The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-10

benefit par, rather Than the whole II exists equally
on both sides OF the Union and hence comes the danger
claim all for the South and northern Representatives 70
stand up and claim all for the North. Wel suppose hs
shall be done What, then, will become Of the Union ,
Who will be left stand up and clam anything Tor that
Monochrome She will cease TO exist, Tor she will DO
converted into two hostile sections, each battling or ilse
and none Tor her Such is the inevitable tendency OF tha
sectionasm which has already well nigh severed the
| bonds OF the Union.
Where. then, ought 10 be found in Congress- Shall
act with either sectional extremes cannot 40 IT. since
regard the spirit OF seclonasm the parent OF on great
est dangers say now, as have said in the House OF
Representatives. that am not sincerely the representa-
o. hs ,ss e. sG and Snd Of
aud epery part" You will pardon trust, these personal
allusions 10 myself The occasion and circumstances by
which am attended WILL am sure, justify them 10 your
estimation And / can n,w recur with satisfaction
my sentiments. as they were openly avowed 70 tne
convention by which was nominated as a candidate
for election Ia Congress IN lS4S. lquote from my re-
marks on that occasion:
81" II tieccd shalt approach the dschage of my duties
with diildenee but frmness aud IN that event oer
self worthy representative Of the ourishing emporium
Of our hourshpg State, worthy OF The district whose 10
worthy OF the peninsular State. ST. st#
with a view to other and wider interests, shond
and Wet; but viii Still more Comprehensive vision,
should hope overlook dutts and obligations 70 ne
shouli hope become worthy representa-
tive Of the Unon. Tue Uaton-there 70 apower ~ that
word which with me ovricones all Il has charm which
j. speaks with siren voice that wins 70 It's
embrace Feom ckdhopd have been taught to yenera,e
~ end hn M % WIS %o 3 o. ihsm no@
upon the family altar hope never to asss; IN inarIing
seroes Of se .esoi lon" and Win The glorious
two snbssqueIt that have covered us with i-
pershable iane and reeown, hope aid ID draw
ing lhaI black line Of dsnnion winch can drawn
WITHOUT dividing asalder the graves OF the revolution
| AT the same time in all my public addresses imme-
daely preceding my election, IN respect 10 giafion by
Congress against slavery in The new and free ielloy.
neid TO the expedency OF noi-ntervenon then fully
believed, and endeavored to show, that this plan, u
carried out would result satisfactorily the country and
the condition OF affairs in Congress has proven 10 be the
only plan upon which the dangerous question could be
settled For this view OF the question received no ANAL
share OF from my political opponents and their
leading journals, and was publicly and in writing
invited discussion OF il through the district, by my
competitor, who pledged himself in the letter OF invitation
to 4he opposite opinion. Having apprehension OF the
dangers which have now nearly overiaken US then IN
dpIged in and stood committed to the sentiments above
tered to- and endeayoed to secure their success in The
passage OF the late peace measures OF Congress.
But gentlemen, we hear IT constantly sad there s no
danger" What do people expect Shall we look Tor
Signs in the heavens 10 warn US oil tue future Must
an earthquake come TO arouse us from our siumberi
We go about inqu,ring "what new advices" Can any
thag be new than that Americans should be de-
batting the dissolution Of the Union We may meet the
danger when il is actually upon Ne, but it may then be
beyond control II may then be too late u is lar
prevent than TO combat the dangers oil the fu-
lure
Our greatest cause OF danger is our blindness
aclusl condition and 10 the events that are passing around
Us; We have seen Congress unable 10 eS.late ior
period OF nine months. 1he wheels OF government were
almost stopped for the want OF appropriations, For
long period the government with all its oilcefs civil,
military, and executive, was without money Inc army
was unpaid. The navy was unpaid. Our foreign min
s,es unpaid and, in fact every branch OF The gov
ernment threatened with dissolution, not BY the
held one after another all over the country, some Tor
Union and some or dlsunon. The laws OF the Union
threatened with resistance in the South and with re-
sistance in the North
Shall we look rurther into the sad picture What,
then, is going at Na-hvilles convention from
the southern States reassembled and eopened with the
language of secession What Is Georgia dong En-
gagged 10 eecnng convention TO deliberate upon seces-
sion, What Is mississippi dolngl The governor has
called special sessOn OF the Legislature 10 consider oil
secesson Look al the progress oil secession sentiments
in Alabama need not allude TO the state OF things In
South Carolina Hear the language o The patriotic State
OF North Carolina, and many other Saies which have
before aliered IN their attachment 10 the union all
soiemny declaring that, upon tins fresh agatlon sue.
cessiu, hangs its final destiny Belbren of one great
smh are osgnag 70 ooK upon esen oet ~
religious cords have been partially sundered The pro-
OF social aud religious dsorganza,lon has CON.
menced even among ourselves Ancient party lines and
landmarks are beginning disappear, AID former party
questions fast sinking into the vortex OF secuonaism
Yet go on. IL thoughuess OF the present or future
bind phat actually before eyes, desf 10 hs sounds
brought upon every bree-t, and dab ereep 70 t
Ourselves sleep ,ri the soft pord, there Is danger
Whist sucn Is the fearful progress OF dsorganzaion
about may be able 10 measure the present; but who
can the future Who can tell when and where
is TO siopi FROM what is passing around should
draw some useful lessons Oar danger springs not 50
much from the adoption of aggressive against
either section OF the Union from threatening and ag
tang them Agitation has brought us TO present
condition. without the adoption OF that measure which
our southern brethren regarded with much hostility.
But there is renewed agitation, started upon a
more dangerous bsss than the former II persisted
who Tell 10 what point IL may drive u.s. that shall be
short o anarchy and civil wareiv not only with
our southern brethren, but al last with ourselves
am aware, fsllow.ciiizens, that have used strong
language; but supineness and midity unequal TO
tare wish could be assured OF IT, But II do, err
in common with the ablest aud wisest statesmen and
pairo,s OF the land They have thought and declared
that there aud Is danger. have read the warning
language of Mclean, that here Is enough in the gene
raj aspect Of affairs " not 10 aarm, at least TO adj
monish that every cord which binds US together
should be strengthened"
4 have seen Cass standing up, like the strong oak OF
the forest, breasng the storm OF sectionasm from The
North and the South and there, too, side by side and
shoulder TO shoulder with him, stood Clay and Webster
To this list might be added the Of Cobb and Boyd
of Dickinson, Douglass Houston, Foote, and many
others, 10 mention, OF both political par.
ties and both sections Of the Union. have seen all
these with true patriotism eaping over the boundaries
OF party, forgetting all personal party euds and ming
ling their voices in effort TO turn away The
storm. Ought we my friends, TO hesitate 10 following
4 their patriotic examples $500 N. .3I tU
i But we are told that we can fight Tor the Union. So
we can, and we may be successful But what kind OF
republIcwbat soit OF free governmentwha sort o
American Union will that be, bound together by the
sword and by cords drenched in fraiernal blood! Il