Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-25

Ab0litlonism, has been utterly extingulened
Sir, the peace Of the Union and Of this conti-
nent demands IL. But, unfortunately, those
very elements exist abundantly in New England
herself; and to her i look with confidence to
secure to them the mastery within her limits.
In fact, sir, 'the true voice Of New England
has, for some years past, been rarely heard here
or elsewhere In public affairs. Men now con-
troll her politics and are in high places, State
and Federal, who, twenty years ago, could not
have been chosen selecimen In old Massachu-
setts. But let her remember at last her ancient
renown; let her return from vain-gl0rious ad-
miration of the stone monuments Of her heroes
aud patriots OF a former age, to generous emu
lation Of the noble and manly virtues which
they were designed to commemorate. Let US
hear less from her OF the Pilgrim Fathers and
the May Flower, and Of Plymouth Rock, and
more of Roger Williams and bis compatriots,
and his toleration. Let her Danish now and
forever her dreamers and her soPhists and her
fanatics, and call back again into her State ad-
ministration and into the national councils "her
men of might, her grand in soul''-some Of
them sill Alive-and she will yet escape the
dangers which now threaten her with isola-
tion ....... .....r. H,.
Then, sir, while am inexorably hostile to
Puritan domination In religion or literature or
politics, am not In favor of tho proposed ex-
clusion Of New England. I would have the
Union as it was; and first, New England as she
was. But if New England will have no nnion
with saveholders; ii she is not content with
"the Union as it was," then upon her own
head bo the responsibility for secession. And
there will be no more coercion now. |, at
least, will be exactly consistent.
And now, sir, can the Central States, New
York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, consent
to separation Can New York City, Sir, the
trade of the South made her largely what she
is. She was the factor and banker of the
South-cotton filed her hatbor with shipping
and her banks with gold. But in an evil hour
the foolish, will not say bad, linen of
Gotham" persuaded her merchant prince
against her first lesson In business-that she
could retain or force back the Southern trade
by war. War, indeed, has given her, lust
now, new business and trade greater and
more profitable than the old. But with dis
union, that, too, must perish And let not
Wall street, or any other great interest, mer.
camille, manufacturing or commercial, imagine
that IL shall have power enough or wealth
enough to stand in the way OF reunion through
peace. Let them learn, one and ell, that u
public man who has the people as his support,
is stronger than they, though he may not be
worth million, nor even one dollar. A little
while ago the banks said that they were king,
but President Jackson speedily taught them
their mistake. Next, railroads assumed to be
king; and cotton once vaunted largely his
kingship. Sir, these are only OF the royal
family-prinoes of the blood. There ia but one
king on earth. Politics is king
Bot to return: New Jersey, too, ia bound
closely to the South, aud the South 10 her; and
more aud longer than any other State, she re-
membered both her duty to the Constitution
and her interest in>the Union. And Pennsyl.
vania, sort of middle ground, jus. between
the NORTH and the South, and extending also to
the West, is united by nearer, II not stronger
ties, to every section than any other one State,
unless IL be Ohio. She waa-she is yet-the
keystone in the great, but now crumbliug, arch
OF the Union. She is a border State5 and,
more than that, she has less within her of the
ianatical or disturbing element than any of the
States. The people of Pennsylvania are quiet,
peaceable, practical and enterprising, without
being aggressive. They have more of the hon
est old English and German thrift than any 9th.
er.E No people mind more diligently their own
business. They have but one idiosynorasy or
specialty-the tariff and even that is really
far more matter of tradition than of substan-
tial interest The industry, enterprise and thrift
Of Pennsylvania are abundantly able to take
care OF themselves against any eompetition.-
Ia any event, the Union ia Of more value, many
times to her than any local interest
Bat other ties also bind these Statee-Penn-
sylvAnia and New Jersey, especially-to the
South, and the South to them. Only an imagi.
nary line separates the former from Della war {
and Maryland The Delaware river, comm or
to both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, flows In.
to Delaware Bay. The Susquehanna emptes
its waters, through Pennsylvania and Maryland
into the Chesapeake. And that great water,
shed itself, extending to Norfolk, and, there
fore, almost to the North Carolina line, does
belong, and must ever belong, In common &c
the Central and Southern States, under on,
Government; or else the line of separation will
be the Potomac to its headwaters. All of Del
aware and Maryland, and the counties of Ac
oomac and Northampton, In Virginia, Weuld, il
that event, follow the fortunes Of the Northern
ConfederacY. In fact, sir, dissgreeable as thu
idea may be to many within their limits on bott
sides, no man who looks at the map and ther
reflects upon history and the force of natural
lcauses, and considers the present actual and
| the future probable position of the hostile or.
mics and navies at the end of this war, ougbI
for momentto doubt that either the StateI
| and counties which have named must 20 will
the North, or Pennsylvania and New Jerse,
with the South. Military force on either, sid
can not control the destiny of the States lyint
between the mouth Of the Chesapeake and thI
Hudson. And If that bay we're Itself made th,
| line, Delaware, and the Eastern shore of Mary
land and Virginia, would belong to the North
while Norfolk, the only capacieus harbor on th
| south. eastern coast, must be commanded b
the guns of some new fortress upon Cap
/ Charles; and Baltimore, the now queenly city
seated then upon the very boundary of two ri
| val, yes, hostile, Confederacies, would rapid,
fall into decay. .ia. 81. d. .psl !. O. ao,s
And now, sir, / will not ask whether th
| Northwest can consent to separation from th
South. Never. Natureforbids. We are Onl
| q part OF the great Valley of the Miseissippi
| There Ia no line of latitude upon which to ser
I arate. The South Menld not desire the old lin
of Sc deg. 80 min. on both sides Of the river
and there is no natural boundary east and wes
4 The nearest TO IL are the Ohio and Missis,ipy
i rivers.. But that line would leave Cincinns
and, st. Loulss asshorder cities, like Baltimore
to decay, aud, extending fifteen hundred milf
10 length, would become the acene of an e!erna
4 border warfare without example, even in th
y worst Of times Si,,p we can not, ought moi
will not, separate from tho South. Andif 20
Of the East who have found this war againl
the South and for the negro, gratifying to you
hate or profitable to your purse, Will continu
it till separation be forcsd between the slave
lholdinE and your -slayeholding States, ther
believe me, and accept it, "a you did not tn
IotheP solemn warninge OF years past The da
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