving the
Presidency for Congress b. sl hostile 20 the Repubi-
cans and the southern Planters who are unanimous
themselves. and allied with powerful minority in every
state oi the North have reasonable prospect OF even
now hwartng their antagonists policy. But the South
crn states once succeeded n constituting separate rcd
craon it surely clear that every question now pending
between themselves and the North would become At once
ga international question Every pomt now az Issue m
Che domestic forum of Congress would come under the
c9gnancc Of the general society Of nations What sort
Of division or the unsotte territory now belonging 20 the
United States woald bo agreed upon between the
Northern and Southern fsdcratons nobody pretend
even 90 concoiyc and this s the very difficulty which
to show that the severance could be effected
without boodshed. IL is plain however, that every at
tempt NJ the Southern states 90 expand beyond the terri
,nplv by their Northern neghbors hut by the whole
strength III European ciyiixlt1n Tho more reckless
spirits Of the South pushing their quarrel in the
belief that IL they were one VI the Union
cy could rcnd province after province from Mexico and
Europs ,nonH hare n tsord i, the matter II is simply
the Incorporation Of he North et me South Which pre-
rents Eogcrn SGfee from treqfiug me 1unerafions
0f The United States as aro,d crfcfi5s of the area Of
slarcry They cannot now unbraid a confcderaoy OF
which more than half the members have no slaves with
ton and negroes hut there would be no crupe about
ng the SontheTn Federation with desians which il would
he at no palma conceal Nor there, take it, the
slightest doubt that tho free states would rather assist
than impede the efforts Of European diplomacy. The
Monroe doctrine would be destroyed by the very fact Of
separation and Northern Union once divided from the
SOUTH would be long in making the dscourae ement
fsavery the cardinal principle Of It's foreign policy In
Short the measure Of the dngerof separation the ad-
vantage now derived rom union. S3a1ery sufficiently
unpopular in tie irorh fer mere sifreh0ding COM
i9reqh 10 run mo- small risk 5ee9Ufug The refiy Of
70 general crusade But the actual connection Of tho
Southern states with tho North bas Tho rTc. of nosking
their exclusive devotion 20 hated system The Const-
tuition of tie United States as experience has abundant
y shown can often be so managed as to promote the OBJ
ecs Of the saycowners, and whenever advantage is
gained ia this way Il is gained without incurring danger
and almost without attracting attention.
The cxtravagaut notions Of their own prowess enter
tanned by the Americans OF the Southern states has per-
suaded them that they would lose nothing in military
strength and resource by casting off the bondage Of the
SaH on5 say 'aa. EngAna @ tne Tny
led sttes nnd Fngish cvrencc des not hear out ,be
Sontbern rct.ns6ns fi h 49, ~ v', @ .,e
the Engsb tronps scarcely r5,dod 6t of yro"nd
in tho Norfb btyhfeh fho ~ IN.
later in the struggle the south was ali hut subup,ted
and had not tbc nroncciybIe s,r,,erv ~ no Eniisb
generals given Tcrcnt turn 70 the suc Il seemed =,
one time probable that even II New Fngland and tho
Middle stacs nhtainod ,h cir ircn.rderco ,ho rabr
country would be ieft in posesson Of eorga and The
C,rai55a ~. =. ~ ~. "a - - Ci i W - 5a Va Hu s.i .,e
"s 40 sue WI ei5 v Caluh ana Su'a 9eoua.
