The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-10
From the Philadelphia Keystone, Oct. T.
A POteeut0uS ls.us
MAY 80, ls47.

Ii the compromise measures OF the last Congress do
not alay the agitation about slavery The object OF their
passage will be defeated Some of the measures en-
braced points upon which II necessary TO egslaie
Some OF these OF nature that they cannot be repeal
ed or disturbed but the great object OF the coll
leclvely TO put down citation upon slavery aay
and the South to revive good WILL and promote harmony
between all sections OF our common country.
III these ends not accomplished, the great purpose
Of the compromise measures will have been defeated
In that the nation would be loose upon sea
Of excitement anarchy, and violence. which patriot
no lover OF his country, It's glory, IT'S happiness, and its
prospenly desires even TO contemplate Every we'll dis
posed, intelligent man must agree with at least that
state OF continual cnminatlon and Tecrmnaon between
different sections OF the Union result in nothing that
IL desirable, but on the other hand will bring about
what every unprejudiced man must deprecalc.
Pennsylvania now holds the fate Of the Compromise in
her hand. Even The Union party OF the South and the
most devoted Union Of that party. declare tina, if the
Compromise is carried out fully, In spirit and in truth
il the northern agitation upon the slavery question does
not voluntarily cease, dissolution must inevitably follow,
and ought 10 and will take place. The whole South,
without the solitary exception OF single man,
cur IN thus And how can we ask them TO remain in the
Union this agitation is kept up, and the provisions OF
the constitution not adhered to- Agitation induces
heir slaves 10 run away from them in hordes, despos
them OF their property. endangers their lives dsturbs
their peace, invites brutal depayed mercless to
instruction and boodshed and creates the most invet-
crate hatred and enmy between deren, sections Of the
cannot by any possibility produce good-he South will
be compelled by the strongest instincts OF human nature
10 insist upon being separated from those who render all
that sacred to them insecure What human means are
there Of putting down agitation il the compromise meas
fail 10 accomplish that end Its opponents do not
inform us; they suggest none, and must conclude,
therefore, there are none.
In Pennsy lvania the issue is fairly made The demo.
cratic party by the resolutions OF the Reading venon
and the oft repeated declarations of all lis andidaies-
and espec tally by Col Bger in all his speecbesis
firmly pledged to stand BY all the compromise measures,
without alteration or amendment
II Col Bgler is elected every standard party in Penn
sylvanla will take position in lis favor Agitation in
this State nj least will then When that day arrives
the friends OF the Union in the South will feel Themselves
doubly strong, and the whole South will wheel them
selves into the Union line Patriotic and fraern7 feel
ings will again be restored former wrongs and ancient
hatred will be forgotten, and peace and good will
more reign supreme.
The whig party OF this State, by the action Of s last
general convention, by the acts OF Gov Johnsons adj
mnsraon and his declarations upon the stump, by his
embracing The views and catering for the vote OF the
abolition party, and by numerous other public proceed
ngs, is firmly pledged 10 continue agitation by the repeal
or amendment OF the only OF the compromise meas
ures which yields anything to the South All parties at the
South-democrac, whig. conservative, and all others
unite IN warning that the reelection of Johnston will
De regarded BY them abolition triumph, and that
such overwhelming evidence OF the sympathy OF the
Norlh with abolonism will compel them TO seek safety
oy windrawing from the Union
lhis grave issne must be decided by Pennsylvania al
ns eecuon The question before us is, emphatIcally,
Dryer ana we Union Us. Johnston, aboonism, and dis
union WIN the old Keystone, heretofore 40 dstin
s"'s"eo 'or ne' pau'onsm, rests the decision.