The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-27
From the Lebanon { Isnn.) Packet.
The Slavery Question.

This question seems to be exciting more interest
than any question has since the organization of our
Governments and patriot, no friend of liberty can
look for moment on the present state of affairs
without trembling for the fate of glorious coun-
try. Northern fanatics, fanatics of the South seem
to design and contemplate with perfect composure
the dissolution of this Union, cemented by the blood
of the bravest men that died in the defence of
the rights Of man. They seem to have forgotten
the cost at which ii erected-to have forgotten
the mighty struggle that our fathers made to achieve
it. 1t seems to US, unless they are dead to every
noble impulse of the human heart, if they would
review the history of their country, and bring
to their minds the scenes of the Revouton-see
their fathers march through seepess nights and
anxious days, through blood and DEATH from battle
field to battle field, with nothing to animate them
but the love of liberty and the hope that their chill
dren might be free-it would force them to pause in
their wild and needless course Of ruin and destruc.
tion and shrink back aghast at the idea Of laying
their sacrilegious hands the bonds ofthis Union
the pride and glory Of every true American citizen.
They may talk of northern republic, a southern
republic, but, whenever this Union is dissolved the
last hope of man is gone. The Rubicon is crossed.
and Rome will be free more. Anarchy will sit
upon the tomb ofAmerican greatness and sing the
requiem of human liberty. The deeds Of our ia
theirs will be blotted from the annals Of history
the crimes of their sons-the proud monume nts
that have been erected to their vaor will be torn
down and mutilated. The goddess of liberty will
depart in mourning, with tears in her eyes, for her
home at which she rested during the middle ages,
and her sacred halls will be desecratcd b. the hell
ish orgies OF the fiends of anarchy and despotism
Does it not make the blood course rapidly through
the veins Of every true Tennesscan, to reflect that
his own gallant State is the place appointed by the
enemies ofhis country, at which to for the pur-
pose carrying out their wicked designs against this
Union. Yes, the fell disorganizers Of the South in
the fulness Of their profanity, have selected the
graves of White and Of jackson the most suitable
place to commence crusade against the only hope
of man. And may they, as they approach the Dor.
ders Of our State. read upon the tosbsoncs of our
heroes and patriots language more terrific than
that which appeared on the wall before the eyes Of
the trembling Belshazzsr. We have bat one hor o.
is the hope that the God who stood by our fathers
in the days of the Revolution will not desert ma
this hour. We believe that he is using the same
great instrument in 1850 10 reconcile n divided
people, that he used in 1920 and in 1892. We be.
lieve that he has sent the sage Of Ashland into the
Senate with holy relic Of the past, with part Of
the coffin Of Washington ir his hand. as-he sent
Moses in the days Of ol9, with the serpent that
healed the afflicted that looked upon IT,