The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-07-03

aces, and make 1.-THE wilderness blossom as
the rose y we may build thousand forts
and fill them with armed men; we may sup
port armies and navies we may send our
flag abroad over every sea we may fill our /
annals with the records of our victories and /
conuuests; we may adorn the land and pierce /
the skies with monuments OF our deeds; we
may make the name OF our country house |
hold word among the nations of the earth !
but when this is all accomplished, we have !
done nothing more than other nations have
done before US, whose form and policy of gov
eminent we admire not, and in which are to
be found the toiling and oppressed millions
We must do more. The United States Of
America must stand as a steady beacon light
to the world. We must show TO the nations
of the earth, stability, frnlnesS, and the evil
dence OF mutual love and detachment, and the
spirit of Cancellation and concession between
all the members of the confederacy. The
people of benighteG and oppressed nations
have seen the light of our glorious republic
penetrating the gloom in which they dwell,
and they have learned to hope for the rising
of the son of freedom on their own land. But
if tins Union shall be served, iflocal and sec
tional dlssentions shall destroy the peace and
harmolyolits members and no longer the spir
it of compromise shall reign in the councils;
/ if this last great Republic shall fail-if its sun
| is doomed to 60 down in gloom and darkness
then let the mighty heart Of liberty break
! let man everywhere despair, for long dreary
night ofdespotism will close around him.
Ia the great West there is but one opinion
on the subject of geographical divisions. We
believe that any and every effort, that is
made to array one section of this CO untrY
against the other, is treason against the blood
| of our patriot SireS. Patriotism with US,
does not mako all riritS Stato ri-r,tS nor al
confederate rights. We do not believe that
this nation is all North, nor all South. but we
do believe that the States and Territories OF
this Union are one.
We regard the peace and harmony of lis
/ Union as paramount to all other queS tons
We ask not, desire not, want not. a Union
merely in name or FORM that is held together
by force or bonds; but we ask and demand
of those who govern us, to act, in the spir-
it of Cancellation and compromise, that we
shall have a union in feeling in sentiment, in
love. in affection. We ask no prouder title
than to be called an American citizen "We
are one. we cannot be two. We are one or
we are nothing"
This terrible controversy should not be pro-
!onged. The breach widens every day while
il is kept open. Many Of the religious de-
nominations have been divided others are
on the eve Of being rent to opieces. The
press of the land, religious and political, are
selecting extreme cases in the South, and
: the South are presenting extreme cases OF
the injustice Of the North. and daily this food
Is thrown before oar fellow citizens. Follow
ing in this train is agitation and excitement
from day TO day. The legislation of the
country suspended the practical duties Of
/ life declining, and daily Congressional debates
in which appeals are made 10 array one sec
ton Of this country against the other. We
f are bandying about the reasonable word
2 dIsunion, from the Senate chamber TO every
g nook and corner of the republic. 1t is higl
D time that a deep whitening voice Should q
/ up from the masses OF the people, condemn
r ing all men who speak of the possibility OF ;
separation of the Union 1t is now the hou
. and time, that the great centre and west, al
t ways conservative, should be heard in th
t spirit of moderation; invoking the preserva
t ton Of this Union.
2 The sure remedy for the present excite
A ment, which threatens to disturb the peace
= and harmony Of the Union, is TO be found il
Y the triumph of calmness and moderation owe
: passion and prejudice, in the revival OF th'
a spirit of re and 1888; that spirit Of rater
nal devotion to the union of the States which
S was with our fathers ut the adoption of tn
] Constitution, which has kept and preserved
n us thus far, and which is the best and sures
S guarantee OF our lutuTG existence as one PEG
, pie.
E Meetings like the one before us, of the IN
' ion and reunion of all political parties, be
: tween the representatives of the people Q
the different States, in which the mass of on
fellow citizens participate, are well calcula
0 ted to break down sectional barriers anC
a prejudice, and make us feel that we are no
r Kentuckians or Indianians, but citizens O
e one common country.
0 With these sentiments pervading the grea
t body Of our fellow citizens, | have yet tn
7 most pleasant and agreeable part of my dut.
to discharge. | now sir. 10 you, Governo
S Crittenden, from the land of Daviess. Shelby
t Johnson Hart. Simpson and others, in beha
S of the len thousands before me, and in be
J, half of the ten thousands scattered over III
/ State, to-day, offer you the greetings of
n million of inhabitants of our State, and bi
IF you welcome to Indiana.