The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-07

From the New Orleans Pioayuns

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n From the New Orleans Posyuns
IhE UNION MEETING, great gathering OF the people
may be expected a. - meeting to be held at the ST
and, u The face OF the dangers and from various
quarters that ass the stability and peace OF the Union
lher lnabated affection and reverence for that
nho and Their determination 10 have no part or lot in
e combinations TO annnl or destroy but, on the con-
20 Feptess and discounenance violence and faction
49, - uPn9,1 lhe constitution II is, and the laws as
lhe9 are hey see The penls that approach They will
come ogehef 10 dscounienance, TO avert to oppose 10
leet az sHch schemngs. and reform and resist all such
\ II is time indeed, that such rally were made every
Where, ihat men may know who for the Union as il
- ana 'ne avs al they are and who against them and
now lar Inc violence OF opposition will go
The portents Of the times indeed alarming Ia many
stout hearts, Fierce agitalions OF a most pernicous
character and influence are going at the North and il
The South A system Of laws adopted with the hone
aha, aney would quiet most unhappy controversy and
p ne extremists 2! both regions % and the as Hasa me-
southern disunoniam AT one end OF the country popu-
arpassons invoked and stimulated to awess phrensy
against righteous and constitutional law, which is
deemed essential by the coolest Unonists in the South
70 destroy thelaw by repeating making useless. At
the other extremity dsconens industriousy foment
Cd sai"sl The whole system Of laws Extensive comb;
State sovereignty TO reject the laws as they stand and
seeede from the Union if they cannot be totally over
thrown, and constitution made with new parti.
ons OF territory The secessionisis Of Mississippi as
the telegraph u.s. are already making demands for
military organization to support the attitude they desire
10 take IN dlsrolyns the Union, by the withdrawal OF
that Stale If the compromise laws shall be permitted
stand. The North rrltates the moderate men Of the
South by the manifestations Of repugnance which we
find among them to the fugyeslave bill; and the Mis-
sisspp Carolina, and Georgia enthusiasts seem bent on
shverng the Union rather than yield to the operation Of
the laws, however faithfully observed and punctonsly
administered @ H.t4 s#.a7ta4#sa s3aF t' L49tssf NE'
Wise, patriotic, disnteres,ed statesmen, standing be-
tween these extremes and supported by great mass Of
pn all of thac have
presented platform OF union upon which all may honor
ably and safely stand They presented and carried out
scheme OF settlement which may be accepted with honor
and may be overthrown without producing infinite
mischief, reopenng all the distractions Of the past and
adding 70 them new and rghtiu petiIs for the future
10 many the settlement disasefu because il does
not establish all that was asked; and OF the pures
men in The country resisted itup to the moment of its
adoption as less than they had right to expect But
there is the laws and the sangune does not dare to
nope that il could be changed TO secure to the
southern States more than they have obtained Themost
condng must see that the danger most to be apprehended
comes from the North. The interests, the peace, the
quiet in the South. within the Union, evidently ident
he'd with the maintenance OF these laws in full they
are Whoever denounces and dehes them, and seeks
nsetie them, is practically Of the Qnitnan school Of
secessouisis, and cannot easily stop short Of the Msss
pp remedy OF disunlon is idle to daily between the
Two courses which the movements in Mississippi are
pressing on the people is acquescence in the compro
nise secession which Is disunion. tAA 4A3 q
The meeting tonight will declare what they for on
his ISSUE II will decare for the laws they are and
me constitution II is and against revolution, any
or aes a either L will DECLARE for Ss wRe
law, that the Unionsts may not only repress violence
,ere, but may enle themselves demand the full exc
The % a% o hal eass rsX 6: band q
which the Uaioniss abong here and they fesi tns
We ought no, 10 dshearen and beat down these frends
N the midst Of their heroic efforts, by pronouncng their
abors idle and the object lot which they contend
essendlng their opponents deadly WEAPON a, = ssr ~
abide by the Compromise even with their heip 70 sus
tain II. ,,,sl.-.,...a
the feelings that viii animate the Union meeting tide.
nounces only acts and their legitimate and hecessaryef
lects II absains from assailng men but 4 wiipsy
these obec who are not undecided Ia opinion or equvo.
eating in expressions, but have fearessy declared ne
purposes and manfully maintained them;
warm measure OF grateful commentator is aue ana
will he paid paid without stint, by men oil all snaues on
opinion in party politics, TO Senator Downs, o. 4vI
adherence TO the Union is and the laws as they are
and against agitaons OF all kinds TO overthrow tnem
our other senator ID not included "a he comPnmen.
i because he will give his constituents the assurance
that he with them and against the wlld schemes anoa'
General Foote of Mississippi, is the other guest TO
whom in the published programme OF the proceedings,
speca honor is paid by resolution Every heaft, wing
or democrat, win respond heartyto the waImest wei
come which could be given TO this good soldier Oh inc
Union He has Just come through gallant campaign,
wagcd in the very strongholds OF disatecuon 70 tne
Union with fertility o. resources an snd uncon.
quered wl which, whether he survive OF !aii ponhcat
" before the frantic secessonsts with whom ne mas
bee graphing for the mastery in holy cause have won
him a wide and enduring fame, and will mark him Tor
national affection as Of the ruest and bravest friends
OF the Union. ,...i.-.
We need no, bespeak for him enthusiastic recep-
lion Fresh and undsmayed from the field oil conflict
Inc appauses which will spring from the heart 10 greet
him will make the walls Of the vast building ring again
and again !, ,,4. =.
Ne have no EN- logy to pronounce upon the Union. TO
ncite men 10 rush forward in its defence We might ~
well attempt to demonstrate by line and compass OF Prove
by citations from law book and record the duty OF rev.
eence and affection 10 the mother that nurscd u.s. Inc
instincts OF repressble harmoniousy blend
ed with and guided by the deductions OF reason and ex
perence that deliberate treason 10 the Unlon which mas
so fosteed aud blessed u.s. ranks, in the popular az
horrence next the crime OF parclde, and VIII % eck
oned with The same stern exaciion OF accountaouIy
| ra Missouri.
.a From the Columbia Statesman.