The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-21
bh,.o q ne non-slaysholdug sta.e. This consider


brethren Of the non-savehoding States This consider
ate and coneiaiory coune would have the further ad
vantage Of enabling the people Of all the States in iht
Union to reflect these momentous concerns. and 10
check and restrain the violence OF portion OF their
public servants. and to stimulate and nvgorae the back
wardness OF the other. The wisdom and patriotism OF
the resdes of the country be confidently relied on
at all times when they be brought TO bear on the pol
icy Of the for after all this is the great APP
pellate tribunal OF the country This would he course
which they could justify in the eyes OF mankind without
disgracing the memories OF their revolutionary ancestors
and having thus exhausted the cup OF reconciliation in
vain they could boldly take their station among the ma
tons OF the world, and trust their with equal conf.
dence the God of peace OF battles for vindicaon.
But we ought not to fear that any such terrible altena
tive would be presented We strongly hope that frank
RATIONAL and earnest appeal, made by the legislative
thorty Of Virginia all her sister States Of the North
South. and West, would be received and acted upon in
spirit OF candor and OF Justice and that would result
in the final and conclusive settlement OF this vexed ques.
ton Of slavery the satisfaction Of ALL Let the effort be
made. Let Virginia lake the lead Pennsylvania. we
trust. would speedily 10 her aid other States would
follow Andif any lost to all sense OF shame and OF
duty to prove recreaa, let united movement be set
on foot which would induce these conumacous States 10
sccede TO the terms OF compromise, exclude them from the
benefits Of the Union Meantime, if no aggressons be
offered the South can wait in the certainty that she is
not sacrificing any present advantages; and when
il may il the eyilday must arrive she viii be as ready
to meet it as her adversares This consideration should
inspire patience well frmness and perfect reliance
on her own strngth Il is for the weak to fret and
buste the strong can look danger H. the face without
banching The South should prepare for his struggle
with GOODNESS, SO that she may strike in triumph She
should neither invite nor shrink from the onset come when
itmay,
This message Of Governor Floyd cannot fail TO arrest
the attention Of he whole country at this peculiar crisis.
II is the first proposition. emana,ng from high authority
which looks 10 general settlement OF the disturbing
question OF the times The convention OF Georgia adopt
ed platform Of the most patriotic and substantial prnc
pies, but they extended further than tie acionof the
State OF Georgia herself The legislature of Mississippi
acquiescing in the suggestions Of Gov. Qutman, was
too sectional in its views, and too irritating in its temper
Such is the disposition Of the Legislature Of South Caro-
lina, only aggravated in tenfold degree The egsla
ture OF Vermont, at its close, acted with palpabe
want OF honesty Of patriotism. The legislature Of
Ohio is OF most doubtful complexion; Massachusetts
il nearly the same New York not known Pennsyl
vania in all probability, sound and trde In this condition
Of aarseach Stale pursuing its own course and infu
eneed by diversity of dstracting causes-we should
gard miracle if anything should result but soon
fusion COMPOUNDED" The suggestion OF Governor
Floyd il confined TO earnest and sober appeal all
the respective States in the same sentiments
and Of redress and Of peace would produce the
most beneficial advantages II would enable the States
TO unite divide with full knowledge OF the points
Of agreement OF difference and also of the ground on
which they respectively stand For this purpose we
hope win assume this shape and that the Legislature
Of Virginia will promptly act upon with that prudence
and frmness which have distinguished her course
in all great public emergencies We have looked 10
mode something like this the only one by which these
unhappy dssensons could be quieted and the wrongs
Justly complained Of be redressed II is manly, gene
rous. patriotic appeal to the cando and justice of the
people Of the States 10 the pledges OF mutual
gard for the rights Of each Other and brighten afresh
the bonds Of Union which have held us together as one
people long II this effort fail, hope itself must aban.
don our glorious Union TO lis fate
Let not brethren Of the North or Of the South mis-
understand the object Of this policy which we recon-
mend It is not to postpone the evil day, or TO reco
from it's approach It is because we feel that the move
every reasonable and available Of composing the
fraerna strife, without yielding any essential advantage
OF position principle. This submission OF the Who'll,
matter to the States in the first instance. believe. ha,
all those requisites, and, SUCH we approve IT, We
would delay, but would no, abandon the FINAL issue
Of the rights OF the South and beg the people Of the
North to remember that later these rights mus
be acknowledged, and fully protected under the constu.
ton, just as the rights Of all other sections noe are
We copy few paragraphs from the Union OF the sth
Of December instant on this subject to show that what
advocate is in perfect unison with the position
had before taken for the final and complete arrange
msnt Of this pee,ng subee, OF slavery and abo-
Ition agitation:
Prom the Union Of December 9.
The legislature OF Virginia session She Is the
largest slsyehcding State She 10 situated la po.
vanguard Of the South. She Violent but she /. arm
She has outrun reason, yielded counsel
Feat On nil the great questions OF slavery Is sound and
unwsvering and Mr. Cbeves and the ufras Of South
Why should sne lead of now, she did in 1885,
when she sent her mediang commissioner South Caro-
INA 70 recall her to calner counscis Let her with
out diminution, the Rghh Of the States AVID the
UssoS ne Sates She do this without humiliation
sho can DO IN the proud and lofty spirit Of other days
Let her lay down liberal just and plat
form Of principles, and call States the Union
to adopt Them and Join with her IN building the shat
tered temple OF peace Perhspsa basis embracing the fol-
In great MEASURE been approved by The South
That oil the OF the late Com ise sha
be respected and faithfully carried on, in every u the