The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-13

South Carolina has last assembled her leading men
consult TO The present condition oil affairs, and DE-
termne whether II Is worth while 10 lonse! remains
member OF The Union. THIS movement has been nuf
ured for some time and lis full development 10 probably
hand The great danger 10 be apprehended Is that
hasty step may be taken which no Subsequent action
The assembling Of men 10 consult as TO the best man
Of dissolving the Union is unusual spectacle ex
cept with aholitoniss That entire Stale should set
such example well calculated 10 arouse and excite
every friend Of the country and lead him 10 ponder upon
the we running, aud the inevitable destruction
we must encounter unless change is effected The
fashion so prevalent the North and South OF looking
To the interests OF their locality. instead OF looking 10
the greatest coed 10 The whole county, has done much
towards producing this stale OF affairs II we would
have peace we mus, feel and though members Of
one great family, ac'uaed by common impulse Tor the
good oil all
disunlon band Of patriots have met together al Syr.
cuse to see what they could do 10 increase The excite
men al the South and still further imperl the country
Such action at this lime is doubly mschievous and dan.
gerous. The entire South have but recently been
greatly excited, and Just elapsBg into state Of
quiet and epose. The feelings OF bitterness engendeed
by the agitation OF the compromise measures had been
-olteued by The good faith evnced ny the North in full
filing The requirements oil The constitution and with the
exception OF South Carolina where the primary steps
towards dissolution had been taken. all the southern
States were beginning to look upon The Union with their
former love and devotion All this was cheering 10
every friend OF the country and men began 10 hope
troubles were a, an end. Bat just at this time CON-
northern fanatics, the feeding the flames which the
other kindIed. Both in their separate sphere OF action
labor Tor the result the dissolution OF the Union
They do lhis-he the pretence that their rights
assailed and endangered and the other lla: their
neighbors guilty OF great SIM which forbids their
continuing under The government-with full
knowledge that il success crowns their efforts. the Union
mast perish.
Such, them is the of affairs North and South, and
the question suggests ITSELF What is 10 be done under
these circumstances Ever since the existence OF the
democratic party has been its duty as well pleasure
10 stand by The Union and the constitution Such is now
lis determination, although may encounter greater hos
uliy from the sectional luminosity prevailing. Even
though il has now a double duty to perform in de.
Tending both State and national constitutions from in.
fraction it not shrink from the labor The greater
the call for action, the ready have the democracy
ever been TO seek The post Of danger, ard now that he
| federal and Stale constitutions threatened, and the
Union in peril no democrat must shrink from his duty
While seeing that tie supreme law OF the State is not
violated every member of the party must look to it that
everything tending to excite sectional feeling is dr.
carled, aud all done which may render these States
united and harmonious Let stand firmly by the STATE
aud national constitutions and the democracy will have
done lis duty, and its whole duty.