The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-24

of alternating part Of the Union from another. HIS
prophetic vision oesaw the present state oil things when
i he wrote this paragraph:
In contemplating the which may disturb our
upion occurs matter Of serious concern that any
ties by geographical ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and south
ern--Aiantic and rn--whence designing may
endeavor excite a belief that there is real difference OF
local interests and views One OF the expedents Of party
acquire influence within particular districts, is to mis-
represent the opinions and aims OF other districts You
cannot shield yourselves too much against the ealouses
and heerbumngs which spring from these misrepesena-
onss they tend to render alien each other those who
ought to be bound together by aternal affection"
The middleton of the Father of his Country falls up
hatred aud alienation between the North and the South
But, why multiply proofs! From The fullness of the
heart the mouth speaketh, and Tor twenty years the
mouth OF Calhoun has poured forth the language of dis
union Surely the Holy Scriptures are right aud deadly
enmity TO the Union must be in that heart from which
its death knell is daily sounded.
Mr. Calhoun is baked in his mode of proceeding He
finds difficulty in the first step. The experience of the
first notification has convinced him that State, and
that small one, Is too narrow a foundation TO build
upon. He needs broader foundations AMI ever since
the Texas annexation treaty of 1Sl4 he has manGuvred
for Southern Convention, in order to unite all the
southern States under his control. He wants conven
ton He Is great upon small body, where he can work
upon individuals in detail and by units. He is great then
Southern Convention was his plan at the rejection OF
the Texas treaty in 1874 contributed to break up that
plan AT the passing OF the Oregon bill in the summer oil
Sl4 he tried for the convention again. and subscrp
ton paper cautiously circulated in the House OF Rep
eienatvs' Tor signatures was mo go but rev few
brings us 10 the last winters work-the meeting con-
voked of the members OF Congress from the sayehodng
States. Its object has been stated, and do not repeat it.
only part OF the machinery for getting up
Southern Convention twas in fact sort of Southern
Convention itse-a caucus couventon-ntended to pave
the way for the real convention, and to call it, Ii was
intended combine wings and democrats and bring the
whole under the control OF the head contrver 1t was
la failure The wings hauled off from il: only part
innocent and laudable purposes Nothing came from
this Congress convention but emasculated address,
deprived OF the venom in its head and of the sting
in its tall and proposing nothing The contrivance for
the Southern Convention had failed again and his last
resource in State legislatures and county meetings
The ireband resolutions were to be adopted in State
legislatures and county meetings. got up TO stimulate the
people omit other States The resolutions adopt
ed in Missouri Immediately after the failure of the Con-
about they could be known, The resolutions
had laid in torpid state all the winter They slept du
ring the time they should have been awake, and in my
hands Washington if they intended for my gui
dance They passed after Congress- Adjourned and
the county meetings Immediately started This was in
accordance to the practice elsewhere and, ii they still go
on should conform to Accomac which have at least the
merit OF doing wrong thing in the right way They
propose convention of the State To be called at special
session of the General Assembly decide fundamentally
on the of action. That at least is consulting the
people fairly and giving them chance to decide under
s,andngly This is their resolution
Resoiud, That the danger Of the State and the safety
assembled the legislature pass bill
thar purpose to determine upon the whole question OF
sncroachment by the federal government and by the
eeso States and the people Of the North on the nslitu
lion Of slavery me sses & % sns are a OF
what will be its sovereign action finally on this subject
authorized resist they required by federal ega-
ton submit to the oppression OF majority in Congress,
can best settle the rule OF conduct Tor the citizen"
The Accomac meeting reports lis proceedings to Mr.
Calhoun and that right again He is the chief OF the
movement and his aduncts should report to him.
deem it most unfortunate that the General Assembly
of Missouri should have adopted MIR. Calhoun's resou
tons am certain not six members OF the body had the
scienier OF their origin and design, or meant harm to the
country or myself But that is no impeachment to their
evil effect They the act Of the General Assembly.
Upon the record they are the will Of the State Abroad
his desgnslo put the State under his lead-and to stop
my opposition to his mad career. And although know
that the event will deceive his hopes yet the mischief
will be done the fatal encouragement he will receive
before another General Assembly can correct the error.
consider my proposon-the with which com
&menced my speech-now made good, namely, that the
resolutions OF the General Assembly OF which complain
are copied from those OF Mr. Calhoun-that to under-
stand their design you must understand his desgn-and
that from the words OF his own resolution, and from his
conduct for twenty years past, the subverson of the
Union is intended In the execution of this design
moi be an instrument nor can believe that the people or
: the of the General Assembly wish it, and deem
right to have full understanding with my constituents
on the whole matter.
therefore appeal from the instructions have received
because they in conflict with instructions already
ceived and obeyed-because they did not emanate from
any known desire understood will of the peoplebe-
cause tney contain eApOsuollS O
constitution which am sworn to support-because they
require to promote observation-disclosures they pledge the
State to cooperate with other States in eventual civil
war--because they copied from resolutions Matched
for great mischief, which have right to oppose and
did oppose my place Of senator the Senate OF the
United States, and which cannot opposing with
out personal disgrace and official deelicton of public
duty-and because think it due to the people to give
them opportunity to consider OF proceedings gravey
affecting them, and which they have not been con-
Il suited.
appeal TO the people-the whole body of the people
question above party, and should be kept above it.
mean to keep it there.
resolutions, which have guarded long enough marked
their first appearance in the General Assembly knew
their origin and design and determined to let them go
Ii so happens that there few citizens in this State
10 others who have passed away and who
denomlnated, in the Accomac resolutions adjuncts TO
Mr. Calhoun. The denomination is appropriate. Adj
alunct (Engsh) is from I'D and junctus, Uatn) and sig
nies joined to-; which this sci OF citizens be-
both soul and body with respect to their southern leader
Ihese few are IN state OF permanent conspiracy against
me- either on their own account that of their "eadng
friend at the SOuth both, and hatch per peual
cesson OF plots against To go further back.
fer to the of lS44. and the plot the Texas
nexaon question, which will call the jewsharp plot
in consideration OF the music which be then made
upon that instrument and to discriminate from others
hat plot showed its head, but hid itself afterwards.
failed, and ITS contrves went back into their perpetual
state OF incubation. When the Calhoun resolutions
moved in the General Assembly 81 at the COM
mencement OF the session. that new plot was
Matching, and determined TO let it quit the shell knew
that if gave hint of what they about--if had
communicated the 1.-THE OF what have said you to-day,
it would have stopped the proceeding But that would
have done good 1t would only have postponed and
changed the form of the work determined TO let it go