The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-01

"a, IN SAID Mr. PRESIDENT Alter The exciting
day, i may DO something soo,hs the public mind 70
nconce az the renewal o. the discussion to-day fact
which Think may have some effect g sllay NE excite
Pfssidsnfof Tie United States ms morning left the city,
passing away from the exciting scenes around u.s. fof
'S p beng bs s.s q Ss oands
ton stone of monument which Is about 70 q erected
q Richmond in the glorious old Commonwe q VT
rina 10 the memory Of her most distinguished SON. Inc
omen il good and trust that that corner stone VIII
while il pepetustes the name and The virtues q nun 70
whoni!s dedicated add strength and security % the
Bsfors proceed 70 discuss particularly the questions
embraced in these resolutions desire 70 call the aen
political affairs The aspect is somewhat striking and
homogeneous The country was never more prosperous
than at this momspt and ye never 80 full Of discomfort
and strife The Union was never stronger than this
day. and yet many think that Il is approaching its disso
luton The people were never happier and con.
tented under their free institutions and yet their repre-
great interests OF the country with one or exceptions
are in highly prosperous condition Our national credit
never successful amounting in exports
and imports to over three hundred million dollars Our
internal commerce is beyond calculation. From every
portion Of the countryNorth, East West, and South
The productions Of labor to an immense amount pass
ns freely and rapidly from one section OF the Union TO
he other up and down our magnificent rivers, through
our canals and railroads, reaching TO every part
Of the country. We haye within the last ten years,
BY American capital and enterprise, constructed about
i've Thousand miles Of railroad extending g and uniting
together all sections OF this wide spread c0anry. Our
national territory has been vastly increased BY the addi
ton Of s5159s square miles Every kind Of property
has been protected BY the strongest securities oil wise and
protecting laws Even that peculiar kind of property the
protection OF which now agitates the country. has in
xrqased, under the protection OF the constitution from
100000 slaves in the year 1900 to in $780, and
~ this time perhaps amounting to 100000. All the
maaps and sources of national wealth are enjoying those
securities which free government and wholesome laws
can throw around them Our commerce Is as extensive
ss the world; our ships ride upon every sea- and no
nation upon the face of the earth dares modest flag
sass q peace with all The world and holding friendly
ntercourse with every yes, SIR, with the roy
ates Of EHrope. the Ceestias OF ASIA with the Indians
morrill, and the half naked barbarians Of the South
found or manufactured for the occasion, there ID our
presence manifested to protect our honor and guard our
Interests. " 3sss ss is sfa a5 .s,f sasas ssl s
ID III we look at our Internal AFFAIRS the picture is equally
bright Our general government moves perfect har
pny within its constitutional sphere There islo con-
Actat the present moment between i and the State gov
crnmenfs There is no conflict the part of any indie
pendent State in this Union that its rights have been in
ierlered with by the general government AL is moving
= perfect harmony and YET there y ana lore
bghI sky above and around us. there political
ASTRONOMERS keen Of eye. who seem 70 think that there
are the distant heavens the gathering clouds which
darken these bright SKIES and expecting they will soon
burst with destructive fury upon this happy people
These gentlemen look further into fntury than can.
can such porents. see these United States the
general government, like q in the centre shining
brightly and more gorously than ever, and around her
thirty bright stars moving in perfect harmony. have no
through long and glorious CYCLE until God in his prov
dence, shall fit TO change It's destiny. AT this very
moment twenty million Of i!eemen are living under the
best system Of laws devised by their daily
cations unoppressed BY any rannical laws undsturbed
by any high handed aggression upon their rights and
From the extreme North, where the Yankee whaier
strikes the monster Of the Deep to the South, where the
slave abors contentedy in the cotton fields for his
rights Of property and the rights OF the citizens are pro-
tected and defended by the constitution and the laws OF
he country,
isiss before me, when say that do not enter at all into
thess gloomy anlicipaions that possess the minds OF
Sons gentlemen here and elsewhere, Our ship Of State,
helm - We have now, will sail on and onward through
many stormy As she ploughs her way through the
ocean of time, see how the fra and weather beaten
barks carrying emigrants from Europe gather around
herwth signals OF distress, praying us 10 give them
safe passage. Thus the Hungarian patriots. the
exiles from Enn, The oppressed Of every land How
there is for all ship Is strong, her decks
broad; come aboard and share equally with us safe
pazssge and glorious destiny cannot believe that
any q the old cow win turn musinous and strand the
With this general view Of our national prosperity,
will now proceed 20 consider subjects of more gloomy
aspect gloomy notw hsanding ali me general piosper.
y There is much discomfort in the land, The cry Of
usurpafon tyranny and oppression, daily ringing in
The Unionihe Southland relates to but one subject
slavery The South say that the North have for years
been engaged in committing acts Of aggression upon the
constitutional and private rights OF the people Of the slave
States For these aggressions the northern Staes-and
by northern States mean free Staes-have been arragn-
ed at the bar of public opinion
These charges are OF grave and serious nature and
il n due TO the honor OF the parties, and 10 the peace OF
the Union, that they should be met and answered And
IL be ruethat the North have for series Of years been
engaged in committing these aggressons upon the rights
of their sister States Is high time that they should be
exposed, and remedy provided against repetition For
my own State. sure she is all unconscious OF any
aggressions her part upon the rights of any State in
the Union and, II any have been perpeated by her. she
will be ready at all times, here and elsewhere make
every proper atoneent and to consent to such laws
would leave apprehension OF their renewal asA
SIR Is not light accusation to charge sister State
with acts of aggression and tyranny therefore wish
10 look into these alleged acts OF aggression And first
shall inquire into their nature and Character second II
they exist, what produced them and. third, in what
@annef they should be settled and disposed Of as
The general charge is this that the Noh have com.
med certain high handed Of aggression on the
Irresponsible shape in celebrated address known as the
Southern Addfess and published during the last session
OF Congress- In that address you viii find this general
dress and lind that the sggressions as there set FORTH
with violating The constitution relative to fugitive slaves
Columbia third :, with prohibiting savery from the
Territories Of TIE 0ned States BY an act Of Congress
In that sddess II Il ALEC stated that the objects Of these