, 1876-08-06
r pluribus Unum and His Sons
North and South.
South Becoming Dissatisfied with
Things Tries to Leave.
He Tries for Four Tears to Destroy His
Fathers House.
Failing in yhat, He Now Proposes to
Get Control Of It and Re-
form It.
T7ittdr for Tie Tribune.

tllS man was T.. llulluuh Duu1Qs auQ LQG names
Of his two sons were North and South. At the
time Of his settingup for himself, tie father was
an ardent lover Of freedom, and showed his love
for it BY fighting for it and almost dying
for it. But just as he was about to breathe his
Inst he brcathcd his first. But when he came
mt of the fight victorious and free, he made q
nroclamation to that effect. This he called his
Declaration Of Independence. It was writ large
and lucid, so that there could be no mistaling
what it meant It declared that all men were
created equal, and endowed by their Creator
With certain inalicnable rights, and that
among these was the right to life, liberty,
and the pursuit Of happiness. Nevertheless
r, pluribus Unum held slaves, and so did his
SIMS North and South. In course Of time the
father of E. 2. u, whose name was John Bull,
abolished slavery, and SO did all the great land
owners, who were all astonished at E. P. u for
making SO much of his own liberty and making
As much as he could out OF tue bondage OF other
people. For he celebrated his Declaration Of
Independence on every Fourth Of July with
much hubbub and ado.
Then E. P. U. and his two sons North and
South made Constitution for the government
of the family and the lands thereto belonging.
their freedom and prevented the black people
from gaining theirs. If any slave should fol-
low IN the footsteps OF his master and flee from
bondage. be was to IL returned to llis master.
The world saw that the Constitution contradicted
The declaration, and twitted E. ?. Q. with the
singular Inconsistency. E. r 9. was not blind to
it himself nor was his son North, and they hoped
that it would soon come to an end By common con-
sent After while North set al his slaves at at
brother in his love of ones own liberty. did not
share in his desire that other people should have
theirs. So the thin end OF the wedge came in be-
hot hrr rdf fhar and there
North was OF rathcr phlegmatic temperament,
and would take good deal before be would show
lie Was fead of trade and d dssed sed
eric and easily fsnitcd lie was especially trrita-
biz and sxaet,ns WITH reference s IT to Ills 1n In,
,enas ~ scfy to hold z!aSss shond aHd eae to e
The auction block WIS his, and he made it. and lie
,na'c nun and wife and unmauc them. What God
had i0ncd together he could put asundcr. More
nver. he must have additional guarantees for the
turn Of the slaves that Ind the tenleEity to put
In practice the inaienable OF tue Dec
Fugitive Slave law. and he obtained it:
North = conquered his pEcjudices," and got
down on his hands and knees. So did his father,
South, however, was not content with this: While
It increased the discomfort OF North, who began fo
awaken somewhat to i sense OF his humiliation
So the breach between the brothers widened. South
became more and more cxacti1lg. and North less
and less disposed to submit To his brothers. ex-
actions.
RCLE Or RUIN is TIE TRoD1GAL SONS POLICY
The father purchased new land. South seized
upon it for the uses Of his slave labor, knowing
that slavery must extend or decay. North went
to the new land with his free 1aborers, and
South went there with his slaves and with
armed ruflians to defend his liberty to extend
slavery. There were several fights, and North
won. South was furious Then the question
1t issue was put to the people Of the new land,
yho voted AGAINST slave labor. South was more
furious. Sothc quarrel between the two brothers
Kaxed hotter and hotter, and became what was
known Us 1.-THE irreprcssihlc conflict" In every
contest whether with the ballot or bullet, South
vas worsted Finally the two brothers agreed to
Fubmit the question at Issue to the whole people OF
The estatc. So the people gathered together to
vote upon the question whether the new lands
should be devoted to freedom according to
their Declaration OF Independence, or to
slavery according to the new ideas ct
South that 20 far from slavery being
temporary and injurious. it was dirins instita-
tiun, sanctioned by the Church. protected ny Prov
beaten in this contest, and acquiesced: South was
triumphant and became more overhearing and
dicatoria than ever He had everything h's - own VI;
people with the bitte:est animossty towards the
people Of his brother North
Again the two brothers agreed to submit the
the two sections. Slavery was not to be 1nolestcd
where 1t then existed hut it must not be extended
into the new lands is the majority Of the whole
people pronounced against it, extension; o EoE
there was distinction lnade in the family Consti,
tuition between the rented and unrented
lands: To. those who rented LANDS the
and among those rights was the right
Of the white recn1c to deprive the black people OF
their nights. These lands were called States The
unrented lands we're subject to the control OF L.
r e., and he left this Question OF slavery We free
dom to the pleasure Of his whole people as t1f1s
family Constitution required These lands were were
en.. en and North vas Victorious eon,esr,nG men
~ his broth brother North had done under
any in which he had been in the habit OF lnduls,ng
for thirty years. In this temper he went to his
father and said:
to me, and will live By myself for am dctermiI1-
ed to enoy the liberty to hold siavcs without being
questioned or molested- / will no longer endure
this Interference in my right to do what choose
with my own. If you do not grant my request
Will force you to comply with it,
his FATHER DEMONSTRATES TO NO PURPOSE.
Then his father said unto him: "Come, let us
talk oye1 this request that you make OF me, my
son. Let us give p1a c to passion and sway to
reason. Let us calmly consider Of this matter.
have never contemplated any such division OF
our estate. On the contrary, I have from the
very first, as you very well know flor you con
cured with me), taken every .precautlon
against such a catastrophe. division
Of the eseate would be fatal to all
concerned. Division would be followed by
aisinteg7ation. The only hope Of the estate is IN
its perpetuity as it stands, one and indS7sible II
your section were an island Of the sea, or II 1t
were only few hundred miles from that OF your
brother, l do not know but that would CONSIDER
Your proposition, but, ae my father used to cay
with reference to troublesome section OF MS 90
maln called Ireland. that was always clamor1ng 1or
Its independence: As there is no getting rid OF
yon propose to keep control of yon. :,
Then Us respects your prete1ts for claiming q ~
vision OF the estate In the first place. you agreed
to abide by the result Of the contest that has gone
aEnnst you, else why did you 60 into III IN ,ne r
second place, if you haye difficulty IN nnder der
covering yonr fugitive slaves now; unust 1!M
treaty with your. brother, vii the ditti- at1i
Guilty be diminished by taking an atus
tude OF hostile independence toward your orotner:
In the third place you can hardly expect WET
waeed in the name OF and for the perpetdttT ol
flasery, to secure the approval OF mankind OF the
blessing OF Heaven
But all this was lost upon South His ears were
closed against reason, and his eyes were blind WITH
rage So be shook his fist at lis father, declared
that he woud fight for his liberty to hold slaves:
and exclaimed. s.Give me liberty or give me dcnth
Then the fathers spirit was stirred within MN.
and he snid: ..Very we'll then, sir, If ,you begin
the war i sha11 end only with your overthrow ana