The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-23

ncnAtor Scw&rd'S value OF inc UniOn'
We have copied from Mr.. Stewards various
letters and speeches, as they have appeared, as
ample evidence Of the high estimate at which
he values the Union as any that has been ut
tered by the original friends of the Compro
mise" We add the following remarks of his
at HoruellsviIle, on the Eric railroad, during
the late progress of the Presidential coterie to
the ceremony Of the celebration of tina. road
aGentlemen, ] am very glad to see you, but
have no speech to make. am not man of
secret sentiments. have no thoughts upon
public affairs that have not freely discussed
with you, and with every one who has wished
to know them / have no reserved principles
Iapplause] and have only moment to tell
you what we have been doing. have been to
the wedding, gentlemen, to the great wedding,
in which the retired water Of Lake Erie was the
bride, and the old salt sea the groom. The hoary
Alleghanes gave away the BRIDE the Susque-
hanna, the Delaware, the Canisteo the Gennes-
see and others, were the bridesmaids. The
ring was the gift of the merchants of New York
---an iron ring woven in two strands was forged
and manufactured, and brought together here
by Alexander Allen. If you want to see the
ring, look under these wheels.
"Gentlemen, there were two parties absent.
who had protested against the banns, and al
though their absence was agreeable to others,
their presence would have been agreeable to me-
One was the Syracuse convention for the disso-
luton of the Union, and the other was the South
Carolina convention for secession Nevertheless
it is hoped and believed by wise men that this
ceremony will impress upon all men the con-
viction that the integrity of this Union is be-
yond the reach of envy, malice, and all uncharit-
ableness.
"Gentemen, if | should try to say more, the
memorable priest who conducts this ceremony,
would cut me short with his shrill voice. SO
must bid you farewell. God bless YOU"
His love for the Union breaks out here pla-
tonically, and extends to both extremes" He
thinks the ceremony will produce the {" convic-
ton that the integrity Of this Union is beyond
the reach of envy, malice, and all uncharitabe-
ness" Have those who opposed some of the
compromise laws" because they did not spe-
officially and in express terms, deny the constitu-
tional rights of the South, become satisfied
with their practical results Is the eflectual ex-
clusion Of negro slaves from our territory, under
the threat of Mexican law, now regarded by
them as an equivalent for the Wilmot? And
are the difficulties and cost of obtaining the de-
livery of fugitive slave, arising from the Punic
faith of their State governments and people,
sufficient to satisfy their demands without in
doubt it not, and that it is becoming the preva-
lent opinion with the Northern opponents of the
Compromise But then it is necessary to
keep up an apparent antagonism in order that
these practical results may be continued, and
the South Quoted.
On the other hand, let US glance at the sim
certy of the professei friends Of this Com
promise" there. In the following advice Of the
Salem (Mass.) Register to fugitive slaves, we
have the extent of the constitutional loyalty of
a FILLMORE and WEBSTER adhcrent:
sand now word to fugitive slaves II there
are any such in this region, who apprehend dan
ger, let them escape at once to place of safety
1t is the best thing they can do for their own
sake and the sake of the community. If they
remain and are arrested, let hem not think for
a moment, of resistance by force of arms. Those
who counsel such a course are no true friends
TO them The laws will be sustained at all
hazards, and terrible must be the responsibility
of those who forcibly resist their execution The
alleged fugitive will find friends enough TO
shield him by all legal means which can be used
and whatever can be properly done to secure his
freedom will be done. Forcible resistance is
the very worst advice that can be given or acted
upon"
Thus we see the mutual concessions in which
one party-content with substantial gains which
supersede the present exercise Of that envy,
malice, and Observation-Disclosures, with which the
Free-soilers have been so long sowing the seeds
of disunon-agrees to suspend active opera
tons, while the other is to scold and frighten
the fugitves :" to place of safety for their own
sake and for the sake of the community" and
proclaim the Inv as a sustained at all hazards"
What farce
Mr.. SEWARD has doubtless shrewdy cal
cuIatcd the value Of the Union, and has proba-
bly, not overestimated its importance TO the
wealth and prosperity of his own section. But
he has mscaculated its strength, or we have mis-
culated the spirit Of independence of the South
crn States, IL he thinks it can survive any amount
of political aggression by the anti-slavcry States
on their equals. He will find that the latter are
too intelligent to be cheated into the belief that
black is white, or that an offensive blow is a
mere love pat. They can afford to despise the
pulpit denunciaiions pharsaical seedlings, and
.demagoguical taunts, flung at them; but they
cannot submit to have the burden of wrong and
injustice heaped on them. But Mr.. SEWARD
aims to attain his ends by careful policy.
There is method in his madness" not I'M
mindful of his own interests Bold as he IS, he
is.too wise to counsel the North nt once TO an
net that would instantanecusly mpel rush OF
the slaveholding States from the Union. lie
would not so blindly lose the goose that lays
the golden eggs. A more polite course must
be pursued. The burdens must be gradually
adapted. The spirit even of beast must be
L.. .ltor,ota vb,npino and sopthinr be-