The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-24
The Union OF tho south.

The Union OF tho south.
Some Misrepresentation this subject appears among
of those journals which have arrogated to them.
selves the exclusive protection OF southern rights. We
know of party in the South which is not in favor OF
the union OF the South against ami slavery aggression.
The great democratic party, under the lead OF such men
as Messrs Cobb and Fooe, has taken from the first the
very highest ground in favor OF such union The issue
on which they go the people is, that the South should
unite as one man stop further antisavery legislation
ard agitation in Congress, upon the basis OF the final Ad
lustment which has already been adopted The south.
rights party on The other hand claims that the South
should unite one to break up that Adjustment,
and SO reopen the whole field OF anti slavery agitation.
The single question before The people of the South
is Which OF these two bases platforms OF union will
they adopt as safest, strongest, bes' And now, we
ask, how can the South regard this as AN open
question There is no. at the North enemy OF the
South, from Pllsbury and Garrison up to Wade. Sum
ner Johnston, ana Seward who does no. cry out with
the Southern Rights leaders Reopen the Adjustment p
There is not at the North friend OF the South-save
perhaps MIR lauldng-who does not say with Messrs.
Foote and Cobb, Stand by the Adjustment as final and
sacred-a covenant of peace Stand by this covenant,
end as one man demand its faithful fuflment-such is
the language of this appea-because in so doing the
South plants herself impregnably upon plain provision
OF the constitution, guaranyng the return OF her fugitive
property, and thus shielding by the whole power of the
fundamental law the Adjustment at the only point where
northern fanacism assas 1t. Stand by the Adiuslnen,
because mbodes the great southern safeguard OF
intervention and repudates the doctrine OF the Wilmot
provso Stand by the Adjustment because further anti
slavery agitation, be its result whatever may be- of
itself ncalculabe evil and danger 10 your section
Stand by the Adjustment because most eminent AMI
jealous champion Of southern rights--,he Vice Pres
dent Of the United Sa,es-has told you, " the con-
stitutional rights Of the South safer under its
provisions than they have been for the last twenty years
Stand by the Adjustment because if upheld, il puts an
end to the insulting doctrine that saveholdng
States into the Union. And, above ALL stand
BY the Adjustment because upon alone the northern de
mocracy can rally party. and carry the North and
unite its preponderant political power TO defend with you
your constitutional rights against further aggression
Such as we conceive Them the strong grounds and
the grea, purposes upon which the true democratic party
exhor,s the South TO unite.
And. against all this, what is the union to which the
South is invited by the selsyled southern Stae-rghs
party On its very face is union TO reopen Settle
men, in which all that the South objects to, fixed
and fna and everything that the South most values.
peaable. Reopen the Settlement. and you cannot put
California OF the Union change her constitution.
Reopen the Settlement, and you cannot unbx the Texas
boundary But reopen the Settlement, and you put
the Wmo, proviso into the territorial bills and you can
repeal or emascula,e the fugitive law. Reopen the Set
Element and you must again plunge the government and
the country into boundless and high-surgng of
anti slavery agitation, the big rollers OF which urged
on by the unbroken power OF the wing party in the
NORTH as by tempest Reopen the Settlement, and while
you thus broaden the whole field of attack upon south
ern institutions, instead OF keeping il narrowed down as
now is TO the fugitive law where the plain letter of the
constitution is your shield you at the same time strike
from under the feet OF your democratic friends in the
North the only platform on which any one OF them
claims tha, he do anything against the wing power
and the anti slavery fanatcism, in your defence Reopen
The Settlement, and you emerge from your nrenchment
to challenge undeended the onset Of majority section,
against which, you charge, your inenchment itself
is no, an adequate defence The result is plain Re-
open the Adjustment and you fling yourselves at once
upon the ultimate remedy of Disunron, and from that
desperate step nnetentbs of your people reco as from
treason, and civil and social and servile war;
In tins view we nan the tn'cR-comhs Signs oi tue
general rally OF the southern States upon the Compro-
mise as cheering that the sober thought and the
erring patriotic instinct of the free people Of the South
wiser than the specuations Of some OF her statesmen
have seen in that measure the sanctuary OF her safety
and the rock Of her defence Like the Mons Sacer"
the Sacred Mount beside the walls OF Rome,
il stands beside the buwarks OF the constitutions and, as
in the old time the people rally upon it, under the
banners of their chosen leaders, in stern and solemn
sistance OF further aggression