The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-04

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will be published until Saturday
the Anniversary OF American Independence. As
The day which brings back the Anniversary Of Ameri-
can Independence dawns upon this morning but does
noireiun with the gadness and the brightness which usu-
ally attend the "reminiscences Of the most memorable era in
the annals OF mankind Itcomes US clouds and dark
ness Distraction among countrymen. discord in our
public councils, anxiees about our future destiny are
calculated to affect the spirits Of the people on day
when every heart should swell with pride and Joy The
horizon OVERCAST but yet the Anniversary cannot pass
away without impressing deep moral upon the hearts
Of the American people. III
Seventy years ago noble orefahers pronounced
'the United States OF America free and independent
States, and mutually pledged each other hei lives
lheir) fortunes, and Qheir) sacred honors to main.
tain the Declaration Nobly did their countrymen re-
deem that pledge. They fought together in many an
arduous feld-shed their blood Notwithstanding by
each other from Bunker's Hill to Yorktown--the
southern fighting. and bleeding, and dying BY the
side OF the northern man; and frequently their maryred
bodies were buried in the same honored grave Peace
came finally. with healing on its wings, and consu-
ton was formed by the joint OF the stacsneno
every section Of the country In that glorious period Of our
history, il was discredit southener that he was
s4ehoder Fanaticism had not then raised her gorgon
front, to scowl upon any Of our counymen in conse-
qnence Of their social habits their peculiar nstu-
tons. Who led the armies Of liberty TO victory A
stakeholder Who framed the Declaration OF our Nations
Independence A stakeholder What legislature first
proposed commissioners to form constitution for
the wholes Still the Virginia Shareholders Who took
the most active part in the convention to frame that noble
monument A stakeholder. And who has furnished
four dsna shareholders administer the govern
nent under that consiuiionnot TO speak OF Harrison
and Tyler. and Taylor II was savehoding State And
who consideraie. and wse and enough
to place these Shareholders the head OF public affairs
Their equally noble brethren in the North and in the
West most of whom had not slave in their borders.
but who had equally contributed great men OF their
own 10 their country, advance her prosperity,
and illustrate the value OF free government Yet
this great confedeacy OF States met hand hand to-
gether to lay the foundations OF their government ia
spirit OF Cancellation and compromise They went on to-
gether under the wings OF the eagle to build up
nation which, for liberty. for enterprise. for energy Of
character and power OF intellect. for an unparalleled
progress in the arts for glory in arms for prosperity and
happiness been equaed since the foundation Of
the world. They have prospered as one nation TO de-
gree which has excited the admiration OF the eastern
word-ihe liberty OF the citizen, the rights Of the States
and the Union OF the States constituting the three great
pillars Of their unnvalled prosperity. PROSTATE Of
these, and the others will participate in the blow Break
up this glorious Union, and caamtes that defy oil de-
scrpon will burst upon us The scattered fragments OF
the nation will assume more OF military character and
the liberty Of the CITIZEN the rights OF each Stae-if sim
gle States should remanhe peace and prosperity OF the
whole, will suffer in the fall OF the Union.
And yet, with all these glories which the Union has
scattered over all the land. gloom is now spread
ing over the horizon which threatens the Union
itself. Some mad enough to calculate the value
Of the Union Some bedamiies are yielding to the
haucnation that one particular section OF the con-
federacy would be happier from its dissolution The
ultra fanatic OF the North is daring TO attack the in
sttutions and rights OF the South: the ultra NAL
content Of the South is laying down the only con-
dition on which the Union is TO be maintained
Passion nfests many Of our countymen in both sec
tons Madness rules the hour. The Union was formed
in spint of concilaton and in that spirit il must be
maintained. And yet there are citizens highly ex-
cited and members who absorbed by predomi
idca that they hggng, almost to the ninth part
Of hair, about the terms which alone they will
sent 10 preserve the Union.
Has this excitement infested the great body OF the peo
pie Are they. too, unwilling 10 settle this feud in lib
era spirit Of compromise Are they. too, willing TO
dash this Union TO pecesi Or they sick Of this dis
gushing subject and anxious to obtain peace upon liberal
terms Such, confident, is the public sentiment
and such win be the feeling which win be uttered during
this national day. Let us bury this feud we
can, and let more liberal sentiment arise upon this
Anniversary Day, and animate hereafter public coun.
ellis and let the members OF Congress swear on this
day that they will confer more freely and kindly To-
gethe and agree upon plan Of adjustment which
may keep our people united--sl one and indviAible,
now and forever.
memorial has been sent on from New York, to be
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