Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-14

the Union are identical inevitable in my opinion There
be dissolution of the Union only by consent or by war
Consent no one can anticipate from any , ss.e o.
by which dissolution could be accompanied IL consent
by nen less than sixty Days after such consent
was given would break out between the saveholdng
and portions Oh tn nn on =, me
tue OF of separation In less than sixty days, be
the other side Of the river would be pursued by their
ers hot and ardent spirits would be restrained by
of the right winch appertans to the independence
the other side OF the river should that be the ne OF separa
on They would pursue their slaves into the adjacent free
they would be repeed and the consequence would
be that in less than sixty days would be blazing In every
part of this now happy and peaceful land
And sir how going to separate the States OF TINS
Contederacy In my humble opinion Mr. Preslden, we
should begin with least three separate Contederacles
There would be Conederacy Of the North Conederaey
OF the Southern Atlantic saveholdng states and cue
racy the Valley of the Mississippi My life upon IT. thar
the population which has already concentrated ana VIII
concentrate the head waters and the tributaries VI
Mississippi give their consent that the mouth OF
that river shall be held subject to the power OF any
State community whatever Such beheye, would De the
conseouences of dissolution of the Union Immediately en-
suing other Contederacies would spring up from me to
time dissatisfaction and dlsconent were
fhroqbo fine country-he Conederacy of the Lakes per
haps the Confederacy OF New England or OF the Middle
States All the veil which covers these sad and disas
trous events hae beyond is too thick to be penetrated
or lifted by any mortal eye or hand os 90
Mr. President directly opposed to any purpose OF Sc
cegsion or separation for staying within the Union
and deng any portion of this conederacy to expe me or
drive out Of the Union am for staying WITHIN tne
Union and fighting for my rights, if necessary WIN me
sword within the bounds and under the safeguard Of me
Union. l for indicating those rights not ny being
driven out of the Union harhly and 3y any
portion this confederacy Here am within it and here
stand and die far as my Individual WISHES o.
poses can go-ithn protect my property and defend
myself deyng all the power on ean TO eapel me OF urse
me from the situation in which am placed. ana would
there not be safety in fighting within the Union than
out of It'll Suppose our rights to be violated suppose
wrong to be you aggresons to be perpetated
YOU can you better vndicate them you have occa-
the last necessity the sword for restora-
of those rightswthin, and with the sypathie Of
large portion of the population of the Union than by being
without the Union when large portion OF the population
have synpshies adverse to your own7 You can indicate
your rights within the Union better than If expelled from
the Unon and driven from without ceremony and without
authority. a.,
Sir have said that thought there no right on the
part of States to secede from the Union
think The constitution of the United states was made
not merely generation that then existed but for pos
terity-unmted, underlined endless, perpetual poserit
And every State that then into the Umon and every
State that has the Unon into bind
ing itself by ndissoube bands remain within the Union
ITSELF and to remain within it by its poster forever Like
another sacred connections in private life il is mar
riage which human authority dissolve divorce the
parties from And may be allowed to refer to some ex
ampes private life let say the North and to the
South what husband and wife to each other We have
mutual faults neither OF us is perfect Nothing IN the form
of humanity perfect Let then, be kind to each other;
forbearng orgving each others faults And above ALL let
us live in happiness and peace together. A..
dissolution of the Union and identical and inevitable
that they convertible esms And such war as 1t
would be following dissolution of the unonl Sir we may
search the pages history and ferocou SO bloody
so impacable, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS even the wars OF
Greece including those of the OF England and
The revolutions of France-none, of them all, would
rage with such violence be characterized with SUCH
boodshed and enornites would the war which must
succeed if happens the dissolution of the
Union. And what would be its terminationl Standing
and naves to extent stretching the revenues OF
each portion the discovered members, would take place
An discriminating would follow not sir, war OF two
or three years DURATION but OF nterinabe duration;
and DISCRIMINATING would until after the srug-
giles exhaustion of both parties some Philip or Aexan-
der some Caesar Napoleon, would arise and cut the Cor
dian knot solve the problem of the capacity OF man for
segovernmen and crush the liberties OF both the severed
Look all istoryconsu her pages, ancient or modern
look hur nature look at the character OF the con-
, Wsr D following low, saion os-the Union such
have suggested and it is possible for you to
doubt that the final disposition Of 6YhQs would be some
despot treading down the liberties nSpie-the fnal
result would be the extinction OF this " gieflous
light which is leading all mankind, who are : RRon
il in the hope and anxious expectation that TN MY
which prevails here will later be dfused through
aonle1npae these consequences Can you yield your
self TO the tyranny OF passion amidst dangers Wlhch
have depicted in color fan tame, OF what the result
would be if that direul event to which have referred
should ever occurl Sir mplore gentlemen adure then
whether from the South the North by all that they mold
dear in this WORLDLY all their love of Gbertyby all their
generation for their anceserby all their regard or poste
rityby NIL their gratitude Him who has bestowed on thein
such unnumbered countless blessngsby all the dunes
which they owe to mankind-and by all the duues winch
EDGE of the precpce before fearful and dangerous leap
ia taken INFO the yavng abyss below from which none VINO
ever take it shall return in safety. - 49,,
Finally Mr. President and in conclusion lnplofe, az te
best blessing which Heaven bestow upon me upon er
that if the dreu and sad event OF the dissolution OF TINS
Union happen, THAT shall not survive 10 peo 'e go"
and heart-rending spectacle.
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