The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-02

before been known as the Defender Of the Cor.tlo
ton" but he has now added TO this the title Of "Chan
were found patriots, who casting aside party tram
mes and party dictation, stood up manfuy with these
and fought and conquered with Them. need not name
those 10 whom refer. The honest oil all parties will
long bear them in their hearts But there y one,
stranger 10 you and TO against whom candidly con-
Tess al one time entertained some prejudices and 10
whom am therefore, the desirous 10 render JUS
ice He, too like Daniel Webster, came forth from trial
and trbulson at home or the ullrasm IN the valley
Of the Mississippi : a. dange ss ns aooon,s o.
man. even TO his place as SENATOR in defence OF
ures essential 10 the supper. OF the Union. He is.
therefore particularly entitled TO the homage and
gratitude OF his countrymen. | refer TO General
Foote, OF Mississippi. His name was greeted with
prolonged cheers and the speaker then suggested that
ihe audience should reserve their applause until the
conclusion OF his speech, in order to save time ]
But need not particuarize each OF this noble band.
From the North and the South, from the East and
The West they stood up together shoulder TO shoulder,
and fought nanfuy for the safety they tonight
and conquered and Peace once more spread her white
wings the land But scarcely had civil ascension
that beast which gnaws out the bowels OF the
State-been "scotched." when the voice OF dsunion
again broke forth 10 condemn the peace thus
desgred to restore concord and harmony AT the South
The bill for the admission OF California attacked and
lis authors vili6ed while al the North the aboonists,
forgetting the gallant sister thus added TO confedera
cy, exclaimed that everything had been conceded, and
selected the fugvesave law the especial object Of
their attack, branding all who voted for il with the most
violent epithets fanalicsm could suggest What is the
purport Of that law Il is the same in principle the
law of 49, passed BY tine fathers oil the revolution, and
signed by the llustrious Washington. Do they say that
this law does away with the trial by jury in the State
which the slave has fled So did the law oil 49, Is a
iaken back to bondage So he was under The enact
ment signed by Washington and in both enactments is
The habea corpus preserved But the law which provides
for the return Of iugilives from justice is no less
stringent Suppose citizen OF Georgia should come
here, and, after committing crime flee 10 his southern
home he is liable by This law 10 be torn from his wife
and children on &c parfe testimony and TO be dragged
here for trial. Where are now the tears oil these
derhearted hypocres over the strngency OF the law
But there are extradition treaties with foreign ma
lions by which bini ourselves to return fug-
lives from justice who shall flee to from their
shores. fugitive from abroad is liable to be seized
by process, based upon &c parte statements, is de-
MED the right OF trial b iary, and is taken back to
be tried perhaps, by code OF laws more bloody and OPP
pressve than any to which our countrymen would submit
Are there any tears shed over his fate 'any vgilant
committees appointed 10 protect him from the pursuer I
No; all the sympathy OF these agitaors is reserved for
The poor slave This protested sympathy in nine
out Of en is not real does not extend TO any practical
efforts to buy the poor fugyes freedom il will give
nothing TO the Colonization Society 10 purchase him
equal rights in Africa; il is merely weapon in the
hands OF agaiors for their personal ggandzement nor
they it, in using il. they sunder the cords which
should unite all Classes oil our people in common des
tiny. But these bands may not be lightly sundered Our
independence was achieved BY southern well north
ern blood The graves at Yorktown, well at Sara
toga nourshed the seeds Of freedom and out Of the
mon labor of all sections that Union which must
and shall be preserved Suppose the law is bad
they assert II to be- good iah requires us TO execute It,
Who ever heard OF compromise in which both parties
did not complain that each had obtained too little and
conceded too much' When playing for the great
stake OF the Unlon shall we stop 10 split srawss When
law sanctioned by the constitution, has been passed by
Congress, can they be good citizens who systematically
and violently oppose III No! And warn my country
the North how they breach this doctrine of dso
bedience TO lawful authority, lest the South one day
turn the bitter challce TO our own lips. Look at the
consequence of dsunion! Our commerce broken up
the hand OF labor and useful INDUSTRY everywhere para
lyzed-and ruin and deso!aon everywhere supreme !
But some will say. Let them go the North Is the
strongest" Others say, "Coerce them !" Coerce
Whom : Our brethren Oh, dearly would not only our
country, bu, the whole world, Jay for such suicidal
strife. II would be an aiiicton 10 humanity everywhere
blghtng the hopes OF freedom, which all hang upon the
preservation OF the institutions purchased for by the
blood OF our patriotic forefaihers. One OF the nobest
Of these, from State has said in reference 10 the
Union, IL would place before the shield OF Ajax;
would surround il with walls OF BRASS and when these
were too weak 10 guard IL, would summon the patriot
ism OF the land, and circle il with living human hearts "
II The period OF our national existence to come lei II
be when all sectionshe North and the South, the East
and the Westare banded together in the days OF
revolution, against despoc foe, and let US pensh II
perish we must In defence OF our brssides our affairs,
and our unon and lie down together in the red grave our
swords have opened Tor US in the ranks oil our enemies
Let US resolve by all our strongest ties TO the land oil our
homes, by all our memories OF the-pasi, by all our
hopes Tor the future that Union shall not be dis
solved by the rude hands which assailng H. Or
il ship OF State must founder let her go down at the
close OF some we'll fought battle with foreign foe but
LEI her not sink ingorously in smooth and placid sea
Rather than she should perish so would nail our go-
ous flag TO the mast every tbreadbare SAIL and give
her 10 the god of storms the Tightening and the gale
Mr. Brady then rose, amidst enthusiastic cheers, and
addressed the meeting substantially as follows: am
proud OF my native ciiyproud TO see that now, as here.
oioe, she is the ardent and steadas champion OF the
Union. am delighted, in looking over this vast Assem-.
bage TO see men from every part OF our broad county,
nay, from all parts OF the earlh-who have met from
impulse and for purpose far beyond the interests Of
party. | exemplifed in this combination OF men OF
different birh-places and different political creeds, the
condition Of noble confederacy, when all its members
unite for It's preservation and prosperity To extend this
example our whole territory is the WISH and should
be the effort Of every American citizen in whose breast
there gimmers one spark OF patriotism.
We have met as friends OF the Union. We have been
truly told that this Union is the result OF concession and
compromise We know that il is founded on compact,
every stipulation OF which, in letter and spirit, we are
bound honor and justice scrupnously TO observe The
agreement is written the constitution and Tor every
one but the fanatic, the demagogue that should be,
government, the highest 1t is the safest law IL cost
our country much to form that constitution. The wis
dom OF many great and pure perfected the sublime
Woik. II has whstood the effects OF time and treason.
II remains now unimpaired, despite OF every assault
am here speaking in city OF which many OF US are
hatyes-a city which is treated by the politicians OF both
parties with the utmost contumely-this city, which
never generated any set oil political principles which had
mol reason and soundness Tor their basis There was
section which used To call the infected district am
happy 70 lind that city infected with patriot
I'm am glad TO see that the spirit OF compromise ~
abroad here, and shal be happy TO welcome my friend
1efad IN lammany Hall, with "a buck. tail in his hat"
laIplause As 10 his principles. know that they