The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-01-05
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BELLEFOETAIEE, ", Dec. -, 1901.
doubt not that the people of Kansas,
notwithstanding their own troubles and mis-
fortunes, feel deep interest in the question
of Secession, or dissolution, which is now,
and seems likely to continue for many
months, to be, the sll-absorbing question
in all parts of the country. From the corn
er Post Office or GROCERY to Congress,-iu
the pulpit, in the counting-room, and by
the Preside, the question is the staple of all
conversation and discussion.
All men admit that the Union is under
going severer trial than it has ever before
been subject to while it is almost as uni
versally conceded that there will be disso-
luton of some sort, with South Carolina al
the head of the seeding portion. though it
is still matter Of some doubt as to wha
State will bring up the rear.
l have always, heretofore, believed the
American Union to be very dear to a ma.
jority of the people of all the States, both
North and South and have further be.
lieved that the people of the South at least,
had far too much sense to desire to withdraw
from a government whose policy had always
favored them, and whose burdens they had
never borne. But madness rules the
hour" and to-day the prevailing sentiment
in majority of Southern States is hatred
of the Union, and a determination to rid
themselves of it. I am now very well salts
fed that majority of the Southern States
will secede before the 4th of March and eel
up for themselves-form a Southern Con.
federacy. Officiating or compromising on
the part of the North will not avail now
The Secession feeling is not the result Of
angry passion-nOt consequent upon the
election of Lincoln. The leaders of the
movement are acting deliberately. and desire
no compromise. For years they have cher
ished the idea ola Southern Confederacy
and the election of Lineela-is amere pretezI
to justify themselves in the eyes of the world
They hold up the project of Southern Con-
federacy to their followers as one certain to
make the Stale and all its white inhabitants
rich and powerful. Their strong appeal is
to cupidity and ambition. keeping doubts
and dangers carefully out of sight. The
realization of these dreams of greatness may
be more difficult than they imagine. Time
viii show. 5s dFal lr- sr
ofcourss great many tin,id people are
loosing sleep; and great many eonserva-
tive people are promising the South that il
she won't 60. she shall have all the Terri
tories for slavery and the members Of the
late Democratic party have taken to hard
drinking, and running to and fro. wanting
to know of the Republicans "Didn't we tell
you 30 go Ofcourse, too, there is gen
eral panic in money affairs-stocks going
down, banks suspending. merchants and
manufacturers failing. aud things going 70
reck and ruin gensrally-right in the face
and eyes of the fact too. that their country
was never richer, never less in debt, never
had more specie or more grain ]
The business depression 10 mainly due
to the political disturbances growing ont Of
the certainty of dissolution of che Union;
and viii last until they are ssttled.-which
will probably be until spring, By which
time it is expected the sout6srn members 81