Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-25
rNev Orleans Bee, 10Th.

The whole country will read with sor-
row and regret the angry and exciting re-
marks which have been made in the House
of Representatives, touching the existence
of our admirable and glorious Union. To
that Union we profess to be attached with
such an affection, that even the bare spec
IuIation as to its dissolution, fills us with
sadness. To think that there is posi-
biIty that this proudest and greatest nation
! of the earth can be brought low by mites.
tine commotion; that this splendid fabric
of civil government can be shattered and
ruined that this beacon light Of freedom
to the struggling millions Of the world can
! be extinguished; is enough to throw the
deepest gloom upon the mind of every
patriot and every true lover Of his country.
Who can bring himself to believe that
such an event is in the " DEGREES of fate?"
May not this discussion, however, pain
full as it is, bring reason and reflection to
i'll Judging but not ill-meaning men, in all
parts of the confederacy especially at the
North That the South has much TO
complain of, in the course that has been
pursued for years past in the Northern
States, is undoubted. Especially, in one
matter, have we reason TO rebuke our
Northern brethren. We are practical in
our ideas-and it will be found, after all
that what is practically offensive, and dis
agreeable and unjust, is the cause ofdeeper
seated dissatisfaction, than any mere the
cries, however much they may be con-
demned. To the inquiries which the
Southern members of Congress make, as
10 the action of several of the Northern
States, and the practice Of the Northern
people, with regard to the reclamation Of
fugitive slaves--a constitutional right
nothing is answered, because the facts al,
legged cannot be denied. This inIOad up
on our constitutional rights, made and per-
sisted in with a reckless disregard of the
most solemn and sacred obligations affords
a constant and growing topic for irritation
and anger. And then, too, the threatened
move upon the District Of Columbia, is
another subject, felt to be every way un-
Just and dangerous. Why are not these
things amended? Why are there moi
noble spirits at the North who will rise
and put dorm the spirit and design of
those who uphold course so well calcu-
lated to ALLEVIATE one section from the other,
and 10 widen and deepen the breach which
AGITATION has made between them
What we want now, amidst the clamor
of party and the wild roar Of sectional in
terests, is the clear voice Of reason and
patriotism. Let these be heard. Its
trumpet tones, we believe, can yet prevail,
and reach the bosOms and thrill the hearts
of the people. Mere partizans must be
sHenced, as they listen to its sound, calling
up, from the homesteads, and workshops,
and country houses, from the farms and
the factories, from the mountains and val
eys of this land--north and South-the
honest people of the country to the exer,
else of justice, and the rescue Of the Uni
on. We yet have faith and hope, that the
storm will yet be alIayed, and that we
shall once again see bright day and a
clear sky.-.4leran 'ria Gac.
IN FAVOR OF Ma. >GE.-Powers, the
soul ptor, writing to 4 friend on what peo-
pie call the folly of marrying without the
means to support a family, expresses
frankly his own fears when he found him
self in this very position, "To tell the
ruth, however, family and poverty have
done more to support me than | have done
to support them. They have compelled
me to make exertions that | hardly thought
myself capable of; and often, when on
the eve of despairng, they have forced
me, like coward in corner, to fight
like hero, not for myself, but for my
wife and little ones. Ihave now as much
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