, 1890-07-31
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been conceded the right, or rather
tho wrong power to secede, 1t would
have logically followed that single
dissatisfied state possessed the same
privilege. The success Of the "lost
cause" would, have reduced the
American states to the conditions OF
anarchy now existing In South and
Central America. The latter geo
graphical division embraces five In
dependent states, and the world has
grown so accustomed to their wars
and Instructions that II pays little
heed to the "war' now waging be-
tween San Salvador and Guatemala.
But these struggles, Insignificant as
they may seem to the American
mind, are productive of disastrous
consequences almost as alarming
and burdensome to the misgoverned
people of those unhappy countries
as were the results Of the late civil
war In the United States.
1t requires strong government to
hold In check the dangerous designs
of ambitious and unscrupulous men.
Such men may be found even in
this land of constitutional liberty.
They were found in sufficient num-
bers thirty years ago, TO split this
country in twain and to involve the
people In four years of bloody war.
But they failed in their designs,
and that failure rc-established the
shaken power of the government
and taught u lesson that will never
be forgotten by the leaders of the in
surrection. The United States is
free from broils like those now rag
ing In South and Central America,
because the government Is strong
and supreme, and can scorn and
suppress any attempt that might be
made now to dispute it's authority.
In the Argentine Republic and in
Central America different condi-
tons prevail. In the United States
the president can exert his consti-
tutional privilege of favoring his
native state In the matter OF APP
pointments, and the newspapers
merely treat it airiIy and the people
merely laugh, and 1t all comes
to nothing; but down in the Argen-
tine Republic the president favored
the province of Cordova in making
his appointments, and now he finds
himself involved in an insurrection
that threatens to overthrow his
whole government.
When the South fired upon Fort
Sumter she took IA step in the direc'
ton Of anarchy. War breeds the
baser passions, and II the confeder
acy had been established veal
: would not have passed without an
attempt being made by coterie o
malcontents to break the new gov
: ernment into fragments. The Nortl
! could have held her remaining
, states together, but the South woulc
. have been forced, by dictates OF logic
and consistency. TO leave wide th'
. door for the departure OF any stats
2 that might choose to assert its com
{ plete independence. In time SONS
! lof the Southern states would proba
@ bly, have become the theater of sucl
D instructions as are so common
' i'm the South American coun
Q tries. Struggles would have ariser
: between the loyal and disloyal Gle
Y ments for the control of the stat
r government, and the whole Soutl
would thus have been subjected Il
the horrors and burdens of per
0 petual insurrection.
G The fact that the leaders of tn
! rebellion closed their eyes to tn
r plain drift of the dangerous curren
upon which they launched thei
new ship Of state shows them T.
have been selfish conspirator
rather than patriots.