The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-12-25

States fiji them for such an employ ment. =
They are naturally the producers, whilst th
Northern people are the carriers. This es
tabIishes a mutual and profitable dependenc
upon each other, which is one of the strong
est bonds Of Union.
The common sufferings and common glo
ries of the past, the prosperity of the preser
and the brilliant hopes Of the future, mu:
impress every patriotic heart with deep low
and devotion for the Union. Who that
now a citizen Of this vast Republic extendin
from the ST. Lawrence 10 he Rio GfandC
and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, does ne
shudder at the idea of being transformed Int
a citizen ofone of its broken, jealous ana no,
lie fragmenls2 What patriot would nc
rather shed the last drop of his blood tha
see lhirty>one brilliant stars which now float
proudly upon our counlry's fig, amid tn
battle Gnd the bret za, rudely torn from III
national banner, and scattered in confusio
over the face of The earth.
Rest assured that all the patriotic emo
tions Of every true hearted Pennsylvania
in favor Of The Uuion and Constitution ar
shared by the Southern people. What bat
tie field has not been illustrated by their gal
liant deeds; and when, in our history, hav,
they ever shrunk from sacrifices aud suffer
erings in the cause of their country? Wha
then means The mutlering thunder which W.
hear from the Sou;h2 Tne signs of tht
times are truly potentious. Whilst many il
the South openly advocate the cause Of Sc.
cesson and disunion, large majority, as
firmly believe, sill fondly cling to the Unor
awaiting with deep anxiety the action of the
North on the Compromise lately effected il
Congress. Should this be dsregarded anc
pqiiied by the citizens Of the North the
Southern people may become united, aDC
then ldrewel, long farewell, 10 our blessed
Union. | am no aarHlisi; bnt brave and
wise man looks danger steadily in the face
This IS The best means Of avoid ng it. am
deeply Impressed with the conviction that
the North neither sufficiently understands
nor appreciates the Danger. For my own
part, have been steadily watching its ar>
proach for the last fifteen years. Dining
that period | have often sounded the alarm;
but my feeble warnings have been disregard.
ed. | now solemly declare, as the deliber,
ale conviction Of my judgment, that two
things are necessary To preserve this Union
from the most imminent danger
/. Agitation in the North on the subiec
of Southern slavery mus be rebnked aud pul
dogn by strong, energetic, and enIghten-
ed pu lie npj iDn,
2. The fugitive slave law musl be execu-
ed III iosleNer and in f4s spirii.
On each OF thess points | shall offer y
few observations.
Those ae g,eatly mistaken who suppose
that the tempest which Is now raging in the
Snnth has been raised solely by the acts or
mi sons Of the present Congress. Tae
minds Of the Southern people have been
gradually prepared for this explosion by the
events oI the last fifteen years. Much and
dey,ledy as they love the Union many of
them are now taught TO believe that the
peace Of their own iiresides and the secur,
~ Of their .IaIllles, cHnnot he preserved
without separation tlom Us. The crusade of
he abollonists against their domestic peace
md security cummcnced ia 1885. General
ckson, in his annual message to Congress,
Decemhernr tHh Y5lf. spalE5 in the fol-
owing emphatic language: g! must, also,
nWte your atlention 10 The painful excite
nenl produced in the Sou'h by attempts to-
;ircQIale Though The mails inl ,mnatoiy ap-
Jeals, addressed 10 HE passions Of slaves in
PRINTS and various sorts of publications, cal
;ua;ed TO stimulate tbem 10 insnrrecton.
md produce all the horrors Of servle war
FrUm that period lie agitation il The North
against Southern slavery has been incessant
1y means Of HE press, Of Sloe Legislatures,
State and County Conventions, Abolition
Lecturers, and every other method which
antics and demagogues could devise. The
line of Congress has been wasted in violent
larangues on The subject Of slavery. InAlm.
naor! appeals have been sent forth from
his Genital point throughout the country,
he inevitable effect Of which has been 10
;reate geographical parties, so much dread
ID by the Father of biz Country, and to es
tfanae the Ncrlhern and Southern diyis..
ons Of the Union irnm each oher.
Before lhe Wilmut Proyso was interposed
he abolition of slavery in The District of Co-
ambla had been the chief theme of ogila>
ion. Petitions for this purpose, by thousands
rom men. woman and chidren, poured into
congress-, session after session. The rights
nd The wishes Of the owners of slaves with,
/, The District, were boldly disregarded -
Slavery was denounced as a national sin and
national disgrace, which the laws of God,
nd the laws Of man ought 10 abolish, cost
gat il might. II matIeTed not to the fana
les that the abolition of slavery in the Dis.
rict would convert it into citadel, in the
midst Of two Sayeholding States, from which
he abJliIonisis could securely scatter ar-
ows, firebrands aud death oil around. III
natered not TO them That the abolition of
lnvery in the District would be violation
# The spirit OF the Constitution and of the
implied faith pledged 10 Maryland and Viz
Iina, because the whole world knows thai
hose States would never have ceded il toI
he Union, had they imagined that il could
'ver be converted by Congress into place
rom which their domestic peace and securi
y might be assailed by ianlIcs and abolition
sts. Nay, the abolllionists went even still
urher They agilated for he purpose OF
bolishng slavery in The forts, arsen4ls aDG
aYy yards which the Southern States had
eded to The Union, under the Constitution
Dr the protection and defence Of The coun-
ry
Thus stood the question when the vii.
ioi Proviso was inierposed, TO udd fuel 10
he fame, and 10 excite the Southern peo.
le to madness.
President Polk was anxious to bring the
Jar with Mexico 10 an honorable conclusion,
nth the least possible delay. lie deemed
hi0hlv nrahahia fl0f an amman riafion H., |