The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-25

and noble destiny would have been his He would then
have filed, he ought to do, from his position in the
government and as a respectable citizen Of New York,
the place OF leader, when best he can now claim
higher honor than that Of follower Will he take
that position, after the 10 which his Utica friends
have been permitted TO commit him Adequate courage,
frmness. and bodness. would have given him station
becoming the high Office he holds, and the just expecta
tons OF the nation. Men in exalted positions should
lead, II they would be respected Let them sink into fol
lowers and their influence and their glory sacrificed
Such is the condition OF the President; and regret it,
for should have been glad this bolt against dis
union launched by the hand OF the OF Wash
ingon and Jackson But is, we hope he will enter
heartily into the contest, and as he has declined the
honor Of general. with fidelity and zeal in the
ranks.
We will barely add. in conclusion that when this meet
ing and others OF like character are held, we hope all
who have been nsed by the frantic appeals of the alb
lionss. well asevery other Citizen will attend-com-
pare the object the persons and the strength Of these
assemblages, with those mongrel gatherings which have
OF late "made night hdeous" by their turbulence and
folly in negro churches, at roads, in barns and
market-houses then they will be able Judge who
for the Union and who against it, They will find the
wisdom. sobety, and respectaby OF society," together
with the patriotic Masses arayed on the side Of the
country opposed will be gang Of such malcon-
tents surrounded Caiane in garbs and coors that
would have put to shame the nvincibe heroes Of Fall
staff This comparison will be salutay it will prove
that the union and harmony Of the country are SAFE
albeit they have been shaken and disturbed by mongre
faction. whose nsgnifcance has been compensated for
by its malice and activity, and whose power to do evil
bears no proportion 10 its number. color, character
For ourselves, do not pretend to dictate, but
dare to advise countrymen. We claim to be the
friends OF the Unon under the guarantees Of the
stution" During the months. from the moment
when this question agitated in the last session of
Congress, have thrown out our flag to the breeze
We have affected concealment-st no equivo-
cation. We have desired to save the Union and for
that purpose have spoken our own opinions whether
have offended pleased our friends of the South We
that have of the struggle shorn OF some
OF that moral force which might have brought into it
but in despite Of the offence have given to some Of our
best friends, conscience perfectly at ease We
have advocated Compromise calculated as we hoped
the Union. In humble judgment, it respects the
rights of the States and the honor OF the South and yet
is not all that would have desired for the South
And now shall of the important considerations
which induced the South accept il be stricken out
Shall she be deprived Of OF the great benefits which
was held out to her And above all, what confidence
she hereafter repose in brethren Of the North
This compact broken, how can she expect to make
another that will be respected We have re-
quenty these ideas whilst the Compromise was
pending In fact, the 5h OF Septemberon the very
morning after it rejected and when so many persons
despaired of its dared, epen en express
ourselves in the following terms:
"The appeal is made all and all sections
TO the North as well as TO the Sonh-to extnguish the
OF dscod and to each others feelings and
each Others Interests Patriots come to the rescue settle
covenant has been made then let the South
'Sn r sn '~ sora
made must be respected le the eonsfiafoW itself Pass
disturb the slave trade between State and State, and
Union Is gone But let make peace between each
common country and po,e insrinabb ,oar aeaima ali slo
eHGttaek the South, disturb this eorenant The eons
tion.o
We repeat these declarations. We cali upon our
brethren OF the North to stand up to this compact
and 10 the constitution. All will then be well.
But il any attempt be made to violate the COM
pact do the fanatics Of the North expect the South
to succumbi Will southern member remain in his
place TO cooperate in such proposition or will be
appropriate dollar to carry on such government We
speak thus with great regre but compelled to
speak il by honest OF duty TO the Union itself
We respectfully address ourselves 10 those who do not
know the South well we do, or who do not appre.
cate the Union highly ourselves But the language
we employ is scarcely strong as the following i'm.
pressve warning, which we copy from the Harrisburg
Keysonefrom the keystone Of the federal arch" itself
Il From the Harrisburg keystone.
The GREAT QuEsrros.-The compromise measures which
and except Carolina, are sustained by majority
southern press In South Carolina, strong demon.
STATIONS being made In favor OF secession; and In
Georgia, Mississipp Florida, and Alabama,
Of the kind In progress Against these
ole demonstrations, The papers friendly the Union
contendng the ground that the compromise measures
sufficient and that they will be faithfully observed in
the North But all with voice fugitive
slave law Is DISTRACTED in It's operation that tbs
sntuonsl provision for the return OF ugyes from labor
fende red they longer oppose the
OF the dsunionist, but will feel bound advocate the
establishment OF separate southern coniederscy. Thus,
with accord, IL OF the North choose become null.
ers tho southern States will disconnect themselves from
~, and the public viii be precpitsed upon all the
speakabe evils of disunion.
here, thsn have the plain question presented Shall
stand by the constitution, preserves
blessings derive from In shall nnlify Of its
provisions, appear before the world ahless
and chance amid the thocs boodshed anarchy
view ed II may, IL comes this There Is avoiding
q. Uness obey the solemn mandates Of the
uon, wiully break the bond which guarantees
our rights and Iiberiies and by wrong
States
Every CITIZEN Of the North should reflect well upon this
subject. Action VIII be forced upon We must
lake sides The fanatics Worth aud South will give
peace until we either put them down yield their mad
scheme Of severng the Union There neutrals
cit in IN oft