Year: 1860

w hNAl NhN AutoNtNll VI uulOn OE ulcuulOu
discussed? While We point to our Govern
ment as the best under the sun---the most
liberal, and one Of the wisest and most power
full, we have the modification of not being
able to prove that it is the most firmly ea-


tablished. Those who concede the alleged


right Of any State or number OF States to


withdraw from the Union at the present


time. must acknowledge the truth Of what We
saw. The Monarchies of Europe have said


that our Government was merely an expert


ment, and was likely to be broken up at any


time; and they look forward in anticipation


Of that event. as one which more than any


other thing, would strengthen the rule of the


crown and the sceptre, and stifie the spirit of


free government in every other quarter Of
the earth.


A great Republic. acknowledging a COM
mon interest. bound into union of States bv


the lgaments of love and a common brother.
hood, and not surrounded 10y jealous monar-
chies, must fall if it falls at all, by its own


internal workings. Is our government, in


vincible against any foreign force, to be
broken up2 Are we to have two or more
Republics, instead of the one great invincible
one2 We are told that Coming events cast
their shadows before" and it may be, that
the shadow which partially darkens the
South will be followed by disunon itself.
We say it may be so, but we do not believe
it will be so. We believe that shadow will
be dispelled by the light of justice and the
intelligence Of Union loving people We
believe it will depart like a cloud before the
rays of the sun. If the alleged grievances of
the South were of any magnitude-if the peo


pie there had suffered long a series Of evils at
the hand of the Federal Government, and
could see no hope for themselves in the future
by remaining in the Union, then there would
be reason to believe that the time for a
breaking up Of the Government had come.


But we have too much confidence in the in


tellgence of the mass of the people Of the
South, and their love for the Union. TO be-
lieve that they will break up the Govern
ment merely because Republican President


has been elected, when they know that that


President will be powerless for evil, should
he be SO disposed. But while we do not be-
lieve that disunion will follow the movement
> in the South, we read in that movement a
; lesson and a warning, written as with the
;, hand of fate. Great expansion of territory
l. will not add to the life of the Union. Ger
tain e, ents follow prior events, as a natural
consequence. Such was the organization
and settlement of the territories westward
from California TO the Atlantic States. and
northward from Mexico to British Columbia.
But there is spirit of expansion at the South,
and it looks southwark still We do not be-
lieve that the advocates of disunion would
urge that measure so strongly, if there was
not territory contiguous to the South which
they hope to obtain after while There


are those who look with longing eyes upon
! Mexico and Central America and Cuba. 1t
is not likely supposing the Southern States
E should serede, that they could obtain South


ern territory any easier than could be OBJ


tAined by the Union undivided. 1t is rossi


ble that the Union would obtain Cuba, but


it asks for no more Southern territory; il
does not want it, and could not obtain it at


present lift wanted to. Thus, in the event of
z the secession of any of the Southern States,
r they must be content with their own bound
aries as at present established. In any event,


would not the acquisition of any more south.


ern territory have the effect to draw the two


great portions of the Union further apart :?
Why even in this State, there are those who
talk about the establishment of Pacific Re-


public. The Union, it would seem, has become
too large for them-large enough to be broken
up into at least three Republics. And yet
these same men we doubt not, have all along
urged the building of a Pacific Railroad


What do they want with great National


Railroad to the East, after they have cut
loose from the General Government and es-
tablished the Pacific Republic Do they


think to frighten the General Government
into the immediate building of the road
We hardly think so. Have they then given
q up the Pacific Railroad? Perhaps they have
, Everybody in California used to say, that one
great reason why we wanted Pacific Rail-


road, was to bring us aid in case of war with
some foreign power. What about such war
after the great" Pacific Republic shall have
been established? If there should happen to


be railroad then, will the General Govern
meut send aid 4? The railroad then would be
OF no service except perhaps to those who


might desire to get away from place too
hot to hold them. We said that great expan


sion of territory would not add to the life of
the Union. History, that great teacher, tells


US so. But great expansion of territory has
this effect: Among the different and widely
separated sections of vast governments. loca.
and conflicting interests and jealousies will
arise. Demands are made for redress for real
or alleged injustice done by the Government
itself, or by some State under the Govern.
ment. These are the first premonitions Of
dissolution. Is this the case with our Gov
ernment? The chickering's between the North
and South and the threats of dissolution. in


deed appear to be premonitions of disaster.
But the disaster will not follow, il the people
are true 10 themselves, and the Adminis.ra-
ton of The President elect is just to the South
MAIL RourE-Among other mail routes
recently awarded to the California Stage


Company, is that from Auburn to Nevada


The company contract TO carry the mail
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