The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-26

the following eloquent extract from the Cabotsve
Mirror" from Chcopee, Massachusetts. Benjamin +
Butler may calmly calculate in his speech the value of
the Union He may dwell, if he peases upon the bene-
hts which Its dissolution may confer upon the Empire
State Bigot as he 49, fanacsm has struck him stone
blind Let the following cutting language expose the
folly and nfa,uation by which he is maddened How
different is the spirit in which Mr. Corwn speaks of the
southern partners in the confederacy of States:
From the Ca5ottsville Mirror.
MADNEss-We have read of two bitter foes meeting
plat of ground beside deep, precpitous chasm They
engaged hand to hand and steel STEEL in the strife One
of them at length feeling that his opponent getting the
better OF him. gapped and to bear his antagonist
to the ground They struggled they wrestled, they bent
backwards and forwards and swayed either side In the
herceness OF the Strife they approached the edge OF the
cliff Suddenly of them made mighty effort, and
ngng his whole weight and strength towards the brink,
bore his foe onward, and in deadly embrace they DO h
fell crashing bloody, eless down into the abyss below.
After all the blood and treasure toll and sufering-aher
all the prayers and watchings, faith and hope, in which
laid the glorious Union of these United Staesaer all
the glorious results, and rich ruon of this Unionater
all the power, the happiness the wealth, the prosperity,
and the harmony which have fallen into the laps Of two
generations the fruit of that blessed "Union, in
general sovereignty of many Independent Staesater all
the umphs Of war and OF peace which have added glory
glory the bright escutcheon of the Matchmaker all the
haowed and holy and sublime deeds and events OF the
past and brighter greater, holer visions OF the fuureat
all the fond hopes and strong faith of millions of the OPP
pressed and the downtrodden in the Old World who have
gazed and watched rising brightness the glad star OF
promise the world latter all this, and after have
attained position among the nations OF the earth such as
reached since the creation, powerful peaceful,
harmonious at home, honored abroad, happy and free
now with insane madness, must stir ap the bitter
waters of contention between the north and south. With
suicidal recklessness will urge the crisis. What
though hear the slken cord of fraternity cracking,
and thread after thread parting, we will not falter
No the hot soutlnon with the black plague
which he caught from northern cupdity; him for
his misfortune jeer him for his preudices madden him
by your power; wit him of his poverty, and then sneer-
ngy dare him the Union. OH it is vastly fine, it
anscenenly humane and phanthropic, for us to talk
and decam about slavery to mount the car of liberty,
and ride triumph half of these peaceful, happy
1t is high and noble conduct after long series of
gross attacks and aggressive movements which have COM
PEELED the south stand on the defensive then to hold up
our hands pous horror the "deep depravity of the
SOUTH" and affect wonder how can be so wicked.
How lovely how divine how becoming in after pilng
insult and ndgniy upon the stakeholder, and arousng
fiery spirits of the e,vd south almost to frenzy raise
hands and eyes Heaven, and give thanks that
other those shareholders yonder
Oh yes and then at them again. Apply the scouge; talk
of humanity, and laugh at your brother He is slave
holder, and you no-he is weak, and you strong
he is n sinner and you saint Hedge him in sur
round him with high wall chain him to rock; laugh
his struggles boast of your strength and riches,
and then dare him to attempt to secede from the Union.
Such be the chosen of of our u
perne patriots and phanthopists the norh if may
Judge by the gusto with which many journals fling all
of and opprobrous ephets the slaveocacy
of the SOUTH 1t is not labor of love. but one of bitter
hate. Reason is thrown the winds kindness and fra
ernn feeling have given place to struggle for supremacy
No sympathy is felt for their misfortune allowance is
made for their position consideration for the nfrmes
Of human nature but with whip and spur they dash
upon their southern brothers This is all noble, humane,
and Hight minded But when they have goaded the
the brp OfH ion Nvha thp
legitimate and inevitable results of their mad
they shall hear crashing around them the tumbng frag
ments OF glorious and magnificent temple
when land shall be full of petty powers rival States
and jealous prncipalties; when revolu Instructions
and internal shall lay the land when
ous tariffs shall hedge up the off State with
another when brother meets brother in battle when
land becomes like other landslide of misrule,
strife, and ruin-hen, perhaps, these philanthropic pa
trotc, humane lovers of their kind may begin think
that there reason for the earnest and snppca
tory cry, forbear. 1t Is pleasant and delightful noo,
to rail those who strive for peacethose who will
pluck eye for the sake of removing mote which is
in it, You who Astounding in love to all mankind
that you willing plunge your country in all the hor
of civil and servile war; onform your northern
and your southern parties threaten, bully and each
other call all those who have the courage and the indie
pendence for the good of the WHOLE in spite Of all
ward pressure, 'doughiaces )" yield hairs breadth
you the advocates OF liberty the opponents of slavery
you alone rghon with the glorious work and when,
instead of destroying slavery you shall have destroyed
dom itself; when you shall have overhrown present
government which contains in ITSELF If carried out
in the spirit OF its founders to this evil OF slavery
when you find yourself sitting like Marus OF old. amid the
and desoation of your making when tho mock
ing shouts of yran and the hopeless walings OF the
pressed shall ring in your then may proudly
vey the wreck and say-ths, all this is the work OF my
| hands.
But The south dare secede Men will dare everything
when driven to desperation. When their passions
aroused, they win dare death ITSELF if they can in
volve their enemy in their own ruin
We prophet, and is raven throat to croak
evils but five have sectional parties, and
the north be arrayed against the SOUTH and
plunge headong into the strife this Union will surely
and speedily be asunder, that night follows the
day. Let it come you say the south will suffer more
than ourselves Yes will be rich consolation, while the
north is bleeding at every pore, to know that the south is
dead.
| Such may be the humanity and philosophy of others
but oursel frank to that we can hope for
no political salvation for the slave, black white in the
Old World in the New golden hope of progress in
constitutional freedom and Individual rights, except the
of the union of these States Preserve the
Union and all preserved freedom itself will become uni
versa but destroy the Union and all will be destroyed
slavery will be perpetual
Let charity which thnkeh evil, and is pulled up,
guide our actions and dictate words towards each
member of this great family let the spirit of kind
and fobearance which actuaed the founders of the
republic and the Union will still be preserved
and Heaven will still bless
A Letter Last.
| The New Orleans Picayune informs the public that a
letter from Gov Morehead Gen Taylor has arrived at
I,a, Wa shall nou have the renlv we presump in