Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-15

GEN CAss' LETTER The following letter of Gen
CAss to the Democratic Union Meeting heldat Tam
many Hall, New York, on the I'd instant was crowd
ed out of our last ISSUE to make room for Mr. CAL
HouN's speech. Its tone and spirit are admirable,
and like every production of its gifted author, it is
beautifully written, and will well repay attentive
perusal:
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS, 1850.
Gentlemen: have inst received your invitation attend
the meeting proposed to be held Tammany Hail.
urday evening defence of the integrity of the Union
Never the Union in greater peril, and did
country wiser heads sounder hearts, enable
avoid the dangers that fast gathering 1t is
me of great qualification, well any augury
safety the democracy of the great city New York
coming the and comingas they have often
come in times of dicuytrue to their creed and their
fathers creed and with devotion to the Union the
whole Union which considers the rights of each rights
of ALL This is the true spirit and the only spirit which
the crisis can be justly met harmony and confidence
to the country 1t is evident that neither in the
North or West is the tendency of the excitement in
the Southern States understood It seems
be supposed that this is of those ordinary conflicts
on;non such as VIC have often experienced and to which all
Communities are at times exposed and that it NAV be
yeyed without nquietude it will pass away without dan
ger. This error persted in may be fatal The evil day.
ious and believe, unconstitutional and useless
ure upon the South has united that great portion of the
confederation together man, it. All other
questions absorbed by this and the contest goes 9TH
parties will disappear and there will be but party
and that will be Southern party The feelings the
opinions the interests the preudices you please of
community like that neither to be lightly treated
States with individually and when positions taken in
periods of excitement they not easily abandoned unless
ton When believe that important rights assaed
the feeling of opposition instructive and history is full
bOre they for resistance now practical
subject under discussion to which fourteen States ofth I'm
unanimy before presented in own hisory and
rarely indeed the history of other country. Wehave
that question oreseen oreod Of which We SO
soemnly forewaned by the Father of his Country the
y which could seriously threaten the existence of this
government His voice now comes to us from the tomb
God grant that it be heard and needed Whatever i'm
gent observer at the seat of who not seriously
disturbed at the present state of things Whether the dan
ger greater or less nearer or more are questions
know lover of his country who does not view the crisis
times the approach of of those political Commissions
which, if averted by wise and timely measures may be
The Union in danger The first step towards safety is
to believe the danger exists and the Waterman when asked
true to his duty to the interests of those who
have committed part of the fortress of their liberty his
esetusl STEP is to do as You have call upon the
mercan people to be and doing say to their
be disobeyed. We love the Union; have lived it,
and mean to die in it, Place it not in danger by any
Let him WILL calculate the value of this Union if he
spurn the useless effort It's value is in the past in
performan-
and its hopes In all it has done and doing, and is
destined trust to do Its value is in the heart
true American. has made the prosperous
try the face of the earth given greater of
national freedom than other people enjoyed placed
among the powerful nations of the world with nothing
fear but foes and crimes and the judgment of od
it has spread Intelligent happy contened and vir-
tuou population hills, and valleys, and prares
the shores of the Atlantic almost to the base the
Rocky Mountains which the hardy pioneer ascending
and it has already brought the great political Offering
be laid the altar Of country of contu
tion from free people, who have established their home up
the very shores that look out China and Japan
All this Union has done but if left to go on its work
has but just begun We cannot explore the future bes
should But have hope with proper
mty indeed that not struck with judicial blindness th
of this great republic will be glorious in itself
will be happy for its people, and encouraging to the lovers
freedom throughout the world The of human liberty
depends ost here by intestine divisions, it is los
everywhere.
We have only fate in our hands but the srea
question of the power of committed
keeping. cannot govern ourselves, who can If thi
constitution falls the next that be the sword
My ardent prayer that may live that day
Come then democrats of New York. to the of you
country. high and holy work. and generations unborn
for solemn for profession Of exeusv
patrotism-that trust the whg party, too, will unite il
similar efforts and attempt also to avert the calamities
pended country. They love her do
and have the interest in her prosperity and in the
bilty of her institutions Let every citizen put his hand
the good work, and it will be done.
cannot attend your meeting Saturday evening m,
public duties will detain here; but my heart and
LEWIS CAss.
Schell, and Edwd. C. West, Esqs., committee.