The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05
For the Hawk Eye.
Can Secession be Successful1

Since the actual declaration Of Secession by
South Carolina, and the probability that other
States will take the same step, the question is,
can Secession be successful? Our decided opin-
ion is that it cannot. 1t is evident that by Sc
cession from the Government of the United
States, the nationality of that Government is
not impaired. ~ - .... ..
In the family of Nations, We are known and
acknowledged as the United States of North
America, independent of the number Of States
composing the Union. The original number was
only thirteen.
The result s that as soon as the seeding States,
separately or jointly, come in contact with other
Nations, they must first be known and acknowl-
edged. In the infatuation about the power of
their cotton staple, they imagine that the Euro
pean powers will tremble from fear that the
South will cut off the supply OF cotton, and
therefore hasten to bow before King Cotton, and
concede to the proposals of the new empire
They will soon experience the same disappoint.
ment as they have met in the United States
They know in Europe, as well as we do here, that
the South must dispose Of her cotton. They
cannot consume it themselves as food, and they
cannot supplant the European and New England
fabrics. The whole weight of temporary stag
nation Of export will fall upon themselves, aud
ence long, that luxury of secession.
But that snot all, as soon as the different Sc
ceding States shall try to form new coniedera
ton, based upon the institution of Slavery, they
will find opposing interests not easily to be re-
conciled. 1t is impossible that such a confeder
acy can be true Democracy; the elective fran
chise must of necessity be curtailed, and the
non slav eholding masses will discover what ar
invaluable privilege they have lost by their Sc
ccssion from the Union. Will they tamely sub
nit to an Aristocratic or Oligarchic Government
and remove forever the manhood of American
citizens
But that is not all. There must befound means
to carry on the new Government at home ano
abroad. Shall they adopt free-trade, the great
hobby of Southern politicians, and try direct
taxation? What will they do in reference te
the African Slave trade? Before they succeed
in settling the affairs of new confederation
they will find ont more difficulties in their new
combination, than they ever encountered in the
old Union.
! And what will become of the Fugitive Slave
Law In case Of secession, we will stand to thu
South in the same relation as the present Brit
i.h Possessions stands in reference to the Union
| tbo
ted States to catch their runaway slaves, attel
secession? What interest will they have in TIT
unsettled Territories bought by or ceded to thu
United States? Let the people of the Slav'
States have only little time of experience, ant
We have no doubt they will curse their politici
ans more than they have the Republicans.
If the North is only quiet, but firm, forbear
ing without cowardice, secession will kill itself
The Republican party has not single feature il
its platform, which was not cherished by tn
founders of our Republic, and till this time, nj
person has been able to bring forward singh
fact to show that Mr.. Lincoln holds any doctrlh
inimical to the South. The whole secret Of &c
cession is that the demagogues North and South
who, for years, under cover of the Democratl
party. have abused the confidence of the people
must abandon their supremacy and give way 10
an honest administration Of our government
The result of the late census takes away ever
hope of regaining their lost power, and now &C
cording to the satanic principle, ''rule or ruin,
the best government in the world must be over
thrown. We believe that the people are not ye
corrupt enough to forsake the dear bought in
heritance of cur fathers, and become the volur
tary subjects Of the Slave Aristocracy; and VI
,lnubt, that in the present condition of the world
any government based upon Slavery, can
s,ooassf,, II. P. S.
PELLA, Dec. 81, 1860.