The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-07

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and calumnispg Chief Justice Sharkey, Of Mississippi
Il is known to our readers that the Judge was the pres
dent of the convention in his State held prepare.
tory to the Nashville convention, and that he also
honoed with the post president OF the Nashville conven-
lion itself Heis avery eminent lawyer, very able Judge
and very upright man. Had he not possessed these
high qualifications, he would not have been placed al the
head OF this great southern movement Amsng his
other qualities. he is COOL candid, patriotic citizen, and
is not at all likely be hurried into acts OF treason and
folly by the heated zeal Of others the misguided pas
sions OF his own breast He clearly the tendency OF
the measures OF the agatos OF disunion he srove 10
arrest their mad career and. finding that mpracticabe,
he threw himself into the breach and joined the ranks oil
the Union party.
He made very excellent and unanswerabe speech at
the Union meeting on the 9Th ut in Vcksburg in which
he crushed into powder all the arguments. pretexts and
false facts OF the dsunonsis. This is bis crime. For
this he is branded aposate, renegade, traitor.
petfogger, and almost by every Of repoach that
the vocabulary Of Bllingsgae supply The reign Of
Charles the Second is referred to the golden age Of
apostacy and il is ntmated that Judge Sharkey, and all
who follow his example, sort OF modern edition OF
the cabap OF those memorable times, with characters
little blacker and corrupt All this, fear, will
be very painful and Notifying the feelings Of Judge
Sharkey He will be nearly in the same predcament
the French corporal told the apple-woman Napoleon
would be when he heard what bad opinion she enter
tanned Of him We give short extract from the ad-
dress OF Judge Sharkey, from which it will be obvious
that the advocates OF disunon have to de-
nounce what they cannot answer.
The Southern Press contains very elaborate ciitfgue
on this address, in which the editors would have done
well to have omitted the quotations. Their attempt 10
reply furnishes if that necessary, the most
elusive proof OF the nvulRerabe character OF the argu
ments assailed. Never have complete and
total failure II is emphaticay besiegng and preaching
Gibraltar with pocket pistol The Press is driven the
assumption Of two absurd positions That the admission
OF State with provision in its constitution made by the
people thereof prohibiting slavery is equivalent to the
adoption OF the Wilmot Proviso by Congress o That,
in effect, Texas. sovereign State Of the Union, has no
right 10 accept proposition made by the general govern
ment, fix her boundary in the mountainous, barren
wastes the frontier OF New Mexico, without the
OF certain other States whose territory is neither
touched encroached upon. These points
veoped in multitude Of words, and fenced round with
various equivocal propositions but when have
rolled and stripped the mummy OF its section bag
habmens, here is these its plain, natural proper
tons Such are the doctrines OF those who are the
par excellence guardians Of federative system ="
II such principles would not consolidate the States into
government zone and indivisible" in year, con-
fsss the elements OF repuson be strong as those
Of fire and gunpowder.
The Press winds up with precious little moroccan
on the value OF the Union, and the blessings that
will survive its downfall. While corn and cotton"
grow, who cares for Congress- Two hostile armies
ravaging the country would not be the agents Of SO
process OF eleciing one hundred and fifty members OF
Congress to "py and 10 vote" Well, the question is
settled that dsunion is no great evil after ALL couple
OF armies supply the place of Congress; the people
can fight and plant and cotton at the same time
Mr. Seward and his friends steal few negroes and
peddle few patent notions" on their campaigns, and
all will 60 with the harmony and precision OF clock
work What fools our revolutionary fathers were TO
think that union al all essential to the glory pros.
pey. and freedom Of their country But let us do JUS
tce TO their memories they lived too soon they had
read Stewards speeches. or the editorials OF the
Southern Press
Extract from Judge Saarksys Addras
Here then, ielow.citzens, the extent OF your
Have fears and appehensions been realized Has
Congress, BY northern majority, inflicted any othe
Has H. by the violation Of any right placed
you In attitude which demands resistance according
to your position Look your demands-at the
ground you have claimed occupy of rRhsnd then look
of Congress these subjects let the ORDER
and begin. with the fugitive slave BILL The that
subject was drawn up by n southern man. and
be much more stringent than 10 Is. We suppose
drawn mp suit the southern view, and IL leaves
lar as can perceive. just ground Of complaint In this
respect we must suppose tho South IL aiisedthst s
demand has been admitted II the next place has Con.
prohibited slavery the Territories
United States Has the Wniot Pfoviso attached to
any territorial government Two territorial governm
have been organized for Utah and New Mexico and sla-
very s not prohibited in either No prohbi,ory clause OF
kind u ngrsfted them the contrary, they have
been organized with express provision that they may
hereafter into the Union, when prepared do
either with without slavery this least the
with perhaps II Is 30 with both rate, il is true
with regard to both Is there anything In this plain
Oft II is precisely in accordance with the southern doc
trne-,he very Thing have been conending ior. IL is
the point which most apprebended danger, and IL
has been abandoned to US hut, say those who oppose
those measures, these Territories will teiy come into
the Union free SAFES Voiy well this may be true
bnt how Is II TO be prevented Do they Congress 10
say in advance they shall not Ia Is Tree States
That body has no right 70 make such pledge, and fmEde
IL would not be bnding Congress cannot con-
troll that question IL will depend upon the inh who
may there Our doc Inc Is totsi Intervention the
part oil Congress, and according theory slavery
position and in making 20 beyond the pale Of the
constitution.
From the southern Press.
Blu, the benefits OF the Union have grossly exsgge
rated 10 make out the argument for submission We
told that neither peace property prosperity would
vive IT, Well, we suppose that the human would con-
tinue if the Union should altba and would
prosperity suppose that the Sonih If from
North, would be secure from plumber and persecution