The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-27


weaker section therefore MIR Calhoun urges upon the
south line OF policy looking directly and challenging
union of the north against the south upon the issue Of
slavery And all this beforehand-all this in advance
OF the consultations OF convention which may again
result they have heretofore resulted, in harmony be-
tween the advocates of northern and southern interests
and sentiments-a this too, in the face OF the loss OF
the Wlmo provso defeated in both houses of Congress-
Mr. Calhouns showing, by balance OF northern
democratic votes cast in just respect TO southern rights
But as Mr.. Calhouns argument proceeds, his contra
dicon grows yet deeper and more papabe He tells
that the constitution is the side of the SOUTH that the
interests of the north the side of the SOUTH that
the power of truth the side of the south and that
least enths of the citizens of the north dis
posed to abide by the compromises and the guarantees of
the constitution. And the inference from all these
facts, Mr.. Calhoun tells the south that it must avoid
convention, in whose counsels the constitution, the
power of TRUTH the interests of the north and the loyalty
OF seven-tenths of the population TO the constitution
would all plead for the maintenance of southern rights
that the south must avoid convention with all these
advantages on its side, and unite the whole north
against it by making the presidency strict sectional
issue!
And after ALL if national convention be thus rejected
what is gained the South By the very nature of the
act the democratic party in the canvass is disoganized
and dissolved The election goes TO the House of Repre-
sentatives Federal candidate coalition candidate
elected President But what guarantee what pretence
of guarantee has the South that her candidate will be
chosen Is the anti slavery feeling weaker in the House
of Representatives than it will be in convention' Has
our experience commended to election by the
n nd cafo ponda nf 10 tha
pie any considerable portion of the people, look upon
il with confdence Just the reverse And if, upon Mr.
Cahouns PLAN the election be carried into the House
what must be the position of the South there?
tonal will have just ragged over the country
Parties will have been vigorously defined the question
OF Slavery And in such state of things, the South,
Mr.. Calhoun's showing, comes into the House to
elect President and there finds itself in minority
And thisust thiss the necessary result of Mr. Cal
houns plan for the protection of the South
In opposition all such schemes, we 30 for National
Convention. We cling to the integrity and harmony of
the great democratic party of the country, the and
well tried instrumenalty for the protection of southern
rights, and the preservation OF our Union. We would
meet the Democracy of the north in cesncil With the
Constitution in our hands, which, Mr.. Calhoun him
self tells us, seven-tenhs of the north resolved TO
abide by, we would claim their cooperation with in
the maintenance of the just rights of the South. We
would show readiness to act in the spirit of the Mis-
souri, compromise; and would appeal at to ''the
interests of the north" and to the power of truth upon
the minds of the northern Democracy TO act with
What has the South to hope from Federal ascendency
Who has failed TO observe the sympathy of the Federal
lists with the Liberty party-an identity of principle with
which they have claimed And who doubt that the
chief bar to Federal ascendency is the union OF the Dem
National Convention But even if this hope fail us-if
Convention shall fail TO arrive any decision which
the South can abide by-and will not believe this
til it-even then Mr. Cahouns plan is left to the
South in its entirety, and with all its remedial powers
Our present with him is, that he would throw away,
beforehand and without trial. all the good hope for the
South which involved in the harmonious action of
onaI convention, where the rights of the South shall be
fully and faithfully represented.
As the seadfast advocate of these equal rights of the
south under the constitution, and in spirit OF devoted
LOYALTY to that sacred Union which has made
try what is we deprecae that disruption of the demo-
cratic party and that sectional organization of parties
which Mr.. Cahouns movement is ayowedy calculated
to produce The dangers of such sectional agitation did
not escape the prophetic eye of the Father of his Coun
try
In contemplating the canses,' says the Farewell Adj
dress, (which disturb Union, it matter
of serious that any ground should have been fur
nished for characterzng parties by geographical dscrm
natons-northcrn and southern atlantic and cestern
whence designing endeavor excite belief that
there real difference OF local interests and views One
of the expedents of party acquire influence in pacu
lar districts, msrepresent opinions and of
other districts. You shield yourselves much
against the eaouses and heartbumings which spring from
these they tend to render alien each
other those who ought TO be bound together by ratena al
fection.
These weghty words true when they spoken, and
true always, should sink deep into the heart of every
patriot in the present crisis
In Mr. Calhoun's recent movement TO convulse the
country with a sectional agitation, as preliminary to
presidential election by the House of Representatives,
we see only fuller manifestation of those Characters
tics which have marked him all the later stages of his
public career as an njudcious leader and unsafe
statesman He assumed the championship of the south
upon the tariff question, and the result was-Nuica-
ton He divorced the clique which supported him from
the Democracy, when the Democracy rallied around the
of Jackson. He allied himself to the
Federaliss in voting for Mr.. Clay's resolution of cen
sure upon that heroic statesman when he smoe down
the corrupt money power of National Bank. He as
sumed the championship of the south again upon the Tex
anqueston and he cogged that question with embarrass
ments and difficulties which have done than all things
else awaken the anti slavery excitement that all now
much deprecaie at the North. By his Encouragement