The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-29

then passed. You may rely that ws who take part
In this movement. and those who with us will
use every effort in our power to sustain you. We
pledge our lives, our fortunes and sacred honor
that We will do best to confirm those laws and
prevent, far influence goes any tendency "a
dissolve tho Union (rhres cheers for the Union J
We therefore with great pleasure welcome you to this
great metropolis and shall endeavor far g. We can
to cheer you on in those great public duties, which
you are snertiy to enter upon In Wsshington. We
bid you therefore, hearty Welcome to New York
Mr.. Wood here sat down amid great cheering.
General CAss was then called upon, and in re.
Spouse that distinguished gentleman spoke as
follows
While expressing TO the Committee my thanks fol
the homer they have done this occasion
sonsy my .. sSs . 10 ySS pss
view you have presented of present condition
and future prospects, and Of the duty which de
crisis Of our country and the obligations feel
for the attention of the Committee are enhanced
csted In these proceedings with those eminent cit
honored and esteemed through the whole country
and who have laeored with equal zee. and ability IN
shiict us now, and threaten still gravsr conss-
qusnces for the future. (Applauss.) The spectacle
renewed through the country and to- day again dis
played In your own proceedings Is dear to the heart
ration ana the constitution which sstsbli.hsd and
maintains 1t, are among the most glorious works of
securing to us greater of prosperity aud
ing cheering example oppressed nations Of the
earth struggling to regain the rights Of self
all their lives BY the party topics of the day aye
many OF them arrsysd against one another for half
century, with all these excited feelings which mark
our political contests, now 6nd themselves side by
side protecting the ark Of freedom the pers that
have gathered round It, All ether objects give way
to this highest and hottest Of duties
states. The svents of the recent session of Con-
gress brought out In bald relief this characteristic
% n Inn ikIfio and .k.A H..
spirit Of patriotic devotion honora BILE in itself
than encouraging in the example 1t offers. And is
this precious heritage Of liberty, acquired by the
services and suerings fathers and crowned By
the blessing OF our fathers Gods to be rejected
ana sns performances Of the present and the pro-
stormy passions who're calsmtous results are written
upon every page Of human history And where, in
the long annals Of mankind do ind people high.
ly favored as We are ut this moment, when We seem
to be struck with judicial blindness almost ready,
nay say in the language of Scripture to rush upon
the thick bosses Of jehovah buckier The sun never
shone upon country free and prosperous as this
where human freedom nnds less oppression, the hu-
man intellect less restraint or human industry less
oppo,ition And what overpoweripg object Is before
US which would justify the sacrifice Of all these bless
inzs! Why Is one section OF the country arrayed
against another, ar why are men found in IL whs
are both ready to ties BY the
sword and ts commit the future of this great
TO those ofsse nsions whose consequences man
forssee! Is there any advantage which would
make greater Isthere any evil it would make lighter
Any security fer the present any hope the future
which would be increased by separation None none
repeat then, whence this agitation this alarm the
excited feelings, these hard thoughts which are
spoken In bard words and are tsst leading to hard
deeds Why is 1t that the series of measures
adopted at the last session of Congress- reasonable
and equitable under the circumstances and approved
by large majority Of the community why is IL
that these have failed TO calm the sxc Mt to
restore harmony and tranquility to the country
Thee various acts formed parts OF plan OF
prom Use and should be regarded pedsug the faitA
OF every portion OF the country to their faithful
servance AID II they ara so In spirt ana In truth
may speedily look forward to that good old fraterna
feeling which brought US together aud which alone
mind In the North has been much excited bv the
psssge of one Of those laws that for carrying nto
effect the provisions OF the constitution the sub
jeet OF fugitive slaves and IL has been mi.quoted aud
misrepresented with such a holiness of perversion
unkno~n before in our political controversies, that
country, and feared IL not anticipated in another
For myself, believe the repeal of that law would
rows sun will rise upon It, believe the south would
consider dertliction of constitutions IT, which
would leave imperative great constitutional oblgs-
ton and gross violation Of political faith. which
would destroy all confidence for the future and that
they would seeb their remedy by assuming an indie
pendent station among he nations Of the earth And
belle wing this for one shall oppose its repeal Lam
among those who ackpo Eledge the stability Of the
eons,iutional obhgsisn to surrender fugtives from
justice, and fuetives from labor I sm amung those
who believe thar the constitution Is high enough
Tor American citizens in the regulation of their civil
rights and duties subject 10 the exposition OF the
per tribunals And Satisfied that the act OF l7g3
ON the ruhect OF fugitive tlaves NJ have already
taken occasion TO cay in the Senate had become inef
OF, Mt and almost useless and principally from the ad
verse action OF the State Legislatures Aud nothing
could mere strkngly demonstrate. the truth OF this
proposition, than che fact stated by Mr. Webster and
confirmed by MIR Quincy that In the State OF Massa-
cbutett vhsre the oppoiton to the present law has
been most general and violent no fugitive flsve has
ever been surrendered since the pton Of the
stitution. 1t IL dhcult to deal with such state OF
things and at the ssms time preserve respect for
those who teek 70 make political capital out OF this
agitation. utterly uRsuited to the occasion And
what renders THE course the more extraordinary Is
the fact that IL has been thown 50 tar a, know
tina, one sngle person net slave has ever been sur
rendered anywhere under the constitu ion Add yet
70 read the violent speeches and essays upon this sub
jeot one might suppose that the sending OF free per-
80 ms into bondage every day occurrence witch
called for universal indignation. Tue resent dis
closures which have been mate since the new lag
went into ell, ct aud which show a fugitive slave
population in the non siAveholding .ates far be-
yohd what any one bad anticipated "a the best CON-
ma nsy upon the inefcency Of the former statutory
Trovisions and the best the ziuts
OF the south What then my fellow citizens. do
want We want tn restoration OF harmony and tran
guilty 20 every portion ~ever scattered OF this
great republic. stretching frum the that look
Europe 20 thoss shich look out upon the islands
ana continent Of Asia All want the peaceful enjoy
ment Of our priceless irstt uons and especially DO
We. who are approaching our three score years and
ten. who have passed our Lives happily under this
government dssire cast % the fearful APP
Irtbsnsion, that long a. &c have lived. may yet
outlivs the constitution Of our country. Amsrican
citi1ens from the cradle in Gods good tins, we ope
to descend as American citizens 20 the grave with the
conviction that alter the religion OF HE son, We
detcerded TO people. We want more discord,
xcits ment agitation. but that the legislation the
business the intercourse Of the country should go
In our former days Of true union. With all the
prosperity which belongs TO such n state OF things.
No more crussdes assinst the south, more pablo
aseembes TO dsnouBce aud Willy its people and It's
inttitutopf no more travelling missionaries to cite
against one another spd especially foreign
travelling miseonarief Who leave at home objects OF
misery quite enough to engage all their philanthropy,
and exhsutt all their charity without conag here. TO
instruct us how TO deal with great question: OF con.
stitutionsl duty We want the ministers OF retig-
ion to preach the gospel OF the meek and Lowry
Jesus and not TO convert their pulpits into potics
ribunes to incncste the doctrine utterly inconsistent
with the exitenc OF social order that every has
right to resst the laws II his country, when they
differ from standard be chooses TO establish for him.
self and OF whose extent and obligations he must be
the judge This ~ not the pie which left
by our Divine Msster and his apostles. Aud who
point TO single advantage which has resulted from
all this violence. much indeed OF 10 virulsnce Has
the condition OF slavery become meiorstedf Has the
prospect OF emancipation, In eiDgle State been sd
vsncsd by No. no. BY natural spirit Of rsaction
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