The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-27


and put an end to sectional excitement SO that
our glorious coniederacy may to the fudmeni Of
its high promise-the forces Of the administration have
been arrayed against IT, The National Iasgsnesr and
Republic make no mention OF ii for they fear to give
publicity TO movement which blasts the reasonable de-
signs OF the men in power But the chief organ OF the
administraton--the Philadelphia North Amercan--whlle
ii fails to publish the proceedings Of the meeting at the
Chinese Museum, assas those proceedings in the coars
est terms of abuse The North American is the mouth
piece of Mr. Clayton and Of the cabinet and. occupying
that position demonstrates the country the plan Of
the men in power-a plan which is founded on a desire
to mbter the States against each othero array por-
ton of them against the federal governmen-and to
drive us to the verge OF civil war, that few corrupt
men may maintain their hold OF power destroy
the principles of the constitution, and give us
consolidated empire, sustained by the bayonet, in
stead OF a Union based on justice and sustained
by fraterna feelings That organ denounces the Phil.
adelphia meeting because it rebuked aggression-be.
il extended the and OF friendship to the people
OF the Southland because il insisted on removing dan
gerous questions from the national legislature and on
maintaining the rights and the equality OF the States
that the Union might be preserved in its purity The North
American looks upon such doctrines as little less than
treason. because they tend thwart the designs Of the
administration and il endeavors rally the soil and
abolition forces and to urge them in the work OF
mischief But will not undertake to represent the
course Of the organ Of the cabinet We publish its words
entire, that the people may see the fell spirit and the
othe who have been placed
in power BY stupendous fraud by cheating the North
or the South OF its franchise, and who looking on sue
cess as an atonement for crime, willing overthrow
the constitution and to leopard the Union, rather than be
driven from power by those whom they have wronged
From the Philadelphia North American
gard the probabe action of the socaed Union meeting
ofthat evening has been verified wonderfully
and painfully verified and the democracy Philadep ha
convoked in the defence Of Unon and betrayed into
ne bsss 70 y om
wanlonly granltous and ntrepdly unnatural sig
eodns 10 our own epops fifteen As
tho account OF the Pennsylvania, five tho sand-Phila
opinions Subject Of dsunion and the crisis Of
their country One hundred and our vice presidents and
and seven hundered out the patriotic senmens Of
the meeting Well, them fifteen hundred citizens in the
hundred and four vice dents, twenty secretaries and
orators called together declare Union and
they had convened and Separated without. having taken
the first step in support Of the one, uttered single word
meeting declared itself in favor which il was in
tended @ is IN favor Of disunon aud every
ton OF the cause and ranked himself on the side Of tie
( Te ~ s Wish % %
tenton who laye calculated the value Of the confed.
claimed purpose Of rebellion unless ali their fac.ious
demands are yielded TO, treated with deferen.
,aots, and suffering marty had fun right
the republc to ruin II at their will and pleasure Not
whisper even Of dis,aaon 70 dscoupaas the Southern
movement, which has occasoned much indignation aud
uplifed In the right wayin the Of
lotion maintain the Union from only danger which
avowed to have beea expended Reputation north
principles and tho denunraton Of northern who
have earthly connexion with the present crisis,
whether as the friends or the enemies OF the republic
One sares from the peusai Of the proceedings Of this
meeting from dream, and asks the question this
meeting or was not held In Charleston,
town. the abode Of ery wronTseads. whose thoughts have
maniacay upon the illusions OF northern agges
everything has southern aspect and southern
color and the Morrill, and the sentiments and the people OF
ousy denounced than the meeting the Phadelpha
democracy by which the birthday Of the Father OF his
Wlmot Proviso r q Down with the northern fanatlcs"
Let the South have lis way and the continent with
substantially the only results of Union meeung held
by the democracy oil Philadelphia maintain and defend
Il Penn.yvanan OF Saturday that we may look
for authentic authorized report of the proceedings the
speeches OF the seven orators which have much the
appearance Of having been written out and SET up before
of that paper. Taking the speeches regulations
gether they form themes for numerous and al
and IL would be utterly impossible
give them the proper notice within the scope OF single
leisure, all the points that worthy Of commenary and,
after gancing the resolutions, which make the
Hest demand upon attention., shall respects
some speeches. More resolutions
extraordinary speeches were never before adopted OF
delivered at any political meeting IN the United States
AZ for the resolutions they with what we feel
nsed In pronouncng deliberate Justification OF the
and circumstances of the danger that threatens the
Whereas
the American Union is now seriou endangs cred,
a real supposed difference OF opinion between
his ssveholdng and saveboldng States, concerning
the constitutional powers oil legislation possessed by Goa.
tho subject OF slavery the Territories OF
the United States, and further Of fears expfes-
ed by southern States that Congress may at some u'
ne the right All the expedency 10 abolish
slavery ia the District of Columbia and hnaly by some
slave trade between the atcs suppress tue insu
tons oil slavery wthn those States those institutions
have been established by law, NC, NC.
Nov this stability Of the Union endangered
rsga the constitutional powers Congress the ter
roria question: account OF any OF the above men.
Jned OF the south; and we do no, sup
pose there a the meeting ignoraEt enough 20
believe these the canses OF the danger These
are--or were-remote OF southern excitement,
VII CHI served their and now larry ios ssh
of In the dsunion The stability Of the " nio
4 because of this disun movement ITSELF and
by nothing else IL s endangered because the political
male v,raaos Of the South determined TO have what
they call heir share Of The continent, for the purpose Oh
claiming slavery 10 IT, and hat in defiance OF me Jaws o.
nature and rights OF 70 haYe nai OF Ohoanh
&c voted oavery, although its peope, free American Gnu
zen decided this matter 70 themselves as 1 n,s
"a me purpose, with the den NICE oil me WIN y w
people, endangered because they have ne