The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-21

hate and persecuie the South has become high passport
TO honor and power in The Uaion. You have unwsely
Stood STILL whilst year after year the volume Of anti
slavery policy and sympathy has swollen into unanim-
~ throughout all the non-saveholding States, and The
sections OF the Union face each other in stern col
Iision You have waited until the constitution Of the
United States has been virtually abolished, or what -
worse. is only what the majority IN Congress think
proper to make IT, That great principle on which our
81 stem OF free government Iestsof dividing the
ers OF government that, TO common governments only
those powers should be granted which must AFFECT all
The people composing IL equally ia their operation,
whilst all powers over all interests local or sectional
should be reserved local sectional governmentss
uprooted from the constitution Local and sectional
eress absorb the time and business OF Congress and
thus sectional despotism--toally irresponsible to the
people OF the Southconsiuied OF the representatives in
Congress from the sayehoding States Ignorant OF
our feelings condition, and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wash
ngton These the fruits OF your past forbearance and
submission.
TO be either new strange. There is but one
condition IN which people be safe under the do
minon Of another people and tba. is when their interests
entirely Identical Then the dominant cannot Cypress
the subject people without Expressing themselves Tbs
identity OF interest between them is the security OF right
government But as this identity can scarcely ever ex
Isl between any two people. history bears but ies
mony as to the fate OF subject people. They have al
been compelled to minister 10 the prosperity and ag
grandizement OF their masters III this has always been
the under the ordinary difference Of interests and
feelings which exist between States, how much more
certainly must the experience OF history be realized be-
tween the people oil the noThern and southern States
Here difference OF climate and productions through
on, territory stretching along the whole belt Of the tenn
perae zone, affecting the pursuits and characters OF the
people inhabiling it, But the great diference-he one
great dierence-the greatest which exist among
people-is the institution OF slavery This alone sets
apart the southern States peculiar people. with whom
Independence to their internal policy is the condition
OF their existence They must rule themselves perish
Every colony in the world, where African slavery exist
sd with one exception. has been destroyed and this
OF Europe will It not prevail under the dominion OF the
restless people OF the northern States They do no, pac
ticay recognise the inferiory OF the African 10 the
Caucasian race They do no. realize. because the cir
circumstances OF their condition do not compel them to
realize. the impossibiy Of an amalgamation between
the races, Exempt from the institution of slavery,
il surprising that their sympathies should be against
whilst the dogma which they profess 10 build their
system OF free governmentfhe absolute rule ef ne ma
Jorfyeaves barrier to their power the affairs of
the general government, and leads them to IFS CONSOLE
dalton Religion, too false real, hires their enthu-
AGAINST an Xncn many q rs
To expect fobearance from such people, under such
circumstances, towards the institution OF slavery is man
itesty vain II they have been false to the compact
made with in the constitution, and have allowed pas
sion and prejudice to master reason, they have only ex
empled that railty and iaihily Of our nature WHICH
has produced the necessity OF all governments. and
which, il unchecked, ever produces wrong The institu
oA OF slavery hayiEg once entered the popular mind OF
the non-savehoding States for action and conol the
rest is inevitable II unresiraned by they Will go on
until African slavery will be swept from the broad and
fertile South The nature OF things, therefore, ndepend
Of experience teaches us that theirs can be no safety
| in submission
To submit to eys, however great, while they are en-
durable, is the disposition Of every people, especially an
ton in their pursuits But the responsibility of presev
\ ing free government with all its members, what
may be their pursuits aud not alone with those who
have the power the will to destroy IT, minority by
submission. may as much heray the constitution the
majority by aggression The constitution does not pro-
tect majority for they have all the powers Of the gov
ernment in their hands, and protect themselves The
limitations OF a ooneituiion designed TO protect mi
nony--those who have no power. against those who
have IT, Hence, the great motive and duty OF seifpo
lection is peculiar to minority independent OF that faith
to the constitution which they owe in common with the
majority They must protect themselves and project the
constitutions and if they fail in this double duty they are
at least as cupable as those who, in aggressing upon
their rights, overthrow the constitution. And the pub
lie opinion OF the world is in conformity with these views
The oppressor is hated but the INCREASINGLY oppressed is
despsed More respect follows the yran than the slave
who submits 10 his power The southern States, there
fore, although minority, are mol exempt from tle re-
sponsbily OF preserving the constitution and IN preserv
ing il, to protect themselves.
In what way shall they preserve the constitution and
project themselves
government like ours, constitution is violated By
majoy-who alone violate il in matters OF legsia
tiont cannot be restored TO its integrity through the
binary means OF the government Tor these MEANS being
under the control Of The majority not available TO the
minority. It's for this that frequent elections OF
our rulers take place in our system OF free government
IN order that the people, by their direct Intervention, may
change the majority But this cannot avail
10 The violations OF the constitution which now press
and harrass the South by changing Their representa-
tves, how the people OF the South affect the major
y In Congress and restore the constitution Their rep
resentaves true, and have done all that do
majority Removing them and putting other representa-
lives in Congress could have effect in restoring the
constitution II has been broken by the representatives
OF the people OF the northern States. who sustain them
in their violations oil the constitution. IL is clear that the
baoi-bog in the South is poweress for It's protection
And the which induced the violations Of tie
constitution by the northern majority prevent ats resioa-
ton 10 It's integrity. Throughout the northern States
there has been no indication OF any change IN their pol
icy On the contrary, the majority against the South is
greater IN the present Congress than in the last following
past Nor have seen in the action of the States any
proof oil returning sense OF justice TO US or OF reyer
ence for The constitution
Several Of them, lest false differences might be drawn
10 Their position, have taken lately 10 reerae m
the most offensive forms their former declarations against
rights; und when great senator, representing one OF
them. anxious for The pepetuainn Of the Union, has
venured TO advocate something OF justice to the South,
he has been Tebuked BY the legislature OF the State he
represents, and virtually denounced for bis fidelity 10 the
constitution This resource, then, under the ordinary OPP
il with the present Congress the only other OF
redress in the usual administration OF the constitution
For six months II has been IN session, and during this
whole period OF time slavery has been the absorbing top
c OF discussion and agitation Yet nothing has been
done TO heal the discontens which justly exist 10 the
South, or restore bleeding constitution. All we have
received has been bitter denuncaions OF institutions
by many members OF Congress- and threats 10 eoerce us
milo submission Although nothing has been done, re-
Port has been made in the Senate by committee OF hir
teen members, which Is pending IN that body; and
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