Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-25

ny with ours, History awarded to Rob
ert r. Livingston, of New York, more
credit for the purchase and acquisition of
Louisiana than any other statesman next
to Mr.. Jefferson. He was the untiring
negotiator, who, afterwards joined by Mr.
Monroe, effected the treaty with Napoleon
True-hearted national men of the North
voted with Southern men for the fifteen
millions to purchase it, and for the ratitica-
ton Of the treaty. Its acquisition not on
y saved the federal Union from the alarm
ing spirit OF discortent and disunion per-
vading the entire Western and Soufh-wes-
tern States--frnm the fact that the free
navigation Of the Mississippi had been de-
MED them, and the great outlet to the Gulf
of Mexico c.osed-but it established the
institution OF slavery on a greatly tarneer
basis than before, by the incalculable re-
sources which it opened to slave labor, and
the command which ii gave to the slave
States of the Gulf of Mexico. The larger
portions Of the States OF Mississippi and AL
ALBANIA, held then as territory OF the State
of Georgia, had been purchased of Geor-
gia by the United States, and erected into
great and dourishing States by the aid of
votes from Northern statesmen. Florida
had been purchased Of Spain; Northern
Secretary OF State having negotiated the
treaty for its purchase The Indian treat
les, wars and removal OF Indians from
Florida lad cost the government of the
United States, first and last, he supposed
not less than thirty millions of dollars
The same national men had contributed
speeches and votes to effect these oblects.
The Indians occupying ii portion OF the
soil of q North Carolina, tennessee, near a
f,ul of the entire soil Of Georgia, /, large
portion Of Alabama and Mississippi, were
treated with the soil purchased and they
removed, thus amphtying immensely the
agri sultural resources and population ct
the Soltth. These great measures were
effected by the aid of such men as Silas
Wright, Franklin Pierce, and their com
patriots. The acquisition Of Texas was al
SO made by the same kind OF patriotic aid.
While therefore, he would again repeat,
thar no language could express the con
tempt for the sectional traitors who had.
made war on rs, no language was too lof
~, no eulogy too great, TO commemorate
the deeds OF those who had stood 10y us in
sunshine and III storm, aud the million and
a half OF true men who stand on the solid
rock of the constitution Ii they and their
services are to be ignored--if they are to
be included in the sweeping denunciation
against the entire North-this language,
striking at friends as well as foes--he
would ask, where has good faith among
men fed? where is that sentiment of
brotherhood which was proclaimed in all
the highways few month since? and
where i nationality gone! Is the plight
ed faith, which binds men together who
stand together in a common cause-no
matter in what latitude-to be violated?
A I~E,a ,,oroloI
our banner, and that brought on by the
violent men OF our own party, auth Yaaa-
kee calculation to cut loose from one mil
lion and half of true Northern friends,
and cry save himself who can! If this Is
in the &C de of Southern honor and South
erll gallantry, confess have now for the
first time learned it.
Mr. B. said this million and half of
national men of the North are the only
friends which the slaveholding States have
outside Of those States, in the civilized
world. We cannot shut our eyes TO the
fact that England-which has been the
evil genius that has haunted us as colonies
and independent States-ls the deadly foe
of our government and the slave institu-
ton The visit of her Prince and the no
bic spies who accompanied him to this
States were treated with no respect, while
their visit to Richmond gave an opportu-
nifty to their calunuiots writers and editors
to libel us. That a deep design lurked
beneath this visit, he fully believed. The
Canadas were the ostenssbte objects of the
visit, while the United States were the
real objects of diplomatic attack. The
Prince was the mere decoy duck to con-
ceal more effsctually the old crafty daplo-
matte spies, who were cunningly under
the gnise OF smiles and friendship to our
country, to look deeply into the affairs OF
state here, and sound the union or disun-
ion sentiment, and 10 insinuate as much
British influence rs possible in Northern
sentiment, to re-estsbhsh tE cir ascendancy
IT was remarkable incident in our history
with England, that when Jefferson from
Paris joined Adams in London, soon after
the acknowledgements OF fourindepeudence
to make commercial treaty, on being
presented to George the Third, after a
cold reception, lle turned his back ON our
Ministers Our independence had Just
been gained hatred followed IT'S establish
rnent. 1t it another striking incident, that
for the first time in eigllty-four years, since
neutrality-suspicious., 8 British Prince makes
a general tour Through the Noafheyya and
IVesteru States jnsl at the moment when
the elements OF sectional strife were doing
their work of destruction, in nverthroWing
our federal system, aud with it paving the