The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-09

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He then enumerated the various leading
tcts Of government adopted when the North
nd South respectively held sway IN the coun-
els Of the nation.
Upon a review Of these events, he thought
ho South had but little 10 reproach the North
with. They had established Bank Of the
United States, under the administration of
Mr.. Madison, and the bill was reported by
The Senator from South Carolina Mr.. Cal.
houn; and he Mr.. Clay had voted for that
bill. although in 1916 he had voted to put
down the Bank. Afterwards the South, aid.
ed by . few from The North and headed by
General Jackson, had put down the Bank
sgain. The South had extended protection
10 manufactures, and afterwards broken up
that protection, and one member of the South
ern States had threatened dissolution of the
Union IN her opposition to that protection.
Florida was purchased. and slavery was
allowed to exist there. LOUISIANA was ac-
CURED, and over all her territory tina. was
valuable, slavery was now in existence.
The South pressed the annexation Of Tex.
as, and she was admitted-being slave ter.
riiory. Texas led to the war with Mexico;
the war led to the acquisition Of the terrific.
ries. Alter all this, is it just for the South
TO speak of dissolution when the North claims
tina, the only portion of the acquisitions TO
the territory Of the nation 10 which she could
put forth claim should be lree'
Will disunion be any remedy for evils of
which the South complaints The exclusion
Of slavery from the Territories, the abolition
Of slavery IN this District and the refusal TO
surrender fugitive saves, are the grounds
upon which the dissolution OF the Union is TO
depend. 1.-The Union be dissolved, can slav.
cry be carried into the Territories! 1t can.
not. If abolished 10 this District, will the
dissolution oflhe Union restore slavery to the
District Ii will not. Would there be any
better chance Of recapturing your fugitive
slaves after q dissolution Of the Union! Ger.
tainly not.
After dissolution, all redress is at an end.
viii the South he more secure in their slaves
within their own States after dissolution ,han
they are now1 Then the slaves will find that
their escape will be far easier.
He denied the right of any one OF more
States TO secede The Union TO be for.
ever and for all poserity. Dissolution Of
the Union and war were inseparable. To
dissolve the Union, there must be consent
given or actual war That consent would
not be gwen and war was the only mode left.
Even if consent could be obtained, in less
than sixty days there must be a war between
the emperacies. Slaves will escape from
Kentucky across the river into free S;aes;
they will be pursued, the pursuers will be re-
pulsed and then comes wal; and in less than |
sixty days the whole country will lie in the
blaze of war.
In case of a dissolution of the Union there
must be three emperacics-thc northern free
States, the southern Atlantic Sta'es. and the
coafederacy Of the Great Mississippi valley.
Those who reside a; the head waters and
tributaries of tina. river will never consent
hat the mouth of that river shall ever be
held by foreign power.
There will be other divisions: but the dark
veil which oyerhangs the future is TOO thick
10 be penetrated BY mortal eyes. He was
for s,ayng IN the Union. lie would mol al
low himself 10 be driven out Of il. He was
for remaining where he was, and for fighting
for his rights there. In the Union he now
was. and there be meant TO die. There was
better opportunity Of maintaining his rights
the Union, than there was Of getting them
cut of the Union.
The union Of these Saes was for all p7s
tertv. II was like the marriage relation,
there was no power 10 Dissolve the tie. And
he would conlure the northern States and
the southern States to say 10 each other as
husband and wife: We both have faults;
there is nothing human without errors; lei
us, FOR the future, forge, each others faults,
and live peacefully and happily together.
Disunon would lie succeeded by war IN.
examp!ed 10 the history Of the world. Not
war Of two or three years. bat an endless
contest, unless both parties would become so
exhausted that some Philip or Alexander,
some Cesar or Napoleon, would arise and
solve the problem of mans capacity FOR self
government, and establish a despptlsn, and
forever blot out this las, glorious lgh, in the
history Of man.
Look at all history her pages,
~--.--.------I~-- t..,A human nature /:
look at the character Of the contest in which
you would be engaged in the superstition Of
war following upon the dissolution of the
Union, such as | have suggested; and ask
YOU il II is possible for YOU to doubt that the
final disposition Of the whole would be some
despot treading down the liberties Of the PEG
ple-the final resul, would be the extinction
of this last and glorious ligh. which i. Lead
ing all mankind, VINO are gazing upon it, IN
the hope and anxious expectation that the
liberty which prevails here will sooner or
later be dlffased throughout the whole Of The
civilized world. Sir, can you Lightly con.
template these consequences7 Can yield
yourself to the tyranny of passion, amidst
dangers which | have depicted in eolors far
fnn fan me- of xhnI the snit wnuid he &c thai