M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-10-24

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ems and exalts humanity, will produce
the same effects upon art and com:
merce, and the Improvements in prac:
tical government, which the same
kind OF competition produced in ting
/ old commonwealth of Greece. Heaven
grant that my convictions may not be
eroncous. am not, then, Que oI
those who say that The impending sep
aration Of the American States prov
es the failure of her experiment of
democracy. Any other form Of gov.
ernment would have equally failed ip
keeping together sections Of com,
munity 50 geographically cast with
interests antagonistic to each other
But this | may say, that when we see
liberty and law alike suspended in the
moment of danger, printing presses
destroyed by an unreSisting mob, or
the opinions Of public yfrlEs stiflod
by dcmscr iic government-when
VIC sec an AIi1e. can President 30 be-
wldcred with his own armies, or 50
despairing of the skill Of his own
generals, that hu offers to the Itllian
lGaribaldi the command of American
patriots--l think, without vanity, we
may say that in those arts Of good
government which can preserve FREQ.
dom in the hour Of danger, and ena.
bio a nation to right itself by the
brains and hearts of its own children
America has more to learn from Eng.
Ian! than England has to learn from
America. Let us, then, tarn our eyes
back to our own country, humbly
grateful for the blessings we enjoy,
and mantully resolved to defend and
maintain them. . ..+
The London Economist thus, in the
true spirit Of British jealousy, cx.
presses satisfaction at tho possible
overthrow Of the Uniom .t .....
We do not sec why we should hesi.
tate to declare our belief that the dis,
solution of tho Union will prove u
good to the world, to Great Britain,
and probably in the end to America
herself. The great Republic Of the
West had grown in population. in
prosperity, aud in power alta rate and
in way which was not well either
for her neighJors or herself. Her
course had GGcn 80 triumphant, so
unparalleled, soffree ff6m difficulties,
80 uncheckcred by disaster or reverse,
that the national sense and the natiQn.
al morality mad both suffered in the
process. They were so rough, 50 en-
troaching SO oVerbearing that all
pQther governments felt as in some
new associate, hnttahed the amen.
tiles Of civilized lifsl asA .jnsensible
Rlike to the doinandSIWj justice and of
courtesy, lad forced it$May into the
areepagus Of nati6tSuae, Yet at the
same time, they " "a q reck less and
80 indispat9by powA4dl that nearly
every one was disposed 70 bear with
them and defer ,,tj them, rather Than
oppose a democracy 50 ready to quar-
rel and SO soSSapabIe ef combat The
result was, as might. lie esPacteds AN
increase Of. arrogance and a styeteb oE
pretcnsions which made it clear that
sooner or later, all who did not wisI1
to be habituaily trsmpled on and IT,
suited must prepare. to fight. ! 4
AT the same time. it. became pains
fully sIyi9u$, that thllyer unFepuked!
exercse of incEeasing power was dc,
moralizing e.tnIidst nature OF the
people; blfidipg theis eyes alike to
what was jnsfin tbeir relations to
others, sndt@Yhat was worthy and
noble iti the true otHects, Of national
ambition. This being so-and wL6
can galnsay, i!i--witlI What color Or
consistency of "rejEoii scan We -
charged wlth selfshness or want Of
generosity, bccauss.,we Uepice that an
e$aess Of power Tllcl'vA' megacirg
to others aud noXians to. themselves
mas been cuftaifed and curbe6'; that
We are spared the painful alternative
oi;ceaseloss se1AbHes and couseless
sudurances, Or of sidcsperate and de-,
cisiye conflict; tAat.pride which was
fast becoming a disease has met with
o salutary check; that the weak plae,
es and tue radical faults in those de-
mocratic institutions which they were
accustomed to worship witha blind
idolatryihave boen laid bare in time;
and that in future they. will have TO
share the common lot Of European
nations, and to develope their tesourc:
es and pursne their progress underline
wholesome restraints OF powerful
neighbors and rival forms OF .polity. "a
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what wiz be DOnc with Enian-
-s- ciPated Negroes. -1td1oss
We often hear ills questionput. -.
We confess this is q serious matter.---
We see no other way than that they
will Immediately make their way to
tire free States. CIR cities, towns and
villages will be filled with them; and