New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-26

FURTHER DIsINrEGRATIoN.

Mr.. Breckinridge predicted, a few weeks ago, in
speech he made in the United States Senate, that
If the war lasted twelve months longer there would
be three Confederaoes in the place OF the old
Union, instead Of two. If it lasted for two years
there would be four.
Evidently, he had no reference to division among
the States of the South. There never was people
more HOMOGENEOUS or better assmiated, and there
is no danger that we will not get along together in
peace and harmony. His prophecy had reference
to the North. His idea; no doubt, was that the
Northwest, purely agricultural region, and hay
ing no identity of interest with the East, would set
up for ITSELF and thus escape the high tariffs and
taxes and monopolies in which our former New
England brethren delight. The next disruption
would take place on the Pacific. California and
Oregon would establish Government for them
selves. Thus, then, four Gonfederacies would oc-
cupy the place of old Unon-the great South,
the Northwest, the Pacific States and Territories,
and the East.
Mr.. Breckenridge spoke of it as an evil--as if he
would regret tosee such a result. But, why not?
The continent Of Europe is dotted over with differ
ent nations, with contiguous territorial lines, and
it is only now and then that there is any trouble
| between them. Certainly, they get along better
and more harmoniously together than the North
and the South did during the existence of the
| Union.
| The area occupied by the Union was SO large
that the interests of different sections were neces-
sarily variant, and it was impossible to reconcile
4 Them to the satisfaction of all. Thus, the manu-
featuring States of the Northeast wanted protec-
ton, and the South, for the sake of the Union,
yielded it, although it was millions of dollars out
i of our pockets every year. They wanted mo-
nopoiy of the coast navigation, and the South con-
scented to that. They wanted hounties and larges-
ses of all sorts out of the Federal Treasury and
generally contriyed to get them. Not content with
all these privileges and advantages they boldly
samed that the South should not carrya certain
species of its property into the Territories that
had fought for and paid for, and organized great
party to prevent it. They robbed US Indirectly by
means of Federal legislation, robbed us directly
by stealing our slave property and then sought to
crown it all by trying to rob US of our share of the
Territories. These things show that interests
are different, our ideas of government different,
and that the quarrel which had been going on so
long between rs had to come to head sooner or
later, and the sooner the better. The South sub
mitted to expressions and wrongs of various sorts
longer, as we have before remarked, than any
other free people on earth would have done.
For the sake of peace and quiet. and for self
| preservation, we dissolved a Union which pro-
missed to be more and more oppressive and hateful
to US every year. If the Northwest choose, as we
did, to break off from the Union, why not? 1t
may not have the same causes of complaint, OF as
| many causes Of complaint as the South had, but
it may secede from the Union, if it chooses, with
out being obliged to give any reasons for it what
ever Bat the probability is that there will soon,
be reasons enough. The New England Yankees,
\ under color of law, will commence plundering
i them and weighing them down with tariffs and
direct taxes, until government, instead of being a
| blessing to them, viii bea burden. Nor is the
Northwest as able to stand these exactions as the
South was when she acknowledged membership in
the Union. So, also, California and Oregon NAV
find tito their account to separate from the Yam
KEGS, and work out their own salvation in their
own way. Brigham Young in the Territory of
| Utah, has already declared the independence of
the Mornlons and old Abe is SO busy suppressing
the rebellion at home he cannot send q force there
to put them down.
Sc far from sharing Mr.. Breckinridge's distress
about further dissolution of the Union, we rather
think it would be good thing. Communities and
States then, having common interests, would
\ league together in new confederacies, instead of
all remaining together in one Union, with clashing
interests and perpetual chickering's When it is
i manifest that there is cheating going on around
the board, it is better for all honest players to
pocket their stakes and withdraw from the game.
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