The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-20


Letter I--Kentucky TO south C.roiina.
My DEAR SISTER; They say my name signifies, in the
indian tongue, the bloody land y but am by
bloody nsded | find myself settled almost in the mid
die OF a vast republic. surrounded by large family Of
SISTERS each upon her plantation and all kindly dis
passed towards each other, notwithstanding the coca.
siona waywardness OF some OF their unruly children.
For years past, have suffered great wrong and
loss from gangs oil thieves living my sisters panta
tons beyond The Oho river and understand our sisters
Maryland, Virginia. and Missouri. have suffered in an
equal degree. Some Of these gangs steal horses, hogs
and cattle and some negroes and other property am
told that many OF our sisters Children too little instructed
rs to their legal and moral obligations really think it
right 10 STEAL and do not hesitate to conceal the stolen
property il they do not profit by its sale! Sister Yer
mont, is said openly declares her intention 10 protect
her children in their thevsh propensites regardless Of
her written agreement with her sisters only restore
the stolen property, but TO deliver up for punishment the
thieves who steal il
dressed and in future prevented But they wrongs,
dear sister, which you do not suffer, except in your
sympathy with myself and other sisters in like po
son You protected from the nroads OF these thieves
BY The intervening plantations OF sisters North Carolina,
Virginia. and Maryland on the east, and Tennessee and
Kentucky on the north You do not lose a dollar BY
these outrages, where lose thousands As lar these
wrongs are concerned they TO you imaginary while
10 and our sisters similarly situated they are real and
grievons TO be borne 81 .sEe
IL would seem but natural and proTer under these
cumsances, that pho suffer te wrong should be per-
mtted TO take the lead in making known grievances,
and deyising and pursuing OF redress and pre-
1DOse WHO suHer Tue 10 De DelleT
judges. and certainly they have better right TO Judge, OF
The mode and measure of redress than their sisters who
stand at distance and are mere lookers.on 4fA
But what do and hear in this The strange
spectacle that they who suter lie least make the most
noise Your children, who lose negro b. abo,
ion thieves attempt 10 teach my children what their
wrongs aud duties, il they were unable TO understand
tue one afraid TO perform the other! They tell me
and my children that ought TO secede from the united
ssterhood in which have lived so happily and pros
pered greatly and it pains me 10 witness disposition
your part dear sister, 90 lead where you ought 10 fol-
0tc and rush ecklessy out OF the sisteThood as II TO
force contrary 10 our inclination aud TO the ruin Of
dearest interests TO Join in this fatal step Your
children talk nppanty oil secession and separation,
southern confederacy and resistance to northern aggres
sion, il the destruction and reorganization Of empires
hands Alas, poor human nature They know moi Of
what they talk when they speak OF breaking up this
grand sslerhood OF States. 80.
They talk OF clashing arms, dey asated fields, and
Giles ~ flames They talk Of numbering fathes. and
fathers of brother mbrung his hands in broth
er's blood OF counry peoped with mourning widows
tiul Ohio aud the majestic Mssissppi, now the chan
nes Of commerce for peaceful people, into rivers OF
blos bearing on their bosoms hostile fleets, and armies
alternately ravagng shore and the other until those
rivers shall run through broad tesolaton. They talk
OF hordes OF fanatics ruthless than The Huns OF old
precptang themselves upon the South, driven back TO
the Morrill, again rushing upon the South, again repeed
until exhausted by alternate success and defeat each
party will rest but TO gain strength for renewal OF the
conflict. They talk OF an agriculture abandoned, manu-
population borne down BY taxation to support armies
and naviesnot TO sustain the interest honor, glory
OF the nation, but to pull end 10 its prosperity, extn
guish lis glory, and render il by.wod with yraDts,
and repfoach among feemen, among all nations to the
end oil time oaH M @tf8 81 -s..5NIf tt sH q
Ny dear sister you cannot have reflected upon this sub
ject with the seriousness which its importance deserves.
TO think that this siserbood be peaceaby dissolved
for the cause now assigned for IT, Is ms IDLE madmsns
dream. Ii is inconsistent with all and all expert
ence. The most mbtered have always been those
oil fanatcis BY dissolution oil the Union, that Eel
spirit, restrained by the constitution aud laws, aided
by the precept and example OF the wse the good, and
what Is to prevent II from ptecpiang its hundreds OF
thousands upon the South, the Crusaders rushed upon
ASIA 70 devastaie and lay WASTE to clay and be saini
While talking oil peaceful secession, your children show
consciousness Thai cannot be peaceful by proposing
to and forty and establish military schools and
60 out Of the Union as peacefully man can walk
OF the house that shelters him. They do not expect
hope that you peaceaby secede and they
already preparing tor warl luoS Fa2 llrt, st -t.y
But my dear sister, must tell YOU that your remedy s
INFINITELY than the disease will neither lead nor
follow you in this wild and fatal career. AS much
nov suffer should suffer infinitely more in becoming the
shields against furious anacism exasperated by your
folly and extravaganza. AZ may suit your ambitious
children, vino aspire 10 rule new republic, and make
your possessions It's capital 10 throw myself and Others
OF our ssterhood, similarly situated between them and
danger but cannot permit them TO put me, at least,
Dy; and when, ndeed your remedy becomes pfeferable
tolhe wTongs endure, may call you TO ssDa your
chvay the pouptains, with arms and the muniIIons
Of wsfhe are pFovding, 70 aid IN the OF de-
siroy,nx mysek and my neg hboFss Wbeh arn 10 des
perste TO- sssns hops bus N sssias M sssny sas