The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-10
COMMUNICATION.


For Union
A National Convention.
II has been the custom for so many years past for the
great democratic party OF the Union TO hold lauoha
convention to select suitable candidates for the pesdei-
cy and vice presidency, that would seem % DC work
OF supeerogaton to speak write word IN advocacy
of such convention prior to the next presidential cleo.
ton. The writer of these remarks Will therefore, take
for granted that there is no difference OF opinion among
the democratic republicans of the Union to the pro-
prety and necessity of holding such convention.
Tie results of this convention will be permanent either
for good or for evil, TO the country Its determinations
wl in all probability, be ratified at the polls BY the Peo-
pie Of the United States Not only will the candidates
pointed by the constitution the President and
dent OF the United States, but the principles and the meas
adopted and recommended by this convention w De
stamped upon the legislation OF the country How ex-
ceedingy important, then, that those who are to take
part the deliberations of such body should ee and
understand the great Importance OF the trust conhded TO
Although the delegates to the national convention are
bound by oath defend and protect the constitution
yet their high OF honor and duty to their consu
must mpe them TO strict observance of every part
of that sacred instrument The constitution should be
the guiding star of their every movement.
If questions calculated to produce discord between
different sections Of glorious Union should be INTRO
duced let them be discussed and disposed of with an eye
single TO the constitution, and all will be well Lei II
constantly be borne in mind, that without the conpro-
misses and mutual concessions agreed upon and estab
lshed by the convention that formed the constitution, we
never could have become republic or united people
The trainers OF our constitution (and they are admitted
all hands to have been great wise and good mem
could not effect anything advantageous and capable TO De
pracsed until they yielded lin their deberatons) to each
other portion of their opinions and their own pre-
JUDGES. And at this day better, WISER greater
than our foreathers that may adhere pertnaclousy
10 every prejudice and every opinion, without danger OF
injury and wrong to our beloved country
Let every one of us beware how we interfere in any
even the slightest degree with the wise compromises OF
excellent constitution Let all act alike in the spirit
of unonn the candid spirit OF Cancellation and con-
troubled waters Let every real republican in the land
consider himself political hero ready to throw himself
in the breach and it is utterly impossible that his neigh
bors and fellow citizens could hear his warning voice
without feeling of patriotic ardor and the sinceres ad
miraton and gratitude.
Destroy those Free liberal principles of republican lib
ery engraed into constitution; lay violent hands on
the mutual concessions solemny entered into in the for
nation of it, with the llustrous Washington at its head,
sitution, and you efecualy and forever destroy the
wholepeople Of the United Staesthe ark of safety is
gone and the national banner sinks into the whirlpool OF
corruption, discord, and ruin.
These remarks, the writer apprehends, will apply with
some force to discussion upon what is usually called the
"Witmot Prorlso" Take this prouso in one hand, and
the constitution in the other-dscuss the vexed question
OF slavery with full appreciation OF the never
much admired compromises of that unequalled nsru
men OF human inteects and profound sagacity and
danger could arise The constitution would come
out OF such controversy bright and unsullied
the day it came from the hands OF George Washington
and his exalted colleagues But when take into con-
slderaon our liability 10 together with the adj
vice OF the immortal Washington to avoid all questions
calculated produce divisions and discod between differ
ent sections of confedeacy the part of prudence will
be for the delegates to the national convention to vote
down and every attempt TO agate any question ree
vanity connected with the savehoding and nom savehod
ing States of the Union Or if there should unfortunate
y, arise such discussion, let resolution be adopted In
strict accordance with the compromises Of the constitu-
ton Let the cOnciatoy spirit of the Missouri compro-
mise line OF 6 degrees north latitude be mutually estab-
shed and settled down upon, as trust and confidently
believe will be DONE for the sake of peace, harmony, and
constitutional liberty, and all is safe in ls4s and forever
afterwards the ascendency OF democratic principles is
placed beyond all doubt or Perplexity
he h,,th att no, ,,k,1o
ulaton would rally upon this compromise line and be-
heve that our norhern eastern, and western people
HAPPILY prevailed oyer the desneS Of Mssour and Tex
as. Let the national convention but speak in that noble
and eevatng character and it would bind together this
glorious Union, to which every true American heart is
bound by the strongest ties of love- of feeling and of in
teres in all time to come national convention cannot
ghtfuy have any jurisdiction over the subject Of slave
ry 1t is wholly and concluslvely shut out by the
stitution itself The constitution leaves it precisely
where it finds tin the hands of the sovereign people Of
the States respectively in which exists There let be
and remain, while the States are sovereign, and man is
capable OF governing himself without master! The
national government has nothing to do with the subject
OF slavery, either at home abroadnot at home, be-
cause is expressly and exclusively matter OF domestic
Government within the limits of the States respectively
where the constitutional relation of master and slave
sls not Abroad because we have jurisdiction over
foreign territory and to attempt TO egsate about terri
tory that does not belong to is the very height of in
consistency and absurdity
over the question OF slavery certainly national
yenon hardly be conceived to have such jurisdic
ton over the reserved rights of the States, the
people of sovereign States.
Let therefore, (as heretoore all foreign territory
CURED or that may hereafter be acquired lying south of
the parallel OF 36t degrees be left to be decided by
lorlty OF the people who may chance to inhabit it.
But, as to any territory that government may
quire at the conclusion of the war, beyond the Rio
Grande there will be any necessity to establish
sarey in that region OF country II exists, and has
listed, throughout the whole of Mexico, in the most
1righul shape for than three hundred years Ii
would, indeed, be pity to send coored population
and sdtrdps as are to be found there.
Our negro would be lost, as a kind of social being,
upon being amidst such degraded of slaves
useless, therefore, to attempt TO re-estabsh slavery
there because hundreds of thousands of men, women,
and children be found all that vast region,
the veriest slaves in all the habitable globe
To set up such hue andcry about the ''Wilmot pro-
vso foreign territory, and slavery is only intended by
foxy political wire workers to stir afresh sectional ea
ousies and hearburnngs order to distract and destroy
the democratic party that under cover Of false, ho
lowheared philanthropy. ancient federalism with It's
multiplied aases) may vault into place and power; and
Or oracle, damn a, ho,c he nicks EN-"
single remark to the place of holding the next
tonal convention, and have done
1t seems to the writer that common Justice to the west
would INDICATE change of the place of holding the
yention Western delegates have been thus far compel
led TO cross the Allegheny mountains and have done so
cheerully for the purpose of preserving peace and har
mony IN the ranks of the democracy Why should not
our eastern friends Tho boIdny tho nov