The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-28

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But be assured and let the people assured
they themselves shall be nsensbs 10 honor and 10
less snmiy o. those who hold abioole power over
them,hey must and will under the agonizng impulse
discover that nothing short secession and reliance on
neI own snsng,h win save them from dsg'acs and ruin
ihat we wl Al unite finally In this effort thene be
no doubt though we may unfortunately not Immediately
Be- ssps Of nss result
ms united son for mus. and win take place. though
subject by all orderly means and a, all proper lines, in
ce'santy, actively, xeslously feaessly with long pull
enhraed and saved Let the people no, be beguied like
the dog cerberus, with II i should be offered We
Of everything that comes from the Of the general
hem ,here,Loush there are among them good and
with scon those who have betrayed Them,
Le the people beware Of the mpudent slang about the
benefits to the South Of what has been, by gross abuse
Of terms called the Compromise compromise be
consent Of both Ia compounds there is giving and
ssn w have indeed given enough rather I has
slave biz do yoa say which Ia. beea made figure
constitution The bill was only attempt 10 secure US
asan, the bad aith Of our opponents We have no,
| argument T"
| He does not hesitate 10 calculate the value OF the
Union, and not only 10 pronounce it worthless, but
ridiculous, and tyrannca the constitution OF the
Roman republic. when "Caligula made his horse con-
sui" With who INDUCES in such extravagant as
sertions, il would be almost fcy TO reason; and if
it were only Mr.. Cheves who is concerned in this
matter, we would surrender him over to Hardness
Of heart and blindness of mind J" but the American
people deeply interested in this discussion and
for their sakes we deem il our duty to correct some
OF these erroneous and mschievous notions He
sneers at the GLORIOUS Union" and reterates again
and again the question, What benefit has it pro.
duced for the South The question might as we'll be
asked, What benefit has the produced to the
solar system The most rational mode Of answering
both questions would be by asking another What
would the South have been without the Union' or
what would the solar system be without the SUM-
And has really this, that must blot out all
the glorious achievements of our fathers all their abos
In arms and in council-,he work Of the wirest men
whom the world has seen, in the constitution Of
the United Satesl Must expunge all the solemn
inunctons Of Washington-the blessings of the Union,
which he has detailed in his Farewell Address, and the
solemn warning which he left behind him to watch
and preserve il the palladium of liberties and the
hope Of the human Must consgn to the flames all
the counsels OF Jefferson and Madison and Jackson and
of all the great who have pronounced their eloquent
Must we exclude all their admonitions, and hearken
only to the croaking voice Of Mr.. Chevesi Our name
as one people-our glories Amercans-the respect
which our flag commands in the most distant parts OF the
earth and the seaare these too be abandoned Are
to see the noble public buildings which now within
our sight with the monument Of Washington himself. de-
serted |. Are all the beautiful improvements in this
metropolis to be thrown down. and land now strewn
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which we are destined TO aim at each others hroais !
We coniure the voluntary secessonst. the dsunions
per &C. to look these things. 10 calculate all the
sequences Of dissolution, and to pause in his insane
career.
The Union has done good Where, without
the Union. would be Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Missouri. Texas, and California, and all the terri.
tory that sweeps off to the Pac6ci According to the
theory OF Mr.. Cheves, all the territory Of which these
States and Territories form part has been obtained in
violation Of the constitution; and yet without most
Of these States what is the South Could Georgia and
South Carolina, without immense trouble and cost to
themselves, have conquered or bought this vast re.
gion and expelled the Indian tribes, which has in
wars, purchases. and Indian bountes, than ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS Had il not
been for the Union, the Spanards, French and Mex.
this vast region and the Indians would have commanded
the everglades OF Florida and the beautiful and fertile
interior cotton fields" Of Alabama Mississippi. and Lou
sana Does any imagine that Spain and France would
surrendered this valuable domain to any power less
potent than the whole Union, that separate and jarng
States could have purchased it, il they had been
well inclined to do it Would the West, including por
ton of Pennsylvania and Virginia, have been willing
yield the control OF the great Mississippi river any power
or nation Of which they were not constituent part
Again. we ask, had il been for the safety and pro-
lection afforded by the Unon what would be the present
condition OF the country No tell The his.
tory OF the States OF the Union would probably be OBJ
scure and as ngloous that OF the petty begerent
States Of Greece And YET this is the political paradise
for which Mr. Cheves and his coadutors ardeny
longing Our present territory is too large, and they de-
sire to cut il down. The climate, the soil. and the
interests are all incompatible with each other; and
yet he would embrace all the slave States, with
California, Utah, and New Mexico into the bargain
the climate, SOIL and interests Of which diverse
than the Old Thirteen the formation Of the federal
constitution. Mr.. Cheves surmouns the difficulty by
supposing that California, with population Of some
too hundred thousand either from free States pre-
disposed against slavery be converted into slave
State and, OF course that Nature is to be changed
overrued in New Mexico and Utah II she stands in the
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