The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-20

uny-as who is deeply Interested in her prosperity
her advancement in wealth. in knowledge in seennhe
and literary alIsnmenls. TO address you, and,
through you. the people Of this glorious Union.
We stand al period of our history which seems 70
be heavng with the throes OF dssoution-diss OF
empres and Kingdoms dissolution OF States dissolution.
TOO, Of those sacred and holy relations which bind our
people together family Europe is eemng WIN 'e
elements OF revolution, and unfortunately our own naPy
country IL not exempt from The fear OF change and on aim
eclipse These United States which have for sixty seven
years wake hand in hand in the path OF eedom sue,
ceeding from achievement TO achievement ~ science ahd
in literature from conquest 10 conquest by The potency
Of nvincibe arms, by The yalor q14er unued sons vi
they have assembled the highest pin OF gory--ihese
States themselves are assaied win an agiauon which
.sIocks the battsmens"
II is in behalf OF these agtated States, and in behalf
of the duties which they owe to themselves and the
world that would respectfully address the people.
naive OF New England, as am, still | speak from
the southern States aud from the Old Dominion For
nearly three years have associated with The citizens of
the South. and venture 10 assert ihat in considering THEN
general character more loyal liberty loving constu-
ton abiding pc e cannot be found upon the face OF the
globe. have visited them IN their social circles have
viewed hem IN Their varied capacities and have had u
opportunity to demonstrate the spirit that moves and acu
ates them have learned that is idle to there is no
Cd that well they love the Unon and the constitution.
for the blessings which have flown from Them that spirit
its unbending hrmness will suffer the OF calamites
and never yeld until stricken By DEATH where wrong,
real or honestly fancled, ls to be inflicted have
walked and talked with the sons OF the North have
studied their characters know them in their various re-
W
perseverance, and ankness know them to be devoted
to their counryhcr countrys countrys
glory; realty AT any moment, with naked arms and IN
shcatned swords defend her liberties, her character
and her constitution Knowing thus the character OF both
understanding them to be ardenty attached to The
Union and too upon the broad grounds oil equal and ex
act iustice-I know also the Union is in dangern
danger because these OF common fathers do not uh
dersand each other believe that every intelligent m
dydual North, South, and West, understands something
Of the nature OF the question which agates our county
understands that il 10 contention Tor principle inns
has been demonstrated by minds lar more mauied and
profound than my own-by Clay, Cass Webster, and
kindred spirits Them il is question OF thus descrp
tion would ask what reason there IN coalending lof
q principle however noble IN itself, that has no earthly
practical application But going urther when the con-
tenton for this abstract mpraccabe thing 10 10 bring
down irremedabe fuiDwhen 1t is to blast the proud
hopes Of great nation and 70 ,as 4 y,
support look like the climax OF folly or the height OF
madness
have observed that the Union is in danger; that the
two great sectionshe North and Sou,h-do not under
stand each other and yet thai the great mass OF the peo
pie both hands is in favor OF the Union upon the broad
grounds OF equal and exact Justice" do not intend
10 enter upon elaborate discussion OF the question
which has much vexed, disturbed, and distracted the
country Others have sufficiently ampiei upon il, until
seemingly the vocabulary OF language nearly exhausted
would, however be allowed TO state what appear to
me TO be the chief grounds OF misunderstanding
appears the proper course Tor patriots and all 10
pursue. l confident that four hfths OF the people
would have voted Tor the system OF compromise which
has just been rejected by the Senate Ii the first place
then, | would remark, the South m'sunders,ands the
North in believing thai the latter universally hostile TO
her institutions, and would il sLe had the power wresi
them IRON her. Inc principal ground upon which this
belief Is entertained the ACTON taken by certain egis
latures regard to those devoted who have dared
1t the hazard OF being sacced TO their voices of
the tchots Union, also the action Of large proportion
Of porthen members OF Congress Believing these to be
the organs OF the people, the Sonth has mistaken the
voice Of these camorefs Tor the OF the people
few words will show that this is error All who
understand the politics OF our country know that there
of The
and third party whose name will not mention, and
which, long this period, had It been leit unnoced
would have been doomed TO obllvion Men must be
aware that sectional interests within the northern
States that there constant struggle between the two
great parties for the ascendency One OF these parties
may contemplate some scheme OF internal improvement,
the other constitutional reloraaton-each is desr
TO carry out It's project They find in their mids, this
third party. Tor rather facton,) whose members may
favor the project the other according TO their sup
posed interests fanaical views Each OF the great
parties has or ess endeavoed to the ope
nation OF this ragmen consequently such candidates are
selected by the principal parties as IL is thought will com
mand the surages OF this third party Some of these
dividuas elected the one band the other with
out serious anticipation that during their term OF ser
vice they will be called upon TO their sentiments
upon question tina, concerns the vitality OF the Union.
This was not considered in their election. They 20 10
their respective legislatures and express themselves
have already The members of Congress, too,
elected too much in the spirit The love OF immediate
predomlnance and OF political power shuts out from their
sight the eject that such course is calculated TO pro-
case. Now, Ia u not easy for any rejecting 10
that the voice OF these eg aures and the votes OF the
members OF Congress upon the great question before the
country not the expression OF the real sentiments OF
the great OF the peoplel
On the other hand the North does not understand the
South. Our northern brethren believe that the South
will dare carry out the alternative OF dissolution
know them too well, by repeated intercourse with
them-by the expressions Of their lips and hears-to be
deceived in this respect They speak honestly when they
declare that the event OF such and such being
forced upon Them they shall longer support the Union
They are hrm and ardent IN their resolutions; but they
love the Union with devotion that they would cling
wrecked the last hope The North, feeling their own
stsadasness in support OF the Unioa feeling how entirely
essential il TO their prosperity IN every point OF
view, cannot bring themselves 10 believe that the other
oocton, in the manner having the same general
interests in the pepetuy OF the Union, speak OF its
dissolution possible event But they must now be-
bsve else conviction will be forced upon them IN an
appalling form. when il s too late substitute remedy
when the fabric OF their hopes wrecked beyond recov
eY-lost-irremediably lost.
There is denying that the constitution has been in
some degree violated by the North. But is this to be
charged npon them the result OF wilfu disposition
OF . wanton ntsniioni By means. No really en-
hghtened and liberal observer will believe II for
ment. II has been done m measure by the means TO
yecy indirectly, the part Of the people. II has been
The result OF sympathy and spirit OF false philanthropy
thai have been excited by desgsDg sophists, who glory
in making the wrong the coors OF the right II IL
fro paying heed to the representations of those who
eptevtain no love for the Unon but have self.
aegrsndxement and power, that violence in some in
stances has been perpeuated on the constitution Let us
for moment, passing, look at this species oil pan-
thropy. Taken in its Naked native, abstract form,
n L. sha nrfac fhprn man .nS