The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-08

among them few unworthy exceptions aside, who shall
not be named. he sentiments cherished BY northern
msmbers those VI renewed Fraternity and unaffected
ssluds for the prospect whether genuine iusoty tha
opens their hopes Of ne se'u Of pesce and hsppnss'
noon New York. Of. ability and cleyeness. let
,sr Just w,iiten 20 his constituents and from published
COPY Of which the following extract is aken
on Il time should be peace question settled lot
re-. The wounds deep there sound
E ~ ~ oa s saS q every sS
ss North and tho SOUTH rally, sad ALL for the Union
ySs ssssmsnl been bears the marks Of genuine
ns wns. pn q s sS q a. ?. s
yh forced ia s,r sn0dsa ey \. Intrinsic strength bsskns
Bu, propose TO approach little nearer the doubtless
,,ue question which (must Il not be deeply sgta-
INV 20 many able and vnous minds South on the su6ecl
Of and the ioma'ion OF southern
Can slavery, with propreiy be trusted longer in this
Union Bat, preiminary, are dishonorsd by the
s q many forms have heard and nom whom 10 a.
many ways we shall In the future, should remain uni
Ia continue hear so much that is both unpleasant and
offensive our feelings and our rightsl
Speaking first 10 the last point being important,
mast logical necessiiy represent that OF the individuals
Who compose 1t and there subject ofequa concern
man WIN s y Il. q ds claim 70 sell
exceed in gravity 10 The souh the question proponnded
edea.ed States is obviously affair mainly of business
and interest BY II we are bropgh IL Is true, more
frequent and association But the Union dissolved
would the northern aud sou hcrn sections 70
business with each olet, aud have nlorcourse1 Would
al impas.abe wall spring up between the two sections
Ifno, nature Of the lntecoarse would not be changed
III only the degree of its intimacy the point Of honor
iernan We, believing ourselves innocent in the affair
Of slavery, accuse them Of "en," ara y ~ aniaion
the Scriptures u being busy bodies "sih ngalrSt the
constitution" %a,sh, \ saassnSA n US our property 70
Il without molesation from thetnsin against the peace
Of the country, which is disturbed by then-sin against die
sopardy So lar therefore us The mater OF aaek con-
cerned we have l. at all times in power defend
world has lost the power feor, and hus we perceive
tdo we 10. thai y fsher an affair IF conyenissce and
''s Than grave :, concern 70 y. o. honors The Tahs
Soth like Sabbath mails, the sale and consum pon Of
,ptuous liquors. Nc, Is speculative question: the dis
cussoa OF which, IN the midst Of free and tolerant insslu-
lions like ours will 20 Or less in every seeion and
we have occasion 70 lament often very Improperly and
grace those conc0nd IN briagiHg Ii f9ytcard To the
South il Is a~noyamcs-t to the Whole country great
But viii not the institution, supposing to in the
Union be overhrown. destroyed in some way other
has often been my. own spprehenson-is now more
Or less lear with me. Ii is certainly not i'm.
which, il a, all, future aggression viii 20 On Win il be by
attacking the slave trade between the States The Su.
prsme Court have decided that the Jurisdiction Of Con.
nanmac articles OF merchandise, and not persons. This
view q the question NAMING Of oree az Of Congress
would be simply null and void. But suppose such law
to be passed, and future bench be found
government execute the law within the several States
is TO be hoped that the States will never far lose
sst OF their simplest aud most absolute forms OF con-
suuona right, and the obvious necessities Of de-
ence against dangerous and alarming approaches Of OPP
arms. be, and eSpel fo their borders any agent
sent On such an elrand Of outrage But would the act
@ IN he u one soase Il danger
Dreaded by the Southhe enpying OF the slaves OF the
en ones through the medium OF sales of them But might
not be that Il would serve hold the slave in the border
States until, becoming Improbable and bnIdensoe he
would be simply surrendered gratuous
10 This the reply suggested is, that would very
doubtful at least whether the States view, should such
aVanncal and lawless act be passed and submitted to-
would not hold their slaves in bondage among in pre-
ference 70 setting them free, dead loss least long
period Of time as II would occupy drain them off by
means Of sales If would the number States be
certainly more rapidly diminished than by permitting the
trade to proceed llmgh possibly reduce to some extent
the ratio with which and to that extent be
nohve 70 aboiitonsni AT all events, IL would
diminish the alarm prevalent in the minds OF some on this
point 10 mud the danger from hedged in and
subject to such cheeks and notifications.
wan moi an effort be made abolish the institution in the
states themselves, by an amendment Of the constitution
comforting power Congress for that purpose There
now hsen slave States IN the Union including Delaware
one mas no law Of prospective emancipation even, but the
number owned by her IS small that she be
pecled 10 exert the same nuence many Others
,eIve me institution Excluding her. there fourteen
leIas by DIVISION IN the future furnish with three
additional Ones aud We aiding put her in cond
ou 70 ook 10 H. hrequres numerical majority OF three
oarih OF the States 10 change the Looking
ne territories on the map, extensive they the FIRST
awaiting themselves Of ma iori,ies which they
WI cesiniy henceorth have In both branches the
avehodng States may by concert and arihce, preseat TO
ply states arbitrarily for the purpose oil bringing
ABOUT this Change in the constitution but would thai be
an e1heme length for isns,icism itself 20 And what
would DC the nature OF the observation OF the slavehodng
States Ia the mean time, and what would not be their
pdy they did no Ia solid column and undivided senti
men inierpose by some decisive action Should such
proportion as four non-saveholding TO one slayehod.
my be left TO the gradual and legitimate workings OF
ame and tho laws OF population, we should reason
mat ihe period when IL would be reached would be
remote one. Suppose. however, the proportion
es.ay TO change Of the constitution collected In
yongess and the measure Of abolition broachedt would
Jug proposition be, looking to probability TO abolish
ne at once OF rospecvey Again, In all sum.
cases esewherein the arbitrary aud heavily indebted
eaes Europe-he cusom has been Tor the government
enomng the oct TO tor the properly greater or less
Price We have new, according to prevailing esti.
mates about three millions and half Of slaves in number,
oihe probable value Of fifteen hundred millions of dollars
oupPosng ourselves be wihin short period
yhse OF thirty change In federal at
aus our number OF slaves ~ past ratios OF increase would
NC even millions and rates OF price their total
value three thousand millions OF dollars Fifty sixty
Years hence II would be doubled Should II be decided,
men, 70 pay us onehird their value s the expiration OF
MenV.hve years, as part Of system OF emancipa
iot, ~ would require one thousand millions OF dol
an. Our present federal debt is estimated In round
"umoes AZ seyeny-hye millions, and rs spoken Of with
ncsfn on account OF It's magnitude by our most expert
enced nnanciers Not being able TO approach us then,
WIN - hucn as show Of compensation, would they not
ovei al obsuuctions and emanc pate uncondionally
sswe must the SWORD to be replying with all the
defence TO such gross outrage by what process
Waa ~ e government sxecute It's decree Of abolition
~ msfch is armies into The slave States and de-
Sisie ws TO coerce them into the execution OF the law
~ upon themseivesl Or would Il send the civil
maze, M e,o % houssystr TO inerpose between the
a. ~ save W would Tissue paper proclamation
n1 save announcing TO him that he was free and trusting
n'm 20 Ieieye himself from hts masters rule Will the
confront such results and the same time ,be naicng
IN one sncn extraordinary expressions and outra