, 1861-01-15
,nur., rcasou 10 belieye that not ons OF uem
could long mainz:4in 4 Republican form et

uATcrsa1 suffrage md the ABSENCE q
standin, army, is essential to The !ep9ohcsn
system. The world IS set TO see sin:le self
sustaining State Of that kind, or even any con-
iederatlons of such States except onr oEn-
Cauada leans on Great Britain not unWiAlDgiy1
and Switzerland Is guaranteed by intercstst
,nouarchical States. Our own experiment has
thus ia1 been successful, BECAUSE BY the con-
tinual addition of nrw States, The Influence o.
aacL Of the members OF the Union - Constant
is H,styainel. No one, of course, can foSteA
a. wuy md manner citrayel, but history fn-
&H<a.cs with unerring certainty. the emu Thleh
II .tygral conteleracles would feach, L'ecE,
m,rsncss would render lite 1nto'cfaeer ann
tl.er would sooner OF Liter purchase traoquM-
q; ind domestic safety bs the surrender OF
liberty, s1a yield Themselves up ~ ioe ploese
tion Of military dcspotlsm.
A MILITARY pEsF011sN BEGCE N TIE sou1A
Indulge me, sir, in one or two details undsf
this hea.1. Fisst, it is on!y sixty days since
this dlsunion movement eesan. s.sc1 m.suy 'n liz
Lorten.oas freedom, the possible recometnS
lions Of the Etates, when disaetyed, anu !fo
feasible alliaucct Of those recomeinstaoaS, WIZ
European nations; nnisnces as nnnatnsat, auo
which would prove ultinlatelyas Testileutlallo
society hrre, as that OF the.Ti7scatans VIVA lne
Eoaniards WHO promised them revenge upon
tileir ncient enemies, tho Aztecs
TIE DANGERS OF sERyl1E wAK-
Secondly, This dlsunion movement arises In
another view out Of the relation ot AlF1ehS
| ElnyGs 10 the uomesug topuaa'ton W ~ ,as,L;11
lie chief object Of desire. Hitherto, under tne
| operation OF the U1ion, they have practically
| ranaineI icucrmt Ut tho controversy, es.e-
etly Of ts b. nsips On laemssHTs f ,c s,none
! oe,Fseivrs in fheif very presence, and yet thai
they viii, remain stupid and Idle .pectatoIsf
Doss listory fun n1shns any nat iacto-E lnstFt
ueonle SO brave, so slsliitul in arms, so earnest
r. cony{ction. and 50 intcu. in purpose - VIC
| ara,
Is it . mere ensMsta VIZ hcro;J cndnranee-
grayntion OF those noitoss t1 ',ccnr ,he ~
Thsn or ett9s9 ~ sn s'1n aorsn ieroc ols African
slave population u ~. !osf, o. sta' Il fe. NAN
twenty millions9 The Opinions e,,,.aa " a"o ~
kind change, and With them tue poae4eS VI
nations. ~ ., ,xr,v-7rroer..
~Ao" OF ABOLITION.
o.,arad xcars ouo. nil the commercial
, Enroocnn states were engaged in transferring
: 4s,rr. s1sr.s from Africa ~ this hemisphere
To5day iii those States arc firmly ret " hca
l9!y w.. ~ 1ae 6mnnsiion to Il taLes two forms.
q 1 sr'1svs; ;oreen which 10 simple, direct abcu-
.;ae' .,g:rfcd Il need be, by compulsiou tho
$ other, American, which seeks 10 arrest the
'.s,c l,.e .1arery INTO Territories where It IL
i. Nv, nnSnnTn. While it learca the disposition
f Fcxi,t;n1, s]avery to thu consfderate actiou OK
| +he 8tates BY which It IL Fetainea
- -,>. rr., oporurr1oE OF TIE sLAyc
= TIE usoS 11t nwSrr
~ .oet tr;,te +he onnos{t;on
J. ,s,rs srs =, this country within thesa liuis-
b - - H.ei3.;o1, nreyni]. what guarantee shall
l. .t ha a"sinsf The full development here Of
q thc thci i.arfnT NJ aud uncompronsing hostllf to
t, 49,. tue ~. xl;.J, e}rauhcrc peryadrA tie word,
r, olIy s.,yt tha ,eepnt invasion OF Vi7~iIfa VITA
s. u ;,11'strs.;on5 mn.eu s
s HAr1oS.1. GREATNESS 1SsEPARA11E FROM ga
q. T,oSAL UNION.
