The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-09
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rest the proviso, would not stop aboonism prevent
from accomplishing its end Its agitation and attacks
would shll continue directed against points al least as
vulnerable and some OF them OF description beyond the
power OF the federal government TO interfere IN order to
arrest even II disposed to do so; OF which, however,
there Is no probability.
Il have now stated my reasons for believing that the
abolition agitation will never stop Of ITSELF OF ever will
be stopped through the presidential election or the action
OF hs government and that nothing short OF the united
and liked determination of the South to maintain her
rights, at every hazard can stop it, Without that, the
end must be emancipation in the worst possible form
tar worse than il done by voluntary act instead
oil being compelled to adopt 1t at the bidding OF DOM,
nant section whose interest and sympathy for them and
hostility to us would combine to the present rela
on between the two races IN the South, by raising the
inferior 10 be the favored and SUPERIOR and king the
superior TO the inferior and despised.
have now freely and explicitly expressed my convic-
uon OF what must be the result the which have
led TO the present state OF things should be permitted TO
continue, and also how only that result be prevented
In doing so, have but performed what believe TO be
solemn duty, not only TO my own constituents and the
section where Providence has cast my lot but TO the
whole Union. My conviction is strong that ALL the
South and North the Union and the institutions of the
country are IN imminent danger, and that 1t cannot be
Yered unless the causes which have led to H. and the
only means by which they be couneracted, should
be clearly seen and promptly resored to- My object has
been to point them out If am right the South is under
solemn obligation, both to herself and to the rest of the
Union, to rally and take the remedy in her own hands,
and that speedily the only possible mode TO bring the
north to pause and reflect on consequences If indeed,
should prove to be So to herself
know that very different motives may be attributed to
me. There are those who can no danger TO the
Union from aggessions injustice, violation of the
constitution While they gre ready to cry out dsu
mon against every attempt to repe them have often
been the subject OF their assaults that have learned 10
contemn them, and to leave II to the whole tenor OF my
lie to repel them. Nearly forty years OF my life have
been devoted to the service of the Union If shall have
any place in the memory of poseriy il will be in con
sequence OF my deep attachment to and federal sys
TEN OF government and earnest and honest efforts to up
bold and perpeuale them. But, strong my at
hchment to the Unon my attachment to Liberty and the
safety Of the section where Providence has cast my lot
IS still stronger not that sectional III my feelings,
for have ever locked with deep interest to the good
OF the whole, and reoiced in the prosperity of every
portion. Nor have | ever, in any instance support
ed the interest OF my section at the expense of any
other II have stood up for it on many and import
ant questions il has been defensively-to repel ag-
gressions It's rights to which, the weaker section,
1t has often been subject In doing so, have ever re-
gaded myself not only as performing duty owed to it,
but to the whole Union for hold il to be true in fed
era system like ours that the section portion of the
Union which permits encroachment its constitutional
rights when It can prevent IT. is not much less guilty than
that which pepeates the wrong Our Union and poli,
cal institutions can only be preserved by preserving the
rights and equality established among its members by the
constitution and these only be preserved by the
stronger portion of the Union abstaning from encroach-
ing on the weaker; Or it should not, by the weaker
States placing themselves their reserved rights, and
repelng the Entertainments Such the Impressions
un Ter which now act, and have ever acted in resisting
aggressions on the rights of the South | aim not at
change or revolutionary object is to preserve | am
thoroughly conservative IN my politics wish to man
tain things as | found them established am satisfied
with them, and am OF the opinion that they cannot be
changed for the better hold it to be difficult to get
good government, ana still more difficult TO preserve it
and as believe good government TO be the greatest OF
earthly blessings, would be adverse the overthrow of
ours, even if thought it greatly inferior to what do, in
the hope OF establishing better.
Thus thinking, my sincere desire is to preserve the
Union; and let what will come, shall take that
my course shall be such to free from all response
bility should it be destroyed. | shall place myself i'm
movably where duty commands, on the defensive
against aggressions and injustice and entertainments,
and support of right Justice and the constitution be the
consequences what they may Ii the result should be
tenn of government the responsibility will fall not the
assaied but the assaians-not those whose aim is
defend rights, but those whose aim is to violate them
not on those who struggle to maintain the constitution,
but those who struggle to invade it, 1t is not for us,
who are assaulted but for those who assa to count
the value of the Union. To us, without the observance
of the guarantees of the constitution, the Union would
be curse instead of blessing sword to assault and
not shield to defend 1t is for ASSISTANTS to
whether the Union with the observance of It's guaran
ties on their part is OF sufficient value to them TO be pre-
served or not Ii IN their estimate would be small
to put Its safety at stake rather than to be restricted to
the observance of its guarantees how could they expect
us to cease resistance TO their aggressons, when the
Union, if they should succeed, would be to the great
est of curses instead of being of the greatest bless
ngs as 1t would be with strict adherence to the const
tuition?
But, great its blessings would be to us in that
case. it would he in every view far still to the
North 1t would even be more necessary to their safety
than to The very institution which the object of
their lncessan denunciaon and assaults would be the
palladium of our safety The danger to which it is
posed, and the necessity of defending for the
safety of the whole South would constitute a central
point OF Interest that would unite with links of iron
within, which no force could discover, while it would
present without an unbroken and mpenerable front 1t
would do From the conservative character of the
institution, it would prevent that conflict between labor
and capital which must ever exist in popuous and crowd
ed communities where wages the regulator between
them, and thereby and preserve with settled
in such communities The North, on the
contrary, would have central point of union TO bind
ITS various and conflicting interests together and would
with the increase of its population and wealth, be subject
to all the agitation and conflicts growing of the ,lvs-
IONS OF wealth and poverty, and their concomants, cap
lta and labor OF which already there many and
serious.
But is not in reference TO safety only that we would
be the least sufferers We would be far less so in pc
cuniary point of view Indeed in that respect we would
be great gamers instead of being losers The first effect
would be to establish direct trade between and the
OF the world. Our imports in consequence would at
once rise from their present depression be equal in
value to our exports, in conformity to the established
principle that imports and exports OF country must in
series OF years, balance each other, nearly so, when
iary valued On the principle their imports would
tall OIL and sink 10 the level of their exports The con-
sequence would be, that with the rates of duties our
revenue from imports would more than double theirs,
and what is OF great Importance all of its proceeds would
be expended among ourselves instead of the far greater
part being expended it is the North the great in
crease OF their wealth and dminuon of ours With
this great increase OF imports and of revenue and expend
iture with us, and FILLING off with them, there would be
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