Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-22

question; and would say in all kindness to my friend
from Alabama that he gives more food in one speech for
the nourishment OF the ree-soil and abolition movement
than all the Garrisons Wendell Phillipss and Abby
Fosoms and all the speeches Of all the free-soil" agi
ators and abolition demagogues put together He does
more to provoke assaults upon the institutions of the
South than all that abotonism has ever been able to
accomplish IN Its most hendsh rlumphs. beg OF that
honorable Senator when he has any thing to say here
aitelunless he mpelled by strong sense of duty
mat ne Will not attempt to oment and carry on this
uonal agitation 10 what end and to whose good will
result the dissolution ofthis Union from the conempIa-
ton OF which every patriotic mind nstinctvely recos
with horror?
sing no hosannas to Union without constitution
ADMIT that when the life and spirit have departed The
framework will be vaueless and tumble to decay. But
the spirit has not yet departed-the life is yet gone
IL is true has received many assaults, but is capable
OF receiving and sustaining many more Let those who
are disposed to indulge in agitation ask for the rights
guaranteed by the constitution but when they ask for
these, lei them not ask for what the constitution does
not guaranty. Let them not provoke assaults them
selves, while decrying the assaults they invite.
The honorable Senator from Alabama repudates and
casts off the Northern Democracy They will however
90 no such thing with him. They will retain him in
tull membership, but endeavor to teach him some useful
lessons But, upon this subject of reading out the en-
tire Democracy of fifteen States of this Union thew will
request my young friend from Alabama to tarry while
at Jericho, until his beard shall have grown Laughter
greatly admired part OF speech which that honor-
able Senator delivered here few days ago. He there
In deprecated the position OF the South in glowing and
OoqucHt anu Ill manner winch we'll caIcu
lated to call the attention of the American people to this
question And if we could keep in view the high des-
tiny OF this nation, and the high duties of those clothed
with power; If the American people would set their
seal upon political hobby riding for miserable party
advantage upon questions OF this import there would be
no trouble; there would be which did not exist at
the time OF the original formation Of this Government
his question OF slavery OF difficulty then and
the same spirit OF patriotism which led the formation
OF the constitution, must preserve it. The Democracy
OF the North are not, and cannot be made mere Sec
uonal party Our Government, in sense exists in
the organization OF national political parties we have
nothing separated from politics If you make sec
tonal party in the North, you will by the same act
make sectional party in the South. Ii you thus divide
the Democratic party you will also divide the Wing
party and when on divide these parties into sectional
portions, you might just well put an end to the con-
stitution and the Union
have spoken only because felt assured that the re-
marks OF the Senator had direct tendency to create
and foster sectionaism, and to produce, what we all
deprecae, division of political parties by sectional
lne-the formation of provisional sectional govern
ments, and then dissolution OF the Union Sir. this
Union can never be dissolved if representatives in Con-
gress will only do their duty. If they will abide by the
principles which their fathers taught them if thew will
treat each other with kindness and courtesy and con-
Citation it they will bear and forbear, and be as firm
and as true as the masses, all will go WELL and this Re-
public will be able to outde the dark lowering storms
which threaten its existence.