New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-09
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MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIA, Jan. 5, 1851.
We read the address of the people of South Carolina
to the other slaveholding States, her Declaration Of
Independence the recital Of her wrongs, and then We
eat down to look at the map Acareful view Of land
as it lies with the recollection of how little COMPARE
lively, South Carolina contributed originally 10 resst
the usurpation of Great Britanupon which abe LAYS
90 much strefs aordng precedent for her secession
how little she has contributed since, to the support II
the Government--how full of Tories abe was IN tie
days of the Revolution how full of traitors and disturb
ers since then and now-what source Of vexati6n
trouble and expense abe has been to the Federal Gov
erpment-least wronged, If wronged at al, yet most
camorous-in view Of all these, we were fam 10 quote
the proyerb of the worthy Andrew Fairservice,
There's sma sarraw at parting as the auidmear said
to the broken car"
II were difficult now for us to divine the upshot Of
Matters yet it may be profitable to mediate upon the
possible results of either posonthat OF Union or Of
Dsunion. Suppose il to be Disunion. IL South
Carolina secede alone there Is no doubt Of Der ultimate
ingorious and disastrous failure. In that Gaze we
need not have fear of civil war. The tempest rs In a
teapot. Then might say as Cleopatra 10 Antsny,
But bid farewell, and co."
But should the other siaveholdng States se.
cede with her, civil war Is Inevitable; Not emily
will endure all coming time. 1t Will be Ike that
toward the Indians in those who suffered by their
cruelty, like that we Americans fen againet the
British. Like it, yet more deadly. Not war Of
races but the bitter family strife. II 70 vel known
that disastrous as Is ID its immediate effects, they
bear little comparison TO the secondary efects Such
war will be not only bitter and deadly, It will be u-
teImnable. And thefact that it has It's origin in the
enslavement of race, that that same race VIII exist
in both Confederaries but in veryderent conditions
that Slavery and free trade 60 hand IL hand. and
free labor and protection for 1t are insepaabie that
there will be then no powerful Government shielding
the institution Of the South that the moral as Well as
legal obligation imposed upon the North to respect
il will be dissolved; these things, adding terceness 70
the battle would perpetuate the enmity Great as are
these considerations, geographical position would
operate still more powerfully in making peaceful seoes
SION impossible and fierce nterninabte strife inev.
table Ours will be life OF " spur, spear, and
erafie as the border life of Scotland was called It
seems TO US that this great fact impressed the mind OF
that clear. headed man, Benjamin, when ne declared
that peaceful accession was impossibiefor be camo
from the SPOT where In the event OF SECESSION the
ground will be darkest with blood where the interests
of the nations will meet in deadhest conflict The
territory Of his State holds within its senhnes the
mouth of the Mississippi, territory. TO acquire
which seemed stretch of constitutional power yet,
deemed then and now and by all the principles that
guide nations in their duties of selfprotectlon nee
essary exercise of power None can deny the policy
of England in holding Gibraltar and Malta, and we
can al sympathize with that of Russia in pushing her
way to the Mediterranean and seeking 10 hold the
mouth of the Danube. But these are insignifcant
compared with the importance of the Mississippi TO tis
Great West They who peopled the prairie and spread
in their vast energy the base of the mountains Will
cleaye their way to the Gulf by the way that Naturs
has given them their way out into the Great world.
The only possible peaceful solution would be in the
Southern Confederacy being content with the hissls-
sipri for lis western bound and IN declaring and OBJ
serving il ar the open word's-way OF commerce.
Yet if we are TO take the glowing cast OF the future
of the Southern Confederacy given by her orators
TO be verify the shore Of the Peaceful ocean will be
their remOtest bound.
We in Pennsy lyania, have thought Of these things,
now that this crisis in national affairs upon US
We feel too that this crisis is that coad not 90
avoidedunless the progress Of our race De stayed.
Though proverbally slow, know that we have
come up in steady march TO point where great
battle was to be fought. IL was fought and victory
was on the side Of Freedom and we feel conscious
ness that our hands were not Idle in the battle BIT
furthermore we feel that the victory must not be
fruitless. The immense majority by which she showed
where she stood, is not in fear or dismayed by
what she has done, but notwithstanding the Union
saving meetings, gotten up by those who are out
side OF the Republican party, and in no way aiding IN
the battle you will find IL her firm quiet steady pur-
pose TO abide by the consequences, feeling conscious
she had dore right We have gotten up no meetings,
because have fully expressed opinion and have
confidence in those whom have elected 10 represent
U.s. Should they be faithless,
Then, Sir
Let such poor weary souls that hear the bel knoll,
And see the grave adiggng, tell
what awaits them.