The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-17
INCENDIARY HANDBILL.

We have before US a copy OF printed handful,
which was this morning received through the
post ofiee Of this city. IL is printed on near
ly three pages Of a foolseap sheet Of paper,
with a VlgnstA head, in which, among 9TH
en, is smblsIonsd the inscription Of "All men
are created equal" There is no name attach
ed to ii--no mprint-nothng TO charactsrze the
source, or the direct design, Of tins krebrand,
It may have proceeded from some aboltonist, or
from the emisssry Of some foreign association. Its
object seems 10 be to turn the annexation Of Texas
to the most insidous purPose-to rouse a storm, il
possible, which may lead 10 the dissolution Of our
blessed Union. BE il duty TO warn our country
men, by such an example, ofthe means which at
work 10 undermine the sacred fabric Of our national
Union. This incendary production is headed
"imsndntRlSl 10 The eOnsiiiliOn fs Unsd States, aid
sspaTaiiOn from slavery.
"The annexation Of Texas is settled. The long
standing account and conflict between slavery and
iniquity on the side Of tyranny, and freedom and
justice the side Of humanity, must now also be
settled. The destiny Of this Legitimate, unnatural
| and misnamed Union Is finally decided, and its
dealh-wsrrunt Treyocably scaled. The plot for all
neXstlon, from It's monstrouS inception, through its
whole lortuous progress, down TO its wanton and
fatal contamination, has been a stupendous series
Of fraud, falsehood, folly, baseneSs, corruption,
crime, and rufisnism, unmiugated by single re-
deemlng feature. IL may lie well here 10 take bret
glance at some Of the prominent and nsuperable OBJ
| Jeetions TO annexation, which should kindle in the
| breasts Of all true men and freemensa deadly and
eternal hatred and opposition"
Amer running on for a considerable space in this
vein, 1t introduces s"series Of amendments to the
United States constitution, twelve in number and
1t winds up with the heading Of a petition to be
signed by the people.
One Of the proposed amendments declares that
slavery is utterly and forever abolished through
out the United States, their territories, and do
MAINS" &c, &c. This is sufficient to show tn,
wild and fanatieal spirit of these conspirators; be
cause it changes the whole character Of the consti-
tuition, which recognises the existence Of slavery
in the States where il existed; and because i
utterly overthrows the spirit in which it was con
oeieved-being the result, "of spirit Of amty, anC
of that mutual Difference and compromise which III,
peculiarly of our political situation rendered nds
pensable."
The last of the proposed amendments i. as fol
lows:
CART. H. La,Cs 10 be ratified by The people. AL
treaties with foreign powers, declarations Of war
acts granting letters Of marque and reprsa, all ap
preparations Of public money TO national works o.
internal improvement, the support or increase o
the army or navy, or academy at West Point, ad
mission of new States, purchase of Indian othe
lands, laws for raising taxes and imposing duties
postage, naturalization, militia, and bankrupt laws
and all other acts Of general interest, SHALL after be-
ing passed by ma jority Of both branches Of Con
gress and signed by the President, be submitted tt
the ballot of the people of the United States at tn,
next election; and in case Of emergency, specia
election shall be ordered by the majority of all tn,
members Of the house of election by their ballot
And if majority Of all the votes cast at such cleo
tons be in favor of the law, it shall be considered
as confirmed by the people, otherwise being re
jected."
The heading Of the petition reads thus
"7o the honorable the legislature of the STATE Of
"Your petitioners, citizens Of the - Of sale
State respectfully represent
THAT they are fully convinced that the time hal
arrived for total separation from the crime and Sit
of human slavery, and also for radical reform il
the constitution Of the United States that they con
cur generally in the foregoing views and amend
ments, and earnestly request your honorable body
to take the preliminary measures TO carry them int
| effect"
1t is scarcely necessary for us to expatiae on thu
mischevous designs of this frebrand of the furies
1t is calculated to produce good but only grosl
and unqualified mischief 1t can only have sprung
from the widest fanaticsm, or the most volen
impulses of national antpathy. We notice it for the
sake Of warning countrymen against the infuria-
| ted spirits which walk abroad.