The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-02-22
The State Of Ohio and the


4 The State Of Ohio and the
/ Union.
We are indebted TO friend in Ohio for the
following copy Cfa Report, made to the Senate
Of that Sa,e BY tne Of lis Commits, e., utop .
subject "h'ch IS, We trust. of The grestea 10.
terest 10 every reader of ours.
IN SENATE OF ONO, FEBRUARY 8 lsi7.
MIR. Goddard, from the Selec, Committee,
made the following Report:
The Selec' Committee, TO which was refer
counties Of Columbinna aud Mahonlug, pray.
/ ing the General Assembly Of The Sra,e OF Onlo
10 declare the Federal Union dissolped, now
report:
1t did not need the instructions Of the Sen.
ate 10 induce the COMMITTEES 10 report adverse.
iy to the p aver ol the petitioners. The pro.
position is ,tatoious and d.loyal Il is not
a Thing 10 be entertained or reasoned upon.--
The perpetuuy Of ,he Union should be sssum.
ed-rega,ded ss a fixed feet, not 10 be de.
bated or questioned. Attachment 10 the Uni.
on should be ieelIng--a sentiment IN every
Americun breast. II should be ms iDc,iye.-
The American should imbibe II With his mo
the, = mix. II should arnw sinh h,s arnw,h
aud Strengthen with his sreng,h-be the con.
hience Of his outh. the pride OF h,s manhood,
and the soace Of bis old age. Mex, to the
duties which an American owes 10 his G d.
ka ba IN hts fba
first OF these Is, Preserve the Uuion the .e
cord Preserve The Un!on; the third, Preserve
the Uulun.
The value of The Union canno, be cacu.
lated If {, could, ONO ecu d show how vastly
important, that Union is 10 her. Centrally
snua,ed, her crzens sending the products Of
Their industry OF one season through the ar,i
hclsl channels OF the North, and at another
by the grea, river Of the South Fl, ding access
portion of the uuion could OHIO sparel-
Where would she draw the dividing line =
Shall ne beautiful rive, which forms he south.
etn boundary nov teening with peaceful com.
merce. fee MS the slr We breathe, aud wit.
ness'ng no hoslil,ies but the generous CON.
peuion OF enierprIsng people, shall that be
he boundary line between independent and
unconnecied Sta,esl Then may We expect
10 SEQ attayed upon the opposite banks the
hostile armies Of The divided nations. Brs,.
ling cannon shall suppIani the waving wheat
upon lis hiis-lhe march of armed men ,feod
down the products Of its valleys, and the wa.
tcrs Of The Ohio be d,scolo,td with The blood
OF her sons. Are our citzsns prepared for
/ ihss Can the memotialists, many Of whom
bslong 10 The seniler sex, averse to civll com.
motion and oodshed--mInls,cting angels 10
man when pain aud sickness dls,rscts him,
iempetng With their sottness he rough as.
peflles of mans na'ure--can they willingly
see such possible consequences with compls.
cenc,
When the FIST President Of the Uni,ed
States, the Father Of bis Country, was abou,
retiring from that high Office TO which The
psr,Iahly Of his grateful country men had twice
unanimously called bm, he addressed to them
ar sfac,lona'e letter, promp'ed only BY the
gres, love he bore TO the people he had saved
and containing sentiments which should be
perpe,ual!y cherished by the American people
This paper. usually styled Wasb,np,on's Fare
sell Address. and bearing date Sepiembe
II, 1906. shoud. mex. to the Bible, be the
daily reading of our people. Ills warning
voice mus. be forgotten, his counsels con,em
ned and dlsregarded, before any one can b
Wiling TO raise parricidal hand sgsiasl tn,
Union Of these States.
The committee recommend the adoption o
the follow log resolutions:
CHAS. B. GODDARD,
JOHN MARTIN.
A. P. EDGER TON.
Resoired, That the memoi ialis,s have lib
er,y to withdraw their memo,is,.
Resolped BY the General Assembly of th
: State Of Ohio, That tn. Secretary ot Stat,
cause to be printed an edition Of Washing ton
Farewell Address, and distributed 10 eacl
school District 10 tho State.
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past Cincinnati lately, was a small fran
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