The republic., 1851-01-03

pressors? And why is this? Because the
bosom rejoices, and will ever rejoice in noble
deeds on the one hand, and suffers, and will
ever suffer in the course of base and gno-
minous career.
If there is such thing as national feeling and
character, it must be remembered that these rise
to sublime dignity and power by the multltudes
over whom they extend, and the energy which
they acquire through the accumulatihg force OF
sympathy. Whoever moves the spirit of ma
tion moves an illimitable sea, every wave of
which urges other waves into action How
responsible. then is the conduct of public men
who from the gifts of genius or the accident of
position, acquire the means of stirring the
mighty depths of national existence
From this text it would be easy to preach a
long sermon; but what we have further to sal
on this subject now, is very brief. Can any one
doubt that the history of our Revolution-so
glorious in its displays of patriotlsm--eXercses
an ennobling influence upon our people? DO not
the life and character and fame of WAsHINGToN N
make the spirit of the nation beat with pulse en-
uous ofhis magnanimity? Does not the UNION
of these States-the fruit of the Revolution-the
end for which WAsHINGToN was given to this
country, this continent, and the world-the
Union, teaching and preaching Brotherhood;
lmpartlng blessings before unknown to any ma
tion challenging and receiving the admiration
OF the world-the Union, inviting fugitives
from poverty and oppression in other lands to
seek shelter under its hag-does not this Union
tend to engender in the nation at large a spirit
rising to the dignity of the Union itself2 VIII
not every man-every true man, at least--be-
longing to the Union feel the impulse which
breathes from its proud history upon his own
heartl At home or abroad, in public or pri-
vate-contending in the arena of intellect, or
perchance fighting the battles of his country
nay, even at the plough, the loom, and the
anvil-wlll not every American while the
Union is preserved-still safe and still hon
ored-be better and greaterman than when that
Union shall be broken, and its dishonored FLAG
Iodden in the dusl2 We repeat--the Union
was the fruit of the Revolution; if it be broken,
the end will be national disgrace Then our
revolutionary tatheS-buried in honor, and re-
posing in glory-shoud be disinterred, and a
mighty funeral, to which the mocking kings
and princes Of the earth are invited, should
take place. Then shall be consigned to eter-
nal disgrace the shades of WARREN, MoNr-
GoMERY, and GREENE; of PUTNAM, MARION,
and SUMTER of ADAMS, JEFFERSON, and
FRANKLIN-and the long line of patriots who
poured out their blood, or sacrificed their peace
for the Union. And when that ghastly cere-
monial shall have been accomplished, then the
procession will move to the borders ofthe Poto
mac, The pile of snowy marble, now rising
there as a memorial to the blessed memory of
WAsHINGToS, shall be thrown down, and be-
meath its ruins shall be buried the form of the
MIGHTY sLEEPER at Mount Vernon. And over
all-when some GARRISON shall have planted
the spear in the side-shall be placed mock
ing inscription, thus:
Here lies George Washington,
The Father of an Abortion.
And this being done, the kings and princes of
the earth and the nulifers of the North and
the South shall pass by, wagging their heads!
Let Il r Americans who are capable of COM
pretending these vlews-those who are able to
rise above the msts of fanaticism, or break
loose from the delerium of party-ponder well
upon these things. II the Union be broken,
will not the heart of every high -soued Ameri-
can be broken with it? Will South Carolina
find in her local history, associations which
compensate for those connected with the annals
of the United States ? Will any name in her
history be as inspiring as that Of WASHINGTON?
Will any river in her domain roll with flood
so broad, SO noble as that of the Mississippi
If she cut one star out of the flag of the
Union, and place 1t upon her banner will she
find soldiers or sailors to win glory beneath
it, dabbled as it will be in the blood of kindred
and bearing as ii will on every breeze the glib
berng wall of shame and dlshonor