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ApRoPHEr1o VIEW.
Barbs rim Of the slave Power--whF
The Rebellion should be Crushed.
From Fraser's Magazine for August
It must be remembered that the prophets
who prophesy that the American Union n 16t
EpIit up from the mere effects Of its excessive !
sIze, are not content with the division of
North and South. They see the possibility OF !
five or more great States in North Ameriea-
The Western States might, it Is supposed,
Pacific seaboatd another. This vision is |
viewed with great complacency in England, |
where tie prospect Of America being divided |
into multitude Of 6iEccrdant and compare. |
lively small States is not uuweleome. But in |
America this comes as the death blow to all |
the dreams Of great empire, and to all the
pride anG satisfaction which citizenship iE |
CEe Of the great nations ct the world inspires. |
This is & powerful ard legitimate feeling. |
Every EpgIshraan would tEi3k it ridiculous
II !C1tlSNei tiiEu " PSioudue AlsA LnAt Ae
would be just as Aappy ii England held in the |
world The eeme rsnE IS Sweden OF D .nnask.
But this is not all. 1t is not merely that i.
this secession takes effect the North foresaes
that it will be only one Of o number OF R;yal
States. It fears the effect On itself Of the
re:gnbors which secession will plac7 along its
bsrter. Mr. Ru6seG's letters have maae clear
to all tic European world, what persons ac-
quaiDted with Tie country had long ago stated,
that tie Eouth has no elements ef free State
il it. There are Eo Republicans in that re-
public. The governing c1ass lives in the
midst Of two enormous and very dangerous
tubject c1asses, the blacks and the meaa
fusion viii follow. The easiest way to
naiutain order will be to erect des-
poti6m; and this despotiem Will not
be despotism Of the type known in
Europe. Il will be a despotiam that, to ersa,
faust pdnder to the acorst passions Of the goeeSn
ed TIE numerical strength Of the mean
whites Is too great to permit their wishes to
be disIegardec. There are two things they
pine for-exeitement, and money got without
work. The despotism that governs them VIII
he asked to furnish them with plenty Of wars,
plenty Of p1under ard p]euty Of slaves. The
despot;sm that viii line the borders Of the
free States for thousands OF miles Will be a
Geenotism Of elEVeholaing maEaude-B. What
note dreadful neighbors could there be? Nor
is it merely that q ma1audipg despotlsm
would be q constant source OF annoyance and
caoeer, but It would be most pernicious
example close at hand. II We could imlg-
inc The Northern UniCn enc OF five States if
It's nearest neighbcr was enablad to carry on
war and to domlneer aud bully By the coacsn-
11ation Of forces which c Gespo!ism, for a
time st least, ensures; end il It had be5n con-
ceded, in one great end critical instance, that
there is ii rePublicaliam al Inherent weak
nees which prevents its being able to carry
cut great policy, or to keep together graat
empire, the iirnness with which the North 4!
/ YreseDt c:ings TO free institutions, might Civ:
| way, and New York might be the capital of 8
| fifth Fart ct North America with al Enperoi
| Instead ct President at It's hea3. No en-;
cum deny that this is a not improbable resGl
| Of the secession Of the Southern States, ani
| 70 orc can wonder that it is result foa
which the North recoi!E in horror and diam n
THE SLAVE TYRANNY.
| TIE fate Of the South itself may also weig|
| with the government Of the North In tni
| anxious moment Of doubt. If we may trus
| the tepc7:s sent to Us, NOT only by Mr. Rus
| sell, but by every traveller theIe-E We ma
accept tie papers and the books Of tn
South IS sign Of what really goes O.
there-d more a0Tetched tyranny, q more naiserd
BE, 6r0fc7l-d0en barbaTisnl scarcely exists any
1chtrc than in these ;S7ave STATES. Perhap
Mexico or Bokhara might be even more dis:
| ~
It ls cnly these very extreme hnunts Of sayaS
}aHIcEeness that can eclipse the horrors Of
society where the unb-idled insolence Of til
lntauest OF idleIs sets the constant tone of 8:
ciety, ehd imposes an iron bondage on 9
thought ard feeling. Nc doubt many Of til
planters are gentlemen, with high courage 81
high feeling and cultivated minds; and the
faHiit E, as we on this eide Of the Atlantic Il
aware hy experience, arc pleasanter and nol
friendly than the Norsher1ers. But the pla1
ers appear to have 40 more influence for goe
: no more power Of directing and elevate.
