The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-20

shall next proceed to show.
i Is great mistake to suppose that ais.
union can be effected By single blow. n.
cords which blhd ihese Slules isnethier :.
one common UnI.n are far too numerous and
powerful for that. Dsunion must tie tbe
work Of time. |, is cnly through a loc.,
process, and gradually, hat ihe cagl, can t..
snapped, uutlI the Whole fabrc fiiis a>uf,tfr
Already The agitation ot The slavery cue n
has snappcd some OF the most importau. 60
has greatly Weakened all Others, IS .ta.
proceed 10 show.
The cords hat bind the States ioce,ler
not only many, but various in charac,ct.--
some are spirl'ual or ecclesiastical; some
hlcaI; {; others social. Some appettain 10 II
benz fit conferred by the Union, and nihsfs
the feeling Of duty and obligatior.
he strongest ol those Of spiritual and e-
clesidsiIcal uaiure, consisted in the unity q
the great religious denominations, all
WHICH originally embraced he whole Unian
All these denominations, with The exccptr.
perhaps, OF the Catholics were ornau,2-
very much upon the principle Of our polite
institutions; beginirg with smaller meetif.-s.
corresponding with the political divisions oF
Z '''N'i r
one great central ssemblage, corfespondlro
very much with the character of Couafess,
Al these meetings The principal cletgynen
and lay members q the respective denonina
tons from all parts Of The Union met. to
transact business relating TO their concerns.
II was not conhncd 10 what appenaned to
the doctrines and discipline Of The respective
denominations, but extended to plans for dis.
semlnating the Bible, sending out missionaries.
distributing tracts, and establishing presses
tor the publication of tracts, newspapers and
periodicals, with view Of dlfusin2 religious
information, and for the support of the doc
lrne and creed OF the denomination. All
these combined, contributed greatly to
strengthen The bonds of The Union. Tie
strong les which held each denomination h..
geiher, formed a strong cord to hold Il
whole Union together; but. as powerful IS
+ they were, they have not been able to test.
;hc explosive effort Of the slavery agiu,iou
The first of these cords whlch snapped.
under It's explosive force, was that OF iii.
. powerful Methods, Episcopal Church. The
+ numerous and strong lies which held ii tu.
ge,her, are all broke, apd its uuitv gone -
Ihey now form separate chutchp, uud, CO.
s'ead OF that feeling Of attachuFUt and depo.
lon to the interests OF the whaia Ctugra.
which was forme y felt. they arc gaa Or.
rayed into two hosile bodies, caeaaol e. ..
Igaion about what was foruesiy Gti- e.a
mon property.
The next cord 'ha, snapped vas tts, ST.
The baplisis, one Of The largest aud u,as; ,-.
pecIabe of the denominations. That 81 f..
Pfesbyterlan is not entirely snapped, ours
"t lis strands have given a@aI That Of j..
Episcopal Church is the only one OF the 1a.
great Protestant denominations which &c.
mains unbgoken and entire.
The strongest cord ofa political character,
consists Of the many aud strong ties that
have held together the two great parties
which have, with some modiicaiious, existed
from The beginning of the Governmeni.-
/ They both extended 10 every portion of the
Union, and strongly contributed 10 hold all
is parts together. b.. this powerful cord
has Jared no better than The spiritual |, re.
sisted for long time the explosive tendency
oi The agitation, but has finaly snapped under
us force-Il' not entirely, in great measure.
Nor Is there one OF the remaining cords
"hlch save E-> been greatly weakened -
10 this extent The Union has already been
destroyed by agitation, in the only way it can
be, hl snapping asunder and weakening tho
cords which bind them together.
If The agitation goes on, the same force.
acting with increased intensity, as has hsea
shown, will finally snap every cord, VIII
nothing will be left TO hold the States loea
er except force. But, surely, that can. e.
10 propfleiy OF lansuoSv, tv UaIeu u
when the only means BY which the weal
Is held connected with the stronger porji8-
force. 1t may, indeed, keep them connecie.
but the connection vii! partske much u
Of the character of sutjugaion, on the
olthe weaker TO the stronger, than the uat
Of free, independent and sovereign States.
ore Federal Union, as they stood in the eas.,
stages Of the Government, and which onI,
worthy Of the sacred name of the Union.
Having now, Senators, explained Ubalt
is that endaogers the Union, and traced i. ...
its cause, and explained its nature and char
acter, the qeston again recurs: How efr
the union be saved! To this answet
there is bat one way by which It can be, aad
that is, bv adopting such measures as WI
satisfy the States belonging to the Southefo
section that they can remain in the Union
consistently with their honor and their safe
ty. There is, again, ouly one way by whir
that can be effected, aud tha, is by removt
the causes by which this belief has been pr
duced. Do that, and discomfort will cease
harmony and kind feelings between The see
,ions be restored, and every apprehension
danger to The Union be removed. The que
ton then is by what can this be donef Blu
before undertake to answer this question,
propose TO show by what the Union cannot be
saved