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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY ID, 1863.


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The CosstasntsI Aosthls for FebEua-
ri, contains an Article srotha she pen of
En- Governor Boutwell,, entitled, "Our
dang q asd i@ easase4as He ssys:
fsThs South complains Of the growth
Of the North, and sainfy fmagines thai By
separation it's own prosperity would be
EThs Isaasrs os he ssAsalsoa.. .sorssaw,
long tina sinaa, aAas slaseEy led no Sc
euritY that the Government would be ad-
ministered in the interest Of the institu-
tiaa. The admission Of California fol-
lowed By the admission Of three other free
States, forced the Shareholders into hope
less minority in the Senate Of the United
States"
The reasoning Of the Ex- Governor Ia
not bagssaa, as sse shall proceed 70 show.
Prior to the admission of California into
she Union, thsse was an equal uambeE Of
free and slave States. 4 majority of the
Southern msuabars Of Congress voted for
the admission Of that State, noswishssand-
ing it would give a majority Of free States
over slase States, and she Northern msm-
beFs sf Congress who voted against the
admission of California are now acting
with the Republican party.
In 1858, when oregon made aPpliea-
ton to be adnitted as free State, near
ly every Republican ia Congress voted
against il, and neaEly gsrry southern mem-
Der voted to receive Oregon into the Un-
ion. To be more precise, there was only
fifteen Northern Republicans in the Low
er House, who voted favorable TO the ad-
mission of thai State. Hannibal Hamln
now Vice President, voted against it,
while on the contrary, A. q. Stevens,
Vice-President uf the so-called Southern
Oonfeaeracy, not only voted in the affirm
ative, but made the most eloquent speech
ever delivered IN she Lower House Of Con-
gress in favor Of it's admission, and in the
course Of which he established the fact
that slavery did not depend upon the num-
Der or any Number of free States. So too
on the admission Of Minnesota, msjori-
ty of Northern Republicans voted against
it as q free State; while majority of
Southern members voted for its admission
These facts are dedueible from our Con-
greasional records. Hence the Ex- GsV-
eruor is most egregiously in error In at
tgibuting sour danger and its cause 70 tae
admission of fre4 States into the Union.
IL the Southern shareholders in Congress
had have voted with the Republican mem
bers, the North would not have had this
growth, prosperity, and power, DIR. Bout
veil rofers to, Bat ID 50 happens that
the Abolitionists are always talking about
our DANGER bus never give the real oaase
or difEeulty, and it is NOE to be expected
that thsy should. The danger started
With the anti-SlaEeEy society, and organ
ixatiou Of sectional party. and the
"cause" of this conflict grew out Of these
organizations. Il is not true that Ethe
South complains OF the grown OF the
NORTH" neither is it the case thai slavery
is the cause Of the war az Ex- Governor
Boutwell, asserts ss 9 truism. Opposition
to slavery disturbed the tranquility Of the
country, and created hatred and animos-
ity between the Northern Abolitionists
and Southern fire. eaters, politicians and
anseEupulous denAgogues in both sections
finally joined with these extremists and
the results are before us, and it is sufh-
cient to say that the honest masses Of the
people are che greatest sufferers.
Ii would be just ss well, ss far IS re-
suits are concerned, to sound at once tbs
death -knell of the Republic, as to declare
war for emancipation. The friends Of
the Constitution, the Union and the laws,
must stand fm, and keep vigilant watch
at their posts PEasndedlsr.