The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-27

great nero, she taxes counsel Oh MODERATION and
prudence. We honor, too, The sentiment which
makes it hard to give up the Union. TWAS q
painful struggle to ourselves; the nest painful
struggle Of our lives There were precious
memories and haliowed associations. connected
with glorious history. to which the heart can
not bid farewell without pang. Few men, in
all the South, brought themselves to pronounce
the word DIsuSIoS, without sadness of heart
Some States have not yet been able to pro-
nounce it. But the tendency of events is ire
sistible. 1t is becoming every day clearer, that
the people Of the North hate slavery more than
they love the Union, and they are developing
this spirit in form which must soon bring ev-
cry slaveholdng State within the ranks Of seces-
sion. The evil day may be put of, but it must
be divided into two people, and the point which
we wish now to press upon the whole South is,
the importance Of preparing, at once, for this
consummation.
The slaveholding interest is one, and it seems
tous clear that the slaveholding States ought
speedily to be organized under one general Gov
eminent United, they are strong enough to
maintain themselves against the world They
have the territory, the resources, the population
the public spirit the institutions, which, under
genial and fostering Constitution, would soon
enable them to become one of the first people
upon the globe And il the North shall have
wisdom TO see her true policy, two Governments
upon this continent may work out the problem
of human liberty more successfully than one
Let the two people maintain the closest alliance
for defence against foreign foe, or at least, let
them be agreed that no European power shall
ever set foot OH American soil, that no type of
government but the republican shall ever be
tolerated here, and what is to hinder the fullest
and freest development Of our noble institutions
The separation changes nothing but the extern
al relations of the two sections Such dis
memberment Of the Union is not like the rcyo-
luton of State, where the internal system of
government is subyerted, where laws are sus-
pended, and where anarchy reigns. The coun-
try might divide into two great nations to-mor-
row, without joste or jar; the Government
of each State might go on as regularly as before,
the law be as supreme, and order as perfect il
the passions of the people could be kept from
getting the better of their judgments 1t is a
great advantage in the form Of our Coniederacy,
that radical revolution can take place without
confusion, and without anarchy. Every State
has perfect internal system at work already,
and that undergoes no change, except in adjust
ing it TO its altered external relations. Now,
given this system of States, with every element
of perfect Government in full and undisturbed
operation, what is there in the circumstance Of
ono Confederacy OF di0ided interests that shall
secure freer and safer development than t,cO
Confederaeies, each representing an undivided
interesti Are not two homogeneous Unions
stronger than one that is heterogeneous Should
not the life of a Government be one. We do
not see, therefore that any thing will be lost to
freedom by the union of the South under sep
arate Government She will carry into II every
Institution that she had before-hcr State Con-
stitutions, her Legislatures, her Courts of JUS
tice, her halls of learning-every thing that she
now possesses She will put these precious in
terests under Government embodying every
principle which gave value to the old one, and
amply adequate to protect them. What will she
lose Of real frecdom9 We confess that we can
not understand the defamation, that with the
American Union American institutions are gone.
Each section of the Union will preserve them and
cherish them. Every principle that has ever made
us glorious, and made our Government wonder,
will abide with us. The sections, separately, will
not be as formidable to foreign powers as before.
That is ALL But each section will be strong
enough to protect ITSELF and both together can
save this continent for republicanism for ever.
Indeed, it is likely that both Governments
will be purer, in. consequence of their mutual
rivalry, and the dimnution of the extent of their
patronage. They will both cherish intensely
the American feeling, both maintain the pride Of
American character, and both try to make their
Governments at home what they would desire
to have them appear to be abroad. Once take
away all pretext for meddling with one another's
peculiar interests, and we do not see but that
the magnificent visions of glory, which our mag
nations have delighted to picture as the destiny
Of the Anglo-Saxon race on this North Ameri-
Cah cobuhobS may 1et NC iuhy iSoh@eu ihOy
never can be, il we continue together, to bite and
deyour one another.
But whether it be for veal or woe, the South
has no election She is driven to the WALL and
the only question is will she take care of her.
self in timer The sooner she can organize a
general Government, the better That will be a
centre of unity, and, once combined, we are
safe.
We can not close without saying a few words
10 the people Of the North as to the policy which
It becomes them to pursue. The whole question
of peace or war is in their hands. The South is
simply standing on the defensive, and has no
notion of abandoning that attitude. Let the
Northern people, then, seriously consider, and
consider in the fear of God, how, under present
circumstances, they can best conserve those
great interests of freedom, Of religion, and Of
order, which are equally dear to us both, and
which they can fearfully leopard If their coun-
sells incline to peace, the most friendly relations
can speedily be restored, and the most favorable
treaties entered into. We should feel ourselves
the Joint possessors Of the continent. and should
be drawn together by ties which unite no other
people We could, indeed, realize all the ad-