The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-11-27
Letter Trou. Hen. Geo. M. Dallas.

tihe following palIlotlc letter oil the tion.
Sho N. DALIAs. addressed to the commit
ee Of anaRRements Of tue Union meeting
q Phllsdelphia, en- Thursday, was obtained
Or publication in advance BY the Phlladel'
,hla, c0ftesposdsas ef The N. York Herald:
NOxEmsCR ID, 1850.
Genilemea-I have Just received your
note, dated the llIh inst, conveying the in
fornndon that you have selecied me 10 oil
the Office q enc of the vice presidents Of the
Union meeting on Thursday. Although
much honOred by your choice, il will not be
iu my power TO altend 10 us duties, -Aad !
must therefore beg you to snbstliuie' some
other gentleman.
Having heartily ioined in The popular tpoSe
mont YOU are difaciug,;in the hope ihaiit will
lie instrumental iD saving The Union and Con-
stituton from actual aud augmentlng peril,
! throw myself upon your indulgence while
yenuringto iln'ude upon you my anxious
conviction as TO Ihe only tone when cam iot
the great purpose designed. be usGiuHy CIV,
en- 10 The proposed meeting, As we are oil
acluated by the same patriotism, ! Petsaade
myself to, believe that you will pardon, if you
should not appove, my suggestions OF the
measures ofadjusIneni adopted by Congress,
Que only caO be aft ctcd by future Legislation.
The others are beyond The reach Of recall or
modification. California is Sale; The boun,
dary Of T+xas is fixed by her own assent;
New Mexico and Utah have territorial gov
ernmenis upon the usHsl principles AID forms.
These things are done coDclusively and
unaIlerably done. No sort Of agitation can
undo them; and the perception Of this p'ac~
iical truth will. feel assured +, prevent their
continuing subjects for agilallon, either ses
riously OF long. Not so with the fugitive
slave bill. That is, therefore, the point oil
danger. Now, in the existing condition Of
public feeling, North and South, nero gen,
eraiies in favor of the Union will produce
little OF no effect. To speak impressiVely,
il is absolutely necessary 10 bc psecltic; and
on no topic connected with the constitution
and the rescue oflhe Union can specification
be equally beni6cal as on the fugitive slave
bill. Will you, then, excuse me for inlma
ling that, having exclusively in view the pre-.
servaion of the Union and constitution, the
obvious, if not the only direct and effective
course, is to proclaim the fugitive slave law
constitutional, just and expedleni; to call
upon our fellow citizens TO obey il as a ne
cessary part Of the constitutional guaran ee
which we are all hound TO fulfil in good Gaithi
Nor is this enough for US Of Pennsylvania
tn do. More will naturally be expected
We have unguardedly here,olore lent hand
TO impair the true spiri, and meaning Of the
federal compact, by legisating adversely lc
the constitutional righ: fpnrsung fugi;ives
from labor. That Legislation mas tended tc
bring into question our fidelity TO the Fixed
guarap,ee of the Union, and has, in some de
gree, encouraged those who would cheerfully
irample down or break through the Conslitu
tim, and rend the Uuion, ifby so doing they
can put an end to Southern slavery. Are we
not, then, bound, when we see the Union in
jeopnrday. aud when we assemble to do
what we can 10 save it, 10 invoke the legis-
ture to reirace lis steps, 10 repeal sIl the
acts inconsistent with the integrity and har.
mony of the Union, and especially TO repeal
those laws which infict penalties on such
of our mugis.racy as shall aid in sustaining
our federal filth, nnd which deny the use Of
our prisons 10 citizens engaged in executing
the federal laws? CAn we stand absolved
I from reproach ii, at this alarming Iunc,ure,
and with atdent profess ons Of patriotism, wc
pause half way in tho path Of candid incul-
cation, and fail TO do what have thus hasti-
Iy and crudely indcaed' Really, think
not, Tie county the only country we
bave or ever can haVe-is at stake; aud i
we move at oil to save il let our movement
be frank, fearless and effective.
T. Renewing my apology for addressing you
thus freely, am, sincerely and most respect
fully, gentlemen, your friend and obedien
servani, q. M. DALLAS.
10 Josiah Randall charmnn, Charles Inger-
soil, lsaac HazIehursi, John W. Forney,
R. Nj. Lee and John S. Riddle secretary