The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-27

looking TO those which before and even Iowa ana
the whole time; but Mr.. w continued NIL he had said
all he wanted TO say. He spoke as follows;
FELLOW CITIZENS OF THE CITY or BUFFALO: am very
glad to you'll meet you with pleasure IL Is not the
first tme fellow citizens. that have been IN Buffalo
and have always come TO with pleasure nisa great
distance from my own home. am thankful that crcum-
stances have enabled me to be here again, and regret
that unowad events deprived me Of the pleasure Of be-
ing here when your dlsng ushed fellow .cnzen, lne
ceyed from you, he deserved not only respectful,
but cordial welcome. The President of the United
States has been resident among you for more than hall
his life He has represented you in your State and
tiona councils You know him and all his relations,
both public and prvate and would be bad taste for me
10 say anything oil him, except that wish TO say with
some degree Of emphasis, that since my connection with
him in the administration OF the government OF the Unl-
ted States, have fully concnrred with him in all bis
great and leading measures from the fact that have
been one OF his council But do not wish to let il rest
that presumption. wish 10 declare that the prlnci.
pies OF the President declared in his annual
his letters and all documents and opinions which have
proceeded from him been issued by his authority
gard to the great question of the limestha all these pn
cipes my principles, and he is wrong in them
and always will be. Applause Gentlemen, il has
been suggested that would be pleasant and agreeable
the citizens of Buffalo and their neghbors in the county
Of Erie that should state to you my opinions such as
they are the present condition oil the country its pros
poets, its hopes and lis dangers; and fellow citizens,
hope to do that this day and this hour, ~ far as my
| strength will permit. 2.
Gentlemen believe me, know where am know
| to whom am speaking-l know for whom | am speak
ing know am here in this singularly prosperous and
powerful part Of the United Sates-weslern New York
western New York. know they sons OF liberty,
and all that they sucked in liberty with their mothers
contemplation and wachful thought. They are Of
very singular quality and condition for million and
half OF people There are men around us, and here be-
| fore u.s. who till their own soils with their own hands ;
and others who earn their livelihood by their
4 labor, with beyond their own industry and
their own independence, and their own willingness to
labor These the men who constitute TO so great an
extent, the people Of western New York But the school
houses know among characterization is among
them. They read, and write, and think And here are
the fair sexeducated, refined. and intelligent and here
are who know the history Of their country, and the
laws OF their country, and the institutions Of their
try, and men, in my opinion lovers OF liberty and they
are yet lovers OF liberty under the constitution OF the
country, and who mean 10 maintain that constitution with
all their strength, SO help them God Great applause
hope these observations will satisfy you that know
fore whom appear and have desire that any word
shall say this day shall be withholden from you your
children. OF. your neighbors, or the whole world Be-
cause speak so before you and before nay country and
if it not too solemn to say so, before God hmsef the
great Author Of Justice Gentlemen, there but ques-
lion in this country now if there be others, the others
are but secondary, subordinate that they all
absorbed in that great and leading question: and that is
neither more less than this preserve
the Union of the Statesmen by coercionnot by military
power-not by angry controversiesbut of this
generaton-you and l. your friends and my frends-can
we preserve the Union of the United States by the adj
mlmStTatOn OF Inc OF the constitution snail
give conten, and satisfaction all who live under it, and
II draw together not by military power, but by the
silksn cords Of mutual, fralerna patriotic affection
That is the question, and no other
Gentlemen. believe IN party distinctions | am a
party man. There are questions belonging 10 party IN
which concerned. and there opinions entertained
by other parties which epudiae but what OF that II
house be divided against itself, il will fall and crush
everybody in it, We that maintain the gov
eminent over us. We must that uphold the con-
stitution. and we must do without regard TO party
Now how did this question arise The question is for
ever misstated. dare say, if you know much of me,
or OF my course OF public conduct for the last fourteen
ings and OF my fervent demonstrations al Union meet
ings Well, what was the object of ,hati What was
the purpose Of that The object and purposes were de-
valion to go 10 Union meeting in the county OF West
chester; could not 90, but wrote letter. Well some
wise OF the East said he did no, think was neces-
sary to hold Union meetings He did no, think there
were many disunonis,s about Tarytown. And here,
in every part OF New York. there is total misappre-
hsnsop OF the purpose aud object OF these Union
ings Every one knows there is not county, or city,
hamlet in the State OF New York that is ready 20
out OF the Union There is no insane in the whole
; States, outside Of unatc asylum, to wish IT, Blu,
that is NOT it. We all know that every man and every
neighborhood and all corporations, in the State of New
York, are attached to the Union, and have idea of with
drawing from IT, But that is not the pointthat is not
the point The question: fellow ci,izens-and put il
TO you now as the real queslontheq question is whether
you and the rest OF the people Of the great State Of New
York, and OF all the States, will adhere TO the cons,-
tuition, will enact and maintain laws 10 preserve that
instrument so that you will not only remain in the
Union yourselves. but permit your brethren remain
it, and carry II on' Tha, is the question Will you
concur measures necessary to maintain the Union
will you oppose such measuresl That the whole point
OF the case You have thirty forty members OF Con-
gress from New York-you have your proportion in the
United States Senate We have many members OF Con-
gess from New England Well they maintain the laws
that passed for the administration OF the constitution,
and respect the rights OF the Souh, that the Union
may be held together and not only that may not 90
out OF II ourselves which we not inclined to do, but
that by ascertanng and maintaining the rights OF Others
they may also remain IN the Union.
Il Now, gentlemen, permit say that speak OF no
concessions II the South wish any concession from me-
they wont gel -no hairs breadth OF IT, lfihey come
to my house for il, they will not find IL they do
cede nothing. But say that will maintain for them
as will maintain for you, to the utmost OF my power,
and in The face OF all danger their rights under the
stulion, and your rights under the constitution Ces
of "Good good 90 sc And God forsake me and my
children, II ever be found TO faer in the other
Tremendous applause II is obvious to every one and
we all know it, that the origin Of the great disturbance
which agates the country the existence OF slavery in
some OF The States: but we must meet il must l.
slider it, deal with it, earnestly, honestly, and
justly From the mouth OF the ST. Johns the confines
OF Florida there existed in the year OF grace seventeen
hundred and seventy ye thirteen colonies OF English
ent parts OF England, bringing with them yaoss habits,
and establishing each for itself. institutions entirely
4 variant from the institutions which they left But they
A were OF English origin. The English language was
4 theirs, Shakespeare and Milton THEIRS and the
Christian religion theirs, and these things constituted
them together The aggressons OF the parent State
PEELED them to set up for Independence They declared
Fourth Of july seventeen hundred and seventy six made
them independent That was act OF union by the