The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-19

"a, december
RavgREsp AND DxAR SIR; Cordially approving The sent
ssirss by yon in your recent discourse o" 'e
AMsnicAs usoN and believing thai general diha
sentiments would tend ihe formation oi
sound public opinion on this important subject and
beng desi,ons, moreover. individually, in some explicit
and formal nsnner, To tesy devont attachment
ths Union, and utter dissent from those who wond
.aIyss + and our our e abide , 'y the e s9ns ,n
session Of Cong'e:s known as The oo%promiss @ ss ws
your eloquent and timely discourse this subject and
request copy Of the same for publication.
Alex ". Mitchell, D. Charles b. Penrooe,
WIN. H. Dillingham;, A. " Parsons,
VIM Shipper. NJ D.. James 3 Rogers;
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VIM Goodrich, Hogan Thompson,
j.%s: lanes inS'is. j.. Lippinco,:. Gr.mSo & Co.
John X Townsend. M. D., Trni,s Brother s. Co,
Cummings, Martin Smith,
John H Brown. w Kirk.
WIN b Hieskei, Morris Patterson,
6.is ' Ro.. { W,hs,.. William Blown' D.'''''
bS@dss 1S@%a' Pss'. sf.' 5vRm,f& nS&sy yt,s,swen,
Jane. onc. Scott Baker i Co.
James Schoti, Anspach, jr,
Vim. Veitch, George C Barber,
Lind u Brother, w. Til,ord,
Taylor & Psulding. John McArhar,
sbI:y' sSsao Moulsoe Woodruff 's A. Slack, ,'"''
DAVID spring.& Co, James Bnrrewes.
James I Leslie. Deco nrcourssy. r. III L. fouroade & Co.
w. H Gllngham, M. d, Maurice Wuns
To the Rev. HENRY A BoAxpaAs. ID.
PHiLApgLpHtA, d .cember %, 1850.
GEnTLENEN: cannot douUt that Tia. iavor win wnich
my l4,s humble saot benali OF the USlos has been
ceived b be ascrOed more TO the existing state OF the
public mind on this subc than to he intrinsic merits Of
ne perormance itself do nor feel liberty, however.
10 decline sP lica'ion ensnaiing iiom body of my
ieow-cxeus hono,aty represeni Ing the oi
city and the learned Professions md comprising gen
stnnS al hA Them Ih0
spect and gaiads Of the naon aud denided tneir fame
I the hope thai the discourse which You have in such
fasrng terms requested Tor publeaton may be made by
eesres the csne which I'll have 20 much at heart,
Lstewi'h place the nnsnu. cs,r al our disposal
am, very faithfully, your ireLd aud ied1w-cn,z-n.
To the Hon Joseph R. Inger.o Major General Paterson.
Charles B Penro,e, Hon A. v Parsons, Alex. ". Much
ell. NJ. D.. Vim. Dillingham;, esq, Professor Hart.
Lawrence Lewis, esq and others
THE UNION
Do y: thu, requits ,hs Loan. foolish people and
m sds Thee. and established lhte
Remsmbef the days old consider the yean Of many
generations ark ny IA her, and he will show thee thy
When the Most Nigh divided to the nations their Inherit
.ace when he separated tho Of Adam. he the
bounds Of The people according 10 ths numb. Of the child
For the LoKp's portion his peope Jacob the lot OF
his Inheritance.
He found him In desert land and in the waste bowling
Wilderness he led him about hs Instructed him, he kept
him as tho apple OF his eye.
As an eagle srreh nes futtereth over be young
sprsade,h abroad her wings, aks,h them. beaIeh them
her wings
50 the LORD alone did lead him. ther, no strange
He inside ride high places of the earth, that
auck honey OF rbe rock and oil o. the iny rock
Butter OF kine, and milk OF sheep. with ia OF amps and
rams OF the breed OF Besha and goats, with the fat OF
kidneys Of wheat; and dds drink the vufe blood OF
the grape -Dess xKnii, 6-H
These words deneate with great beauty OF imagery
iEp hyIp disne In
ancient lsael Susceptible as they are OF ready adap
tahon to oar own country, they suggest some OF the
nous causes iSI , gratitude to the Supreme Dlspo.er
BILE IN our aanctuarss this Day Of Thanksgiving But
they also intimate Q choose thus appropriate the
vsrtss and losing the muni6esni blessings Provi-
dence has conferred upon US. There is fear but too
much occasion Tor this warning The pulpit should be
very slow to give countenance currency topics cal
sulaed to excite alarm the public mind bu, where the
UNION Itself Is Jeopardy, both patriotism and religion
forbid that should remain silent In The judgment Of
dserse, and upright men OF all parties crisis OF this
kind has now arrived; and, indeed the indications Of
are 70 pssble that he only who shuts his eyes can fail
Up,o period quite within The recollection of The
young men before the atrocious word Disunion
never uttered IN any part OF the republic but with abhor
renee. The universal sentiment Was that the Union OF
these States was 10 be maintained at all bazzards,ha
u was not question TO be dscussed-and that any in
dv'dual who should presume impugn it's sacred Oh
hsanon would be justly charyeabe with moral treason,
v.
lMs Wholesome public sentiment has been for several
tssfs pa:s gradually giving way: Our ears, have
become fam!lianzed to the word Disunion. A pro-
uaessd session Of Congress has been consumed in
d'seasGng the thing ilsef One State il at this
moment almost on the verge Of sscesssion--others
are tnrestening II; and large and vigilant party
eIswhtre are pressng avorte measures with the
iul! coavichon that they succeed in carrying them the
Union must and will be rven asunder Under these cir
cumsiances. the pulpit may keep silence than the
press We have the civil rights a. other citizens
and We do not mean lightly to surrender them But aside
from hs the interests OF religion in this country are in
some sort conhdsd 10 the keeping Of the ministry and
Chr,stianity--not Chnstany Tor land merely
but Tor the world and for oil coming generations OF man
hind-has much at stake in the American Unon tnai
II We should refuse to co-opepte with ou fellow -c
gene in all legitimate measures for the preservation OF
mat Union, we should be recreant the Master pro-
lees % servs, and unfit TO minister at his altar.
"a The original manuscript OF Washington's Farewell
A6dsss there 10 the following paragraph partially erased
WIN The exception OF the last sentence IL was rejected
him; bu, no apology will be needed for citing
oceason like the present: Besides the serious
causes Seady hined threatening our UniOn there il
one tss dangerous, but sufficiently dangerous TO make
prudent 70 be on Our guard against IT, alude the pet
uisnce OF parry differences oi opnion. il uncom
moA hear the limitations which these hem
sives IN declarations that the Inherent parts of the United
States are lahvci~d each other, in menaces that he
Union will he dissolved BY this that measure Intna
Mons nse these indIscreet they
though frequently made with levi,y. and w',hou, any