The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-02-14
The English Say Concession Is
'AksCrd.''
From The London Ners Of Jan. 81.

The concession Of the points OF differ
ence by the one section or the other Is the
one Only condition on winch the Union
can be Reconstructed. Such concession Is
now no longer expected OF the rec States
and II utGays absura to tosayane tt
1hc question how is whether such COR
ccssion viii be agreed to by the Slave
States as the only alternative 10 sutjnSa-
ton by conquest! 1t Is better to tace
the truth OF The case, after that we have
seen or the mischief that comes OF COW
ering 1t up tor supposed prudential reats-
ouS.
VI hat is the precise nature OF the con-
cession the South n.ust make III the case
supposed I he answer Is given by the
demands she made upon the North. J lie
whole Union has borne the dlscredlt and
moral anu material injury OF being Il slave
holaiug nation, while nine-,eaihs of the
nation held 10 slaves, and dlsapproved
the institution. i he aim Of the recent
election WAS to 2etrid Uf the disgrace und
INJURY by taking measures Tor restricting
Slavery within Its actual boundaries, ana
making 1t sectional instead OF natlouai.-
1ils Indicates 1T once the folly OF prupo-
sing TO the majority 70 y.e.d up this ann,
aud the precise necessity that the South
lies under, whether She chooses war or
peace. Ia either case now, Slavery and
Its liabilities must be restricted WITHIN its
actual limits aud 1t is Tor the PRO Slavery
people 10 cectde whether they shall first
unoergo Il conquest 10y arms liey can
not expect, o! course, 10 conquer the Free
States. 81 most they Car propose To hold
their ground and II they could hold
then ground and establish themselves III
independence they would be. Iii regard to
the conditions vi Slavery, precisely where
they may now be without lighting. Ii
they hau lived anywhere bat III slavehold-
ing society, they would sec this as the
world does but they are ignorant OF life
elsewhere, and as unconscious Us the Chi
nese of the relative strength and ciyil.za-
tion OF thcmsel, es and either people. / his
ignorance li,ay lead them 10 venture war
IA the " hole case this Is the thing to be
feared They 90 Lot know how poor their
resources are III Comparison with those u
aly other CIVILIZED couutry-theIr rotten
roads and bridges, their scauty arms, even
where men so aimed about Their daily
business; theIr inrapacity for military
ulsclpllne; their destltulion OF stores sucn
as are ueccSsarj Tor warfare, ami especial
~ their pecanlary poverty. They are
alarmed ABOUT their negroes. ] hey 40
feei what nliistoue tney have about
their necks In this seryIIe Class their
iour millions or domestic Toes. The poor
whites would make a scry Ice;b bic bandit
ii, as long as they Were hot brought face
10 lace WIKI Northern Tree iaDuIers.-
" heh that happens, they forthwith be-
eoiue Northern Iree IdDorers themselves.
1here Is no OTHER IOTce wiich cuulu DC
brought INTO the tSid AGAINST feueral
iroops; and after great -sorthern army
hao swept the country, brushing away s.Ii
opposition, aud possessing theuiseiy cs y.
.Sery TOWN, plantation, Terry and iurt thai
the5 cHoosc 10 takC-sc...!Ig ihe SLAVES
ice as they went-what wouIu remain Il.
the citizens! Certainly II worse chunce,
as To terms, than they have NOW ine,
might now be received back on the Simple
eonuit!oh that they shou4u keep Ihe.r
peculiar Institution 10 themselves. altu
make Il really domestic matter OF it.
1T is probable that even the three-fiiths
suffrage might be icft To ihcia icr a tln.e.
Out they must Imagine their own cunceriis.
"hd see HE nation at large Casting un the
discredIt Oh an institution that the wuriu
thinks liiof 1heSe are sClely easy terms
iVr a ieJeiiious people; but VIC Dciic,1
'hey may have item, If they see il.
tin.e What they had best 10 do