The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-04-09
UNION OF THE sTATEs,

out by heartless orators and fustian writer's,
on the Union, and if small causes could
affect its perpetuiiy, it would have long
since been twaddled TO death. Such bursts
of eloquence as the following are worthy,
peculiarly SO, of being kept on record and
read oy every man, as blaze of genuine
fire among so much thick smoke. Mr..
Stanton is Democratic member of the
New York Legislature--one of the men
that the people should love TO honor, judg-
ing from the speech. The following toast
was proposed by Mr.. Seward:
The City Of Ncw York and the STATE
Of Nec York Harmony and affection be-
tween them, and inassoluble union be-
tween them and all the sister States.
Hon. Henry B. Stanton. said: 1--WE copy
from, the Tribune)
Frequent reference has been made this
evening TO the relations which the city Of
New York sustains TO the State and which
the State Of New York bears to the city.
Lwill allude to relations which both State
and city sustain to the other portions of the
American confederacy. The distinguish
ed gentleman Of my left, (Mr Seward,)
has spoken of dissolution of the Union.
In my judgment. such an event would be
one Of the greatest calamities which could
afflict the nations of the earth. But, sir,
while thus believe. | apprehend no such
disaster TO the cause Of popular institu-
tons. This Union must not, cannot, will
not be dissolved. Loud applause.) 1t
Is not based simply on compacts Of hu-
man invention-it springs from the geo.
graphical, commercial, political and So
cial necessities of the American people
tits entwined around by the most hallow.
ed associations of twenty-five millions of
freemen-its foundations were laid by our
canonized fathers in their great struggle
for Independence is enshrined in the
most sacred memories; it is worshipped in
the heart Of hearts OF the grateful sons of
patriotic sires. dwelling in every city, and
cultiyating every plain, from the Aroostook
to the Sacramento. For every hand
stretched forth to PROSTATE its pillars, ten
thousand hands, with hearts in them. will
be uplifted to strike down that hand and
bear up those pillars.
Civilization, science, the arts, trade, ed
ucation, religion, require-nay demand
that this Union be perpetual. Every rail-
way which is constructed, every canal that
is excavated, every telegraphic wire that
is stretched, every school-house that is
built, every newspaper that is printed. eve-
ry sermon that is preached-whelher
North or South Of Mason and Dixon's
line-are each a guarantee for the exis-
tence. of the Union. Sir, should con-
yention be assembled in any State for the
purpose Of dissolving the Union. let the
choir of the Blind Asylum sing in its pres
ence that glorious National Hymn. '.The
Star Spangled Banner" as they sang it in
our hearing on this day, and that conven-
ton so far from being able TO dissolve this
Union, would itself be dissolved by that
choir and that hymn. Those sightless
eyeballs, turned imploringly towards Heav-
en-, while thrilling voices chanted:
"The star spangled banner, long long may il wave,
o'erthe land of the free and The home ofthe brave,
would call down mercy to melt or lightning
10 scathe the heart that should mediate the
destruction Of Freedoms best gift to man,
the American Republic. Loud applause
The nations look to our example for en-.
couragement in their struggles to throw
away their chains. Not for our own sakes
only, but for the cause Of human liberty
throughout the world, this model govern
ment must endure. If it existed merely
in compacts written on parchment, it might
perish But it is engraven on the tabla'
ture Of every true American heart. once,
when 1 had been travelling for many weeks
in a foreign land, stranger among a
strange people, hardly recognizing sim
ole word that sounded in my ears. ap
preached the sea coast of France, and
amid cloud of shipping lowering IN a
distant harbor, saw floating from the
mast head of vessel the familiar stars and
Stripes Of nv native country. Stretching
nv hand toward the setting sun, nVoi-
unfairly exclaimed,
.tWhere'ere roam. what other lan>,s see,
My heart, untraveld, fondly turns to Lice
Sir, that is the sentiment which gusSes
up from the deep fountains of every Amer
ican bosom, and that sentiment insures
the perpetuity ofthe Union. Loud cheers.)
Dissolve this Union! There is too much
Of human progress. human hope. and hui
man well-being involved in its existence.
to allow it TO be dissolved! willtell you.
sir. what will make our institutions as en-
during as time. 1t is because that while
the people will religiously observe and per-
form, in their letter and spirit. all constr
tutional obligations, and will maintain the
absolute supremacy Of the laws, they will
also exercise the freedom Of speech and
the press. the right of assembling and Pc
titioning, and will resist every encroach-
ment upon the inviolablity of the writ OF
ha5eas corpus and the privileges Of the
trial by jury. loud applause.) Dis
solve this Union! Why, sir, the men yet
live among us, who have seen few feeble