Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-02

worth preserving for the sake Of the civilization which II
scste for the sake Of its onward march to hold out the
benefits of liberty to the whole human race s i not worth
preserving Appause Is il not worth preserving, though
|, has dark spot on Let any candid rise here and
say me- il this Union shall be dissolved, how shall
construct How shall put this type together when all
shall be thrown into pis Where the wise builders 70
reconstruct this form Of government which has carried us
through half century, realizing sach results ia governmen
and civilization saw before Now, my friends
want you think of these things ask you pause and
consider before you IN course which Is 70 turn
his great Wing conservative party Of into sectional
party and which must end inevitably think, in disso-
luton Of tho Union What is the result of the whole mat
ter That you shall not hate slavery Fen Otherwise.
make no boasts, but should like to the man who
has done more from his ese manhood TO the present mo-
ment in advocating the principles Of abolition than the hum
BILE individual who addresses you and my principles are
unchsnged, entirely unchsnged [Appause But 1t 70 MOI
the only question connected with ouf Government Wc
have and drink and be clothed and to eduoate or
chdrcn build houses and 10 spread the blessings oil owl
aen all land and to extend it to the tnousands
upon thousands who among from foreign ianos 70
seek protection here. And now eyes are directed
Asia, from the shores of the Pacific, and we are inving
them and pertake Of the fruits Of bery5 one
and ALL there enough for all Of them These ere the rus
Of united Government Of the Union of these States bene-
fGng only ourselves, but all mankind. A0d yet there
rash hands hs would put jeopardy this Unen that
would break II up, wuly, not knowingly, not with ma
lice prspense, but they will associate and unite with those
who to dissolve the Unon and who will dissolve the
Union.
Now my friends want nopersonal feelngsuf elevation
or opposition into thsmaer and havenothng to
say that subject for my thoughts are busted with other
matters Let preserve the ak which Constr
tuition of the country, that which essential ALL And
PROPOSE orwoud have proposed had there been no other
object for this meeting here Of highly respectable gentlemen.
who have from every part Of the State, and whose
well known to the people, that we do nothing
than pledge ourselves stand by the Union and to
say gentlemen of the Sorth, you BRETHREN our
and
have country, constitution, one destiny, and let
live together like brethren Let stand together IN
earlier times when fought for liberty. Your forms Of
government in your States differ from we have ad-
vsnced further than you as think clearer than
you but well remarked by friend who preceded me-
the darkness once upon
There are men here in this assembly, doubt not who
member the time when slavery existed here. remember
that was in at its DEATH and that associated with
band Of to bring about the destruction of that evil And
if lived in South Carolina or Georgia would spend my
strength for that purpose for there would be no objection to
my political action there but cannet stand here, the
soil Of The State Of New York and interere with the nsu
ons of those Satc wherever 1t EXISTS according to law
So too Imay deprecate the knou Of Russia yet cannot
stand here and suppress its We must each stand on
footing members of this Confederacy There
are now only six hundred slaves in the District Of Columbia
and this number 10 daily diminishing With these we have
right to interfere yet shall make battle for that
My friends all isk of you is to stand up for the country
and to the bands of union which keep together
Taunting us! Why, who gets the most benefit from this
Union Who builds cities like that in which dwell
Whos island with palaces, like that island on which
live Who scaKers plenty all over the land Who edu-
the poor sWho it that is well fed, well clothed end
weltducated' Why Of the North; and if those who
do not happen to be well off call hard and use in
sung language sometimes, is that a why we should
go with them Is that why should break
form Of government which showers such blessings upon
us. Ah my friends if this Union is destroyed, what be-
comes of the memory of Washington This Union is a
monument to bis glory He aided in its inception, he pre-
sided its formation and he has asked Of to preserve
Of his glory and for your own benefit through
all ages But when the banner Of the stars and stripes shall
be torn in tatter where is the memory OF Washington
Where is the national glory Of America Gone, all gone,
and God alone knows what will follow!
my friends could keep you until tomorrow night on this
heme but others follow have desire to ex-
cite you but let ask you, in conclusion am
wrong, perhaps am too much excited but am honest-to
think Of these things Again, ask you to think Of them
tAPpause and dcheeringl