The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-13

From the Boston Post
DARING Ts-DlssoLUTloH OF
THE UNION PROPOSED.

1
y OF the North are every where proeIaimng, through
their presses and orators and public meetings, the
sentiment that the annexation OF Texas Will be dis
solution OF the Union Appeals The most intamma.
tory are made to prepare the people for an over
Act convention Is proposed, aud strongly adyo-
Gated by the Wings, 10 meet in faneu Hall IN which
Massachusetts, is called upon 10 take the lead. And
10 cap the climax, the Liberaior, dated December
2Ith, lisa, contains the following petition. Read il
one ana all:
"No UNION WITH SHAREHOLDERS.
To The Serais and House Of Representatives Of the United
| States;
The memorial and petition of the undersigned in.
| habitants Of The town of 10 the State oi
respectfully represents as follows
| That your memoriasts, deemipg slayeholding a
henous SIN and convinced that slavery ought 10 be
Immediately aud forever abolished, look upon tho
Constitution Of the United States as enioining obi.
cations and duties which Incompatible With allie
glance 10 God, and with the enjoy ment Of freedom
| and equal rights
The clauses Of that instrument TO which they refer
are those relating l. the slave basis Of representa-
uon-thoso empowering Congress to suppress Insur-
reetion, and granting TO the several States security
against domestic violence, and that allowing the
capture Of fugitive slaves.
The first Of these relating to representation, con-
iero on a slayeholding community additional power
them 10 continue To uphold The system. 1t has INTRO
duced an afistocratie element into the midst OF our
Republican Institutions and thus enabled ssyobold-
ers TO monopollze the Offices and dictate the policy
OF Gosernment-to prostitute the strength aud inHu-
ence OF The nation 10 the support OF slavery here and
elsewhere-to hample on the rights OF the free
States, and make the courts Of the county their
toos-in the words Of a distinguished statesman, It
has made the preservation, propagation, and perpet
uaton oil slavery the vital and anlmatiDg spirit Of the
national government
Those relating To nsurrecton' and domestic yio-
lenee, though perfectly innocent IN themselves yet
being made with the fact distinctly ia view that sla.
very exists among US, do deliberately pledge the
whole national force against The unhappy slave, IL he
initiate our fathers aud resist oppression-thus max
ing US partners in the guilt Of sustaining slavery.
The last clause, eating to fugitive slaves, is a
promise on the part of the whole nation, to do that
which Gods laws expressly condemn, and hich ey.
cry noble feeling Of our nature repudates with osth
ing and Contempt.
These clauses your memorialists cannot engage TO
support and though living under institutions which
profess TO be founded the Of the governed
conscience iorbds them to assent TO the Coz suluton
OF the United slate'. They consequently de-
barred from all active participation IN the govern,
ment Of their country.
Further, your memorialists are convinced that the
natural consequences Of such a compromise as they
have referred to, between right and wrong, have
tusy followed its adoption, in swift and frightful
successon-to wit: the wide extension and vigorous
growth Of slavery and the slave trade-the MULTIPLE
cation OF the victims Of oppression from half a nil
lion 10 nearly three milliOns-the establishment by
law, In one half Of the country, Of vast system of
lewdness, robbery murder and heathenism-the de-
NAL of the right Of petition and the free exercise of
| speech in Congress-the Imprisonment and enslsve-
ment OF northern seamen IN southern ports, on &C.
| count OF their complexon-the complete subjuga-
Of In he Wi ser
vice Of the slave powerthe utter corruption Of the
politics, morals and religion of the people-the rob
berry of the north Of its bard-eaned wealth. to vast
amount, and the degradation and mpovershmem of
northern laborers-and, finally, the outlawry from
one half OF the republic, of every out-spoken and
uncompr promising friend of God and Liberty.
In view Of these facts, your me moriasts disclaim-
ing citizenship, aud regulating the present consttu
ton "a covenant with death and an agreement with
hell ask you to take immediate measures by a ma
tiona convention or otherwise, for dissolyIng the
Union of these States"
The work of such men as WAsHISGroS, FRANK
LIN, and MADISON, A COVENANT WITH DEATH
AND AN AGREEMENT WITH HE'LL!
But to show how extensive is TO be the effort to
dissolve the Union, we quote the following editorial
recommendation IN the same paper:
".No Union ,oth Slapehoiiersi-Let the petition to
Congress, in another column for dissolution of the
cut out and affixed to strips of letter paper and cir
culated in every city, town and village in the com.
monwealth Be as prompt and active in the cause OF
liberty as Shareholders in the cause of slavery
| and victory is sure. Those whose motto is INC
UNION WITH SHAREHOLDERS are expected
to be particularly assduous to procure signatures tc
this petition. Now to the work, with will Re.
member the present session terminates the 4th OF
March therefore, not moments delay is admiss-
BILE. A 'Lberator Extra, containing a variety o.
petitions, has been printed and will be gratuitously
distributed among the active friends of cause II
the commonwealth"
| Here then is a bold, open movement for an GIN
MEDIATE DISSOLU ZION OF THE UNION
To show how intimately connected are the ultimate
designs of the federal leaders with the designs of the
abolitiunsts make the following extract from
fanatical article (edoria that appeared in the lead
ing wing organ oil the State-the BosToN ATLAS
Dec. &C.
+" The .1nneraiion of Teras.-We call upon the
good people Of this commonwealth of Massachusetts
to keep firm and steady eye upon the movements OF
the national administration, in regard to this inferno
project of the annexation of Texas to this Union =
No political measure was ever brought before this
people, that began to compare, in magnitude or in
turpitude, with this Ii involves the whole broad
question of the permanence of our government, and
the continuance Of our Union. We must not lose
sight of it for moment We must be ready TO
ACT-prompty, iearlessiy, DISQUALIFICATION the
time comes if come it ever does. MASSACHU.
SETS CANNOr-SHE MUST NOr-SHE
WILL NOr-SUBMIr TO THE ANNEXATION
OF TEXAS TO THESE UNITED STATES
Let this idea be impressed FIRMLY ndeliby, upon the
public mind. This is union partnership of tw enty six
States No new Stale can be admitted without the
consent Of all the old States. MASSACHUSETTS,
is satisfied with the Union it stands She intends
to abide by, adhere to, and uphold this Union, with
her utmost ability and power The grand galaxy OF
the twenty-slx stars is sufficiently efulgen, to light
her on, in the path of glory, and honor and happi-
ness. She desires not ray from the Lone STAR
but IS willing to let that star shine aionen
Thus the Atlas afirms tina, the infernaln anndx-
alton pr ject involves fI5eTHE CONTINUANCE
OF OUR UNION IN 1t ahirms that Massachu.
sets must no cannot mill mol submit 10 have T,ras
part Of This Uuion -! Of course in case Congress
enac, laws to annex Texas, Massachusetts, will be
| ca led upon 10 engage at once in rebellion Il Re
member that this come from press nckno,ptdped bu