Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26
UNION OR CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.

Messrs. EDIroRs : have somewhere seen the scheme
proposed of defensive association Of the Conservative and
Union friends Of the country against the ultra and disoganiz
ing movements and doctrines Of sectional agators and,
after the most mature reflection, have no doubt that it would
not only be the most eectua remedy for the evils of
the times but the most practicable under all the circum
stances Any person who has seriously considered the crisis
which the agitation has reached in the several sections Of the
Confedeacy must be convinced of the necessity Of some de-
cded and systematic effort the part Of the friends Of law
Of order and the Union Though the reaction has undoub
edy commenced and steadily progressing, despite the
eractng efforts Of the agtato yet while the elements Of
agitation remaining, there win be wanting pesever-
the part of those who produced H. desperate poll
tcans profit by the first favorable opportunity Of again dis
turbing the country.
No party in this country rendered desperate BY defeat
and there is little hope of permanent repose the nation
short Of the complete extinction of the sectional party in s
severafold character To effect this object confirm the
favorable public tendencies effort is necessary on the
part of the friends Of the Union, energetic continuous
and well directed that which has been exeed those who
produced the agon and are interested continuing it. It
alone sufficient that they Aoud be met when their
favote subjects obyude themselves upon the public notice,
in the political the unpraccabe forms Of
legislation. They should be met in their svay, and
through their accustomed channels Of public discussion And
for this purpose association upon the programme already
furnished by the agators themselves would appear be
the approved and only adequate agent BY combating their
systematic efforts in the several sections Of the Union upon
footing entirely independent Of party political condea-
ons such associations would not only have the effect of
Withdrawing the sectional question from the dangerous neigh
bohood Of politics. but Of bringing both sides Of il into fair
and equal antagonsm, which is all that is wanting
whelm with the reaction those engaged in the successful
business Of propsgang their peculiar the expense Of
the country, and amongst passive and unresisng
ny Indeed there be but little doubt that counerasso
citation the proper remedy; in other words specific in all
Of organized agitation, where the public mind has
been Improperly subjected
Nor is the idea wholly novel or without the sanction of
authority The loyal associations Of Reeves will Immediately
occur TO those conversant with the history Of England Nor
are the circumstances Of the totally dssmIar as
deprive us Of the benefit Of instruction from example.
She too had been for many years the theatre Of organized
agitation. Nor she without her sectional difficulties.
The Irish question, then apoena in that kingdom was
not without many adherents in Great Britain herself Nor
there wanting, either statesmen ofeminent abilities and
influence who did not to lend the agtors the sane.
ton Of their names the lead Of their anomalous
and revolutionary forces The bloodless reaction which fol-
lowed the establishment of these associations was but the ma
tua result Of fair and equal discussion Of the issues Of law
and government and their anpodes association
placing the friends Of the former upon the footing with
their antagonists in respect to those of moral sua-
sion and popular influence incident organization and disc
plne.
Another instance Of the successful application Of this pn-
cpe be found In the conservative associations of France
in l793 between the Grondists and Legimss by which
they enabled make headwsy against the Jacobins
and establish the reaction which took place. So also of order
Of Jesu that wonderful association whose ZEAL rising far
superior that Of the Reorme only became counter
poise the further progress Of the Reformation but even the
element Of reaction and Of popagandm Of the denounced
Of the Catholic Church in Protestant countries and in
realms unknown the Christian or European sdventurer
Association, with view mental and moral effort is in the
operations Of free government what organization and dsc
pne ia military operations and confer the same
advantage upon the anaca which divide the country
in the contests Of opinion possessed by armed bodies Of
relative superiority Of numbers and want Of organi
zaon This relative disparity Of condition has existed too
long, and has enabled contemplate mnoes in both sections
Of the Union to usurp the direction Of public opinion and to
menace thevey existence Of the nation and should
be remedcd 10 the only mode practicable viz by placing the
friends Of law and of the Cnon upon the same basis Of or
ganzaon and effort with he1 hybrid and fsnaca snago
nss and which exists between the political parties Of the
country.
Aside from the probable efficacy Of
remedy for the disease Of the times, there political jus
tce agreesbe TO the moral sense IN ihe application OF
DIV so decidedly homeopathic in its character In some Of its
forms association has long been the voe agent Of the pro-
ps,spdss on this subject, Through il inumsntality the
public mind has been wrought into phrenzy, seriously d
tubna the existing relations Of parties and secons and to
restore the equilibrium by similar would b sPecen
r o,icn hon pathy az consonsnt with moral perceptions
.s with the vorie dogmas Of the disciples Of hannsnmsn-
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