, 1863-02-14
THE. NORTHWEST AND TIE
UNION,
THE INFLUENCE OF ILLINOIS,
Views of a Loyal Maryland


T:c Message Of G.Y YAcs If l.iiu ,is, lc
liye1ed lust lilunth to tic General Assembly vi
that State, reminds Us once more OF tl.:' u Il
that those who have been looking upon tie
people cf thegreat NoTthwr5tas tt:eb!a ,,c;"At
10 Judge Of what concerns mos: deeply their
ilst rrsi-, will have to reckon i.'a. .:nt.tatl
with Tie very nlslrlt Of, patriotism, and fill of
gcod kensc, as this S:*te paper Is, il :ya::.1-
siuus should DO stut4ird By MI 1i1u. Il tialr7,
may Gtl cispu:cd to iuss in thu ard:ous task
If restoring the Union and Of lnHictin. con-
dign punishment rpon IL, assai'ants. Coming
ter CT Siatc- On thu hral-'Tatcts Of the Nsei5~
eiIpi-tLe Empire State Of tile Northwest
r1oIcr-and which Notwithstanding to thy:
last census-a white population coming with
In only two hundred md two thqnsand nine
hundred and seyenty-four OF all the old Gnh
States, viz: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabam1,
Geo,gia and Flurid;:, NC nay thus estimate
the weight this powerful community IN the
settlement cf the great controyersysa5 to Hho
las tie right to the free nayga,ion->ot 1ns
Mississippi River. ,.t
{After quoting lorgely from ta,s message Of
Gov. Yatuaf the American. tonc'u4ee:}
Backed as tic attercr Of these sentiments IS
hy the mighty material ps!wer Of ! common
wealth like Illinois, a StAte which, as Nc nave
shown, h4s a white population, entcspI',sln@, n. .
traFe, patriotic and DC crmined, nearly SIX
| times Us great Us that of South Carollna, VINO
/. not compelled to heed his words, WIG uoss
rot feel that in tho power Of the great states
| of tic Northwest the Union Las reserved
| power destined to savc II in the eud. lhe at
tempt 10 disaifect these great s!:tes, 10 SOY ,
| italOusfes and dissensions bet"iSt ineIl una
The other loyal States has most s!gnally ln!ed.
| They have an interest, iul1ueHse, uFef"helm.
ing, in the re-opcning Of the Navigation ol me
! great river tilat washes their soil, and hy the
aid ofthc General Government thet are gong
/ hora n
Interest in the great lines Of railroads and NJ
| ter navigation which connect them Tlth the
| Atlantic seaboard; and secure OF that, they
will do nothing in the interest or Wisilts oith
rebellion 70 compromise T. Let rcbsluom
thcr, take heed of all this. Let 1t cease to pour
out ita bleIod and treasure on IN Infamous and
foolish quest, lei it follow the examples Of its
! adMonisiicd and abashtl 6yrlpathizers of the
Peace Dcm.craey'' here, and prepare to give
up II conflict demonstrated for them hopeless.
There il one more thihg to consider IN co:'.
| Hection with the Message Of Governor Yates,
and that is the relative position OF the great
Northwest to the rebel Confederacy, sup2os;
ing The lutfer should succeed III ictncline
from The Middle Statcs New England, and
then in turn auciecsl in separating thu North
west from The Middle, states, Look ut 1t.
With the Northwest cut adrift from its friends
to the saslwa.I Of it-with the present ioya
States now acting together, divided into thret
1 Jealous aud dissatisfied communities, wla1
| might be the fate Of .ifAf,' Of these divisions
confronted on the South by The great s}av'
"ljgarriy. possibly lacked-,lle il:ter-o,
Fs:ncc or England, or both: How lon:
would it be btfore each would be snapped III
in turn by this great military despo:ism-
great III comparison when all the disloy1
States continued intact-and koE st the l,st
might the Northwest cali in Yain for hell
from those who now acting with il may def
all colntrs: The Southern plot 'ers have i
the past fixed UP good many sharp. plots
but the sharpness Of this trausccnd5 thcm al
But We hare shown how little chance the
have Of ereccss. With such sentinels q
Governor Yates upon the watch tower t
warn them ofnpproachtng danger. the Nor'f
western Stairs VIII be true to each other n,
10 the other lloyd sta!es, they will never max
terms with 4 set of tre:cherous despots,
: . whose every act is seen deceit aud villain
worthy only Of themselves or Of the arch,1icn