Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1844-02-17

Mississippi, which would be no longer
as such, except within their own lin.
tspecies Of property would sink to one
esent value, for it is Louisiana and the
N ern States which are her great market.
n not dwell on this topic any longer,
utterly impossible that South Carolina
ID, for a moment, to become sepe-
dependent State. If the existence of
ice, while an act of Congress is pend
Il. 70 considered as motive for not pass
W, why. this would be found to be
-sa,,l reason for preventing the passing Of
South Carolina, by keeping the shad-
rdnance even before US, as she has it
Or to postpone it from time to time,
It our legislation for ever. would re-
lnder all circumstances Of the case, the
AZ South Carolina is only one of the
Ell a combination the whole of which,
A Srai, institutes a motive Of action which
Wi 3 expedient TO resort, during the pre-.
Of Congress, to some measure in or
sns.,, and tranquiIize the country.
To 70 any one who want civil war-who
The blood of any portion Of our coun-
5'ueN Nkam not one of them. | wish to
rio ID kind: but, above all, do not de-
I'd civil war. When war begins, wheth-
breign, no human sight is competent
VA SrAen, or hew, or where it is to termi-
o. wlieira civil war shall be lighted mp
son, of our own happy land, and armies
ching, and commanders are winning
lies, and fleets are in motion on our
Ht1une it you can, tell mo if any human
istel its duration. God alone knows
s sico war would end. In what state
G y our institutions! In what state our
want no war; above all no war at
vat, that think South Carolina has
:" temperate, and greatly in the wrong,
=. yant to disgrace her, nor any men,
,i:ss Mon. No: do not desire TO see the
single star dmncd, of that glorious
which constitutes our political sun;
wish to see it blotted out, and its
I'd for ever. Has not the State of
s2r been one of the members Of this
v. US that tried mems spuls!" Have
.ors fought along side of our ances.
-nwoi s4n We not, conformity, won together ma.
.navo cd, battle!, If we had to 60 intoa civil
uei a State, how would it terminate?
us hould have terminated, what would
Kin g. on? If she should ever return to
rot at, would be the condition of her
,iLanw0, rIeclions; what the state Of the heart
81 sd She has been with us before,
,.cestors mingled in the lhrong of bat
.ansV Il hope Jour posterity will mngle with
. yes aeaSenturies to come. in the united
% liberty, and for the honor and g'o-
Union, do not wish to see her degraded
ooiaced as member Of this confederacy.
In conclusion, allow me to entreat and implore
lch individual member of this body to bring into
'YGe ration Of this measure, which have had
q honor of proposing. the same love Of country
hick,sE know myself, has actuated me. and the
me desire of restoring harmony to the Union,
hich has prompted this effort. If we can for
i for 4 moment-but that would be asking too
UGH IF human 4ature--if we could suffer-, for
ome at. rarity feelings and party causes-and, as
stand he . before' my God, ! declare have look
lfryond these Considerations, and regarded only
interests of this united peopIe--I should
Y. under such feelings, aad with such dis
80 may advan!ageousIy proceed to the
lions of this bill, and heal, before they
Il bleeding, the wounds of our distracted
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