II. ~ h w.. var vi Iol- no'oy IA nkanu es1r
uoueyu .Nn ~ w oouthern states were tne Nuihe,aoe
P Psso ' reueatoh5 nor mas ne tesui, enageI tns
oluo. inS eApeieon 70 NV oi'enus' thougn Nl.uuy
even up 70 % desifueuon by General rakenham was ex-
.eeqsngg wen Pahhed ana ma not ue signing OF peace
IN Iurope m,etIup'ed husuates, seeehu eAped.non'
uhh larger scare ana under neter comnanuers would as
sueuy nave aseshaea me Mlsssppi Is not indeed
70 ue ,ne any uody IN En9and ever dounted'
OF DOUBTS me personal gnanry OF the southern whites
~ Si,h a.; ,h i s oe sn,.I't ~. =" Iuil, uil, "e nave
LA, Ia =, Wv PPIpai assunPioh & ulat ouy y pol
t 6 ,,I zee ~ SH,opa @ nase 'entH dyea @ % a,s
s ~ ''y". ~ e.e'y SSS..W "tSN ,r "a oasea or We
XXI i ~ & - s.y' VIZ IiH,.'. XXX ~, ineie were nIaee
s ~ @ .a wv VIZ Teuueu 20 .g ,g M eause 9 IeBlsinay
pa .i az ,o % as 1Ie M sun gro9peu rouh hihg
MAJ IL isnever safe tn .icri,o on ~ ~ h
na % ssie 70 caloulate On ths aoaSeeh OF suo-
roIe more tban ,ho loai T, dnn, nsqua m a
n.onie as n,,itaa ~ ,h 49, ~ VA LIs ii.
PunP, a" Al .e nts,o II VohsutIeu nan an
nI , s,e a't.ian i Tts tnou3"' 1 na1 woman
Ptrs' 49, y, lle ~, S"Aiiu' i oeru uoli n'.As % anu
oul. WY slsht ussi,lahve rom Wlth9ut swept
w S snb hi h,u ~, our paI & we 1 1, ~ "a
Wy he ooutneth whites "heh once negro uAIlOaidi IL
''"'ns "''" saves
From the London Review.
.The result will t,ach the South tho old Inn, cv.r nous
lcssan NAT marty mus, ,t M diIl s;ns, ;,iS !,
il hone 10 cou6ucr mo Dsocr,s iil L,v f,r vcars
~ Nj ~ ;e,.dd,i ~ =, ~ i: ~ WI @ a'V i ~ lel' le
buster nnd noisy threats Of disrnption Of the Union
NAV he natural Int are ma, dniGd sncb o,,d AZ "a
but the bark Of enr tbat h,s no ,cetb 10 bite The
Northern and Western satcs f,ee of the t,in and 5s
Of slavery and eontaininu within themselves all
the energy and enterprise and he reatet mari OF the
intellect Of America and being cnntirually strengthened
by the fresh blood Of a hardy European fmmigraton
could get very well il all the slave states were 10 se
oede from the Union Tomorrow But the South could
not exist for year as an independent Confedoraon-
With scanty white population not auqmented bv i'm
migration, and with an ansaved black population in
croasng in numbers much more RAPIDLY than their mas
ters where, in Of any difficulty with the indenen
dent North and West could the South look for assistance
to prevent its Remuneration to the Union by force IN
Some Of the most rabd Of the Southern journals
speak ., lice Zee trade alliance Of the Southern oonede
such case the arrogance Of be No,,h
But ey forget that there must be al least hco parties 10
most t,g1o,L1y in Gye,I 49,, rl % s ,'s sI 20
sirre frtde are LeL{ y, oI,at j ~ I w = ~" lrt ~
forget also mai Iivcrnooi ,nJ 49, ,to fi 10y
ali the cotton thev rcn,,iro f ~ ~ 49, ~ ie i uoiah
tan ,vithnut noiiiic,l .,,io % o - ,i q ~ 49,,
tie M one in A,ncri,a ~. f % Pi % % @ ., 'le .atan I
that the south 6els soo , M ~ I' PC SUI pSsu pi,i 60
hardhearted cna,,h a., - q, ~ a., az. ~ V ~ w, % oe
idle Gmin,tians tho Sig,t Mn - @ ia,sll W slew Wy,
mot lse tbrn, ,nd iii i y, W n Ps 30 u'EBeIs uut WI
not in reason Tho an,rcr M - III f H. "a ~ ~aibe., t out
remain and oure tnors - s,nd a., ~ ~ @ , tson Nlli
oditv Inc Dcr,ocr,,s ,iu M 49, ~ s..l MI ,u'om"iy pl9,,
do u2der the erc,ns,ancs wi "'r Pauuen f un zen s.oua