Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-04-04

pS3 SiS<Su " 1tVel, except IKE southern
slaves, or the oppressed subjects Of Eu-
rope by permisiop Ola scriften pqss. Presi-
dent Lincoln has, indeed, truly said;
90 Physically speaking, we cannot separate.
we cannot remove our respectiye sections
ron each other, nor build an impossible
wall between them. They cannot but re-
main face TO face, and an intercourse either
amicable. or hostile must continue between
them. Is il possible, then, to make that
intercourse more advantageous or more sat
lsfactory after separating than before p
Can aliens make treaties easier than friends
can make laws? Cal treaties be more faith
fuIly enforced between aliens than laws among
riends1 Suppose yod 20 to war you esunot
nEht alyaya, and -when after mnsh loss on,
both sides and no gain on either, you cease
lighting, the old identical questions Is to
terms OF intercourse, are again upon you. /"
But it may be said that we cannot govern
conquered people-that it is against the
spirit Of our institutions TO do 50. But say
that all history proves that conquered peo-
pie are governed The spirit of our institu-
tons Is that majority of the people shall
govern. The secession States deny the right
OF the majority to rule. If we once admit
that minorities may revolutionize at every
defeat In an election, the government
OF the people is at an end. Anarchy and
despotism will prevail. If we enforce the
laws, the secession States will soon return
cordially as part Of the Union. Shay's re-
bellion Of 1857 was put down by force, vet
Massachusetts did not continue hostile to
the Union. The Whisky Rebellion of
Pennsylvania was crushed out by coercion
but the keystone State is loyal to the
Union. In 1882 South Carolina Nulliica-
ton was menaced with coercion but that
State until recently lived peaceably in the
Union; The Dor rebellion Of f1S43 was put
down BY force by. President Tyler by ad-
wee OF John Y. Calhoun, yet her people do
not continue hostile to the Union. And SO
1t would be II we conquer secession Men
are governed by their interests, and with
the Union sentiment of the South-with
the sympathies of the world against Dis
union, with the blessings which the Union
has conferred, and will confer, a Temporary
compulsory submission will soon become cor
dial and fraternal. 'r,..
But when it is demonstrated that no rea-
sonable time will restore fraternal relations.
then and not till then should we abandon the
hope of Union. ~
La such a contest success could not be
doubtful. The seven secession States have
a white population of three millions. and the
remaining States twenty-five millions With
this vast preponderance of NUMBER. war m
could neither be prolonged nor terrible
Upon thisquestion the North must be practi.
cally united in opinion. There could be at
least no resistance here to the goyernnent'
The war Of the independence and. the var of|
'-i6ieweresuccessfdf thodeh large minorities
and even States were opposed to both. The
South is by no means united. Under the
banner OF the Union, we could march to Ger
tam victory, and united people would again
shout -ass'sa'-''.-''
I "Foreves float that standard sheet,
Wy WHERE bfeaihes The foe but falls before Us,
uI. ana Freedoins banner streaming DER us :.
No nation has ever existed without force. II
Government is an institution of God and
must be maintained.
Nor can we, after just forbearance, with
reasonble guarantees for existing Constitu.
tional rights, even while we surrender no
pnnclple, apprehend resistance or further
secession in the Slave States which vet ac-
knowledge allegiance to the Union. IF alll
the slave States were united. their EIGHT
millions of people cannot desire war in view
OF the dangerous presence of four millions of
slaves. Their policy. and ours, is peace. |
fraternity, protection Senator johnson,
of Tennessee, only few days since, said that
he could go to the people Of that State, with |
the recent acts Of Congress in his hands,
passed by a Republican Congress, organizing
the Territories Of Colorado, Nevada, and
Dacotah, with no restrictions therein against
slavery, and he could guarantee the aid ofl
Tennessee in behalf of the Constitution, the |
Union, and the enforcement of the Laws
But l do not apprehend a war of land forces. |
The necessity for it will never rise. And ifl
public opinion would never in any event jus-
tify or sustain coercion, as measure of last |
resort, then only would yield to the fatal
necessity Of consenting to dissolve the Union. |
!, l appeal to Northern Democrats to know
if they will sympathize with secession, or
consent to dissolution. The Democratic par |
ty was a united, powerful organization. In |
1850 that great party held its National Con- |
vention at Charleston to nominate q candi- |
date for the Presidency. Northern Demo. |
Gratis demanded Douglas and Popular Sover-
eighty. Rather than yield to this, the fire
eaters seeded from the Convention, destroy
ed the Democratic party, defeated Douglas,
and humiliate the Northern Democratic
spirit know you will notfurther humiliate
yourselves by giving aid and comfort to
treason. iirs 7fda8sl neG s 90 mgIs uii
4 Z Ihe South demanded the Missouri Com
promise of le20 the Modification Compro-
mise of 1888; the war with Mexico the
COMPROMISE Measures ofls50;' the repeal
of THE Missouri Compromise in 1854 and
the North freely gave them. But we can
not consent to dissolve the Union. ii ~
There is but one safe policy-the will ofl
the people expressed in the Constitutional
form must prevail, or the rule of minority
becomes tyranny. The success Of any polit-
ical party is no cause for dissolving the Union
Douglas declared this in his Norfolk speech,
and recently affirmed it in the Senate.T 7
This is a vital principle of free govern
ment We enjoy our political privileges on
condition that we permit others to do the
same -Four years hence, If the people
should elect Douglas, il viii be the duty of
Republicans to submit, and if necessary, to
fight for his Inauguration, and to maintain
the authority Of his Administration. For
one, lam ready 10 do 80; and this Is the
duty Of every patriot.
Butt may bc said we should consent to
division of the Union to avoid war IF
this beso, we must consent to every formida-
BILE demand for future division for the same
But dissolution win not bring peace. If
wemaintain the Union and conquer peace,
then We have peace and Union forever
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