The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-27

porssnity gain nosoriesy. IL fsms' We ssspsc,
there wers such persons at the Naahvills Convention
and mat they dupsd thsr unsaspicioas colleagues ~ Ia
the ends thsy had vew aud the purposes they wished
10 accomplish Mr. Rhssi admits that the Convention
dssembed under tie JroUn d As ssAols South" Under
such circumstances. One would have thought thai i,
would not have usarped the authority Of speskipg for
the South should have adjourned recommending an
other convention when Congress should pass law
passing upon the rights Of the South should sdo.rn
without putting end TO the present dangerous EXCITE
ment That all it should have done that was all
il could rishtully do. But there there who
could not afford the opportunity for display and
they could not call another separate convention for fsa
that the people might forget them when appointing dele
gates.
We have already written than intended. We
will therefore conclude by calling attention to the fol
lowing additional extracts from Mr. Rhets speech:
There ]. often moral as strong as physical necessity
mother % To is nc
and 10 ON is TO on % the end has been so in al
q g. Of s Ay
bitter waters OF healing TO tho nations When Carlisle
s Sa Of aaS
Gated resistance, spirit was abroad which nothing but
be under the contingencies have supposed IN the south
She will havs redress disunon and the Nsshyils Con
yenton will be OF those great events which will mark
the beginning OF mighty changes.
My friends, all changes ia governments serious
bur thar does not fna ,hs
poses Tor which was created We all take par, in
good or for evil aadsr the weisSy resp sspson.s Iii spnb
lican governments impose their citizens. invite you
70 calm and serious consideration your condition IN the
Union, order that you may properly do part in the
grand drama Of its dissoluon which. appears me,
must take place at no very distant day.
But the constitution has been put aside, and the Union
Rqgered from the purposes for which was created and
si. stead prssmaca. ava, s snd iana;ical
= 70 ss sp al aow 70 os ,bs
ton of degraded and ruined colonies Is there any
sonabe hope that the government may be reformed and
brought back the limited tree COVE Of the const
tutonl
De.psirinx. Of any reformation which ~il bring the
which will give guarantees, see but one course
Loft for the peace and salvation Of the Soatha dissolution
Of the Union
Looking to hs past-looking to the nature Of things-I
as II ssssy Itself sa ss
eon.tos'oa nd y. established 10 secure. the
submisson to government taimii.iion in il. pow
ii. Such
tons nothing 70 the great snds OF liberty and
Guilty, but may well be looked in Of adopting this
alternative. fA
Is there then, anything the Union affords which
tho South could not well progress Without In the
imposed and expended, will be free. One third
Of tho rate oil duty pay the chief articles of
Imports by the tariff OF the Union. will be amply suf-
fcient for the wants Of government. whilst all
from taxation will bs within ourselves The voice Of
insult and accusation Navigating insunecton within
borders, will be hushed. BY physical power
protect ourselves against foreign nations whilst by pro-
duc,ions command their peace support. The
keys OF thoir wealth and commerce in hands,
winch will freely offer to them by system of free
matchmaking our prosperity their interest," security
their The lingering decayng cities Of the South
which before revolution carried all their toreKn
buoyan with prosperity and wealth. but which
only provincial towns, sluxgsh suburbs OF bos-
and Ne York. will risc up to their natural destiny.
and again Unfold in their embraces the richest commerce
of the world That desolaon sad than desert hab-
itaons. grassgrown streets, crumbng walls-that
hearth Of the happy inmates WIN surround itthat
OF all desoatious emigration. w Heasa (op within
midst. Our children may live with and rise with
rising country I6sead OF that sQon which gqeY Ia Thy
bosom OF every parent amohxs i6oky 1iond AMI
all the by which his chldfsn hsy oo<ain
honest and honorable livelihood chOked up With 6nMspe-
t,ton hope life will fill his antictpations Wealth,
honor and power and OF the glorious deantes
which crowned great and happy people, await tho
South she but control her late but conuoed by
other people, what pen shall paint the infamous and
bloody catastrophe which must mark her fall