The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-19


and act for his country flor everybody L. WIS that il
his policy is Intervention. and il he win sustain
that policy by all the constitutional powers with which he
is invested the dark and ponenous question which now
mpends SO fearfaly and goemily over his country win
be at dspeled and the peace and tranquility Of the
Union restored
Where are the men who should advise General Taylor
in this crissl Where are the eminent wing senators
from the SOUTH Where are Messrs. Berrien, Mangum
and Dawsonl Where is the great and statesman
Of the Westl-where is Mr. Clay The three first.
named gentlemen voted for the election OF Gen. Taylor
Nay, they did by their votes they further mpe
lied the rights and interests OF the South They voted
to place in the chair Of the presiding officer OF the Senate
a northern wing abolitionist-a who is publicly
pledged in favor OF the prohibition OF slavery in the
Territories. the abolition of slavery in the District
Of Columbia, and the Introduction of the slave trade
among the States and who will give his casting vote in
favor Of either OF those measures if he should have an
opportunity Messrs. Berrien. Mangum, and Dawson
have assisted in getting the country and particularly the
South, into the danger which both OF them
In this conuncure. why do they not forward and
make every exerton and resort TO all honorable means
to extricate both their country and the SOUTH They can
do by persuadng Gen. Taylor to veto the Wilmot Pro-
vso Why do they not thus persuade him, instead Of
expressing their belief understand they do, that the
southern States will secede from the Union in the event
Of the passage Of the Wmot Proviso II the Union will
be endangered by the passage Of that measure the
potOer Of Gen. Taylor to from harm by the use Of
the ueto thus preventing resort to force and 10 cu ioar
Messrs Berien, Mangum. Dawson, and other eminent
wing friends Of Gen. Taylor from the South, can per-
suade him thus to the Union by the Of the Veto
il they will II not. and dsunion comes with its calam
tiles, desolaons, and horrors, upon their heads will be
the responsibility for the dire event and its more direful
consequences.
We invoke the attention OF the patriotic portion of
the American people Of all parties to this fact II
the Wilmot Provso shall pass and the southern States
will resort TO secession from the Union as the rem
edy, General Taylor has il in his pover to save
the Union BY the use of the veto There are only two
ways by which he can save it, in the circumstances
supposed Those two ways are BY the veto or By force
The first is peaceful remedy and will prevent bloodshed
and civil The latter is the ultima RATIO and pre-
supposes civil with all its dread consequences The
constitution gives him the veto power to be used on
such occasion In his message be is made to say,
that he will preserve the Union We appeal to our
countrymen, of all classes and parties and ask them
if he should not preserve by the peaceful remedy
And should he not, in this crisis declare the alierna
tive which he will select Should he not let his coun
trymen know before they pushed by elimination and
recrmnaton to the very verge Of civil war; which course
he will take to prevent such catasrophel Should he
not let the country know whether he will preserve the
Union by the veto, by to conquering armies
whose march will be over the dead bodies OF his van
pushed countrymeni Should he not say whether he
prefers the quiet and bloodess remedy OF veto mes
sage 10 the carnage of his fellow citizens the confapra
ton OF their homes and the desoaton OF their fields
Will the people Of America submit TO such remedies in
order TO preserve the Union, hen eaa be efsctually
saped by the peaceful ueto7
IT is, indeed, time for Gen Taylor speak out II Is
time for him to take high and patriotic stand above par
ty, for his country What the regulations Of such
men Truman Smith, Abbott Lawrence, Thos Corwin,
and others who falsely pledged him against the use OF the
veto power, for the pay consideration OF getting votes
in comparison with the preservation of the peace tran
qulliy and happiness Of this great and glorious Unioni
OF what moment even, is the preservation of the wing
party, any party in comparison with the great and
holy object OF preserving the Union by peaceabe instead
Of forcble means II, in consequence OF this slavery
excitement disunion shall come which General Taylor
can prevent by the OF the veto and he should
attempt to resort to military force coerce the seeding
States to subsection TO the Union, his responsibility to
the world, to humanity, and TO liberty, will be indeed ap-
palng Success will excuse him for the great error
which he viii thus commit He CAN SAVE THE UNION
BY THE VETO. He MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SAVE 1T by
FORCE.