The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-05

There is in the following sentiments expressed by Gen
Lewis Cass, in his fine speech on the Oregon question
las; year. not only great eloquence, but great ruth ana
Since the iedensts, in this vicinity, have adopted
General Taylor Their candidate Tor the presidency VINO
l. not only southern man, but stakeholder to boot,
we hear more about slavery and dissolution Inc III
Tactics of the nquirerthe heroics OF the North Amer
can--the forebodmgs Of the United States Gazette-on
the addition Of new slave territory to the unon are sle
denly hushed! Even the New York Tribune hall prom
ses to support the old chief, and to swallow It's caum-
MES upon the SOUTH and its gloomy predictions of dsso
luton and disaster From this spectacle may CLEAN
proof of the brazen inconsistency and OF the utter
want OF principle often exhibited by the fedcrasts.
They have presented Just such spectacle on numerous
other Once great bank was the watch
Now this favorte dogma is not only fogoen but actually
opposed bankrupt law was then proposed passed by
federal Congress, and repealed at the same Congress
which created it. military hero used TO be their spe-
cal horror, and is their especial fayore On the
tariff they have been equally unfortunate, and will be,
we predict, equally Inconsistent Who does not recol-
ect the horrible forebodngs INDUCED in ON this subject
by the whole federal press and by all the federal leaders
Mr. Walkers estimates and the tariff were assailed
equally infamous and mperfectas sure to stop every
mandatory in the land We hear nothing OF all this
now The clamor has ceased and if silence gives con,
SENT these pasans admit that they have been deceived
and deuded themselves quite much as they hoped to
deceive and deude others Well was it, therefore, IN
view of this wholesale abandonment of principle that
Mr.. Morris, in speech some evenings ago, admitted
their overthrow by the opposition, unless Providence
stepped forward to redeem and to save their cause!
Gen Cass ably exposes the dissolution OF the Union
humbug. Nowhere has it been 50 handsomely and Ell
fectvely shown up His sarical illusions to the croak
ings of federalism are exceedingly we-timed:
at pains me- sir hear illusions to the destruction OF
this and the dissolution OF this coniederacy
1t pains me, because they inspire me with any Tear
but because ought have unpronounceabe word
the Jews had of old, and that word Is dissolution We
should reject the feeling from our hearts, and its name
from tongues. This cry of no, mo, to Jerusaem
beleaguered in danger 1t is yet the city upon hill
glorious i'm what it is still glorious, by the blessing
Cod in what il to bea landmark inviting the nations
of the world struggling upon the stormy ocean oil political
oppression, follow haven of safety and OF rational
liberty No English Titus will enter temple OF freedom
through breach in the batlements to bear thence the ark
of constitution and the book of law take then
stations uiumphn procession in the streets OF modern
Rome trophies of conquest and proofs of submission
"Many raven has croaked in my day, but the augury
has failed and the republic has marched onward Many
has presented itself to the imagination OF our political
Cassandras but have still increased in political prosper
lty have increased in years, and that, with
accelerated progress unknown to the history OF the world
We have class of whose always upon the
urc overlooking the blessings around us and forever ap
prehensive of great political evil which is TO ares
somewhere other this side OF the millennium
TO them the image OF gold and silver, and brass
and clay, eontrariey in unity which the first rude blow
misfortune is to strike from its pedestal.
For my part, consider this the strongest govern
the face of the earth for good md the weakest io
evil Strong because supported by the public opinion
people inferior of the communities OF the earth in
ali that constitutes moral worth and useful knowledge, and
who have breahed into their political system the breath
life and who would destroy it, they created it, if il
unworthy oil them, failed fulfil their inst expectations
And weak for evil, from this consideration, which
would make foies and faults the signal of its
throw. 1t the only government III existence which nc
revolution subver 1t may be changed, but 1t pro-
vdes for its change when the public will requires
Plots and Instructions and the various struggles by which
oppressed population manles its sufenngs and seeks
the OF its rights have place here. We have
nothing TO fear but ourselves