The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-30

stood. II any Ten EngliSh gentlemen were Asked
What motives had led the Southern States 20 pro-
| poe SecessieA, # HSdit StskSeSe elsSAee If two
ofthem could tell. A Hrst sight, Ii looks unsc-
!. .countable that tAieassfshsemople Of that
country should bEsek s9G from thsis allegiance
| Who's. principles differ from tifeir own This
seens sin more ssvahgs whsn ~ fessenbes thsti
he has neither the will nor The power 10 lsy sths
lkhtest finger on any part Of their institutions
NJ. Lincoln nor the Republican party OF which
~ "a the head dream Of the abolitior0i Slavery.
| Thew are opposed 70 the extension of Slavery
beyoud its present limits; nor viii they consent
| 10 lay down the principle that Slavery ls 70 be
assumed to exist until u has been abolished by
| law. But apparestly there il nothing m thfs 70
terrify or exasperate those States in which sie'
very il already rooted. And as the yqDs@'I
ocratic party had Q majority both IN the
senate and in Congress, there was no reason 70
fear spy change OF policy even ID these reepeets
At first sight therefore, there was nothing IN tbe
election Of Mr.. Lincoln to justify the Southern
States in breaking up the Union. But, in fact,
although il was the election Of o President
whom they abherYed that made their wrath bod
over, they had long been inAamed against htheirs
Northern brethren with most intense hostility,
Our gentle jars between Wings and Tories can
give us faint idea Of the vehemence Of party
feeling between the South and the North. The
Democrats hate the Republicans with a perfect
hatred. It is only natural for them to do so.--
They are told every day that their social system
is detestable tha: they are living in defiance Of
the law of God; that their mnch-loved institu.
tiou ia the scandal of the world; and they are
not likely to show that Christian feeling which
they are denied to possess by meek submission
to these insults Their rage, too, has the pow.
erful stimulus Of fear. They dread that thepr'nso
ciples laid down BY the North should catch the
ear of their slaves and lead to that most terrible
of all calamities-aservil insurrection. Every
thing in short, HAS helped to lash into excite
ment the antipafhes,iof the Southern against
the Northern States. So long az the President
was OF their own choosing, and the whole Of the
United States was in theif hands, this feeling.
however deep, could remain quiesceht But at
the least check the tide was sure to overRow.--b
The election of Republican President could
not but make the saye-owners feel that the scep-
ter was passing from their hands. They were no
longer to control the 1aestinies of the United
States. Their power and prestige were gOne.--1
Even patient men might have felt some exasPe- 8
ration at such change; and patience is not the
virtue by which the Southern planters are
marked. Probably no men in thesworld are less
accustomed to self control. 2 No wonder that o
burst of rage ensued thar shook the Union TO-
its base. 1t would, however, be . mistake to
imagine that the disruption Of the United States
has been simply owing to an unealculatiBg ac- 2
cess of fury In fact that gust of rage is dying
away, and yet these long headed Southerners are
not the less keen for Secession 1t is from the
North, not from the South, that the desire for
compromise has arisen. Generally, the Southern
States have made up their minds that true policy
require them to secede. They look forward to
their future with confidence, and their conduct
is that Of men who see good reasons for what
they are about to do. baA .egat 50 3sggngsT,
In the first place, their politicians are profound,
lyimbued with the idea that as regards their
domestic institutions" attack is the true meth
cd of defense To stand still is 70 be lost
Their wise policy il, not to let the North OUT 3
weigh them, but to extend Slavery over bound
less extent of new territory, and thus to build
up a Confederacy Of Slave States whose i'm
portance should command the respect, not only
Of their Northern brethren, but of the whole
world We areIby no means prepared to say
that, given Slavery as q postulate, this view is
short sighted or unstatesman-like. And then,
again, many thoughtful men in the Southern
States feel this-they find themselves radically
at variance with their Northern brethren with
respect to the most essential principles that can
bear on their daily life as private men, and on
their policy as a State Every year deepens the
Northerners abhorrence of Slavery. Every
year deepens the Southerner's conviction that
Slavery is right; that the negro is born to be
| bondsman; that Slavery is the true gospel OF
wealth, civilization and Christianity. And who
shall blame them for deeming that, with .princi.
ples so utterly at war it is not possible for two
great countries, such as the Northern and the
southern states, 70 oe reany anu ~ 'iu'1
together as one Peop'es AHS nv'i'ioos ou'"a'U
union does but cause grieVous neart ournl.gs'
and IL wouia, IN iact, tehu W pecoe ahd n.s
ooriy feeiing 10 make ou'Waru oirLs'oi, nne
| all views anu ih'eres's aie eo u'to go
Let US, they say, torn one ilisn,s ooleueA
ton, lmpued Win tue same prinoipie, a"nS ~
the same ends setting oeiore .ne moslu ",
ample OF tne pehehceneeo vi Vu, "Vo.e n n''''o1"
Let us no longer De dragged pack IN tne COURSE
which frovidenee mas prepared ior Us, W yins
ourselves to those VINO aonor our soc,ai SYSTEM.
and whose PASSIONATE oesire Is W .nsais oul
undertakings. coming uoWn iiolii s snis .o.g .;g
| ground, they know wen ina. hee 'raue sa''r ~
would enormously enhance .ne P.ospesny VI
tneir country nase no "r .,".e L..'sa ~ - ~
tect' 10 tneln tne relaAasion " .u.soa S 49,,
strct'ons on tfaoe woul'i oe an un.n =. ~ U,;o.
And yet, so long as tney are oounu W tse ohions
they cannot wnns.aha .ne supeio !, ~ aI III N
the North, strenuousIy eAer.eu as =. IS, & snu wiz
be, IN favor OF protee.onisI aa,in h. ,sS "S
believe 10 DC the main inouGeu'enss sua' ,eu
the upper Class IN INC Sou'nefN s''''e' " NeSA'
secession. 50 ~, -,
IN iact however, ,,,a .nI bsns hsen ao nowsr'
lolheo III lhe cry tuey "UI'u h', s hpudrod
less 10 resist ior tney huinoef yu. .. -
thousanus' ~nio N.v mass y. 80, 10
more tnan seven lilions anu ,o.a n,,,,hass "anrv
man mas So'e' oi rs sou ;a.e,.,,. go tho 1n,rnr
all oefore mem. Ing inu1oenS W W. ,omI
RANKS Oh "hi'es W uen'a,u .I s .s:s Us a. .aaao
tneir desire 70 re,open 'ne as;.;a aI,os,
| ~ shS ooee"S'"
ent,rely less, NO. on Im nos IS
grai Ts mea.ui ouS up un, nio9sr At b;s command
ine ',an , "no n"S s;,,' NV ssh s oan,anU, 90 The
Is ookeu upon WIN 20 INV I,.snaI H aho Gould
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not can hi,lssn sns w.. W. -, 80 ,ha, Ill,
but' oesPiseu as .ne " .h 1,I WIZ. .;,h ,sa
not put themselves On sne wv WIN I'D sa,he.
ny engaging ~ nanua. 'noo, s yaI 49, Tha;n
i've ID pehuss s.aH roi ,;rrars os ths;r nwn
goiuem uay a:.S.'a " eSa,.har,, S,.,s.
70 ~anop 80 ,,;th the hrsad;no states have
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