Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-05-23
"Dissolutiom OF the Uni,m."

Da>SOtuttOn % tne u tiDb.
Mr. Glaze of Ohio. in recent speech in The U. s.
Senate, presented historical sketch Of the of
the cry about - the dissolution Of the Union" at DIFF
ferent periods. The facts may be If
readers mol acquainted with them. Dir. c. said
But told ii cOnge,. p;ohht slavery
fo-r "r abolish slavery ard the slave trade 10 the Dr.
tiet % i 10 provide adequate srcu les f the tdin IL
Iuraway slaves The nth viii d solve the U"iaa rhi.
cry, Mr. P'esidcn neither ason hes Ihare
never th"oghi d. think that sny man shouli be
deeiiet BY from honet ea less discharge OF hi duty
here IL cIy whou, profit TO those have
used IT, II was first heard in the Congress of liza. The
s'uieut OF hitfy no examines the pon-mpr.' and
agreement Of that Congress- will be stuck
oy singular exception in the xport alton are.
nave sready had occasion TO reHak hat the akeemrt IT.
sell was designed redress of American
ION tn Governmr"t Of Great Britain by en'on OF
e'nmcTcisl intercourse. The tcs b"upd
The ruones aud The people not 10 American
modify to Great Bain Ireland the wcsi Indie- ~Ih
TINS remarkable qualhcaiinn "exceptIice 20 Europe How
this exception there? Why SIR the staple
Carolina ice, and the delegates Of South ClTpua in
that ft Congress- hen struggle with Great Brtlia
impending ard the important successful
isue, threatened withdraw fo the Congress and break
up the AS ciaon unless South CafOna could be permitted
to exp lice ard indigo. This preceding -iuned
pension If the bu mess Of the Congress for three
days Finally il determined complete the AssocIa-
tIon without concedns the South Carolina and there
upon her delegates except one wihdew They were in
Vted L return and compromise proposed 10 allow
the expiration e rice but not of indigo have ted
Pkns's stsscs and find hat the export Of rice IN ITO
about humid ell and xiy thou.and valued at
fifteen fundrrd and ihi'ty thousand drarS. find
lion u indigo OF course The con prunise was agreed to-
and the woods lice Europe" added 10 the
exTo' tat"n .rticle IL model for ali future crmpro
misses. South Ca'oua got What was subst .nlve and
Iend red what Was unmpot,n This ihs FIST uitet-
aHce Of the dI~uniSn d WIS its first result
The journals Of the old Congress infoIm that in 1888
resolution sdop'ed establishing the Of
al the Falls Of the Delaware aurh disqualification was
manifested BY the Souh. Sumo PERSONS il seems became
slsfmcd and motion made 10 rsconside in order II
fix place faro obe TO The Union" and APP
preaching that jntics which il due
StaItss All this teimnsted in another compromise.
II was agreed that Two seats OF Government should be
tabshed the D.Iware, aud the other the Psio-
The final result the estIblhment by action
Of Conge. under the Cou,tuou Of the seat Of Govern
msni in this Ditic and the abandonment Of the location
oTixnall, eed
In convention formed the constitution the sane
ely head South Caoina and Georgia declared they
could into the Union unless they eoai have
privilege Of importing slaves And Notwithstanding that
the Of the convention strong and almost
against the traffic Cor the sake Of the Union snohe
comprmIse agreed on slavery allowed ali il de-
msnded for twenty years after which Congress might sup
press the trade il il should see ht.
10 1920 the Union again msnsced. The cry was
admit Missouri slave State will Dissolve the
UHon." Great alarm excited Piopp,ion, for COM
promise muIipied the contest finally ierminsted
usual by epncedng to slavery all it then demanded
SCI oil to freedom in the prohibition Of slavery il all tho
territory acquired fIUm France north Of sc deg. 80 miu
eept that within the limits Of the State.
TIL" same Ily enacted in 1892 and 1898. Then the
ground Of complaint the tariff SoDih Caolins pushes
her dhuriOn remedy to nuifcaon. Gen. Jackson at
the head Of the Government unisrhed But Congress
apprehension manifested aud desire cOncede
almost everything rather Than to risk he consequences uf
decided course Another cnmpiomise effected The
protective policy abandoned chsmion
scale Of reduction OF duties adopted which years
oveiIhrew the ail For one, Mr. President do
plain of the reduction Of duties; but would prefer
plan Of reduction adopted calmly, consider atey, under
the dictaon Of any cry but in conformity with sound and
| hbeIsl judgment.
Well. ,ii. between 1880 and 1885 the antislavey agiia-
tiOn commenced. and became fHmdabe Then again
we head III. c'y Of dsuniOn. The demand sup
preston Of the freedoms Of SPEECH aud The press aud Of
light Of petition brief silence the subject Of slavery
and fbeaa 0f all action against The alternative de-
DOuneed dsoluOn Of the Union The agitation, how
ever was not suPpessed an'laveTy societies increased
and multiplied they made themselves felt everywhee-
Well Union dissolved II stands yet
and will stlnd, uUs forever. The mensce NEST
emphatic, violent ever. but it nothing II
had the same termination which would have attended all
similar preceding had they been calmly ded
In 1874 the 1nuexstion Of Texas demanded by tbs
slave States IL had been favOre object fOT
aud seemed brought within their grasp They became
cordngy, extremely urgent and esoted South Car
olna specific They Taied the cry, Texas dsuni0n
The distinguished Senator from Missouri always devoted
the Uuion took the trouble dect public atenton
appendix speech Of the subject of Texas deliver
ed IN that year, TO samples Of these threats They
worth hooking at Well sir under these influences il
part Texas brought into the Union. say in part
because am well aware that other influences contribute
largely TO the result.
Aud sir. have the last republication Of This oil
story Now with dissolution the Unto
unless we will consent TO what republican government
did consent what in direct the prin
cipes and split Of institutions, and by
earliest and best pIecedeuts Of history namely the
tension Of slavery into Territories free Shall yie
r to this oucry For one, say, never IL judgment
is time We have yielded point after pont;
have crowded on concession until duty homo
patriotism, shame demands that should stop.