Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-01-14

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| tons Of the states when discovered and tile
| feasible alliance OF those recombinatioas with
European nations alliances as unnatural,
and which would prove ultimately as pcsii-
| lential TO soce.y here as that of the Tlas
calans with the Spaniard, who promised them
revenge upon their ancient enemies, The
Secondly, The disunion movement arises
partly out of dispute over The common domain
Of the United States. Hitherto HE Union has
confined this controversy within the bound
OF political debate, by referring it, with all
other national ones, to the arbitrament of the
ballot box, Does any one suppose that dis
unicn would transfer The whole domain 10
either party, or that any other umpire than
! war would, after dissolution, be invoked
Thirdly, This movement arises, in another
view, out of the relations OF African slaves
to the domestic population of the country
Freedom is tc them, as to all mankind the
chief object of desire. Hitherto, under the
operation of the Union, they have practically
remained ignorant Of the controversy, espec-
tally of its bearings on themselves. Can we
hope that fragrant civil war shall rage among
ourselves in their very presence, and yet that
they will remain stupid and idle spectators
| Does history furnish us any satisfactory
obstruction upon the horrors Of civil war
among people so brave, so skilled in arms, so
earnest in conviction. so intent in purpose as
we are II is a meie chimera wi iich suggests
an aggravaiion of those horrors beyond eiIdur-
ance when, on either side, there SINH occur the
intervention Of an uprising fcrocious African
slave population Of four, or six, perhaps twenty
millionsg
The opinions Of mankind change and with
then, fhp nolipi1s NJ nafians Ora hunaral
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1eAfs "s" an the co'uihcicihi european states
were engaged IN transferring negro slaves IRON
Africa 10 this hemisphere Io.tlny all those
states AFRO fir,,,Iv sat i, Los,;i;,,, 4, ~ t,,
s.sSS - - ~ ~ - t.s'is ~ .e SA,S
sion ana even 10 tue pfactlvc OE slavery. Up.
position to it takes two forms one Enropean
which is simple. direct abolition effe,.fed II
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ai'seu pe, ny co'hpu'son ihe oaher american,
/ winch seeks 10 arrest The African slave tlahe,
and resist the entrant:e of domestic slavery
into territories where il is yet unknown, while
~ 'eA ses tiic uisposi"oh OF eAistiig slavery 10
the consderate action OF the states by which
it is retained Ii is the Union that restricts
IN vPP,s,,. " s,s' ~ si'is coun'ty VIII
III uiesc minus ~ utssuiution prevail what
guaranty shall there be against the full devel-
onnenf hero nf fl,p fpnrfl anil unrornnr,,n,;
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hk hOsthitJ ~ SURVEY WHICH eise"neFr per-
yades tle world, and OF which the recent
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DIT, IIssluen nase ueslsneuiy uWeis 50 long on
.he psooanle ehecs q ulsuni9n upon tne safety Of
me american people rs 70 lease me ntte time to
consioep lne otner eyls when must follow m its
Tram. put pFacncaily the loss OF safety involves
every t o.aer form q pup.G caASmisy nen once
lost:
dissolution would not only arrest put cxtInguish
ny greatness q OUT country Even separate con-
as ceau eSs s sna @ ey could sever