Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-03-05

cussed, in the legislatures and conventions ,
of several of the States. Other conventions
are soon to be holden under regular legsla- c
tive provisions to consider the same subject
IN one important State, recent elections show
that there prevails among the people almost
an entire unanimity Of sentiment in favor Of
breaking up the Union and this dissolution
Of the Union, i. is supposed, may not lake
place without conflict in arms. Ministers
Of war are, therefore, provided, schools Of
instruction in military tactics established, .
and an armed air and attitude assumed.-
These spprehensons of conflict, in case Sc
cession be attempted, are not only well loun-
ded, but in my judgment certain to be real |
lied. Secession canno, be accomplished but
by war. do not believe those who favor
it expect any other result. Their hope is .
tina, their cause and its objects may spread;
and that other States, By local sympa'hies.
or supposed common interest, may be led
to espouse il; tina, the whole country
may come 10 be divided into two great To-
cal parties, and such to contend for the mas
terry.
But Providence has not forsaken us.
This object, believe, has been defeated
Wv tIc c5 vi ohIuoitIChb ohtP'Cb y
Congress al The last session, and by the
spirit. ability and success with which the
friends Of the Union have resisted it in the
South. Nor have The efforts Of your asso-
citation, gentlemen, been either unimporiant
or unaviIlng. Your voices have been heard
Throughout, the whole land, and 10 man can
doubt how the great commercial meiropo-
lis OF the country feels and act. on questions
involving public interests Of such indescrba-
BILE magnitude. (Applause.)
We have recently been informed, gentle
men, of an open act of resistance to law in
the city Of Boston; and if the accounts be
correct Of the circumstances Of This occur
renee, it is, strictly speaking, case of lrea-
son. Great cheering) If men combine
and confederate together, by force of arms
or force Of numbers, efectualIy resist the
operation Of an act Of Congress in its ap-
plcalion to particular individual, with the
avowed purpose of making the same resis-
lance to the same act in its application 10
all other individuals, this is levying war
against the United States, and is nothing
less than treason. Renewed applause,) -
Now understand that the persons concern
ed in this outrage in Boston avow openly
their full purpose Of preventing by arms,
or by the power OF the multitude, the exc
culion Of process for the arrest of an alleg
ed fugitive, in any and all cases whatever.
| am sure, gentlemen, that shame will burn
the cheeks, and indignation fill the hearts
of nineteen-twentie,hs of the people Of Bos-
ton, at the avowal of principles and the com
mission Of outrages SC abopinabe. (Greal
> cheering.) Depend upon it, that if the peo-
, pie Of that city had been informed Of any
such purpose or design as was carried out
in the court house OF Boston, on Saturday
Ill L. -,shed - trr Spot
and crushed such nefarious project into
the dust" The vast majority Of the people
OF Boston must necessarily suffer in their
feelings, but ought not TO suffer al all in their
character and honor, or in their loyalty to
The constitution, from the acts of such per-
sons as composed the mob. venture TO
say that when you hear of them next, you
Will learn that, personally and collectively.
as individuals, and also as represented in
the city councils, they will give full evil
dence Of their fixed purpose to wipe away
and obli'era,e, to the full extent of their
power, this foul blot on the reputation Of
'"eh wy \oIed! applause
And now, gentlemen, when projects Of
dissolution have taken so much of form and
pressure in public bodies in the South, and
when The lswless violence, trampIng on the
public authorities, stalks forth so boldly in
the North, you will see that your work,
highly prosperous thus far, is nevertheless
not yet concluded. 1t is wise and patriotic
therefore that you commemorate your love
: OF country, strengthen your resolution to
MAINTAIN the constitution, the Union and The
laws, by uniting to celebrate The anniversary
of the great Father of his Country. You
do we'll TO call to memory his services, to
revive IN your own Oosoms his love Of llbcr-
~ and order, and to draw in patriotic inspi-
ration from his principles and his example.
For these principles, and This example, there
will be found respect and admiration every
where, where there is true love for the
institutions Of the country.
And every American may well doubt the
patriotism Of his own heart, when he finds
that IN that heart veneraion for Washington
begins 10 be langushing and dying away.
Gentlemen, The path of duty before you
and before me is plain and broad. 1t is to
do our duty and our whole duty thorough
ly and fea'lessIy; it is to embrace the free
institutions Of our country, and to hold them
up, with all our might, as if it were our las.
struggl upon earth: And then, if the blood
of civir war shall flow, it will not stain our
garments; if disgraceful oulrages, gaining
strength by indulgence and temporary sue
cess, shall proceed from Stage to stage, TILL
they destroy the lives of men, women and
children, and pull down and demoIish the
temples Of justice, and even wrap cities in
flames, you and !, and our characters and