: the mean whites ard loafe,s Of the towns, 81
the roaming yagabo1ds Of the outlying settl
ments, than stray missionary can direct 4;
elevate the population Of st. Giles. Wsre Il
Southern States to continue in the Unto
there is some hope that this etate Of thin
( would become better. 1t would be q feel
chsnce, but at aby rate the Southern m
would be kept from its worst excesses.
9 would be restrained from open insubordiI
l. ton. Above ell, it would be cut off from t
Afrlcan slave trade, the renewal OF which Il
be the first demand OF the poor proprietors
!s the South if once they are the supreme ~
g aud 8 waste Of great opportunities and
= T. sources IN the picture which mag well ton
Id the noble feelings Of American statesman, q
may nerve them to try any extremity rat!
than suffer such dismal chaos Of laH1essn
to occupy the soil OF America.
LONG OR sHcRT WAR
It may also be argued that the choice Is
really between va: sud peace, but betwee
: Short and decisive one and a long and ind
st eige one. It il difficult to see how the /
I'd considerations, Jealous Of each other, +
~ hostile feelings and very divergent pole
to could be at peace for more than the brie
interval. The command Of the Misslssl
w and the eecape CT fugitive slaves Woaid !
: nish endless grounds Of quarrel. It Is
r. thai if peace were made, one Of the first c
y. diticns would be the free navigation Of
Mississippi. The North would claim this,
the South would not think Of resisting it.
the actess to the Sea which this great +
giyes the North is so very necessary 10
! Western States, ard could be 60 easily ba
- by the South, that every act Of the S3i
e: ern authorities that ccuId be- distorted
as1 a. The mcst fcIvid imagination into an
Y " teEtion to control the navigation, vi
n raiEe flame in the Norsh. The slaves II,
- be even greater cause Of discord. At
e1- sight it would seem ns L the northern 81
would only stand to the slave States in tn
lGticu that Canada stands now. Every
knows that If slave gets across the st.
,ess g reEce be is free, and there is an end OF
III III u,stter the slave owner accepts his loss,
5 Of no peculiar irritation against Canada or 6
:, BriIai11 is felt. But if we look little fal
D. we shell find that there are very consider
N differences between the two cases. Cans
n not a hostile State, nor Is it really near at
L L is friendly State, far of. But the n
Fl and South would be separated by q line y
son. in many parts could follow no natural b
by deEy, aad would eEly be visible en- paper.
~ ore side Of this visible line would be an q
that VI n!d hare to look CT while he ssw
r. few minutes before had been his pro-
~ 1azadlng comfortably about, and on the
NY side would be an enemy who would be
eaas little cf an American it he cid not take c;
- neke his SUCCESS take tce most u1ple
rs aud irritating shape possible. Peace vi
as difficult to preserve as it you'd have
in St Juan, if when General Harney land
t1oops there bod; Of British volunteer
}. been landed there tco.
- EFFECTS OF sUB5UeATIoN.
But eylnf if the fuhjugatlon Of the Sou
desirable or is possible, can the Union
irclude the slave States, and the Constit
- cnce more prove working mschines
{ ~ as it eeers to us, much more difficult t
+ 'I;E how this caa be, than to see why, It it
1td eible, it should be sought after at any
- But in order to disc1ss the point
81 We must take for granted that the r
plete, Half measures and do
. ELL friu1nrh would necessarily entail ultim:
.ay be fat, President Lincoln feels aud acknDW
i9S ~ ~ ibis. HI asks fer supply Of money an
sufficient to crush al resistance in the
Of cou1se he may be mistaken 10 rs c
ton Of The relative strength ct the sou
. Nc1th !; the South may light 50 Esii tn
4oo 1n,tE KIT m hsS IS S1pgausgN tha Norh can n and vi
down all resistance in the Sputa, aud
'len have to hold conquered csuntfY
Map | this lie done? Ii answering Ibis We nss
II sea- into consideration 5ne immense efacs
the consciousness That resistance Is nt
produces on the mind Of the discontentet
.Souih ac re once consinctd that it so1s i'm
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