The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-03-29
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The Future.

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The Future.
What spectacle is this country to present
within the next year, Where shan We
be politically in the year 1927 These
qusstionsare Of the gravest import not
to be passed over simply because tney
are disagreeable. Serious troubles threat-
en- US, and it IS cowardly 70 look away
from them and take no thought Wtither
they are likely to lead US.
Before last November threats Of as
union were common enough, but no one
supposed they were anything more than
electioneering tricks. Indeed, 50 re
ouentlv had these threats been maids be-
fore. that no one had any reason toregard
them as Of any practical importance.
They were accordingly received elmer
with Indifference, or with mirthful remArKs;
and the general opinion seemed 70 De
that the South sOuld not be forced cut OF
she Union. 1t was argued by those VINO
cared to argue at all about It, tnat the
very existence of slavery depended upon
the Union that no slave state would
dare TO have Canada carried down 70 us
borders; that insur-ections would occur
as soon as the heavy hand of the FEEDER
al Government was Withdrawn rom the
institution and that the dread OF John
Brown raids would only prove suIncient
10 keep the slaves States in the Union.
IL would seem now that great Ignorance
prevailed at the North as TO the real slt-
uation of the slaves States. At all events
We reckoned TOO rapidly and accepted
possible ultimate results a. lmnealate
elects. The slaves States which ne most
remote from the free. have earnestly,
boldly. successfully seeded ana es'ao-
lished a Confederacy founded upon save
| ~. They have framed q Constitution,
established de faeto government, assumed
an attitude Of armed hostility toward the
/ United States, and at this moment ma
/ king demands more BETTING conquerors
| than rebels. Two tiers Of slave States lie
| between them and the free States, and
/ those intermediate States are disaiiected
/ towards The Union, and act as allies 70
/ the seeded States. The actual condi-
| ton OF things is pretty much as IL one Of
/ three partn r should b. robbing the nrm
] Of its D o5erty. while a second should hold
/ the lsrps,st proprietor and threaten him
! With death IN case he resisted Thesl@ge
4 st ties which still remain IN the Unionswith
two or three exceptions. will be ready to
| leave il assoon as their end OF shielding the
/ secedsrs shall be accomplished. unless
they can compel the people Of the free
States to adopt such degrading and revolt
ing amendments to the Constitution as
| shall be acceptable to all the slave States.
IL is true that the Union party, so called. is
uppermo.t in the slave states which have
not seeded but it is about the same sort
Of Union party as that lately existing in
| Georgia with Vice President Stephens at
its head. If, say these Union States, you
cOerce the seeded States. we will take up
arms against you and quit the Union. II
you do not adopt anendmsntsNo the Con-
stiiutiun making slavery truly national
institution. we shall withdraw from the
Union. If you let the seceders do exact
ly as they please. and never draw trigger
on them, and il you except our amend
ments TO the Constitution, we will consent
to let you number US still as States of the
Union. But if you venture to assert any
right, even to our own money, in the new
Coniederacy, or if you plead that you set
tied your views on slavery last November,
and can take no steps to make the Con-
slitution ahhorrent to your consciences
and destructive to your interests, we shall
instantly leave your Union, and, if need
be- meet you in the field of battle.
Such is the tone of the Union slave
States. or rather of the Union party in
those States; and the day is not distant
when they will meet in Convention and
dictate terms TO the people and the Gov.
eminent Of the United States which must
either be accepted or rejected. The time
Is fast approaching when even Governor
, Seward must declare hoe far he is willing
] to Tori he mir hrr
not in empty declaration, but in plain
practical language-not in the abstract
but in the concrete. That the beautiful
image of that fast-sailing frigate entering
a foreign port with 81 stars in her buntinl
is to hide the baleful and ghastly spectre
Of slavery extension from Mr.. Seward
eyes, we dare not believe. But when the
question comes up il is not to be met By
glittering generalities. Il is not to be an
swered by saying that Freedom is in thu
Union;' nor is it to 60 unanswered b.
any political man holding high Office
The North will atlength be driven to taxi
a position, and to hold it; and if the Re
publican party prove unequal to the oc
: casion, another party will supersede it
even as it superseded by the effete anC
emasculate Wing party.
We hope the position assumed will be
proud and manly one; we cannot believl
Il will be a tame submission. But TO re
fuse to submit 10 degrading terms will no
be a mere matter Of form. IL may eithe
involve us in war, or compel us to trea
with the slave States rs a sovereign nation
, The way, and we fear the only way. o
, preventinga war, as the alternative Of sub
1 mission, or a treaty is TO be fully prepares
for il. Unless we desire to see Mr.. Lin
coin a fugitive from Washington, witt
Governor Seward at his heels. we must b
1 prepared either to yield up everything i
| the way Of political principle, or 20 a
knowledge the Southern COnfederacy, o
to protect the seat OF Government agains
all corners. Assuming that we shall ne
: the. acknowledge the Black Republic, no
submit to the demands Of its allies, W
, cannot too urgently appeal to the Admin
istration 10 prepare to meet force wit
force. and maintain the honor and inds
= pendence Of the United States at all hal
ards. II Is foolish to attemptnow to shap
public policy 10 suit the Border Slav
= States. If free goods are to be allowed I
, ! enter the Slave States, 10 be sent theme
= 10 the Free States. why is it not better q
once to give up the contest. divide III
Territories, the Army and Navy, and max
= II the forts are to be surrendered, whetl
er from military necessity or otherwis'
> and everything that Virginia chooses
g call coercion is to be avoided, why nc
own at once that the only branch Of Co
eminent which the leaders of the RepuI
lican party can successfully conduct is III
: distribution Of officesl
= But the future 10. under God. in our ow
q keeping. II is our duty to prepare for il
= and If our means are insufficient to me-
o its demands, il is the duty of the Pre-,
dent to call an extra session OF Congre
and ask for all the means required. The
are too many elements Of dIscord in Oh
- political system to render il safe to dou
y that war can be avoided by any 9TH
- means than being prepared for ii. I'll
III price we are now required to pay to ke'
the border slave States is sufficiently mo
II strous to make Us expect yet greater e
~ actions. If we show a disposition 70 d
ie that price, viz: no coercion, no collectiI
=, the revenue, no holding of our fortifC
a. tons. and all kinds of concessions on Il
nj slavery question, it will not be l0ne befo
r we are warned by Virginia not TO emil
III another man, not to put in commissit
~ another ship. not to concentrate anoth
nj regiment, under the penalty Of anoth
gu stampede of the slave border States
= then, we have, or expect TO have, anythi
en- that can be called a Government, now
uf the time for decided, energetic, efFecti
OF action. But if we intend a deplorable
ne ries Of back-Outs and crawfshing. {
ne sooner we acknowledge the Southern c.
" feraey, and try to make terms with it, t
ne better for all concerned.
IA
on The New York DSS~BQok, speaking
the effects likely to be proUaced by
~ exorbitant tariff imposed by the latS &
en- gress at Washington and the low {
of adopted at Montgomery, says:
On Already is the hand Of destruct
On weighing heavily on property in this CT
is Real estate is tumbling every hour. L
ac- week splendid mansion on Fifth aven
lie valued at forty-fve thousand dolli
/ l. Al