The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-28

be thrust st lower downshe must prepare 10 be con-
footing. sink into province We hare in Ja
s ONION going 70 rsnnue much longer Il cannot 90 ne
nature tnss The unhomoseneoasnesss and d'ssmlsrity
Of It's clashing interests principles passions
and preudices the extent Of the empire about
to exceed any thing which the world has Witnessed while
tits still historically true that the brevity Of empires is al
ways IN inverse proportion to their msgnitudesrsy pre-
sage and every adenition from As post san: =. an earl,
be dissolution bur that there has yet been dssoion as
in natural history the phenomenon not that man dies but
mat he should live SO long, or as an old hymn expresses
Strange. that harp with thousand strings
Should keep In tune so long
"To dissoion must II Is as dbhorren TO as as
TO any-but the wise does noe shut his eyes to avoid
seeing danger as il really exists but looks II IN the face TO
enable him. by full survey Of IT, to shape his courseo
gappe with H. 70 elude H. or to learn In time to submit to
what is unavoidable.
suppose for sake tht Union dssoivsd mo maf-
Ter by phose agency wh What under pha
geographical boundaries eonpision and wod Be
70 ss 70 s mo% er wpSd
able not to say inevitable her statesmen ought to de-
yeop her resources The danger which may come they
ought TO regard as certain to That there is posi-
bity OF our being ensated ought TO be argument for
the adoption Of all possible means which human wisdom
"fhe true and only indeed for the prevention of
such catastrophe in situation to unite every
ton Of the State by bonds Of common interest and
mon aachmentto make us by intercourse what we are
not now, one people" &c. .g
The Italics are our own.
In reply to these ominous anticipations we say at
once that those who make them are not the men to
prevent their fulfment. They will be in the situa-
ton Of the apathetic Turks, with the belief of
predestination paralysng their energies, and pre-
venting the adoption Of the necessary remedies
to defeat it, Our empire is not too large to be kept
together. In fact, the introduction Of internal inn
provements, and especially of railroads and steam
power, will bring us nearer to the Pacific than
Savannah was to Portland in 1889. The interests
Of this great country are in part, homogeneous
is to say, one portion Of our country produces an
article for consumption, and another furnishes a
market to consume it; and different sections fur
nsh different articles for exchange; and thus are
held together by mutual interests, operating with
the force because of the free trade and the exc
emption Of all duties between one section and am
other. Whenever our interests he SO unhomo-
geneous that government cannot confer benedt
upon one section which is not benefit but rather
burden, upon another, it only shows that the
government ought to be particularly careful how il
exercises any such power at all, and how it stretch
es out its arm to confer benefit upon the one sec
ton which only operates as burden upon another.
II is clear, therefore, that every practicable means
should be used to knit this Union together; and il
is astonishing to see how any man coolly
sit down to Calculate its value" rashly predict
its dissolution. Our motto is, that "this Union can
and must be preserved" The very confidence that
it must be maintained leads every one to exhibit an
additional spirit and determination to maintain it.
Let others forget, if they can, the blood which was
once shed in common cause.-The common go-
ries which we enjoy--the proud satisfaction with
which we have "trod the road to grandeur and
to freedom together" Let them forget, if they
can, the lessons which are taught by Washington
in his vaedictory address, and the mischiefs which
will be spread over the whole country by the disco
luton of the Union The great body of the people
will reverence and cherish it, the Jews of old did
thehoy ark of the covenant. The man who believes in
its DOWNFALL could not f he were correct in his anti
cipations) be too prompt in recommending to vir-
gnia to apply her resources to her own defence.
Her policy would be to erect the necessary forts on
the south side of the Potomac, and to bristle its
banks with cannon. We will not hold the wings OF
Virginia responsible for the indiscretions Of their
organ. Chat would, indeed, be too severe and
unjust dispositon.) But we do entreat them to
demonstrate in frank and friendly spirit with the
Richmond Wing; and to repress language which
almost .'betrays like treason, and holds up entirely
false lights to deceive and encourage the foreign
mics of our country.