Smyrna times., 1861-06-20
MISCELLA US.
The Union In the Future.

A faro-lte argument Of the euemi of the
Amercan oeops, at the present crisis, is to say
that c.vi war -ni hioo4-ned render Iae recon.
struct:on Of the Union impossible.
The argument. such is it is, has done sers-
ice Wade the Gulf States were declaring in
ile NOS, binding form Of words they could frame
iaal they never, never would reconstruct the
Ua,sn, Virginia still prot, sted against "coer-
tlon" because it would render separation final.
While new Government was being deliber-
sleiy established at Montgomery, and every
Iracs Of the Government of the United States
VAS ing obilerated by its pseudo-successor,
New TX po.uIc,ans sitli denounced force be-
Cause oood,ned would slenate US forever
And even uoW, foreign observers as welt
4 d,me-tic traitors Shlne at the outbreak of war
VA G, they say, must render a reunion Of tae
Safes utterly hopeless.
Iuese geni,emen should read history, an
take heart CIV" war; we beg to assure them,
's ao' al Invention OF the nineteenth century.
u has occurred before, once or twice, in most
Countries, and, surprising as il nay seem to the
critics We address, it has hardly ever ended in
final separation of the belhgerents, but has
almost invariably terminated IN the victory Of
oae sde ard he submission OF the other. Nay
nor, alter the apse Of few years, the some.
tine enemies have been better friends than
ever.
The history of England has been an endless
Secession Of civil wars. Over Que quarter of
the fifteenth century was consumed in the
war OF the Roses; yet the people quietly &C.
gGIssced IN the Government OF Henry VII. At
least aaf the kingdom supported Chsries the
Fret against the Commouw ealth, and fought
hm brssely; but when he was fairly over
thrown aud executed, they submitted, and were
loyal TO Cromwell Halt dozen times, after
tH abu cs',on oi james the Second, the people
0i Vsr ou> par uf the kingdom rose 10 arms to
Te-icrs The Pfetender;' at many times dur.
log The reign Of William, the people OF Gfeal
BRAIN must have heen equally divided between
the rival kings; yet Anns's reign was unusu,
ally peaceful and happy. Since then Ireland
has been IN arms ever so often, aAd her leaders
have proclaimed as loudly as our Soulhrons dc
mat 'hey would never submit; yet there
Is now no part Of the British dominlons mort
eoa1ehted or more loyal than Ireland.
IL would be tedious to recount the endles
civil wars which proceeded the establishment
OF the great French monarchy, or those whcl
had the effect Of consolidating il afterward
But there probably never was a war prosecute
win more bitterness or more fury on both side
than the religious war which began with III
massacre of SAINT Bartholomew and only end
ed with the coronation of Louis XIV: who's
reign, however, was singularly tree from d,
meHiic troubles. II may be remarked. ais,
which prnbed The old sores to the bottom, d
not revive the war; so "a Sc il is TO suppose th
time wlll not tame the wsrlke spirit Of mino
uts. Nothing could be hercer than the sprr
with which the Republicans of France denou
ced the inerOachments of BOnsparte; yet the
became his willing soldiers long before the E.
petition 10 Russia. So in our time; ten yea
ago. ell France was secretly execraling n
author Of the coup d'etat of the Cd of Deceu
Der. and the subsequent msssscres; now Il
dif1eulty is TO find Frenchmen who is not
Nspoleonst.
Spain, like Franco aud England. was, 10 Il
hrHs centuries Of modern history, a cong
RES Of small Kingdoms. OF these, in the thi
.eenth century. there remained Aragon, Casti
and GFanada. How Castillo conquered and a
sOrbed the ether two the history Of Spain r
laies; yet they all submitted to Ferdinand vi
~ 4asas st 81 / Il.