Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-24

" ana0'', llssse EASEL, W urtembufg, China.
Blvra, SaXony, Nassau, Switzerland. Meek
lel burg Schwcrin Guatemala, tie Hawaiian
Islands, san Salvador, Haruco, Costa Bica. Pc
~ Bremen. the Argentine Confederation, Loi
Choo, Japan. Brunswick, Persia, Baden. Belg.
um ana Paraguay. Nevertheless the United
States, within their entire existence under the
Federal Constitution, have lad fragrant wars
with only four States, two Of which were in.
s gnlfent Powers, on the coast Of Barbarv. and
have had direct hostilites, amounting to re.
lrisals' against only two or three more and
they are now at peace with the whole world
II the Uulon should 10 divided into only two
Conlcdelacl s. each Of them would need to make
as many treaties as we lave now ana Of
course, would be liable to give az many causes
OF war as we now do. But we know from the
sad txpefie zee Of oher nations, that disinte-
grafton, once begun, inevitably continues until
even the greatest empire crumbles into many
parts Each Confederation that shall Ultimate.
ly arise out OF the run of the Union will have
necessity foe as many treaties az we now have.
and Will inc"r liabilities for war as often as we
now d., by breaking them II is the multipli-
cation OF treaties, and the want of conledern-
ton, that makes war the normal condition Of
society in Western Europe and in Spanish
America. 1t ~ union that, Notwithstanding
cur world VIDE intercourse, makes peace tie
habit OF the American peorle.
viii not descend 50 low as 10 ask whether
new Confcderacies would be able or willing 70
ar tie grleyOuS Expense Of maintaining The
diplomat relations which cannot be DISPENSED
with 'xcept by Withdrawing foreign commerce.
Our le cral government is better able to
avoid giving just cause Of war than several
Conieoeracles. because il can conform the ne.
ton OF all the States to compActs 1t can have
only one construction, Of every treaty Local
and temporary nteresJs and passions, Or per
sonal cupldly and ambition, can drive small
ConieGeHcies or States more easily thana great
Eep bllc INTO lndlscrect violations or treaties
Inc umtcd states being a great and formda-
bic Power, en- always secure favorable and
satisfactory treaties Indeed, every treaty we
have was voluntarily made. Small Confedcra-
cles or States must take such treaties as thew
II get, and give whatever treaties are exacted
Illuminating, or even on unsatisfactory trea-
ty, lsa chrome cause Tor foreign war
he chapter Of NaTs resulting from uniusti-
liable caa-cs would, IN case Of division. ampli.
~ itself IN proportion to the number Of new
Coniederacies and taelr irrltabiIity Our Dis
Tuiet with Great Brit.n about OREGON. tb
boundary Of Maine, the patriot instruction in
canada, and the island ol san Juan the bon.
der st1iies between lex Is ana Mexico. the in
cursllns Of he late William Walker into Mex.
lcj auo Central America I'll these were cases
IN which war Was IaNuud only by the mn
reHur1.ly o. thg Federal Government.
This government not on5 gives fewer cause. #
war. whether just or UNJUST. than smaller Con.
fdemces would, but ID always has greater
ability % accomn, date them " tho exercise or
more cooluess, AID courage. tie use If more
various and more liberal means. and tie dis.
play, 10 need d. Of greater force. Every oro
know Low placaole We ourselves are .In coutro-
yeTri with Great Britain, FL nee and spain
and ye. how exactiug we have Teen IN our m
ttt0uTt Win ~" uten ida, Paraguay aud
SIN Juan "a Nicaragua
Air PRECEDENT, no one will dispute our fore
fathers m Aim, that the common SAT ty Of an
is thc raety oi each of tie States While thew
r,m in united, the federal government com
bin. all the materials and all til, iorc,sof the
several states organizes their deen-es on one
general rincIple harm mixes and assmilatcs
ih"m viii oac system; watches for them with
siu, ,le eye, wMch j, turns ia all directions.
and moves all agents under the control Of one
executive head a nation SO constituted is safe
against assault OF even insult
War produces Away, a speedy exhaustion Of
money and a severe strain upon credit The
treasures and credits o, small c5nleieracics
would often prove inai,quate Those Of the
Union are always ample.
have titus tar kept outoi view the relations
which must arise between the c5nfsderaei,s
themselves. They would De small aud Neon
siderable atous horGcrin. on oach other. and
therefore, ace rdug to all political philosophy.
natural 90 cmic> In addition o. the many ira
ties which each must make with foreign pow
ors, and the causes ID war winch they would
give ny violating tlem each # all the conf d.
craeie, must also maintain rcAtics Wit all the
others, and 50 ha liable to give them frequent
ottu~e. They wluli uccess 4rly have drtrr.
entinterest- resulting from their establishment
oil different pohccs.ot revenue. Of mining,
manufactures, and navigation. Of immigration.
and pcrhalS the slave trad Each would stip-
uate with foreign nations for advantages pecu.
lmr 70 tselt and injurious to its rivals
II, iad,ol, It were necessary that the Union
should be broken up it would be in the last de-
gree important that the new conlederacies 10
in strength and power, that mutual fear and
mutual respect might inspire them with eau
ton against mutual ofense. Bat such equal
ty could not long be maintlined one confed
eraey would rise in the scale of political i'm
portance and the others would view i, therce
forward with envy and apprehension. Jealous
les would bring on llequ mt an reialiatory
wars, and all these wars from the peculiar cir
cumstances of the coniederaci $, would have
the nature and character OF civil war D So
luton, therefore is for he people of this coun.
try, perpetual civil war. To mitiga it, and
obtain occasional rest, what else could the ac-
ccpt hut the system OF adjusting the BALI o
power which has obtain, d in Europe, IN which
Tie few strong nations dicta the ye'y terms
ON which an the others SNAIL becon'elt 10 i've
When tins hateful system should fail at last,
foreign nations would intervene now ia favor Of
one and thcu IN and of another an thus our