The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-20
GEN. SCOTT ON DISUNIoN.

From the National lntelgencer, Jan. 1S.l
Some illusions having been made 10 the annexed pa
per, both in the public prints and in public speeches
and msapprehension of its character having
thereby got abroad, have obtained copy Of Il for
publication in order that our readers may see what it is
They will find in 1t fresh evidence Of the veteran
Generals devotion to his country as citizen and Of his
forecast as soldier
VIEWS SUGGESTED BY THE IMMINENT DANGER (ocTo-
BER 20, lsG0) OF A DISRUPTION OF THE UNION
BY THE SECESSION OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SOUTH
TRN STATES.
and instantly balanced by the correiave right the
part Of the federal government sganssan interior state
States, TO re-establish, by force If necessary, its
former continuity Of territory .pacys Moral and Pot
cal Philosophy, last chapter
But break this glorious Union by whatever line lines
that political madness may contrve, and there would De
hope of rcuntng the fragments except by the acera
tion and despotsm ol the sword To effect such result
the intestine wars Of our Mexican neighbors would in
comparison with ours, sink into childs play.
smaller evil would be to allow the fragments Of the
great republic to form themselves into new conedera
All the lines Of dcmarcaton between the new Unions
cannot &c accurately drawn in advance, but many Of
them approximately may Thus, looking to natural
boundaries and commercial anes some Of the follow
ing frontiers, after many wayerings and conflicts, might
perhaps become acknowledged and fixed
l. The Potomac river aud the Chesapeake bay to the
Atlantic. . From Maryland along the crest Of the Ale
ghany (perhaps the Blue RIDGE range Of mountains 10
some point the OF Florida 81 The line from
the Of the Potomac the west northwest, which
IL will be most difficult 10 settle. The crest Of the
Rocky Mountains.
The southeast confederacy would, all human proba
than al the rupture una ftSen
bounded by the first and second lines indicated above,
the Atlantic and the Gulf OF Mexico with its capital at
say Columbia, south Carolina The country between the
second third and fourth Of these nes would beyond
doubt in about the same time constitute another COME
racy, with IT, capital at probably Alton or Quincy Hi
nois The boundaries Of the Pacific Union are the most
definite Of all and the remaining states would constitute
the Northeast confederacy, with its capital at Albany
It, at the fret thought will be considered strange that
seven savchodng States and parts OF Virginia and for
should be placed (above) in new confedcracy with
Ohio Indiana Illinois, &c. But when the overwhelming
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the of trade contguy Of territory and the compa
rative ndiei TO free soil doctrines on the part o
Western Virginia. Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri,
IL liz evident that but liee If any coercion beyond
moral force would he needed to embrace them;
az have omitted the temptation Of the unwasted public
lands which would fall entirely to this c)nederacy-an
~ panage (wel husbanded sufficient for many genera
ti,Ds AS to Missouri Arkansas and Mississippi, they
would not stand out month. louisiana would coaesce
without much solicitation and Alabama, with West Flo
rda would be conquered the first winter from the $3.50
Lutte need OF Pensacola for naval depot.
If might presume to address the South, and particu
larry dear Nirgnabeing native here and TO the manner
boin-I would aectionately ask will not your slaves be
and their labor less profitable under the new
trer Of things than under the oldY Could you employ
pr, itaby two hundred slaves in all Nebraska, or i've
hur drcd in all New Mexico2 The right them 10 take
the m thther would be a barren right. And 10 II not
wheto
Rather bear the Ills We have
Than fy to others that we know not of
The Declaration Of Independence procams and conse-
tate that governments loRg established should not be
char ged for light and transient causes And Paley,
too, lays down q fundamental maxim OF statesman
ship "never TO pursue national honor as distinct from
national nterest.p but adds:ThIs rule acknowledges
that often necessary TO asscrt the honor Of nation
for the sake OF its interests
The excitement threatens secession s caused by
he near prcsyest VI repveiseps eiss.9p 70 VIC tTs