The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-07

Wnhsa was WoStoAuo0 W pV9M Natuiiua On NOvcmUeI
"a, 1892. in opposition TO the oppressive tariff laws
Every one. too, recollects the proclamation Of General
Jackson Of December following. Troops were sent to
Charleston. under the command Of General Scott; and
the navy despatched to the point TO enforce
the revenue laws Of the United States The whole coun-
try excited and disturbed by these events No one
knew when the blood Of fellow citizens was to be
shed by their hands Many malcontent even pro-
claimed that the Union only system Of oppression
and that the duty Of South Carolina to accomplish
its dissolution.
AT this moment Of peril and alarm, Virginia came for
ward to nerpose her good Offices to save the Union and
to substitute all amicable expedients in place Of the
sword. Though she deeply sympathzed with the South
in their opposition to the tariff still she considered South
Carolina rash in her counses and violent in her meas
ures She denounced notification as unconstitutional
and inexpedent and insisted that every amicabe expe-
dent should be exhausted before violence should be
ployed On the other hand, though Virginia admired
General jackson, and approved OF parts Of his procama
ton. yet she protested against other portions Of it. OPP
posed the true principles Of the government and the
rights Of the States
| We uhen the editor Of the Richmond Enqurer) had
surveyed the which had been presented during the
previous with the profoundes interest, a. will
appear from the following extracts:
From the Enquirer Of August "A, 1881.
cause d ssats-rigas She has maintained ,hsm sines
s he she me
from aa, moment men, e this and bore alo The banner q
the republic = and through good report and through ey
report she has been u9e 2 her priacipes5nnmoved BY
saleyes every State and South Carolina herself die
means to defend them She Is opposed 70 tho bank and
she to oppose IT, She Is opposed to the coup,ing
H. She opposed to the abominable tariff SYSTEM and
abe will Oppose I until ! !: shyered n.o pieces piece
ills better than the tariff Of Is But she protests against
il embracing any settled policy for the country She
against Its recognising any protective principle At
But the liberty and Of State rights is one great
object with The safety Of the Union Is another. MI
jefferson, In his inaugural address, laid down the
sental principles OF government the support OF the
State governments in all their rights, the compe-
tent adminis,ra,on for our domestic and the
surest buiwarks against anti-repubcan tendencies
the preservation OF the general government in It's whole
S g0b a. hs Thee Of o9 e,oa
would be Of the heaviest blows struck q the hap
into two or more lwho shall say how many Is small and
poweress communities, nsnlted by foreign Sates and
probably bs lroaer State Nothing But the
necessity should drive us into this gloomy measure And
rghtfully avoid H. We would then the Union If
could and we have doubt, that let the al
% AZ s Of s question
aside all eager aspirations and disappointed politicians.
oppressed humanity, be sacrificed the ambition Of
candidates. the cupidy q manufacturers We should go
action We willing, with the present tariff before us,
ncommensuae as it 10 to our jus, rights and expecn-
2s and cutting down the mposs though not in proper
portions among the various articles TO eleven twelve
the next session Of Congress yet In no event and =, no
time we ssrss, our g II sTd into
with each other.
But with one thing seriously impressed that the
time is probably coming when il becomes all the good
and tue men IN Virginia TO do their da,c come Tor
hibit all their love Of country, and TO save th: Union We
DO S % nd Of S
We must do Il BY united cosnes and as Jefferson said
mark only when the sole alternatives left are the DISCO
luton of Union with them, submission to
ment ieithost Limitation Of po'cers"
From tbs same, Aug. a. issa
We think duty lay these transactions before the
people Of Virginia and they will scarcely complain Of
:y s h.T 4.
cided bearing upon the and prosperity Of our Com
monwssh In, Suppose naacs,on adopted BY south Caro-
sa s'i
q the Union suppose tue Union thus hastily and passion
aiely dissolved how then will stand the Old Dominion
all The usue Of great revolution threatened with dim
ecipsethe blood which has been shed In common
psrtic which have respectively enjoyed In the
fame OF Warren and of Wayne Of Marion and OF Mercer
OF Green and Of Washington all, all forgotten and the fare
well legacy Of Washington itself torn In pieces over the
tomb Of him who called the Father Of hs Coun
try, suppose this, and then what shall not the vgnians
LOSE NTH tho rest of their cornbymtHf Here
what Mr.. McDufhe eoquenly told us but lew years
| agoi
"The Union preserves from wasting and destroying
one another. IL preserves relations OF peace among
would be arrayed against another In PERPETUAL
cu.Kss, RUsous IL, indeed, contributes
defence against foreign States but still more
US For ourselves, Tear that bloody
and mowwfM human hisfory 10, A FACE THAN
might record the nufufngs Of ihn
eonrfry, should divide osrssps info separate eommssi
m We fear that our country In case Of dsunion, would
be broken into communities, which would cherish towards
one another sngulary fierce and mplacable enmites"
But besides these misforunes how much moro
would Virginia suffer than South Carolina and Geor-
ga The stroke which tears this Union In pieces
may tear her In twain. The cold Dominion" might Be
border State Of portion Of and poweress and dis
uaced conedcracyhc whole line OF the Pofomac, PER-
haps, brsling with forts and guarded with troops Well,
hcp may say brethren in south Carolina and
In Georgia, before they msdly msh into nucs-
ton and revolution.
In word we do not hesitate to believe that VI events
sweep mady their conseqrcnce They have done
south the last ak weeks, Virginia will again have
important part play la the political drama II may bo-
come her duty attempt both TO the constitution and
the Union She did much to the Union in 80 she did
at hand when she will have display the same GOODNESS
as well ms hrmness Of spirit But much deceived
n while she denounces the tariff he will not equally OPP
pose Modification II she does not disclsim all separate
talon with ssers, advocate either southern con-
vention general convention.
The TImK COME Now ACT
4 From The same, Dec. 4, lisa.