The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-04-04

sincere, when they pronounce eulogles
upon the Union, evidently with thein-
.ent of charging us with disunion, with :
out utIering one word ofdenunclation
against our assailantS. If friends of
the Union, their course should be to s
unite with us in repslhng these assaults 4
and denounce the authors as enemies
IF the Union. Why they avoid this,
and pursue the course they DO, It IS
for them to explain.
Nor can the Union be saved by In
volsing the name of the illustrlous
whose mortal remains repose
on the western bank of the Potomac
He was one Of us-a STAKEHOLDER and
a planter. We have studied his history,
and find nothing in it TO justify sub
mission to wrong. On the contrary,
his great fame rests on the solid foun-
dation that, while he was careful to
avoid doing wrong tc others he was
prompt and decided in repelling wrong.
| trust in this respect, we protited by
his example,
Nor can We find anything in his his
tory to deter us from seeding from the
Union, should it fail to fulfil the objects
for which it was instituted, by being
permanently and hopelessly converted
into the means ofoppressing instead OF
protecting us. On the contrary, We
find much in his examplet to encourage
us, should we be forced to the extrem-
ity Of deciding between submission and
disunlon.
There existed then, as well as now
a Union-that between parent country
and her then colonies. 1t was aunlon
that had much to endear it to the people
Of the colonies. Under its protecting
and experimenting care, the colonies
were planted and grew up and pros
pered, through long course of years,
until they became populous and
wealthy. Its benefits were not limi-
ted to them. Their extensive ugri-
cultural and other productions gave
birth TO a Aourishing commerce; which
richly rewarded the parent country for
the trouble and expense of establish
ing and protecting them. Washing
ton was born and grew up to man.
| hood under that Union. He acquired
his distinction in its service, and there
is every reason to believe that he wa'
devotedly attached to it. But his de
votion was a rational one. He wa
attachedto it, not as an end, but as
means to an end. When 1t failed tt
fulfil its end and, instead of affordlnl
protection, was converted into th'
means Of depressing the colonies, h
did not hesitate to draw his sword, ant
i head the greatmovement by which tina
S union was forever severed, and the in
i dependence Of these States established
Y This was the great and cTownlng glor
of his life; which has spread his tam
It over the whole globe, and will tram
e mitlt TO the latest prosperity. ~
le Nor can the plan proposed by u
+ distinguished Senator from Kentnck
z, nor that ofthe administration, save Il
q Union. ! shall pass by, without T
y mark, the plan proposed by the Sc
= ator and proceeding directlyto the co
N sideratioh Of that otthe adminstratio
e7 | however assure the distinguish,
and able Senator that, in taking til
le- course, no disrespect whatever is j
IS, tended to him or his plan. | ha'
ey adopted it, because so many Senate
10 of distinguished abilities, who we
when he delivered his spsec
nd and explained his plan, and who we
on fully capable to do justice to the si'
gi- they support, have replied him.
lot The plan Of the administration {,
ere notsave the Union, because it can ha
10 no effect whatever towards satisfr
ri the states composing the Southe
in, section ofthe Union, that they Ct
re- consistently with safety and hon
Let remain in the Union. Itisi in fact B
lta- a modification Of the Wiimot provi
vas 1t proposes to effect the object, to /
on clude the south from all territory
ur- quired by the Mexican treaty. 4
ties well known that the south is unit
I'M against the Wilmot proviso, and !
Iem committed itself BY solemn resolutit
This to resist, should it be adopted.
de- opposition is not TO The name but Il
lptsl which it proposes to efecf- that
,on- Southern states hold to be uncon
lich tutional, unjust, inconsistent with th
pnr- equality as members Of The comm
acts Union, calculated to destroy lrretrl
cere ably equilibrium between the two
the tions. These objections equally ap
pro- to what, for brevity, ! will call
the Executive proviso. There is no