Washington telegraph., 1850-12-25
correspondepoe ofthe TeIegraHh.

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LITTLE Rock, Dec II. 1850.
sent you, last week, some short notice Of the
resolutions intEodueed into the House relative to
the great pending questions Of the times. Since
then, some talk has been had to the pyopriety
of holding "Unon Meeting mass meeting
without distinction of party, at the Capitol, to
testify devotion to the Union. This has, by some,
been thought proper owing to the milk -and>water
course of the Gazette and Democrat, which is fast
losing the confidence of all parties here. The
whining, sometimes pig and sometimes puppy.
character Of that paper of late, and the leader in
the Democrat Of the 18th inst, suits no one
not even, as is shrewdly suspected, the author.
1t is fact that the country is satisfied with the
legislation of Congress. Fanatics and uItraists
are never satisfied, but, like the troubled ocean,
cast up mre and dirt; but the great body Of the
people, the calm aud rejecting men Of all parties,
are satisfied, and strongly deprecate this wicked
and ill., Judged agitation of question already and
fairly settled. Some interruptions, and probably
crazy fellows at the North, wish to nuIlify the
fugitive slave act Why do they wish sol Be-
cause, they say, it is contrary TO consciepce.-
Now we don't agree with them at all, and they
form but very small portion Of their own COM
munity Can't we afford. in a free country, to
let the crazy fellows lave? I. they become
troublesome, put them ia straight jackets; but
don't 90 to talking about blood and thunder
Talk to them Of petticosts, straight jackets and
doctor stuff. We have fanatics among us-men
who would dissolve the union of these States,
they say. Well, let them think SO if they please,
it is a free country, but they will find, if they
should undertake to do they threaten, that
there are few men in this nation that would
take some pleasure in laying down their poor lives
to preserve this Union. The Union is worth
holding on to-t is mighty for the preservation
Of all that is dear to people. Beside all
that, it would be well, perhaps, to consider how
dissolution could be effected War, and fighting,
and bloodshed must follow of course; it is idle TO
think talk of anything else. The American
are a brave and an ntel gent people, and If they
90 to war, it would be no child's play. II,
brethren and friends, with one law lor Us all, We
cannot maintain an equality with the North, how
would the matter be likely to stand if state Of
country, both North and South; and in any event
the country would be vastly the loser in a such a
war; Nor should we forget that the South would
fight at disadvantage. 1t would hot do to take
the ploW and hoe from the bands Of our slaves
and put arms thsre-they would make bad soldiers
for US, and they might possibly help our enemy.
In such war, the white people of the South
would be partially engaged, it is believed, in pro-
tecting themselves from domestic enemies-talk-
ing bravev will not abolish such enemy--it
will take men, and bullets and powder, and bread,
and patience, and patriotism, and treasure too,
to cope with such enemy-and where will
help come frorp2 Other nations would fold their
arms and let fight, and the more We butchered
one another, the more they would rejoice. 1t is
not a pleasant picture to contemplate, bu:
reasoning beings we should reflect upon some Of
the legitimate results Of disunon. One thing is
certain-f we cannot maintain the Institution Of
slavery in the Union, it is impossible TO do SO
without the Union. Let US not think Of dissou-
ton, then, but trust iu Providence, and pray for
patience and brotherly love. Let all good cili.
zens be Union men, and be also
REPUBLICAN.