Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-08
HBreahers Ahead /"

A significant article under this bead appear
ed last week in lhe New York Comm reiaI Ad
veyiiser, a Republican paper. Wequote:
The reverse at Richmond, if Il proves to be {
serious one, will probably cause the sympatb' z
ers with rebellion and The mGye radical GmOrS
Ike loyal ntn 70 attempt to resuecitate measures
ahich they are known to have reluctantly KEEP
in abeyance. There will be some who will say
"We had better let the South 80. We can dc
without them, and 10 is no use fighting abouI
it." We suspect the party disposed to talk iu
that vein is not without adhtrents in both
Houses of Congress. Bat II 10 not the party Of
the country. Itis possible, however, that Gov
trameDt anticipates some trouble in that direc
lion. There are those who would force II 70
The brink of this rsdicaliem. II Is believed
that they have been irdustIiously lsboring to
that end, knd ere disposed 10 take an early op-
pOftuDity OF disclosing their purpose.
That Republican. AOolitlonism, II i, 6nd Itself
cornered In i.s attsmp. to dissolve the U1lon
By the dissolution of certain States, will take
the ground indicated 10 the above extract, there
can be but little doubt. II is preparing itself
for The alternative, and for tlis purpose, while
affecting bullying tone, 1t 10 industriouslS Ia
boring to get up the fcarecroW OF foreign inter
ventlou. /. 10 bent upon Dlaunion In some form,
and it il Can be reached in no other way, 1t will
be sought through the original proposition OF
the New York II ihuae and other Republican
Abolition journals, made before the commence
ment OF hoslili.iss, 10 let the South 90 If IL
chooses, and form an Independent Government
10 the words of BAsxs, they will be willing to
"lss The UOiou slide"
Startling as shis proposition may Sppear, after
the expenditure OF 90 much blood and treasure
for the maintenance Of the Union utbrofsr,
snd reasonable as It may seem to every tue
Democrat snd conservative man, 1t 10 not WAis
worse than the schems which hnds 20 much
favor viii many Of the prominent leaders of
the Rspublioan-AbOlitiOn party, to create rev
States out Of old ones without the consept Of the
psopie Of the latter as required BY the cOnssi
tuition, and 10 annihilate other States BY COZ
verting them into Territories, for which there
is 20 warrant 10 the Constitution either express
or implied. In one reppect, this scheme is even
more atrocous and reasonable than the open
acknoWl Wledgnens of the success of tae rebel.
lion in dividing the Union. because the former,
shile Affecting deep concern for the nations
life, applies the koife to its throat.
Bat the plot - dissolve the Union by striking
hands With the Southern rCbels, OF BY the
vaccinations 70 bot ont stars from the pstional
dag, viii be soled. That old love Of she
Uaion, ieboru in the American bosom and h1N-
log IN the veins Of every citizen untsi0ted
with Abolition Dlsunionism and Secession Re-
bellion, will yet arouse itseif to more decided
ard energetic action, and demand union Of
all loyal conservative men, not for the insane
purpose Of interfering with slavery in the
ssates, but for ii cole and noble aim Of main.
tanning the UOiOn of Thirty -four .iree and inde.
pendent SsAtes" under the Constitution 50 IL is,
Even Conservative Republicans themselves
are alarmed at tthe gradual developments ofthe
radical conspiracy In the ranks Of their party to
overthrow the existing Federal Government by
insidious means and under the plea of an Ipey-.
table necessity. The COmmyeipl AdSs'tisty,
from which We took the extract at the begin-
ming Of this article, after AlludIng to esEtain
which 1t views as indications Of q
purpose among the radicals In its party to fsvcr
a proposition to acknowledge the sOutOsrn
Conftderacy, asks the startling question--"Are
there not breakers ahead 10 this dIrectiOn7'
and saye:
IL THRAE ARE VIZ HOPE THE PaEIpEEr wLL
THR2w HIMiKLF UPJN The coNlERvATIvE sERTi-
nEET cY TEE c.URTRY. IT WILL ABuRDAKTLY
kusTAIa HIN.