Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-15
AN APPEAL TO TIE NORTH Avn
SOUTH NJ


chusets and their combined efforts acbi.yoa
common victory and won a common ind.as-a
dence. There is a chain of associations CONF.
ing Bunker Hill with Yorktown that even A.
union will fail to sever. The common sur.
ings Of the American soldiery were endured e..
common end-that common end the Amer;c,n
freedom, upon which is reared the Americas
Union. Virginia alone could never have "be,,J
ed the British lon," but aided BY Massachp.
sets, the bowling beast was seized in his den and
made 10 feel that death is the fate of monarchy
when monarchy becomes despoism and mon.
archs deSpots. The joint effort secured the vic.
tory, and the common suffering was the price of
that victory. 1t required the union of the States
to establish this Union composed of States and
weak must be the man, who does not know that
this Union has eniaed prosperity upon the
States. union was required to snatch us from
British oppression; and the Union is required I,
save us from far different fate. different in the
agencies which viii effect it. but similar in the
character of that effect The Union is essential
to the preservation of State Rights, and when we
become separated the arm of no State will be
mighty enough TO protect its rights.
Why should we be divided Here is a ques-
ton upon which ponder with perplexity.
why should we be divided2 A Sontherner
draughted the immortal declaration and a North.
erner heads the list its us,rous signers. The
Washington of the South led the armies of the
colonies, and the Franklin of the North led their
Congress. The troops of Vermont bed beside
those of the old North State" The funds of
Massachusetts and the wealth of Virginia con-
S'ituted common contribution to general fund.
In word, common suferings common tolls,
common sacrifices, and common blood, purchas-
ed that freedom, upon which is built the Ameri-
can Union. s.
In the revolutionary struggle, struggle event.
iul, not only in our history bu, in the annals of
time, the banner of our country was the banner
OF the colonies. Every victory was the victory
of the colonies. But in our day the case is diff.
fercnt. We have ceased to be Americans, and
now we are Northerners and Southerners. Our
common ties being loosened by the loss of
our common sympathies. Now patriotism is lost
in sectional animosi,y, and nationality is lost in
the love of State Rights. why is this1 Fanat-
icsm stands silent, but trembing and patriotism
points to her its significant finger, with look of
scorn, and The act answers. Fanaticism qnakes
with fear, yet raging furiousy invokes insued
State Rights to wipe the stain away. But no.
State Rights grasps the Constitution and holding
it firmly in one hard points with the other to
the insignias of the Union. Fanaiicism diScov
ers ga higher law than the Constitution" and |
conscience, which she claims as her dictator
whispers TO reason, and reason proclams that the
Constitution is based upon the princp pies of this
higher law. Our fathers were wise, and sure |
~ their children should not forget their admoni-
tions and bow, with serve submission, to the
God Of finacism. Worship around his affairs
and to appease his wrath there sacrifice the Amer.
j lean Union.
We appeal TO Amcricans Save us, save US
from this fate. We appeal to Americans Whe- i
'her spread upon the sunny plain. ofthe South
or sheltered upon the cold mountains of the
North, we appeal to you American patriots.
Whether Wing or Democrat, we appeal TO you |
as the friends of republicanism. Appealing to |
you, we ask in The name of liberty, AID promp.
ted solely by patriotism, shall the Union be dis
solved' Man is a strange ANIMAL and often is |
the greatest foe to his best interest. His convic
tons of right often end in the establishment Of
principles which are wrong. II becomes us,
therefore, to examine the basis of OR conclu.
sonS and TO review the reasons, upon which they
are established. Reason dictates that steps,
which are Taught with mighty consequences
should not be rashly taken. Prejudice often
leads men wrong but reason though she may
err is much more apt to be correct Prejudice
has done much ham, that reason has corrected
but none otreason's faults have been corrected by
pre- udice
Dissolve the Union, and who can foresee the
result' Speculation may be busy, and, guided
by reason and experience, it may come near the
truth Accuracy can never be reached by spec
ulallon. Imagination either falls below goes
beyond the reality. But avaing ourselves of
all the lights within our reach, we learn that
dissolution will involve mighty consequences.
This we know, and know further STILL that dsso-
luton would be "a leap in the dark Cautious
y then, should we approach disunion. Let the
mad spirit of disunon be hushed, and patriotism
be triumphant. Retain the Union and the expe-
rment will be no new, INFESTED scheme. What
is the character Of the government which will be
built up on the ruins of the Union Who can
say' Patriotism, not patriotism only, but that
selfshness, which seeks to promote interest, ap.
peas to you, and bids you hear reason
The South against the North, the North against
the South and the Union falls. For what An
abstraction. Why? To pamper fanaticism. And
with what result? No man can tell. Yet the
clouds of dsunion, black in their fury, are over
us. 1t is not TO be denied, it is suicidal TO hide
it, the Union is in danger. The North has its an
t-Union party the South its Union party;
and these men, who, meet upon no other plat.
form, meet upon this, working as colaborers.
And there rs greater danger because the Union
party, itself, is divided. Our common interest,
our common parentage, our common suffering APP
peal 10 us, and remind us that "unon and lib
erty are one and nseparable.
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