Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17
The Riches, Joke Of the Seascr.

We published last week letter from Senator Sew
efd an extract from written by John Van Buren,,
an extract from Horace Greeley and part of address
by c. NJ CLAW to the freemen of Kentucky. There
are distinguishing points in each of the productions
terrei to sort of family likeness a bold outline and
familiar grouping that is admirable. Let readers
again refer TO the paper of last week. and the
IRENE harmony between the four worthless. How soft
ly they all lisp the song of 'The Glorious Unon.'-
Gen. Foote in his highest flights never paid ador
alton to the GLORIOUS Union than Seward and Prince
John. Is there not something very significant in all
this and not the of the Union indicated by
Senator Seward about the same in effect, its
uses indicated by Senator Foote The one main
tains that the Union valuable for the preservation of
slavery the other that it is valuable for the power it
may exercise to exterminate slavery Which is right
Seward is acting upon an enlarged and comprehensive
principle that finds solution in the whole past hsto-
nv of man. Senator Foote is working for the Present;
his policy is for the hour and who toll, though
honestly and conscientiously demonstrate that they
are poor guides and still poorer statesmen Seward is
working to given point and he is of reaching it
provided he finds those who Ike himself declare they
in the Union for richer for poorer, for better for
worse, whether in power or Powerless." Senator
Foote is for standing where are-statonary-
he forgets that human affairs continually changing
that revolutions run backward, and that
in the current of one too powerful for the magic
name of Union to check. Seward is working with
the sympathies of all the Hireing race in his favor
he has self interest religious prejudice, sectional hos
tlty and the political power ofthe Union in his be-
half and if he succeeds not now his victory neverthe
less, certain If Senator Foote succeeds, what does
he gain! One guaranty for the preservation o.
the Union No What then Why, he will have
proved to Mr.. Seward and those who follow him. that
though Senator Foote and the Union of the Soutl
may denounce him. still it is only declaratory denunc
alton, and amounts to nothing but the cement thrown
in bind the South the Union, is in fact, so mucl
clear gain to abolitionsm Senator Seward is work
ing up to numerical power that control constitu
tionally Senator Foote is working up power tina
is potent though he represents institution sensitive
to wild degree, and he casts his influence into thu
same cauldron with Senator Seward--the Gloriou
Union.
| This Union was not the result of quackery, and W.
morally certain that there is magic enough il
the words "Glorious Union,'' to preserve it. 1t wa
the result of personal and commercial necessities
Both have ceased to exist to foreign intercourse
and it is evident that the very necessities insea
being extraneous to- are the natural incidents of tn
Union. It was to form ''More perfect Union tina
the revolutionary fathers srove fort was to protec
them against foreign encroachment and build up a
home power capable ofprotecting all. equally and
like. We have grown up under this Uuion, but tn
poorer and less favored section from time to time
laws discriminating in favor of its pursuits and thus
by slow, prudent, steps, has gained strength an
power; and it dictates that section from
whence it has derived its glory and its wealth This
a disease that needs something beside soft words
must be met promptly and boldly.
The North must be taught that the Union is vuut
less so soon to subserve the great purpose
otts creation. 1t must be taught that though the
: fuence of the world may be against slavery yet til
friends of that institution understand their rights no
as well they did in rs, and will sever the chain h
links them with power that attempts to Cypress wit
the aacrity that their fathers did before the rev
? luton,