The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-01
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF THE UNION

TO THE REPUBLICANS OF THE UNION.
We address ourselves TO you all-Democrats or
Whigs-who do not wish US to be surrounded by the
dominion md power of England We invoke your at
tention to the declaration of Mr. Cassius M Clay,
in speech l.i,ly made at Boston, and received by
his audience with enthusiastic cheers; Let Eng
llud surround u.s." said Mr. Clay; then the shack
ls. Of ,lavery will fail, and liberty become more tri
umphant."
No. fellow -coun'rymen; in that event, before our
own necks could be freed from the yoke, iha disas
tiers Of Cabool must be repeated on her arms, the
carnage Of Tezeen" be renewed, and like the
caves Of Jugduock the unoofi aed slam" cry
aloud against the rspacy that had sent them before
their time to premature graves,
The surrounding" spoken of by Mr. C. M. Clay
plaipy i-pI's. a coercion. 1t implies action our
n,..---A..--.~ s-s.- ~usb ---tea.
into this situation which she would be able TO
do unless we were thus kept in every side. We
to be brought into this position as the victims
Of the Thugs or secret murderers of India, are
brought by the latter, that they may eectuay exc
cute their purpose. If England and her abetters in
this country wished only to avail themselves Of per-
suason to effect their objects, why desire surround
US on every sidei Persuasion can operate well on
an individual nation, without the Of force as
with IT, and even much better. The mind under
those circumstances will be in a better condition TO
listen TO argument than with sword at the throat
But these gentry do not mean TO confne themselves
to this one method Of accomplishing their Object
Like Mshomet If the persuasive allurements of Par
sdise-black-eyed hours, and flowing streams, and
shady groves, and silver cups, and essenccd and
perfumed atmosphere promised the results Of
compliance with their IA III, do not prove effective
IL, in addition the threats Of hell, ever bubbing
with boiling pitch, are insufficient to produce the
ado ton Of their principle-tben the power Of the
sword shall be called in TO exact assent and obedi-
ence. The merit Of its use shall be procls med with
Is many Aourshes as that impostor employed TO
stimulate his follow ers 10 deeds Of blood. "A night
spent in arms" drop Of blood shed in this cause Of
God, is Of more efficacy Than two months OF fasting
and prayer. "Ie that dea IN battle his sins are for
gwen him; at the day Of judgment his wounds shall
be resplendant vermlion and odoriferous as musk
and the loss Of his limbs shall be supplied with the
wings OF the seraphim and Cherubimp
This man, Republicans Of the Union, who pro.
claims TO you his wish that Great Britain should ,
round you, has, the language Of Mr.. Adam, on
smother occasion, but step to take and tina,
!. to join the enemy. In his ignorance of the nature
Of the British monarchy, and its actual operation ON
those whom II exercises government. he would
reduce you all to the condition OF slaves-he wound
your conf deraoy into three four different frag
msnts, each jealous Of the other-each susceptible
by DIVISION, of the effective influences Of British cold
and each moving as satellites under the impulses of
her concentrated power and immense wealth round
the orbit Of her monarchy. In a few years Won
would be as nerveless as the great Mogu BEGAN. in
her plastic hand-as PROSTATE as the Nizam-a.
much At her beck and control as Indian nabob,
whom she first divided one against another then al
lied herself with one for the humiliation of another
and ended in dethroning each IN succession
Republicans of the Union, on your shoulder, rests
the responsibility Of preventing the Union from being
,urround>d by this colossal power individuals NAV
brsveIy struggle to ward off the disaster; but Won
alone, under God, can efficiently prevent il You
must come with determined purpo,e to the ballot
box, IL you would save yourselve. from coming to
the Cartridge box Your duty your country is next
TO that you owe TO your God Then come to the
polls
" Let all Eubna
Pour her sons aboard, and load the groaning deck.
From bis Cleors Hy scynthus part,
Brave Hsliartus from hrs new -espoused Acanthe."
Your united efforts arrest the hostile plan Of
syroundire you {" thank thee Jew for teaching me
th., word y Instead Of being surrounded, you can
surround the enemy, as at Saratoga, a. at Yorktown
- At Tshopeka
Whoever 10 honest, generous, courteous, bonors-