Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-16
TRuE AMERICAN SENTIMENTS.

,x,h;cb have accumulated on our table during the
lao, three or four wears. we opened which, from
the excellence and interest OF It's contents, we dld
not lay aside again until we had read 1t through
II was the !. Anniversary Address before the Ame-
rcan Institute at New York, during the Annual
Fair" in October, 1914, by the Hon. ALEXANDER
H. H. STUART, the present able Secretary Of the
Interior. This address we found to abound with
sentiments SO enlightened SO truly American, and
so congenia to our social organization and political
institutions, that, did our space permit, wewould
willingly crafty readers by transferring it en-
tire to our columns. Unable to do that, we select
its concluding paragraphs, which, though announ-
cling truths applicable to our political and social
polity at all times possess, long ago as they were
written, peculiar application to domestic affairs at
the present moment.
EXTRACT.
"In looking forward to the future and probable
destiny Of our Republic the only danger that seems to bese
her path is ON those sectional eaouses and geographical
divisions against which we soemny warned by the
prophetic wisdom Of sThe Father of his Country
st would be easy matter to PROVE not only that there
Is no Just foundation for such unendy sentiments but that
on the conrary the dversies in SOIL climate population
and productions which first view would to constitute
the grounds Of difference in interests, in truth the
strongest bonds of union between the different parts Of our
Conederacy. wise Providence seems to have arranged
these geographical pecuartes with view to national d
vision Of labor and to render each part necessary for the
prosperity Of the whole But see nevertheless,
foretod n the Farewell Address Of WAsHIsGros, that de-
signing men do endeavor excite belief in the minds Of
the people that there real difference Of local interests and
views In the language Of that Address, which has been
Justly pronounced to be the highest effort of unnsped wis
DOM would say to the American people, You cannot
shield yourselves much against the eaoues and heart
bunings which spring from these misrepresentation they
tend render alien to each other those who ought to be
bound together by fraerna Affection This admonon
not be too often repeated too deeply impressed upon the
public mind No intelligent close his eyes to the
melancholy fact that salouses and heaburnings have
been excited between different portions Of the country nsome
quarters purpose dissolve the Union has been openly
avowed unless certain concessions are made to local prea
dces which, must be known, can be granted And
in other sections bodies of found who profess to de-
precate such resu Of the greatest national caam
ties and mady urging the adoption Of measures which
must inevitably lead to its consummation.
I" It is time that this spirit, in whatever form may exh-
bit ITSELF should with decided and emphatic ebuke
The people in all parts of the country should speak in
voice that be misunderstood. Those who talk OF dso
luton of glorious Conedeacy must be taught know
that allegiance to the Government is thing u be put
and put of Ike garment but continuing and permanent
duty, which will be enforced OF all hazards And those
whose approaches to the object steahy and
insidous-rHosE
rIoS, who, under the mask Of attachment liberty, seek
overthrow the great bulwak Of reedom-mus be made
feel that the less criminal ard deestab be-
it s disguised under the petence Of devotion the
cardinal rights of mankind!
"The people, from extremity of our country to the
other should always remember that cons ution its
nature contract whose obligations of the highest moral
well legal character 1t the voluntary Of The
people and the AT the time of lis adoption it was
probably acceptable in all its features single member
of the Convention which framed it. any State that
ratified it. Il svowedy the result Of compromise Of con-
fctng interests and opinions effected by mutual concessions
and patriotic spirit Of Cancellation.
" It the offspring of that wisdom which looks not to
visionary theories bu, practical results. 1t is still what
fathers made it, It is the instrument which they
adopted and pledged themselves to maintain. If has inn
peecions now it had them then, and they satisfied
with it, such Their rights and their duties have
descended upon Let fulfil mutual obligations
faithfully Let stand by the constitution il Is II we
unsete foundations liberties be endangered
Our only hope Of safety in steadas adherence to ito prn
cples its guaranes it's compromises And here perm, me
to say my brethren the Norh this the position which
Virginia would dee occupy Let other States take what
they may, she will be true to the constitution. If
there be any State devoted the Union than all Others
it Virginia She is bound to it by every tie Of interest
endeared 10 her by thousand halowed recollectons
She forget that republic achieved It's ndepen
dence and sprung int national existence not the separate
States Of Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, but as
the United States Of America Every thing that is glo
ous in her history is associated with the Cnon Blot out
the records Of her and her saccrs Revo
tonary struggle aud you efsce the brightest memorials Of
her renown. The land Of Washington and Henry-of JET
ferson and Mads n-of Marshall and Monroe-can never
forget that the glory which their nsns and makes
them he richest jewels in the treasury Of her fame won
in the service OF the Union
Let all, then, without respect Of party geographic
cal dvsons unite in endeavorng cherish and peuate
those noble institutions which the courage, and patriotism
and wisdom Of have es'abshed LIE, the
oounses Of Washington be craven upon hearts, Let
Bibles and prayer books Let its lessons wisdom snd
patriotism be sudd by youth, and read ia public
assemblies Let children learn lisp its solemn
ings part their Sabbath school instruction, AID hu
have their duty their country blended in oima.e and
cred association with their duty their God Then may
bid defiance to tie f'u spr. Of dscord Then may re
look forward Glorious future, in which the Of the
North and Of hr nth, OF the East and Of tie West msy
assemble around the tomb Of Washington, and, linking heir
hearts aad their hands in aernal fellowship abvo
ing Dust ssrsr, upon holy altar eternal alegsncs