The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-27


McClellan's military family and as having
very suddenly returned to France after the
celebrated change of base on the Peninsular,
has written very extended account of the
Seven Days fighting before Richmond. Its
conclusion, as found in the N ew Y ord Herald
of Nov. 18th, strongly hints at the pro-
liability of tho reunion of all the States minus
the New England. We see the same idea
occasionally thrown out in the North and
North-acest The prince thus closes his
recital:
stop here. have had in view, in the
course of this eital, to define the character
of an American army, TO make known the
sinaularites of war il those countries, so
different from our own; the difficulties of all
kinds against which it had to contend. |
have given utterance to my impressions,
good and bad, with equal frankness. The
good has often impressed me with admra-
ton; the bad cannot weaken the feelings OF
profound sympathy which 1 feel for the
American people. I have therefore wished
TO touch lightly the mourDful connection OF
the faults and accidents which led to the
failure of The great effort made for the re-
establishment of the Union. | will not at
tempt to interrogate the future concerning
the consequences of this miscarriage. They
will present themselves soon enough. 1t
would be idle and ridiculous at present TO
seek to predict what Will be the ultimate
fate of the combatants. which of the two
parties engaged will show the greatest te-
nacitv, or. when this difficulty is over. will
manifest the longest hate. One thing is
curtain-the unsuccessful campaign of Nc
Clellan against Richmond is destined to
cause the shedding of torrents of blood, and
to prolong a struggle whose fatal conse-
quences are made to be felt not only in
America; it postpones, in short, the most
desirable solution of the present crisis
the return to the Union-the old Union
l say the old Union with intention, bes
cause | am among those who believe that,
if the North were conquered, decidedly
conuuered-if the right of minorites to
resist by arms the decisions of universal suf-
frare, were VIGOROUSLY established-the
Union would not have had any less chance
of being restored, only it would be restored
by the moro secure establishment OF
slavery.
PROBABLE RESULTS OF A DIVISION OF THE
UNION.
If the federal bond should be definitely
broken between the North and the South it
would very soon be discovered between the
different States which form the Northern
fascss. Each Of them would then regard it
as for their interest, while the Southern con-
federation would be more and more closely
united by the powerful bond of slavery. 1t
would give the full m easure of its force, &C
Quire great prestige and exercise tn at attrac
ton which is always attached to success and
power Victorious. it will extend its hands
L., - Of
souri,, Kentucky and Virginia, but even over
Mary land. Baltimore would be the entire
pot of all foreign merchandise. English iron
would arrive there almost in the heart of
PENNSYLVANIA. Who can say if that State,
where the population has perhaps scarcely
/ less repugnance for a free negro than for
black slave, would not conclude to make
peace with the powerful confede ration, ced-
ing the protective rights which the latter
would hasten to demand? For the South
ern States ale not free traders except Tor the
MON entary wants of their cause. Once the
masters, they would become American above
all. New York would follow the example
of PENNSYLVANIA. Commerce Is not the oc-
cupation OF Southern men; they need some
body to do their business. The same move
cent, according to all appearances, would
attract the Western States, all Of whose
rivers would be in the hands of the Con-
federates. Alone the States of New Eng
land, where the Puritanical belief has pre-
served all its empire, and where the hatred
of slavery is sincere would remain In an
isolated position, living on the products of
their agriculture, and by the resources which
the enterprisiug spiritof heir maritime pop
ulation, so active and so numerous, would
know how to create.
THE NECESSARY FATE OF THE SOUTH IF THE
UNION Is DIVIDED.
With the exception of these six little
States; with the exception, probably, also,
of California, which, separated from the
rest of the world, has altogether exceptional!
interests, the whole Union would be thus
restored; only the ideas of the South would
be preponderaHt. The glorifcation aud ex-
tension of slavery would be the comm on
aim. Founded by arms, the confederation
would become, above everything else,
military power. The slaveholdiLg aristoc-
racy would have gained their desires; they
would know the intoxication Of glory, and
would never again submit to be bridled.
Conservative at home. but aggressive with
out, it would no longer be restrained as here
tofore BY numerical interest-the cool,
good sense, little British. of Northern mer-
chants. With the impulse which the re-
turn of peace would give to affairs, aud the
prosperity which would follow, the con-
federation. thus constituted. would become
a formidable Power, and those who desire
above everything the existance of a great
State in North America would have to ac-
cord it their sympathies, on condition al
ways that it had the chance of duration.
SUGGESTION OF DIFFICULTY.
But there is the difficulty. Great things
can be done with slavery to acquire fabulous
wealth in a very short time, as formerly St.
Domingo; place under arms. while the blacks