The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-07

han sixty days. war would be blazing forth il every nan
II this now happy and peaceable land
de opinion, Mr. President. we should begin at least with
hree conederacies-th confederaey of the North lh
Of the Atlantic southern Staes 1.-THE slave
holding sa,es and me eonisdsIacy O. the valley q u.
that has already concentrated aud will concentrate upo
the headwaters and tributaries OF the Mississippi MIN
never consent that the mouth OF that rver shall be bel
Such believe would be the consequences OF dissou.
ton Of The Union. But other conedeacies would spring
up. from time to lime, as sedition and discomfort weIs
disseminated the country There would be The CON
federacy OF the akesperhaps the conederaey OF New
England and Of the middle States.
But sir the veil which these sad and disastrou,
events that lie beyond possible rupture OF this Union
is too thick 10 be penetrated or lifted by any mortal sv
or hand E1Is'
Mr. President am directly opposed to any purpose o
secession, Of separation ! am Tor staying within the
Union, and deyng any portion of this Union to expel ma
or drive me out OF the Union. am for staying within
this Union, and fighting for my rights-if necessary
with the within the bounds and under the safe
guard OF the Union am for vindicaing these rights
but not by being driven out OF the Union rashy and un
ceremoniously by any portion OF this confederacy Here
am within i, and here mean 70 stand and die as far
protect myself and 10 defy all power upon earth 10 er
pei me or drive me from the situation in which am
placed Will there not be more safety in lighting within
The Union than without IL
Suppose your rights to De violated; suppose wrongs
to be done you, aggresscns to be pepetraed upon you
cannot YOU better fight and vndicate them il You hay,
occasion to resort TO that last necessity OF the sword
poon o the S population q The Union q these sas.
differently constituted from you, than you fight and
indicate your rights, expelled from the Union and driven
from i without ceremony and without authority
said that thoughtthat there right on the part
of one OF the States to secede from this Union
think, sir that the constitution OF the thirteen States was
made, not merely for the generation which then existed
but for posterity, underlined, unlimited their posery
and for every subsequent State which might come into
the Union binding themselves by that ndissouble bond
Il is to remain Tor that postery now and forever Like
another OF the great relations OF private life, il was
marriage that human authority can dissolve or divorce
the parties from and. il may be allowed to refer 10 this
same example in private life let us say what and
wife say % each other we have mutual faults nothing
in the form OF human beings can be perfect Let then
be kind to each other, forbearng, conceang let u.s.
live in happiness and peace.
Mr.. President, have said what solemnly believe
that the dissolution OF the Union and war are den.
teal and nseparable that they convertible terms
Such war too, that would be, following the dsso.
luton Of the Union Sir, may search the pages Of
exieminatng, from the wars Of Greece down, including
those Of the Commonwealth of England and the revou
ton of France-none none OF them ragged with such
snormities as viii that war which sha follow hal S du
astrous event that event ever happens dissolution
And what would be its terminationl Standing armies
and naves to an extent draining The revenues Of each
portion OF the discovered empire, would be created ex
terminating wars would foow--nOt war OF two or
three years, but OF iniermnabe durauonan extermina
ting war would follow, until some Philip or Alexander
some Cesar Napoleon would rise to cut the Gordian
knot and solve the problem of the capacity Of man fol
-govenmen and crush the liberties oil both the dis
severed portions of this Union Can you doubt! Look
at the pages OF all history ancient
modern: look at human natureOok the character OF
the contest in which you would be engaged in the sup
position of war following the dissolution Of the Union
such as have suggestedand ask you il il possible
for you to doubt that the final but perhaps distant tem
nation Of the whole will be some despot eadng down the
liberties OF the people !that the final result will be the
ncton Of this last and glorious light which is leading
all mankind, who are gazing upon it, to cherish hope
and anxious expectation that the liberty which prevails
here will sooner later be advanced throughout the
civilized world Can you, Mr.. President, lightly con-
template the n can You Sy
picted in coors far short OF what would be the reality If
the event should ever happeni Iimplore gentlemen
adure them from the South Or the North, BY all they
all their veneration for their ancestors-by all their
gard for postery-by all their gratitude TO Him who has
bestowed upon them such unnunbered blessingsby all
the duties which they owe to mankind and all the du-
ties they to themselvesby all these considerations
impore them 10 pausesolemnly to pauseat the edge
Of the precpce before the fearful and disastrous leap
taken in the yawnng abyss below, from which none
who take il will ever return in safety.
And; finally, Mr. President, impore, as the best bless
ing which Heaven bestow upon upon earth, that
I the drefa and sad event OF the dissolution Of The
Union shall happen, may not survive to behold the sad
and heart-rending spectacle.
On motion by Mr.. HOUSTON,
The Senate then adjourned.
House Of Representative.
The great public interest yesterdays proceedings Of
The Senate induces great press upon our columns this
morning, that forced 10 lay over until to morrow
our usual report Of the days proceedings IN the House
which were not without interest. We may, however,
mention, that on motion made by Mr.. kaufman, al an
Early hour the House consented 10 the introduction Of
bills and resolutions, the States not previously scaled
being called for that purpose. ~
Afterwards the Senates joint resolution for the pur.
,base Of the original manuscript OF Washing,ons Farewell
Address debated by Messrs. Andrew Johnson Inge
Stephens and Chandler and then passed without amend
nent. ~
The House then (at late hour went into Committee
II the Whole the state OF the Union; and taking up
he joint resolution limiting the expenses Of collecting
he from customs for the present fiscal year. and
he amendment thereto reported from the Committee Of
Ways and Means, Mr. Morton delivered his first speech
the Representative hall, which those members present
'aid him the high compliment Of listening 10 with pro-
ound attention throughout its whole length. synopsis
II the points made by him will be found in our report Of
he days proceedings, to be published tomorrow. AT
he close Of his argument III, committee rose and then
he House adjourned.
CARD.
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