The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-02-23


perpetual poseriiy. And every State
that then came into the Union, and eve
Try Slate that has. since come into the
Union, came INTO it binding itself by in
dIssoluble bands 10 remain within th,
Union itself, and TO remain within it by
lis postc:lty forever. Like another OF
The sacred connexions in private life, it
Is marriage which no human authority
can dissolve or divorce the parties from.
And ii | may be allowed to refer to some
examples in private life, let me say to
the North and 10 the South. what hus-
banu and wife say to each other. We
have mutual faults. neither OF lis is per-
feet; nothing in the form of humanity is
perfect; let us then, be kind TO each 9TH
cr-forbearlng, torgiving each others
faults and above all, let us live in hap
; pinass and peace together.
Mr.. President, I have said, what
solemnly believe, that dissolution of the
Union and war are identical and inevita-
BILE; that they are convertible terms; and
such war as It would be following a
dissolution ofthe Union! Sir. we may
search the pages of history, and none so
feroclous, so bloody, so implacable, so
exterminatng-not even Tie wars OF
Greece, including those of the Common
ers of England and the revolutions of
Flance-nono, none OF them all would
rage with such violence, or be charac-
terized with such bloodshed AMI enormi-
ties as would the war which must sue
coed, If that event ever happens, the dis
solution Of the Union And what would
be its termination )! Standing armies
and navles, to an extent stretching the
revenues of each portion OF the discover
ed members, would take place. An ex-
terminating war would iollow-not sir
war of two or three years duration, but
war ct interminable duration-and tx
terminating wars would ersuc, until af-
ter the struggles and exhaustion Of both
parties, some Philip or Alexander, some
Cesar or Napoleon, would alise and cut
the Gotdtan knot, and solve the problem
ofthe capacity of man for seIf-govern-
ment, and crush the liberties OF both the
severed portions of this common empire.
Can you doubt it
Look at all history her pa
gcs, ancient or modern-lo at human
nature; look al the character OF the con-
test In which YOU would be engaged in
the suppoSitlon OF war following upon
the dissolution of the Union, such as
have suggested, and ask you if it is pos
sibIe Tor you 10 doubt that the final dispo
sltlon Of the whole would BE- some dcspot
treadlng down the liberties OF the people
the final result would be the extlnc-
'lon OF this tfand glorious light which
is leading all mankind, who are gazing
upon it, in the hope and anxious expec-
tation that the liberty which prevails
here will sooner or later be diiIused
throughout the whole OF The civilized
world Sir, can you lightly contemplate
these consequences Can you yield
yourself to the tyranny Of passion, amidst
dangers which have depicted in coIors
far too tame Of what the result would
be if that direiul event to which have
referred should ever occur. Sir, i'm.
plore gentlemen, adjure them, whether
from the South or the North, by all they
hold dear in this World-by all their
love of libcrty-by all their veneration
for their ancestors-by all their regard
for postcr'y-~by all their gratitude to
Him who has bestowed on them such
unnumbered and countless blessings by
all The duties which they owe to man
klnd-and by all the duties which they
owe to themselves, to pause solemnly, to
pause at the ed &c OF the precipicc, before
he fearful and dangerous leap is taken
INTO the yawning abyss below, from
which none who ever take it shall return
in safety.
Finally, Mr.. President, and in conclu-
SION implore, as the best blessing which
Heaven can bestow upon Inc upon cath,
that il the direful and sad event of the
dissolution OF the Union Is to happen
that shall not survive TO behold the
sad and hcart-rending spectacle.
On motion, the Seaale adjourned.
LATER FROM HUNGARY.-An order has