The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-02-16

IA orcer TIA. three squares oaly sail reIasia.
LOCAL" VIEW OF sEcEssioN-wHAf
WILL De THE EFFECT UP0N rue
WELFARE OF The COUNTRY.
Let q lar as.se for nomen; tse spread-eisle AZ
suEeats ihz; We Always bring fs.Ja'a When sae name
-sCassn Is spskea; lie. take ralu, easiaess-ike
view d the matter saI weigh The chances On b'th
siics lie. as look ., iAinss thy really exist and
ascertain a. near =. re VIA; si be toe effect o;
the neg esrtiea Of sfars apoa Iae Asficatnsai and
manufacturing iatessss q the ceus'ry-
We know that proposing to taus practically treat
the saestioa Of raion, We by ourse liable to the
cen.are u raaF goo. and pIiriSe men, who TeSad Il
sacrile.oss entertain isE a instant an idea Of
the posrisiig u Re di'soiusin o: the rnion
and wAo, While they compelled TO admit that the
prcsen. movement A. the South ugly sore upon the
surface O, the dy po,lc yel bid to the opinion that
By boantI.si % patriotic sentiments, hifaluiin
speeches Piuribus rnunl, Stsrspansled Banner etc.
the wound VIII be duly cics;r!sed, and our erEins
brethren c. South brought basf to the line Of their
c9nstiiGt.onaI duty Eu. weeannot think so-we are
coastraned TO fosk .. the msiter Ia different light
The people the Ga, States have been preparing for
ttsgai3a for thirty yelEs AM We believe they
it Is 1t probable. therefore, that after having
s4ne far de.arc themselves out Of the Cnion
Establish Independent government, organize CON-
greas President AMI - tdroa all the moioas
o. an independent vereisnty is it probable, ak
tia. after all this they will eJnsent 10 CINE pezceaby
slrx into the Cnion regouncc all long cherished
IDEAS o., independent nationality, retrace all the steps
they hsye taken in ,ha, dreetion, AMI again acsnow
ed;e allegiance that government which they have
long and So streauousy underworld to overthrow
.yn ,FFB II -. vii IS IN
But says The publican Party the Government u the
United STATES possesses The right, under the Conttu-
tiou to preserve se! from dissolution This will
not dcny. In fact. the right OF the FEDERAL Govern
nent its laws by force Of when neces
sary had never been questioned outside Of South
Carolina. until the commencement OF the present
revolution Adattns that the right Of the cove umeat
IS perfectly clear, TO coerce seceedns Stae-a right
We d. quesiion-we asa is ii pali:ic the Cow
eTnG1ent exercise that right? In other words when
the interests the domestic pence the welfare and future
greatness Of the Kepabi demand that these pestiIen
CIttgn States should live BY them ,eves, under gov
eminent their is it right for the United States
to ,npe them to remain in the Unon merely because
the Cuasta coniers such power2 The quest ion Is
not tlagc the power to bring back these rebeigus
States? but, viii II pay are they worth the gun .
pg vcs that would be require to settle them? What
benefit honor the goyernmcntor the people Of the
Uatcd States expect derive by longer retaining these
States within the unIon? Does the history # the gov
c ument for the last hfty years Indicate that their
presence IN the Union has been Of any particular al
vantage TO auy portion Of the country, except the
sad Cotton States only? Have thty not, from their
earliest history Jwn to the prcsentime, been regarded
by all christian nations, stain upon the character
OF the Republic? Would 1t not be better Tor she country
al the present time if these States had formed
part Of the conederacy Now, tina! they have of their
o"n free will and accord withdraw from the union
would be the part Of wisdom to cndcavor by force Of
arms or otherwise to win them back? Is it not better
or the whole country that the said States remain out
If the Union But, tho Republican Party says, the
lonos and dignity Of the Government must be main
aimed. Very true. The Government must mantaln
honor at alt hazards but in doing is it not best 10
that course which, while tproccts our national
h0no will also promote est interests? II feel
that King Cotton has offered ,ndgnity to our flag
chastlse HIS Majesty and leave him out. rather
lln chastisc him to bring him in? Do any
s lrrabc number of the American people sun ,icnIy
value company Of His Cotton Majesty to risk their
yes or spend their time in endeavorinS to retain
m in the Onion? II out OF the Union he should lu-
sui our flag will not the character of the American
t ,c rescue in sufficient numbers to annihilae King
Co ton and all his subjects? why, then acknowI-
cdg his independence at and relieve ourselves Of
further anxiety in his behalf? True such course
mi ht, to extent, WOUND national PRIDE but
are we acting the part Of sensible practical people,
by ,a;Tihcing our interest to our vanity? But, you
may say there other than national pride
why this separation should be prevented. without
inc rhp r,IIF
ask to b. III WA, malttul c imlgn ,ry reasons
but one real cause why streuuousy Oppose this
division that We would sacrifice the lives Of Of
prov dc indv iuai SELF was not OF the NUM-
the new Kingdom Will prove an anuoyan;eto our gov
vcrumcnt break dow CONNIE cial manufacture
in. interests or divert the foreign cmisraO from
,ss? Is 1t because OF the amc feelings that have
existei between the King AMI the AlucIican people
for the last twenty years that are 10th part with
his Majesty? Is it because dread to be relieved Of
a tax OF twcnty-our per cent sugar levied the
exclusive benefit OF the King? Is II because Of our
anXtc-y carry his mails an everase expense Of
thirtJ thousand dollars a tretS ever ami above re-
cc,pt>? |, Is because object TO being relieved q
the pleasure of catching his runaway ntggers at an
exp OF amtilton year? l,t because fear that
whcn he leaves the siovcFY question vi be slenccd
ConS.es AMI that dy turn It's attention to the
tntc ets q The people? Arc any all Of the fore
going, causes sufi-tcnt to justify WARP