The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-01-05

mas been eoaxing aud inviting us to take the pro-
soEste Of thes natien- They via aid tis in i;
Lii yea go along with me- and adopt this policy,
IF we must como to this you will be seven fold in
IdenuIhed by the trade and commerce Of that
teounfzy for what you lose by secession. Talk
about eating ice and granite in the North Why,
sir, Great Britain now carries 8 commerce with
Mexico TO the amount of nearly hundred mil
lion dollars. How much of it do we get Only
about eight million. Why sol Because, by our
treatment of Mexico We have led them to fear and
to hate Us, and they have been compelled, by our
illberal policy, to place themselves under the
shadow OF stronger nation for their own protec-
ton.
"The Senator from Illinois I Mr.. Douglas an
my colleague Mr.. Pughl have said that we Black
Republicans were advocates of negro equslity,
and that we wanted to build up black govern
ment Sir, it will be one of the most blessed
ideas of the times, if it shall come to this that
will make Inducements for every free black
among Us to find his home in more congenial
climate in Central America or in Lower Mexico,
and we viii be Invested of every one of them;
and then, endowed with the splendid domain
that We shall get, we will adopt homestead poll
icy, and viii invite the poor the destitute, in
dustriOus white men from every cline under
heaven, TO come in there and make his fortune.
So, sir we will build up nation, renovated by
this process, of white laboriDg men. You may
build yours up compulsory servile labor, and
the two will flourish, side by side and we shall
very soon see whether your principles, or that Of
State society, or ours, is the most prosperous or
vigorous might say, cir, that, Invested. of this
institution who doubts ;,i:t the provinces OF Can
ada would knock at our doors In day l., 4Here-
fore. my friends, we have all the elements for
building mp an empire-a Republic, founded on
the great principles Of the Declaration Of 1nde-
pendence, that shan be more magnificent, more
powerful, and more just than this world has ever
seen at any other period do not know that
should have single second for this policy; but it
is policy that occurs to me, and it reconciles me
in some measure to the threatened loss Of seces-
sion of these States. .
But, sir, / am for maintaining the Union Of
! these States Will sacrifice everything but hon
or to maintain it. The glorious old flag of ours,
by any act of mine shall never cease to wave over
the integrity of this Union as it is. But if they
will not have 1t so, in this new, renovated Gov
eminent of which have spoken, the 18th of July
with all its glorious memories, will never be re-
pealed. The old flag of1776 will be in our hands
and shall float over this nation forever; and this
Capitol, that some gentlemen Raid would be re-
served for the Southern Republic. shall still be
the Capitol 1t was laid out by Washington; it
was eonseerated by him, and the old flag that he
yindicated the Revolution shall still float frem
the Capitol.
This expresses the true idea. The North
has nothing to lose by secession % ....--
"Taks your land of sun and bloom;
Only leave to Freedom room .-s......
For her plough, and forge, and loom."
The next thing in order for the South
Carolinians to do is to take the u. S. Forts
that guard Charleston harbor. Through the
completely of the President and his Cabi-
net, with the Seceders, the principal of these
Forts { Moultrie) is manned with so small
a force (only about 90 men) that its cap
ture is an easy matter; and as secession will
not amount TO anything practical while
these forts remain in the possession of the
Federal Government, it cannot be doubted
that they will be early taken. This is, of
course, sOG~-or rather would be if any
body else but Buchanan was President; but
the Old Public FunctionaFy, is owned,
''body and breeches.' by the secessionists,
and is pledged to let them do rs they please.
A majority of the Southern States will
probably form confederacy of some kind
before the 4th Of March next, without let
or hinderancs from the Federal Govern
ment. But it cannot be permanent. 1t
will contain the seeds Of destruction in the
system of labor upon which it will be found
ed. So soon as the Southern people sppre-
ciate this fact, the Union will be restored,
with all it's primitive good feeling and fell
lowship between the different sections. A
permanent dissolution is one of the evils
not within the scope Of human power. In
the language of Gov. Banks; ''thsre are
stronger and sterner ties than those which
spring from the wish or the will of inter-
ested men. The Pacific coast is an indi-
visible empire. Whoever shall divide the
Mississippi must possess the power to dis
sipate the rolling foods and desiccate its
bed, and turn back upon themselves the
myriads of bubbling springs and noun
tain rivulets that have nourishsd the father
of rivers from the time when the evening
and morning stars first sang together, The
Atlantic coast is susceptible of separation
upon physical considerations. but the pos
session OF such cities as Nav York, Phila-
dslphia and Boston. that pay four-6fths of
the revenue of the Government, will be OF
sufficient Importance to hold together the
eastern line of States"
The President has issued proclamation
appointing the 4th of January as day of
fasting and prayer over the entire Union,
in the hope that Providence will avert the
evils impending over our beloved country.
If the "Oid Public Func." had not so vii
lainously administered public affairs during
ing the last four years, there would have
been no present need of special interpo-
sition of Divine Providence.
To-day the bill for the admission of Kan
sas into the Union comes up in the Senate,
having been made the special order. 1t
will probably pass and be vetoed by the
President. 1t cannot be passed over his