The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-10

nn Gapses H pa Ns ssso four Hines as
five large States; and throughout its whole extent slavery
IS already existing and recognised by law w ell may tho
South yield New Mexico aud California to freedom. under
these and the North be considered
exacting in insisting that il shall be tree Bul the truth is
acquire nothing for as have said the climate
and soil of the newly acquired territory viii forever en
| cude slavery within boundaries.
This second proposition is one IN which zoe would cheer
fully acqniesee MOI Doubling or single moment ,hss ,he
under circumstances slavery exist IN The
by Congress authorize and protect Suppose, for in
stance that Canada were coded L. US VIII be contended
whe re il exist, without the intervention of law
While contrary Il slavery did exist there cannot
And so precisely In regard TO California and New Mexico:
Slavery abolished forever by the laws OF Mexico, and
an only be restored by laws enacted by our
ment Whether such laws VIII ever be enacted cons'i-
qes The whole question al .s sneaknp be sentiments
whole NORTH tell him, in all ankness that no bill
OF California and New Mrxico-iiberaed by the govern
OF Mexico than thirty years ago. not by u-ean
The third proposition of the Union exhibits the
spirit, and should be gladly embraced by every friend OF
the constitution and every advocate of union IL should
hailed by the rejecting IA OF the North a, evidence OF
good of devotion 10 the Union and Of bIohery at
lection on the part OF The South. It's adoption would
aay forever all excitement between the North and South
denagosues who look the an,islave feeling of
the North their only means OF acquiring Po'cai I'M
for the abolition of slavery ia the District of Columbia
and the traffic in slaves between the States because all
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they twenty years in denouncinx abolition
treason to the Union. The proposition Is, DO nothing by
f hs a% ' o the THIS hat we dss
all that any man can wish whose only object Is to conhne
would become free The moment he Is taken by
and il follows course, that II the soil and climate
favorable to slavery which they are not s no slave
would DO found foolish enough to hazard his proper
y by taking them where his claim their services
would immediately cease Let things remain as they ae
xst and when States created out of
recently acquired possessios there VIII be nobody to
ask for the establishment OF slavery within their bounda
es, while every inhabtant of such States viii insist that
the % DE % ana sar nons Dy w aa
leave this matter to be settled by the laws and constitution
The cry of dsunion alarms The honest we'll
meaning of tile North ana South know too well the
unprinciped denagog CUES separate Nay the
all parties renders scPara ION absolutely impossible
n ca" sever and il is only Necessary to look at the free
population residing upon its waters-t only necessary to
ana ic ] ana iii ind access to the Atlantic through
the southwestern slave States lying its banksto satisfy
every OF common sense, that however much dsion
ties,that is physically and morally practicable aud
the impossible Such being the and the union
of the states being one of those t,ngs
be- oppose it who may 1T the part OF wisdom cult
kndlest feelings between each and every section
OF the country ni,ssouble bound
together by bonds OF csapguni!y and the ties OF bood
by friendship and bro'lery loveby origin and
common destiny-and, above all by raPhca position
and great natural causes, which altogether constitute
between the different OF
Ieder"y, which hotbns bnl the almighty power oil HIM
who has so long watched over our destiny and made as
the nations Of the earth possibly de-
stroy The )h and the last pro per without the
South the South, IN return, isdependen upon the North
and East and then there stands the mighty Wes-greaer,
mgher, powerful, far than tn. Nortn the SOUTH aud
the East combined. There rises colossal mistress OF tho
whole Unon who will say the people OF the East: Your
seaboard IS mine my r'Shtoway to the broad Atlantic
lies through YOU and shall yourselves from
Remain, therefore, quiet be equals II you will,
and participate in all the blessings OF our Union but
you shall, because it interest that you should
And the South will she Hush the OF dis
The great father OF Waters whose tributaries
gate homes and upon whose sources we dwell Is our
natural highway tide It's bosom is covered with
the products OF industry, aud ITS shores must be the
shores OF the people having common interest with
ourselves. Willingly unwlnply therefore, you must
forever remain and Gel of this great coniederacy
OF independent sovereisn,ies"
This is no imaginary picture, but sober reality which
every of cannot fail to perceive Dis.
union therefore, is an idle phantom Those whom God
has Joined together let not put asHnder. And nus
solemn fact once poca'ned becomes the duty oil the par
Union consult the interests and the feelings
of each other that peace harmony, and conhdng Aztec
ton, based upon common interest and common desi-
ny, will be the rtan result and make alike the adm-
ration and the envy of the civilized world
The election of Gen Taylor-a southern sl1ve.
holder-by majority of northern ITSELF an evi.
dencc OF the good feeling Invoke, and should satisfy all
rejecting nothing separate de srnies aud
that the OF wisdom permit Chi dish bcke
ngs the blessings OF union actually within our
grasp.
We beg the North not 10 be deceived point
The South is as much attached to the Union any po
ton of this great conederacy but she expects and de-
mands at the time equality and justice. Any at
tempt to degrade her only result in excitement, dis
traction, and danger.