81 ,aao,+ have desirpcdiy dwelt so
u ,ona % ~ tbs probable elects of dlsupion upon
tne SAFELY ~ t,,.n ~ - cnr,,iter tic other evils
III s -,s,.t ,n,lo,S in i1s train but practical
u Mhisa Elues ~ setv involves every other form
u u of nnblic cal.mity. When the guardian n ange
d. isas taAen ~, or1r .rrcst but c1tipguth tht
th tlon wou!a non orS euntrv E.erae a3ate CON
at ErSMness y. .,,, v MT .sist md eA urc they
n.,,ij ssvcraliy preserve no share OF .us eoIa
NE cousa .'ti1a u, tne Uuiou, II the colstoila
mon pfsstasI ~ s m the st ~ vhetcr e"nt
ton - 10 10 ,n.t ~ orouped in small clua
as tered WsasJ np shes harm feeble xlln11ns,
"a .ess' W.; W. ,r;a Iirhte Nor will great achi9vs
lh5 merts oe poss.oM'a s,gnsi;za It's triumph b
'w, Dissolution monu gSh;ci, would snoek "a
1as acts Of rantonns;Sss "I r vonld proviuclalix
,lcs Mount Vernon, aoo E,ss ,ntS .nn,nsnr when tt
hat dissolution W 80 nv h,nt. TINT v7as to b
the dome Is rising over oa4 ~ ~; .sarty.
'ies crowned "ltA 'n' slasue ~. or vs.x r,
nv ~ D1sES1oS TIE oEstn1uS W. IAo
tue -&h;s there would remain for d'sunlt
nor aat ~ stnnenduEs lrElny to be comm
ops 4a1 M natty confedelacy that should Aotao az
tso' 1r;ta, St,tea ru,n psoong or even rev
the a;est;e ,lr,,na of n.tional p1os,rcss-
,r,,. 1ae "''s rsTIos's rHRssopT.
rt},o ,.;. - ha ar-estcd becansc its su
$ to leinap ;,n,.aIJe Of continuance Let it
lie or ~ ns w,. nave indeed become desencr1ta nj
lain- Washington, and the inaexlble daa1os' 'i ~
anos and the ree5leasM - Hasn'.too, & ,hs acute
i:LS mi)estle tM', ia -noicst TAYLOR. aud SEQ
;nst ! noun, JacAsvn, 80 nnd,r the hurt;eu
$, lc- years. and Fraali aud Fulton, anu Nnlsus
MoIss 9aSf ~ to
.unce bates have sometiTes f1rgottcn m5sen
and 1nakne thelr coutrasted effects upon LUG !.
sonal who c;istouarily stands on tug daa ns'1,s 'h
grtat him. The youth exhibits intense, bal llea
atics rmnt;ot, iu the excitement, while At eser5
ilida. rve7eut wprd the aged mans eyes ere Anaa
{ aua with tears. Let him weep no Most: - z.r- 49,
y Me rejocs, foE yours Eaa bgea ~. ,rt " - iii
edtFo- c;fv You nave sctn aud been Fast = a.4
,rar; | greatness " sooA ~ ,rnrtd Werp .
exact t.oual greatness 81 al ths VOTE If
| y,u nlll Wcep WITH all tne oA.14n th.t
treaty Tu:sh, who arc just stepping on taa to!eau
enap III liir, for that greatness peii7EH E's r., mn
ausss' ", and cxtsts not fot Jou ~. ~ 1:hs nr
r,ces any that suala >.a,1, y snryiye the siu
sfac1es p7osperity-hcw co:iu u sal'ns ~ a,1tr~
ia Elements are Industry, IN the ca1Lus'
It Ore cyery fruit, mining Of MI the metat>
49, merce at hcnaa ana w ~ 49, ,+t,,.,c au,1 ha
sao' provcment tha. hno"s s'.es ~ thrnnrhout
,sMo, end; Invention teat ,an of knnwir,Ig
g xrarc domain OF natu1e ,n mind ean All
y 49, "Itn 10 brad ~ tnn Aasu-u - III h;-h Va ~
!,, ~ ~ perfection o. ~ .oa;., r5.f3nement =
alsens genius can reaea ana SYN .ns ~o11I
. ..''.i,"r Ing lot the Eeno'a.oA "
: ,-r.a+ DISSOLUTION AND pssoIAAAo"'
uou cor13 nn- successors prosecute
< eaeI A." t;sots E9u in tbe midst Ut b1utalzing
{ use " nooaG a;at What Guarantees will capt.:
an! tne .nS con a. snc1, n1fposes have that will
EssIJ a,lst ~ nrrrniuni offered by poltics
80 and ,,;i,,orv ambition? What leisure y Ill tn
1.s a';u .. ti1d for stu1y or invention, or art,
sres,,av tS REIN Of conscripton: Nay, shat tn
IL ti,er, will society feel wheu fear ant
.ha1I have ia en- possession Of the N
mind! Let Tue ml1er n I'll ~ hacn'ne r tne r II,
for Its solucn Henln ".'. "sS,sJ ~ .ha 11,ns,
'u1 aeta the nation who can coau'au ~ tt !nG;,
2 " a. Let the bordercr tase e' ~ w ~ ~
a1s ~. 10y aGnin lurk 7Eonna us u" da:.r Ee+.te
~ ~ ,Ia ncer CONF oacA a.o ~. W. aS tba trle
"a g ~. ~ e4a for the rsal1oan, tHe Punlrt ;n+c u
= :,. " vn advance not one 1Nf'one 1o'@asA 'D''
'aaelas l.s.ie deEness. .,-,x,,,;;e, n
lem wiz With standing armies eonsuiulu7 - -,
e stance Of our people On Inc tala, =.