The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-26

Objections have also been made in some quarters TO
the terms OF the call calculated reflect on all the
advocates Of free soil by coupling them with abolition
and disunon. The language Of the call is full and
clear to admit OF any misconstrucon II is for ''all
those who opposed TO the dnatca efforts OF the
free soil and abolition agitators 10 @ver Tie Uaion
Many perhaps nearly ALL OF those who have been most
active IN getting up this meeting, or have signed its call
may believe that the Institutions oil freedom the
erests Of the country would be best promoted by keeping
slavery out Of all the Territories and disposed TO exert
all honorable and proper to have their views
adopted. There may be also as many who desire the
abolition Of slavery everywhere in this country, and
throughout the world whenever and wherever it be
rghiiuy and properly done, consistently with higher oh.
legations But these are not fanatics their zeal has not
destroyed their Of duty bunted their feelings OF
patriotism The fanatica free soil and abolition agators
we are called TO oppose are those who make their doc
trnes paramount to all other obgaton and regardless
alike OF the feelings opinions, rights Of any other
safety Of SsSs Gaon ar are s dssmasS III Them %
No man can shut his eyes to the fact that the Union is
in danger and that that danger arises out OF the attempts
TO carry into effect the free soil and abolition movements,
regardless alike Of the feelings, the interests, or the
rights OF the South Al the time OF the formation OF the
Union and the adoption OF the federal constitution, the
whole subject OF slavery well understood it is
now; and the men who formed them were equally as
philanhropc, wlse and patriotic those OF the present
day The union Of the hearts, well as of the States
OF the North and OF the South, the institutions formed
by them, the equality OF rights they secured and the
obligations OF duty they imposed, we have met to- night
to strengthen and perpetuate No matter what may be
our notions Of slavery, obligations to the Union and
lis constitutional guarantees and requirements are OF
paramount and higher obligation Under these, we have
risen faster and higher and lived happier than any
lion found in the records Of history Destroy these, and
the most far seeing into fuurty cannot tell how long
reemen, black or white, will nhabit these States
where there would be rood of free so for their feet
to stand on
know that many-even of those most earnest in
urging their peculiar doctrines upon the Souh-say
they do not desire the dissolution Of the Unon that the
South will yield before they will secede; and if they do
secede, that they will be compelled submit by force
Those who reason thus grossly deceiying themselves
as TO the temper and intention of the people Of the South
They are united to man in the determination TO protect
their domestic tranquility and their constitutional rights
in the Union, ,f they and il they cannot thus pro-
ect them, to defend their rights out of it. 1t not
it when Generalization issued his proclamation
against the nulers Of South Carolina She then stood
alone All the other southern States repudated her null
LITIGATION, and refused to make with her
Now they are all, from the Chesapeake to the Rio
Grande, united by one mind and in one determination
Be just to them respect their feelings and rights you
would they should respect yours; and this formidable
whole country with the des calamtes, will be dis
solved as by an electric shock in an hour. Should
refuse these to them, certainly that we have
Union they will withdraw themselves from IL and moth
ing but superior power can keep them in it, or this
need not speak No such attempt will ever be made
would say, however, that while think the perpenaton
of the union of this great family of American States,
bound together in bonds OF aternal affection, looking 10
what il has done and will do for the cause Of human
rights and human happiness within and without It's bor-
ders, would be cheaply purchased by the blood OF mil
lions of its best citizens IT. however, our Union is TO be
such OF those abolition and free soil agi
tors desirehe people OF half the States TO be the
constant subjects OF contempt abuse and aggression
their peace disturbed and their rights violated by the peo
pie Of the other half until they driven out of the
Union for protecton, and then dragged into it again
by force Of arms would be dearly purchased by
gle drop OF the blood OF the meanest soldier in all the
army that conquered IT, Union like this finds parallels in
that OF Ireland with England Poland with Russia, and
Hungary with Austria; only would be worse, for il
would the curse OF Cain both to the conquered and
the conquerors.
Union like this; but that OF Washington, franklin, JET
erson, Adams and their associates union OF States,
not brought kept together by forces but like the stars
OF Heaven, apy and beautifully represented in
glorious Star Spanged Banner by the gener laws OF
traction. Ths-ths is the Union we have met tonight
TO say, with heart and in voice. in the language
SERVED"
Mr. Browns address was interrupted with frequent and
loud applause and when he concluded, he introduced
John Cadwaader, esq, who spoke as follows:
Fellowcltizens and fellow democrats: We are here
assembled under call signed by thousands and thousands
Of democrats who believe all the democrats say they
do that AT crssa crisis that requires the demo-
Gratis OF Pennsylvania 10 define their position, in regard
to present federal policso the politics OF that
Union Of which Pennsylvania forms state-s State
selves free-soilers who enjoy the blessings OF soil
without the Of slavery; bounded south by those
whose institutions differ from our own, but who are not
Thus do we stand In State where the Union was
once saved under excitement like the present refer
TO the thirty which, though then boy
never shall forget For then il was that Pennsylvania
and Pennsy yvanans made and carried through COM
promse-though, modest, they did not claim praise
but LEI il fall the honored OF the citizens OF other
States. But Pennsylvania and Pennsylvanians were
those who made and carried out the Missouri compro
mise.
Now here we stand, after thirty years. and this
controversy revived. And asked, upon the demo
cratic platform, define position and TO herald forth
the world and to the country views upon this
ton. What our views Americans, democratic
Americans! They these-Let the government alone
DO not stretch cords until they overstrained and
broken.
How is this question met in the halls OF Congress-
BY lawyers with legal arguments, forsooth las II we
first TO inquire what the law is, instead Of first in
quiring what we ought TO do We told by some
saints in their day. that dissolution OF the Union is
thing which should not be named Why not named !
Democrats shrink from names THINGS and prin-
cipes They discuss, and they discuss fearessy Now,
is discussed, has been, will be, must be dscussed-a
question which, in all its bearings, must be met.
How was the Union formed BY the voluntary coa-
lion OF separate independent soveregnties What made
il but revolution, and what unmakes il but a revolu
ton And when revolution takes place, which God
forbid, and which il is our business here prevent,
what becomes Of the fabric II is resolved again into
separate soveregniies Now what these sovereign
ties They are Independent nations as to everything
would not present legal quibbIes Where is the com
mon sense OF the question The city OF Philadelphia
does not tell us how 10 cothe our children or what lood
to put upon our tables The county OF Philadelphia does
not control the scavengers of the city. The State OF
Pennsylvania or our Legislature does not regulate the