Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-07-15
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Major stita's speech on the Preservation
 Of the union.

Of the Uni0ns
 In every city where # was announced that Jenny Lind vas to sing, expectation to hear and feel the effects of her great vocal powers, yas always on tipioe, and, so far as l have seen. il was always more than realized When il was announced on Saturday morning, by hand bills stuck up in var- oas places in this city, that Major StiIli. who Whg, and hss been puiFed by his friends, as ''ske greatest smp 0rnior a the Stats, would address us on the subject Of preserving the Union, my expec tation was also on tiptoe to hear the orator. bat perhaps t was too much heightened from the prais- es had heard bestowed on thus geatemanS orato- nal powers as now, after hearing him. l cannot place myself as to him in the sane category with those who heard and praised Jenny Lind; but must say, was very much disappointed. Always de- lighted 10 hear fine Speaker. at the appou;od hopr, I repaired to the court house; when had hobbled up there, found respectable 'coagrs- gatoa." Among them I noticed pretty good sprinklng of the har9- fsfe4, inoor1sfibie drfqo- n'oc,acg;" but the large majority of the auditors was composed of the "yark and fie'' of the Whirs. headed by the presence Of the head men of that party. -l mean those principal Wings who, by their superior intelligence, have heretofore ruled that party Tn this county, and generally through out the State. After the lapse of soine minutes, Major Stith was formally, though in a very awk- ward manner, introduced to soyereigns, the peo- pie, by Major Lawson. He occupied the stand about an hour and half. My design is to com ment only on one or two points in his speeeh- Among other things he sad he knew of but two individuals who were open ayowed disunonists. Why then does he come here and preach 10 us. who are all lovers of the Union, the necessity oi is prcservationl Why speakto convince people on subject whom he admits are already convinc- edl Why commit such an act of supererogationq He is against inc continual agitation of the sub ject Why then speak on 1t at all, which IS eer- tainly agitating the subject His precept IS good, yet, like the wicked preacher, after giving fl. he fails to follow if himself. What then is in the wind7 Is it solely and merely love of the Union to speak thus to of the necessity of it's preserv- ation, who love fl as we de our wves2 Is there no ulterior views at this uncure, operating on and impelling tbe Major as well as other prominent Wings to agitate this subject? Is it not already known that the whole of the Whig party through out the length and breadth of this confederacy. as they have many times heretofore done, are about to drop old party issues, and, like the locuSs which have come this year, shed their old skin, cotbe themselves in a new dress, and come out under the popular facnating, and all powerful name of the great "Tnion Party." And, in order to recruit and increase their ranks, 1t not their policy par tieularly in this State, 10 make hs false issue be- fore the people, and brand every man as disu- pionist ,.bo ,vas orpoua3 tn a,J ,Ioas ,,t
 now, certain outrageous acts passed by CoagteSs 2
 By thus attempting to gull and deceive the hon est yeomanry of the State, they think there will be a remote probability of electne their candidate to Congress. But again to the speech. The Ma jo sad If the northern States by their majority in Congress were to repeal the fugitive slave law, he would not be m favor of secession. Secession was not known in political point of view, nor had it ever been applied to State affairs, and was un- known to the law books, dkc., it being term only used when a schism occurred in churches, &c.- Yet he would in such an event advise the south to hold on 10 the stars of our flag and to the Consti
 tuition and government, and for such an abomna. ton he would drive the people Of the free States out Of this Unon, and thea give them the strlpes, that IS to say, he would emphatically force them to leave this Union, and after he got them out of it.
 he would tie up each rascaliy fellow whom he had driven of, to black jack, and although he would not inhict on him the old lynch law of forty! one; yet be would give him just th,rty- one stripes Tn commenoratioa of the Union. and to let the yllian bear in his recollection he once belonged to it, and that 1t was once composed of thIrty-one States. This was knock-down argu- ,l,tt r.l.
 gresS of the fugitive slave law; and as absurd rid. cuous, and prepoSterouS as its was yet it elictad much applause, particularly from the little editor of the Wing q mean little in size) who sat on a ia
 ble nearly in front of he speaker, and who appear ed be tjekled to the innost recesses of his saut al the grand idea Of our driving the people of the free States out of this Union, and afterwards in- licting on them the stripes of the COW skin The gentleman'S remedy for the South in case of th. repeal of the fugitive slave low, as it ooulemplates the use of immediate lorce IS therefore worse than secession itself. The same majority moreover that would repeal that law, would inevitably hold on to it with a strong hand, and would control the arny and navy, and would retain possession of the vari- rlous arsenals, doekyards, and other pubic prop efis, as well aS the public moneys. And yet with all these inequalities and disadvantages preponde- rating agaiaSt us, as well the great inequality in numerical force, the gentleman says he would
 nevertheless drive them out of this Union, and give them the stripes All the di.eful consequent ees which he so pathetically depicted as resulting from secession, would certainly immediately ensue from the course indicated by him. God knows, that no man ia this Union can now predict all the great and numerous evils that would flow from its dissolution. The genteman's remedy, as well as secession would instantly dissolve t. Civil war would immediately result from the course suggest ed by him, and with all of its horrible consequen- ees As history teaches by example he should have adyerted to the long and bloody ciyll war in