The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-17
TnE UNION.


smpaers Of Obedience 20 law What issa must be the
s which hiss excited the soberest pen and brough
most peacen, and moderate into ayowed and persistent
opposition to law Let be remembered that the indg
nation and Of the public mind have begun among
b. no eonsed % Il.
and most sign fcant manifestations there. Religious
nomination, ministers the most unlikely indulge in
cemen, ecclesiastical meeings Of various denoInina,
tons. alter another almost unbroken succession by
ne sIy unanimous voles arraysd against this law
What IL this law subs antaliy the the law
law imprsctcableno because il lacked stngency.
but because was too stringent Any law mus. be odioos
under forms the most sure and cautious. But law that
svs 1ns sss be snd s
i've viii be more than odiousit will be Infamous, and
obedience will be iufamy.
This may be regarded the pssudoreligous phase Of
dsunion Let US now, for moment, the political
or demagogue phase The Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, mem
Der of Congress from Pennsylvania, has hesitated
to ayow, within few days past. in this city, subsian
tally that the Union must be speedily dissolved for
(sad he the North will not keep fellowship with slave
holders they will permit the fugitive slaves to be re-
turned TO their owners and the South will be aggravated
such degree that dsunon must ensue" Such. then, is
the true state Of disappearing danger. Religious fanatics.
like Mr. Beecher excuse their violation Of the law and
the constitution under the plea Of conscience and dema.
ike slave owners while they love the slave. but, in
fact to obtain and keep the ascendency Of this motley
gang OF aboonsts for the selfish purpose Of securing
political power Here elements which alone could
do very little. except few peculiar localities; but
virtually combined in operation and aided by other
causes they may produce great mischief These opposite
causes from the North and the South, the one hand
producing excitement in the North against slavery
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strongest feeling Of for the aggressons Of the
northern fanatics calculated 10 shake the batements
Of the Union itself.
Now, the great question arises how is this crisis to
be met, and how are the dangers TO be repelled!-
how is the ship to navigate in safety between Scylla
and Charybdis Let US not forget that two potent
causes dragging the country forward towards this
yawning gulf Of dsunion These, we repeat, are the
hostile aggressons Of the northern fanatics and dem
agogues and the opprehensions that they will be
nous TO the South, entertained by considerable por-
ton OF her citizens How these evils to be cor
recied or cured 1t is obvious, from the remarks
Of Mr.. Cheves. that he regards the cooperation Of
Virginia essential to the of any disunion
action by the southern States If she speaks-if she
encourages-f she will enlist in the promotion Of such
a scheme of redress secession dsunion-he con-
.ders the whole matter as settled the blow is struck
the work of destruction is completed. We agree with
him that the support of Virginia would 60 far TO
strengthen and give force to this movement, and also
that without her cooperation would be attended with
difficulty and blood shed without measure, hope. or
end"
In this aspect Of the case as presented by Of the
ablest men South Carolina il becomes them one OF the
great and absorbing questions OF the day. Dhaf UH Vr-
i III h.,L Lno.,x b-r
people, her principles. her love for the Union, as well as
her devoted regard for her own rights and those OF all the
States We think we can answer for her, that she will
stand in 1850 where she stood in isa2-a3-on the Constr
tution on the Union of the States and the Rights Of thu
States She was the sheet anchor Of both then. She will
not be found changed or wanting now, under more difficult
the rights Of the southern States
are more seriously assaed and the Union Of the eonfed
eracy is therefore greater peril She was then, too be-
tween scya and Charybds She protested then against the
exeme doctrines of the Proclamation, and the injustice oil
the protective tariff, while she 1.-THE time discount
tenanced the discordant spirit Of notification. Aided BY
the wise. the moderate and the patriotic Of the whole
country she contributed alay the storm then, she ID
destined, we trust TO assist again in the and
by the same means. Virginia has been in the
guard OF those who maintain the doctrine Of State rights
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Carolina There she has Stood and there, il need
be- she will fall But Virginia does not yet conceive
that the occasion has actually arrived for waging
the Union As far as we are advised, she will &C
quesce in the Compromise provided it be faithfully
observed by the North. and all further aggression upon
her institutions shall cease On the North, therefore,
rests the fate OF the Union, in the opinion OF the people
of Virginia Should the Old Dominion unhappily be driven
to that extremity should the fugitive bill be repealed, and
further attacks be made upon her nstutions-she will
be as prompt and as determined TO maintain all her rights
as any other State in the Union. Virginia deeply re-
sres the exhibitions Of adverse feeling in the North
against the interest OF the slave States but she has yet
some confidence in our brethren Of the North She does
apprehend serious danger in the future; but she does
not despair OF having justice done 10 the South, and she
is not therefore willing abandon the Union She still
hopes that the just and moderate masses at the North will
rally with her in supporting the rights Of every section Of
the country She is attempting to both the Union and
the Rights Of the States Certainly she will not sacrifice the
latter to the former precious the Union Is to her. As
far as we have been able to gather the signs OF The pub
lie sentiment Of the Old Dominion, she will be content
with the platform which has been, to certain extent,
sanctioned by the Union and Staegh,s party Of Georgia
Messrs Pillow and Donelson Of Tennessee delegates
in the Nashville Conventon--so far collect
their views by the telegraph. come infinitely nearer to
ber ;se and moderate and decided principles than the