Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-30

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conquered, the country would be equally ruined in
either case Neither law nor liberty could survive the catas
tophe Ruin, destruction, and bioodshed must result And
he was sstonished to find that cergymen encouraging
the measures which must end in desoatng civil war
Those who deem with national enemy wrong
were found nsgatng proceedings leading inevitably to civil
Surely such could foresee effects from causes
or they would not be guilty Of such absurd Inconsistencies
The PRESIDENT now introduced Gen. franklin
PIERCE, and that gallant gentleman was received
with enthusiastic cheers. Disclaiming any pur-
pose Of making any thing like regular address, he
said he never before was so much under the infiu-
ence Of conflicting emotions There much 10 the sp-
pearance Of the assembly which filled his heart with joy and
feeling Of sadness oppressed him whsn be cast his eyes
hst vast calm resolved multitude and remembered that
y had gathered there consider question which for TWEEN.
years had been raised in any public body In our coun
,y Tha, question was not whether the Union should be
perpetual, but whether there should be disunion.
He in the United States Senate when that word was
heard for the first time on that oor and should he
forget the thrill Of horror sent through that body deep
and solemn pause ensued and Senators shuddered they
slowly turned their eyes sPon thshoa .usA q hs sea
ing suggestion but hs bad now hsed 70 near wnhe
one of the secretaries Of the meeting reading resolution
favor of unon Tbis remark drew hisees and General
PIRRCE proceeded They hiss again. Let the men who
do show themselves Up rose two clergymen, the Rev.
Mr.. Foss and Rev. Mr.. Davis Here, then, (sad Gen We
have men who seek to destroy the Union Zone Of them
Piled, Ono. If you will let explain, will show that
we do not intend that We willing meet the question:
however, any way" Gen. PIERcE continued You shall
have your opportunity all in good time. Let the discussion
come and be that defeated must 60 to the wall and yield
the question That is the way manage such matters in
free country There must be no breaking Of the Govern
men in case of defeat If precpitated into by
anacsm, cannot conquer Both sections Of the coun-
try may be mmolaed Neither could come out of the con-
test short of ruin II said that of the North could
bring two men into the field for every that the South
could muster but would be found when the trial should
come the who makes that boast would not be
one Of the two who 60 forth to meet the
man from the South. Great cheering.]
Gen. Pierce said tho men, then, in the hall who had aban-
doned themselves to the infauaon Of dsunion sentiments
would probably live regret and repent Of their present course
In the coming days Of decptude when the nrmiies Of age
shall have cept upon the they would gather their children
around them and confess how they betrayed into
moral treason and as legacy, say to them, "Stand by
your Union, and stand by country he said he DEEM
ed unnecessary into formal argument IN support OF
the Union The resolutions embraced all that could be said
on that subject When the compromise first proposed In
Congress he had no doubt that the Union would 60 down
unless the recommended carried The defeat
Of the first attempt overwhelmed him with apprehension,
dersandng that tho compromise intended to give to the
South Of greater security for Of their rights than
they felt they had for time past possessed Who did
not dePlore slavery Butwhat soundhnking mind regard
ed that as the only evil which could upon the sndi The
who would dissolve the Union did not hate or deplore
slavery more than he did but with It, had lived in
prosperity, security
stutions the present time If the constitution provided
for the Of fugitive slaves should be done That
what be wanted do that what fathers agreed
should do; and that what the friends Of the Union
tabshed by them wanted to do. [Hisses] These (sad
Gen. P are the arguments of the higher law, suppose.
These povokers Of disunion claimed be Of human
ty with no other object in view than humanity They were
the who always preaching against war; Yet how
was peaceabe dissolution Of the Union to be accomplished
one portion Of the States could secede without violence, how
ha
would pursue them If the slaves protected in
the free States the would pursue with armed forces
Troops would be raised resist them bataons would be
added baons each sde and the free States would be
the battle ground where such armies would be found engaged
beyond what Napoleon the most terrific Of bis
bloody 1t the fear Of such dreadful conse-
quences that caused such universal revolution OF feeling
throughout the Union when the original compromise project
failed The eyes the nation openedt the magnitude
Of the danger Even those who opposed il in Congress felt
they standing the brink Of precpce There SEEM
ed be no step between dsunon and faithful adherence to
the compact Of the Union He knew that was the feeling
Members of Congress had confessed it. The resort to dsu
MON as an experiment to get rid of political evil would be
about as wise as If think Of remedyng bro
ken arm by cutting his head Off The danger which would
have existed compromises had not been passed would
now exist if they defeated by the action Of the opponents
of those measures They fairly within the scope Of the
constitution and were to be obeyed with the fidelity
that sacred instrument ITSELF which all good citizens must and
would stand by while plank remained Happily through
the lowering clouds Of the passing storm the white cliffs Of
concession n sight and the joyful cry was the Union
eternal Union Gen. PIERCE spoke with free and fiery
energy which created and maintained lively sensation during
the whole period his eloquent and uncompromisng
The Hon. JOEL EASTMAN Of Conway having been inro-
duced said he pleased being present at Union meet
ing for the sake of the Union All party ties sink into in
significance when leading to dunion were IN pro-
gess The say Of the constitution rested on few simple
stipulaons forth piece Of parchment II they were
dsregarded the constitution nothing Its power and
efficacy wholly in the living Of the day He could
understand how Of education and protesting to be
religious could think Of preserving the Union, and at the
time aim break its spulatons Their opinions proved
that there danger that the few cords that bound the Union
would be severed Could they suppose that onehs Of the
States would their rights cut down. and still remain in
the Union Would the North remain in il, under similar
wrong Here in the habit Of submitting to
breach Of for old horse. After touching
upon the annexation of Texas and the acquisition Of teo-
ry from Mexico he asked what had occured that we should
rample the constitutional rights of the South under foot
ponens said unconstitutional Then let the conse
tuted authorities decide il il be not Others said 1t
ought be repealed any rate and who could expect that
could be done after another niue months Of agitation
What to be gained by repea The fugitive must be
given up, the constitution must cease to exist is
Of the agreements Of the most important spuatons,
made expressly for the security of property in fifteen Of the
States Who could expect excite the feelings Of the peo-
pie Of New Hampshire far to make them false her
agreements Who are the people who demand such
crfce Why, certain persons who have very tender
sciences But in the great affairs Of life must have some
brains we'll conscience and brains particularly
needed now, the thread which the constitution hangs
would be severed, and severed forever said that the
opponents of the law not aiming dissolution but
were they not pursuing course which must result in dis
solution
Mr.. EASTMAN admitted that at the South there were