, 1863-02-20

VIC Stop 10 cour. yo:er, to know il third or
half u The French people had Il right to dc.
stroy tl:c national unity, to anuilii}ate France,
to rend in fragments the glorious heritage
No, VIZ would take up ourmuskets and march.
Woe to Linn who does not feel TINT his roan-
try is sacred, and that 1t Ia glorious to defend
1t even at the cost OF al possible sufierlnga
The United States haye felt this from the
only streams lost in the great forests Of the
Soutlxeet-wlcn tho firsf planters were but
a handful Of men, scattered over the wilder
ness, the Americans knew already that New
Orleans was the key Of the whole country.
They would not leave it in Possession Of
Spain or France. Napoleon understood this.
He held In his hand the future greatness Of
the United States. It did not displeasc him
to cede to America this vast territory, with
the intention, lie said, of giving to Enr.
land a maritime rival, which Sooner OF Litter
w9qld s4 a9 humble the pride Of our enemy"
spection Of the cession by France Of the States
and Territories Of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Minnesota, Knnsas, Oregon, Ne
braska, Dacota, Jefferson and Washington to
the United States.
1T is from US that they {the United states)
have the right Of sixty years occupancy-a
right consccratcd By labor and cultiTation-a
right derived from solemn contract, and bet
ter stu, from nature and from God. And for
tor defending thyir RS. right, we reproash them.
row Normandy, In rebellion, should claim as
ler OWL, Roucn and Hayres And ret what is
the course Of the Seine compared to that Of
the Mississippi, which receives as tributaries
all the waters Of the West? :,
eve zee, then, what to think Of the pretend
cd tyranny Of the North Whit truth theru is
I'm f1sn$e ef,o .1,o %~
suhjagate the South. On the contrary, tho
North only defends herself In maintaining
the Union, it is her right, it is her existence,
that she would have.
'sThus far have spoken in the name Of her
matelia interests only. If we examine
more clearly that the North cannot yield with
out self:destruction." X
The United States are Republic, the best,
and ut the same time the n1i}dest aud happiest
Government that the world has ever seen. y
The immense sums spent BY us to avoid
OF maintain war, were used By the Americans
to establish schools in giving to every citl-
zen, rich Or poor, that education, that instruc-
ton which constitutes the moral grandeur and
true riches Of q people. Their foreign policy
was contained IN one single maxim-ncyer to
intermeddlc with the political quarrels of Eu-
rope, on the sole condition that Europe would
never interfere in their afIai1s, and would re-
the last seventy years we have spent billions
to maintain our liberty or our preponderance
In Europe. The United States have employed
their billions in ameliorations of all kinds,
This is the secret Of their prodigious success;
their isolation has made theirprospcrisy.
The North af15rms that the people Of the
United States are one people, aud that thoir
country shall not be cut in two. This is
noble. This is grand; and what astonishcs
me is, that France can remain unmoyed in
view Of such patriotism,
Let us take map Of the United States.
If we accept Virginia, the two Carolinas and
Georgia, which we're originally English colo
lands bought and paid for By the Union. That
is to SAY, the North has borne the greatest
part OF the expense. Louisiana Was sold to
the United States in 1901 ,Sby the first Consul,
for fifteen millions Of dollars. Florida was
vas purchased Of Spain in 1890, for about
its cost Of billion Of money, and It's cruel
losses, was necessary to secure Texas. In
short, Of all the rich territories that border
the Mississippi and Missouri, from their
source to their mouth, there is not one iuch
hnt has ben pad for by the Union, and
Can old Europe, where unity is every where
the. result Of conquest, show us title to
property so sacred as this: A country more
entirely the common work Of whole peoples
And nov, shall a minority be permitted to
appropriate territory which belongs to all.
and to choose for themselves the best part Of
it: Can minority be permitted to destroy
the Union and to imperA its first bcnefactors
without whom, indeed, it could not exists
To say that this revolt is not impious, is to
say that caprice constitutes right. y + =
THE South victorious would be doubtless
no less friend Of slavery, no less nloyc with
dominion, than In former times. The enc
iIIE n ,F{ {1..&,
policy, would not surely be made more mod
crate by separation. What would the South
ern Contcderacy be to the North? 4 foreign
power established in America, with frontier
Of l SEQ milcs--a frontier open on nll sides,
and, consequently, always threatening or
Of its vicinity, and still more so on account Of
its institutions, would possess some of the
most important portions of the New World.
She would own half the eeacoast Of the
union-shc would command the Gulf Of Mex
leo, an inland sea one-third tho size Of the
Mediterranean. She would be mistress Of the
mouths Of the Mississippi, and conld Mt her
will ruin the people Of the West.
SIT would be necessary to establish custom
houses oSer 800 leagues, to construct and arm
forts along this immense frontier, support
large standing army and navy: n other
tion-weaken municipal independence and
concentrate power. Alden then to the old and 1
glorious liberty! Adieu to those institutions
which mnde America the common country Of
all those who lacked breathing place in
Europe, The work Of Washington would be
utterly destroyed, and the new condition Of
things would be full Of difficulty and peril 1
understand how such future might rejoice
the people who can never part il Aluerica her
prosperity and her grandeur. History is tull
Of these dcplorable jealousies. But under
stand even still better how people accus-
toned to liberty should risk Their Last man
and their last dollar to keep the inheritance Of
their fathers, and respect It. What do not
comprehend is, that there should be found in
Europe people, calling themselves liberal,
who rcproach the North for her courageous
resistance, aud counsela shameful ahdication.
durable peace may SPRING,
80 fur have argued on the hypothesis that
the South would remain IN independent pow
CT. 1t might last a few
Years, but in ten or twenty Years, when the
West shall hare doubled or tripled its free
pared to a people Of sc, ,0oO, 600 Of men shut
ting her in on two sides! IN sclEdcicnsc the
South would be forced to lean on Europe.
Her existence would depend on her being pro-
tectcd By a maritime power. England alone
is In condition to guarantee her Sovereignty.
This would be new danger for free America
and for Europe. There Is no navy in the
South, and with slavery there neyar will be
any. England ut once would seize the mo-
nopoly Of cotton, and would furnish the
South with capital and ships. In two words,
the triumph Of the South is the re-cstablish-
ment Of England on the continent, whence
she shs Xas Ns d1iysn by the Policy Of Louis XIV.
"This is what Nopolcon felt to be true
this is what VIC forget to-day. It would seem
as if history we're merely collection of pleas
ant stories to amusc children. No one Is
willing to understand the lessons of the past.
If the experience Of our flthers vas not lost
upon our ignorance, We should see that in de-
Tending her own independence, and in main
tanning the national unity, the North defends
our cause as well rs her own. all our pray
err wonld be for the triumph Of our old and
fnithful friends. To weaken the United States
quarrel with England We shall regret. but
too late, that re abandoned policy which
for forty years has oeen the guarantee Of our
own safety. To-day she might
come back into the Union, even with hcr
slaves. 1t Is only demanded Of her not to de-
stroy the national unity, and not to subycrt
liberty. We cannot repeat 1t too often-the
North Is not the aggressor. It only defends,
as every true citizen should, the national com.
pact, the integrity Of the country.
II is sad that 1t has found so little support
In Europe, and especially in France. They
relied TN rs-in us they placed their trust
and we have abandoned them as if the sacred
words Of country and Of liberty no longer
aWoke 4 response in our hearts. What has
become Of tho days when the whole Of France
applauded the Young Lafayette, as he bucklcd
on his sword In the cause Of America! Who
h9E 9nti rr1r Ina Ifhl hat nj.