Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-20
Separation from the Union, Vas
salage to European Monarchies.

salage to European Monarchies.
! That the leaders of the Southern rebellion
base their hopes of success upon the expecta-
ton that want nf cotton, and the desire 20
have access to the Southern markets, will
induce the chief nation of Europe to recog-
nize them, can scarcely be doubted. They
are at the same time aware of the fact that
those nations will be exceedingly 10th to give
offence to tie United States, who, in time of
prosperity, are their best customers. It can
hardly be possible, therefore, that they can
fail to perceive that in order to purchase re-
cognition flom England and France. they
must pay heavy Price for it. This can be
nothing short of free access to their ports,
for the ships and merchandise of nations,
which will take good care 10 prevent the
growth of factories of any kind calculated to
compete with those on the other side of the
Atlantic. The power and wealth of these
great nations has resulted from the encour-
agement which they have given to tbs use.
full arts; but to retain thei superiority they
must prevent the fostering OF the same arts
in this country and. therefore, if they con-
sent to make great sacrifice, to secure the
separation of the Southern States, they will
insist that no duties upon imports shall be
imposed which will interfere with the sale
Of the products of their factories and forges.
They will in effect require that Eng and
France shall have the commerce and manu-
featuring of the Cotton Confederacy, while
the latter confines itself to agriculture.
Every one who has read history intelligent
fy knows that nations do not make sacrifices
without expecting an equivalent, ard also
:bat those weak countries which look to
stronger ones for aid, always pay for it by a
sacrifice of their independence.
Ifit were true that the General Govern
ment intended to oppress the South, their
rebellion if successful, would be but chang
ing from one oppresscr to another. Without
commerce and the mechanic arts, no nation
can rise to the position of an independent
power; for it is machinery, and the means
of transportation, which make the wealth and
strength Of a people,
In viewing the insurrection in it's industri-
al aspects, we cannot fail to perceive that tie
rebels have rushed into war to accomplish
objects, just the reverse of those for which
our ancestors contended in the DAYS of tie
Revolution. Then the aim was to prevent
highlands efforts to crush our incipient
attempts to manufacture the fabrics, imple-
ments and machinery, needed in our own
country now the secessionists desire sepe-
ration, in order to open their ports to the
manufacturers of Europe. If they could
succeed, their movement would very properly
be termed revolution for by it they would
get back to the position in which our fathers
were, before the Revolution of I776. The
Americans at that time fought for inderen-
dence from the rapacious capitalists of Eu>
rore, who devoured their substance and kept
them in subjection; the rebels of our time
fight for the privilege of returning to that
condition Of vassalage, from which our count
ry for nearly century has been free.
Under the Constitution our Union secured
to the people of every section. the right to
pursue any useful branch of business and
this Industrial freedom, although INSULT
ciently fostered by protective laws, has been
the cause of the great physical wealth and
development, which has in short time eles
waited us to the position of one of the great
Nations OF the Earth. Is it not therefore,
the insanity of ambition and folly. which
leads men to strive for the privilege of taking
retrograde step in civilization2