Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-01-24

cics or States Our country remains now
as it was in 1885, composed not of de-
tached and distant territories. but of sone
whole we'll connected and fertile region.
lying within the temperate zone. with
climates and soils hardly more various
than those OF France or Italy. This slight
diversity quickcns and amplifies manufac-
turers and commerce. Our rivers and VAL
leys. as improved by art. furnish us a
system of highways unequalied in the
world.
NO IRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT BETWEEN FREE
AND SLAVE LABOR.
The different forms of labor, if slavery
were not perverted to purposes of political
ambition. need not constitute an element
of strife in the Coniederacy. Notwithstand-
ing recent vehement expressions and man
ifestations of intolerance in some quarters,
produced by intense partisan excitement,
we are, in fact, homogeneous people.
chiefly of one stock. with accessions well
assimila.ed. We have practically only
one language, one religion, one system of
Government and manners and customs
common to all. Why, then. shall we
not remain hcnceforth, as hitherto. one
people.
SECURITY THE FIRST OBJECT OF SOCIETY,"
The first object of every human society
is safety or security, for which, if need be,
they will and they must sacrifice every
other. This security is Of two kinds; one.
exemption from foreign aggressions and
: n Al. Il
mes,ic tyranny and sedition. Foreign
wars come from either violations of trea-
ties or domestic violence.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The Union has thus far proved itself an
almost perfect shield against such wars
The United States, continually enlarging
their diplomatic acquaintance, have now
treaties with France. the Netherlands,
Great Britain, Sweden. Prussia. Spain,
Russia, Denmark, Mexico, Brazil. Austria,
Turkey, Chill, Siam. Muscat, Venezula,
Peru, Greece. Sardinia. Ecuador. Han
over, Portugal, New Granada, Hesse-Cas-
sci, Wurtzemburg. China. Bavaria, Sax
ony. Nassau. Switzerland, Mecklenburg.
Schwerin, Guatemala, the Hawaiian Is
lands. San Salvavor. Borneo, Costa Rica,
Bremen. the Argentine Confederation,
Loo -Choo. Japan, Brunswick, Persia, Ba-
den, Belgium and Paraguay.
Nevertheless, the United States within
their entire existence under the Feder-
al Constitution, have had fragrant wars
with only four States, two Of which were
insignificant powers, on the coast of Bar
barry, and have had direct hostilities amont-
ing to reprisals with only two or three
more. and they are now at peace with the
whole world.
DIsUyIoS WOULD GREATLY INCREASE THE
pANoERs OF FOREIGN WAR.
If the Union should be divided into only
two Coniedcracies, each OF them would
need to make as many treaties as we have
now. and be liable to give as many causes
for war as we now do. But we know,
from the sad experience of other nations.
that lisintsgration.. once begun, inevitably
continues until even the greatest empire
crumbles into many parts. Each confed-
Grafton that shall ultimately arise out Of
the ruin of the Union. will have necessity
for as many treaties as we now have, and
will incur liabilities for war as often as we
now DO by breaking them. 1t is the null
tiplication Of treaties and the want of con-
federation that makes war the normal con-
dition of society in Western Europe and
in Spanish America.
PEACE DEPENDENT on POWER.
1t is the Union that. Notwithstanding
our world wide intercourse. makes peace
the habit of the American people. | will
descend so low as to ask whether new con
federacies would be able or willing to bear
the grievous expense of maintaining the
diplomatic relations which cannot be dis
pensed with except by Withdrawing from
foreign commerce. Our Federal Govern
mcnt is better able to avoid giving just
cause for war than several confederacies.
because it can conform the action Of all the
States to compacts. 1t can have only one
construction. and only one tribunal to
pronounce the construction Of every treaty
Local and temporary interests and pas
sicns, or personal cupidity and ambition,
can drive small confeleracies or States,
more easily than great Republic. into
~indiscreet violation of treaties. The Uni
ted States being great and formidable
power. can always secure favorable and
satisfactory treaties. Indeed every treaty
we have was voluntarily made. Small
confederacies or States, must take such
treaties as they can get, and give whatever
treaties are exaetcd.
A humiliating or even unsatisfactory
treaty is chronic cause of foreign war;
The chapter Of wars resulting from unjus-
tifiable causes, would in case Of division,
amplify itself in proportion to the num-
Der of new confederacies and their ir-
ritability.
Our disputes with Great Britain about
Oregon, the boundary Of Maine. the patriot
instruction in Canada and the Island of
San Juan. the border :strifes between Tex
as and Mexico, the incursions of the late
William Walker into Mexico and Central
America; all these were cases in which war
was prevented only by the imperturability
of the Federal Government. This Gov
ernment not only, gives fewer causes of
war, whether just or unjust, than smaller
confederacies would. but 1t always has
greater ability to accommodate them by
the exercise of more GOODNESS and courage;
the use of more various and liberal means,
and the display, if need be. of greater force.
Every one knows how placable we our
selves are in controversies with Great Brit
ain. France and Spain. and yet how ex-