The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

though We should, under all circumstances, not
wish TO see it needlessly protracted If con-
splracy really exists for the disseverment of the
| Union, the people should know it; if the fanal-
| cal efforts OF the abolitionists have an Interior
object beyond their specious pretence of philan-
thropy, let an opportunity be given for demon
strating the fact, and we have no doubt that,
Notwithstanding all the adroitness and energy
of the agitators, there will be found an over
wheming majority Of true patriots in every sec
ton of the country, who will unite to crush the
monster of dissolutionism, no matter what form
1t may assume in the very first moment of its
existence Mr.. Adams has implicitly, if not
explicitly acknowledged the connection be-
tween aboltonism and dissolutionism, he has
not only avowed that the idea Of dissolving the
Union is seriously entertained by many, but JUS
titles their opinions by reference to the Declare
ton of Independence may more he himself
thinks that the Union must be dissolved-but
there are intermediate scenes of the drama yet
to be acted, the catastrophe Of which will be dis
solution. 1t has been charged also, and strong
proof assigned Of the truth of the charge, that
foreign influence is secretly at work foment
ing the designs of the conspirators here, and
that steady communication is kept up between
the enemies of the Union abroad and the enc
mics of the Union at home.
The ultimate object Of the two parties in this
league may be different, but the result will be
the anne. The foreigners foster the spirit Of
abolitonism, that they may accomplish the dis
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of the country propose dissolution, because
they consider il as one of the instruments for
the accomplishment of universal emancipation
But the dissolution is contemplated by both-by
one as the end, by the other as the means. We
have given thus the most favorable interpreta-
ton to the motives Of the home conspirators of
which they are susceptible. But view it in
any light their object is hostile to the interests
Of the country. Will the people, whether of the
North or South-whethero of the East or West
whether shareholders or shareholders
the efforts othe abolitonsts, with their eyes open
TO the fact that their object is inseparably assoca-
ted with the designs Of those abroad, who have
gone on steadily with the commission ofencroach-
ment upon encroachment, and the formation of
scheme upon scheme, with the same end al
ways in view-never swerving a moment to the
right or the left, and that end the dissolution of
the Union, and the possible return of portion,
at least, of these States to the allegiance which
they once threw Off The people--the people
Of this country-possessing full knowledge of
the fagitious objects Of the abolionists, can
not be deluded into the support Of their schemes.
Aboltionism, viewed only as an attempt to in
terfere with the established institutions Of the
States, the security of which has been guaran-
teed by the Constitution, must be resisted OBJ
stnately by every true patriot, whose percep-
tons are not clouded by fanaticism but the dis
solution of the Union is openly avowed to be
one Of the means to be employed for furthering
its purposes-a mind the most fanalical should
shrink from participation in the crime
A charge so serious having been made against
the fautors of abolition. we are willing the de-
bate should be continued, that an opportunity
may be given to meet both the accusation and
the proof by which it has been supported. The
special pleading of Mr.. Adams did not attempt
the exculpation Of himself from the ndignity Of
|
cation of himself and anti-slavery friends from
the charge of direct hostility to the Union
| Other persons of the same school may not be
willing TO make the same avowal which he un-
hesitatingly uttered-and we wish them to be
heard-and to learn how they will clear them
selves from the odious imputations made against
them. The vote in the House, on Wednesday,
indicates a disposition to suffer the debate to
proceed On the motion of MIR. Fillmore to lay
the business on the table, 90 voted in the affirma-
tive, and 100 in the negative We subjoin the
ayes and noes:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Sherlock j. Andrews, Ar
mold, Aycrgg, Babcock, Baker, Barnard, Birdseye,
! Blair, Bolts, Brewster, Briggs Brockway Jeremiah
Brown, Burnel Childs, Chttenden, Cooper, Gran
ston Cravens, Gushing, Garrett Davis, r. d. Davis,
Deberry, Doig, John Edwards, Egbert, Ferris Fes-
sender, Fillmore, John G. Floyd, A. l.. Foster
Gates, Granger, Green, Hall, Halsted, Henry, How
| ard, Hudson J. X. Ingersoll, w. w. Irwin, James,
John P. Kennedy, Lane, Lawrence, Linn, S. Mason,
Mathot, Mattocks, Maxwell, Maynard Morgan,
Morrow Osborne, Partridge, Pearce, Pendleton,
Ramsey, b. Randall Randolph, Rayner; Ridgway,
Rodney, VIM Russell, James Nj. Russell, Saton-
stall, Shepherd, Truman Smith, Stanly, Stokey,
Stratton, Alexander II. III. Stuart John T. Stuart,
Summers, Taliaferro, J. B. Thompson, r. w. Thomp-
son. lllllnghast, loand, lomlinson, lrumbull, Un-
derwood, Van Rensselaer,, f. D. White, Thomas w.
Williams, L. Williams, Winthrop, Augustus Young,
| John Young-90
NAYS--Messrs. Landau w. Andrews, Arlington,
Atherton, Barton, Beeson Bovine, A. w. Brown,
G.. Brown, Burke, S. Fl. Butler, w. Butler, W. o,
Butler, G. w. Caldwell, P. c. Caldwell, Calhoun,
John Campbell Thos J. Campbell, Caruthers, Cary,
Casey, Chapman, Clifford, Clinton, Coles, Cross,
Daniel, Dawson Doan, Eastman, John c. Edwards,
C. A. Floyd, Thos. +. Foster, Gamble Gentry, Ger
| ry, Giddngs, elmer, Goggin, Gordon, Graham,
Cuisine, Gwin, Habersham, Hays, Holmes, Hopkins,
Houck, Houston Hubbard, Hunter, jack W. c.
Johnson, keim, A. Kennedy Lewis Littefed,
Lowell, Abraham Mcclellan, X. Mcclellan, Mckay,
Mallory, Marchand, A. Marshall, +. f. Marshall
Medill, Meriwether, Miller, Moore, Newhard, Ows
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