The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-30

Unlon party" tnat II they choose 10 fepea
' this law for the re-capture Of fugitive slaves
D still he and his associates will adhere to anc
r maintain the Union, which will no doub
: have the effect of encouraging them to re-
: peal the law. p 2 50
; This would not be the Union created by the
: Constitution which he and his associates
; would support and maintain, but it would be
a Union built upon the ruins of that sacred
: instrument of our fathers, for sectional power,
, aggrandizement, and emoiument, to the
great degradation, disbonor, and ruin of the
South--in other words, it would be Union
without the Constitution, which, for one,
could not sanction nor support, and yet, il
would be called the glorious Union" We
had better, think, look to principle, and
cherish, protect, and at all hazards preserve
and transmit to our children, improved, il
possible, the equality, rights, Liberties, privi-
leges and immunities as citizens, which were
purchased by the sacred blood of our ances-
tors-cemented and guaranteed by the Con-
stitution of the United States, and transmit
ted as legacy to Us. This is the Union for
which am willing to fight, and these the
great pillars which ! most earnestly uphold
and zealously support. do not, therefore,
listen to the hypocritical cry of Union -
Union GLORIOUS Union Treason !--trai-
tor
But there are those who never had any
respect for General JACKSON, who are now
endeavoring to manufacture political capital
by distorting his views and sentiments, and
we frequently hear them repeating toast
that he once gave" The Union-it must
be preserved" This is noble and patri-
otto sentiment, and if used in the sense in
which it was given, ought and would receive
the highest respect of every patriot in the
land. What Union did General JACKSON,
in this sentiment, mean' Did he not mean
the Union created by the Constitution Of the
United States, and the liberty, equality, and
blessings 1t secures to the American people :
Can it be believed that he, under any cir
cumstances, would ever sanction violation
of that Constitution which he had solemnly
swcrn to support No-never! Nor would
he, under any circumstances, ever support
any Union, or any form of government,
which did not secure to the States and the
people equality of rights, liberty, property,
and the pursuit of happiness. Let the old
chief speak for himself. In his farewell ad
dress, when speaking ON this subject, he
said that,
Motives of philanthropy may be assigned
for this unwarrantabe interference, and weak
men may persuade themselves for moment
tAat they are laboring in the cause Of hu-
manity, and asserting the rights Of the hui
man race 4; but every one, upon sober re-
Fiction, will see that nothing but mischief
can come from these improper assaults upon
the feelings and rights of others. r Est as
sured that men, found busy IN this work OF
discord, are not worthy OF your confidence,
! and deserve your strongest reprobation."
Gin the legislation OF Congress, also, and in
every measure of the General Government,
Justice to every portion of the United States
should be faithfully observed. No free gov
ernment can stand without virtue in the peo
pie, and lofty spirit Of patriotism and if
the sordid feelings of mere self hness shall
usurp the place which ought to be filled by
public spirit, the legislation Of Congress will
soon be converted into scramble for per-
sonal and sectional advantages"
C 1t is true that cases may be imagined
disclosing such settled purpose of usurpation
ard oppression on the part of the Govern
ment as would justify an appeal to arms.
These, however, are extreme cases, which
we have no reason to apprehend in gov
ernment where the powe" is in the hands of
patriotic people; and no citizen who loves
his country would, in any case whatever, re-
sort to forcible resistance, unless he clearly
saw that the time had come when freeman
should prefer death to submission"
Why organize new party Are both
the old political parties profligate and corrupt
and therefore not to be trusted, or have they
shown a want Of patriotism What can the
people Of Tennessee do to preserve the
Union She is an interior State. She has
less number of slaves than those. Southern
States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, and
labor is not so profitable as it is in those
States Has she threatened to dissolve the
Union, or shown a want of proper respect
and devotion to the Constitution Of the United
States If not, why create new party in
the State to be sted the National Union
Party"? Have the Wing and Democratic
have they lost their national character, and
become mere sectional parties, and if so, let
us enquire what principle or measure de-
stroyed their national organization and char
acter and reduced them to mere sectional or
local parties Did the South encroach upon
the North, or the North upon tie South, by
which their organization has been dissolved,
and their peace, harmony and good feelings
broken up and destroyed, so that they can
not again unite. How are all these differ
ences OF opinion, chickering's and bitter feel
ings to be compromised and settel and ad-
iusted, so as to preserve the consistency, the
rights and principles Of each section, in this
SO called " National Union Partv"' But
to return to the point-what can Tennessee
do to dissolve or preserve the Union' IL
the South are to remain divided among them
selves by means Of this " National Union
Party" or by any other means, Northern
- c., -,