The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-05-28

once e oouceslei 81 ihe 'oses' SD wei
informed II Is unnecessary 70 ffti(y this
posi,iaa b. a recital q oar political history.
Listen 10 tl.e assertion q South Caro-
lma. tie great pioneer Of Secession, ia her
recent address 10 Tie people 81 ihe slave
boiling States.
Whilst constituting a portion q ihe
United States, Il has been ygur statesman
.hip which has guided It 10 It's m gliiy
strides 10 power md expansion.
lie WHO claims TIA, any State IN ibis
confe,Icraey has just cause for revolution
in the justice aud oppression Of the nation
a government, Is devoid either Of reason
or common sense Nor does there exist
ans natural cause for the separate nation
/ atty Of any portion Of our contederaey'
/ The union OF these States was the result
Of almost irresistible natural forces. A
long line Of unprotected sea coast and
I frontier, accessible at all times to foreign
INVASION The joint possession, BY different
ana remaie sections, Of the great channels
o. inland navigation, and their ocean out
lets: common language the same in-
tense lUye Of free institutions; these were
among the chief causes which led to the
formation Of the American Union. These
causes exist to-day stronger than ever be-
fore. II We suppose, as we well may,
that Providence has marked out the sur
face Of the earth and prescribed by naiu-
raj boundaries the limits Of nations, it is
plain 10 be seen that the union of these
States is in accordance with the design
and viii Of God. Like sheayes in the
harvest, they must be bound together 10
Withstand the violence Of the storm and
tempest.
OF all wretches the patricide is the most
abject and deiestable. He who without
Just cause wantonly seeks his country's
ruin or dishonor, has indeed reached the
lowest steps Of infamy; and yet there are
those who, after having been honorcd by
the highest places OF trust and confidence,
would lay their unholy hands upon the
very foundation of our national existence,
and with treachery unexampled even
by the atrocious Cataline, would plunge
the dagger into the very life blood of our
national greatness and honor. For such
wretchcs it is indeed unfortunate that
Providence reserves IFS punishments for
another existence. Were it not so, heaven
would no longer permit the earth TO be
polluted with their presence. They would
perish IN the beginning Of wickedness cut
of BY the swift arrows of Divine ven
gcance.
Nor is this seditious outbreak of triffing
Importance. The leaders of this great
conspiracy have endeavored' with no lii.
tie success, through long course oftreach-
cry, and craft, to enlist the sympathies Of
! the slayeholding sections of the confeder-
acy; until, TO them intoxicated with un.
: real visions Of future greatness, our nation.
t al constitution and government appear
! not as they really are, the only preseryer:
of their just rights, but the barriers Of hap.
piness and glory. And this is not all.
A new government has been established
within our limits; strange and odious ban.
, ners float over our minis and fortresses
the great channel of our Western COM
merce is subjected to an armed surveil.
lance; open piracy is practiced upon our
navy and merchantmen; while hostile
f troops prevent the execution of our laws,
, and with IMMUNITY threaten the safety OF
our capital.
II is not to be denied that great crisis
has arrived in the history Of the American
Republic. The times that try mems
I souls are again upon US. The strength
. of the American governments about TO be
tested II is 10 be determined how deeply
the institutions Of the country are seated
in the hearts of the people, and whether
: by them, in the absence Of any just cause
: open violations Of the national compact are
) to be suffered with impunity; whether
, peace and prosperity have impaired the
: patriotism of the American people, OF
/ whether it still exists in its original vigor
e II is TO be determined, too, whether Afri
E can slavery, the relic Of barbarism, and
: the disgust Of the civilized earth, is to di,
/ vide with liberty the possession Of the con.
: iineut
5 II We may judge from present indica.
: lions, the American people will prove
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