Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-10-17
Brownson's Review on the Re.
bellion.

This important organs of Roman Catholic
opinion, which has been distinguished in all
its history, both by its ability and conservaA
tism, discusses, in the number for the pres
ent month. the question of" Slavery and the
War" The discussion is marked by great
vigor and fearlesssness in the statement Of
conclusions. We shall do our readers a
service by placing before them some striking
passages.
The Effect Of: a Peaceful Division"
Now. suppose We adopt the policy urged
upon us by the peace-maksrs, traitors, and
towards of the loyal States. consent to
peaceful division Of the United States,
and recognize the Southern Confederacy
as a seperate and independent nation,
what would be the result? Two compara-
lively equal independent Republics. existing
side by side? Not at ALL Spread out the
map of the United States before you, and see
which Republic would have the advantage in
territory, soil, climate, productions. and all
the sources of national wealth, strength, and
material greatness. You would give to the
Southern Republic full three fourths Of the
whole territory of the Union; for the South
would consent to no division now, that did
not include the States Of Delaware. Mary
land, Kentucky Missouri, and all The terri
tory South Of the line running due west from
the northwest angle of Missouri to the Paci-
6c. You would give up TO the South to what
would then be foreign power, the whole
Gulf coast, and the whole Atlantic coast,
except the narrow strip from the Penobscoi
10 Tbs Delaware. You would leave the North
majority OF the present population of the
couuuv, and hominally the superiority in
wealth of the North depend chiefly or our
superiority in commerce and manufactures,
their superiority could not be long maintain
ed. The Southern Republic, producing raw
materials consumed chiefly in Europe, would
be great exporting republic, and would
naturally in its policy favor exports 10 Euro
pean markets. From those markets where
it disposes of its raw materials, it could, by
means Of lower tariff on imports than the
Northern Republic could afford to adopt,
more easily and cheaely supply its own de-
maud for imports than it could from our
Northern markets. It would thus drive our
manufactures from its markets. and by i'm.
porting from abroad for itself, greatly dmin-
ish our manufacturers, and at the same time
both our foreign and domestic trade. In
addition, we should not only lose our South
ern market for our imports and manufac-
lures, but should hardly be able to keep our
own. Imports should seek Southern ports,
and, in spite of any possible Gordon of Gus
tom-houses and custom-house officers. would
find their way into all the border States of
the Northern Republic, and up the Mississ>
I-ippi and Ohio intu the great States Of the
West and the North west. to the most seri
Gus detriment of cur own trade and manu-
factures, and consequently to the retention
of our relative superiority in wealth and
population. In spite of our industry and
our enterprise, we should soon find ourselves
state far inferior in wealth and numbers to
our Southern neighbor"
Th, Union Sacred to Liberty
After or riticising gently and with due affection
the mistake of the Government in trying to con-
duct " the war on peace principles" and insist
ing that the administration should strike quick
| and strike hard,' the reviewer boldly announces
that the Union must be held as sacred to liber-
ty;-
Would you rally them the people and
render them invineible against the foe You
must give them another battls-cry thar that
Of Law and Order" or you will not stir
their heart, that mighty American heart
which conquered this country from the saw
age and the forest. proclaimed and won its
independence, constituted the Union, and
made the American nation one of the great
nations of the earth. 1t is not for US,
even if we were able, to give the battle.cry !;
it must be given by genius in authority, and
fall either from the lips of the President, or
the Commar der.in. Chief of our armies
Neither may as yet be prepared to utter it !;
but, if this nation has future, if its destiny
ls, as we have hitherto boasted, to prove
what man may be when and where be has
the liberty to be himself. uttered by one or
the other it ere long will be, and in tones
that will ring out through the whole Union,
| and through the whole civilized world now
anxiousIy listening to hear it. The Union is
and must be sacred to liberty. Here man
must be man, nothing more, and nothing
less. Slaves must not breathe our atmos-
phere; and we must be able to adopt the
proud boast Of our Mother Couatry: The
slave that touches our soil is Free" This is
the destiny of this New World, if destiny it
have-the destiny our fathers toiled for, and
to this we their children must swear to be
faithful, or die to the last man."