The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-14

the vh;rlwnd The action of Vermont took place during
the extreme violence OF the ians.ea 'sss, ~ ne'
Fraudulent trick and since its exposure has excited IN
The breasts OF the people the most determined hostility II
/. hs,eys thew will hasten to repeal H. and TO wipe out
,hs Jisy,aes il kas eniaed the State So far Mas
ehusst,s concerned only single case has occurred
there 10 Genera hsmillons remark and no well
informed citizen OF hers believes will be very soon ol-
owsd by another Of like nature There three other
poin ihese extracts deserving Of consideration Gen
Hamilton thinks Virginia should lead of al once in
favor OF southern convention to be held al Rich
nond that convention Of all the States would be the
fruit OF this movement and that the federal constitution
the rights Of the South, and fresh understanding OF
the bargain Now, all and singular OF these things
object. because they are totally unnecessary ms
southern the bantng OF the aboriiye Nash
vile convention. and could no goo end, but TO
pfoac agitation and furnish sor. Of safety valve Tor
,ns e Is ~ sIpa ., This csn BE- a. we'll
done in meetings legislative assemblies, Fourth OF
July orstions and other suitable occasions for these
pyrotecnic displays If southern convention should be
held nj Richmond elsewhere, il would be likely to
contain large portion Of the violent and active vtfroifs
Of Ill the southern States for they would be vxant and
industrious and would seek place among its members
for the convenient opportunity II would afford them to
create disturbances TO pledge the people IN advance 10
some extreme measures. and TO organize poay o. go
and their respective communities and watch Perdu Tor
the moment when they could give the Union It's death.
blow Thisis their only hopech,s u Their rsa. design
ble what could il accomplish 1t could meet win no
useful purpose in view but to amend the federal
sny man in his he believes general convention
could be assembled in these times OF turmoil and excite
ment OF sectional jealousy and anmosity from which
any real good could be expected It, in the days OF our
fathers. when territory comparatively small our
condition distracted and anarchca our confederation
loose and a league observed or violated as interest OF
prejudice dictated, there much df1culiy IN fOrm
ing constitution by convention presided over Dy
Washington. and composed OF many OF the most Illus
,rious statesmen and patriots OF the revolution, what
hr,a forn Oyu SvhQ ram
and antagonsm has been augmented lhousand-fols
But in addition this the South needs neither new
guarantees nor "recogn,.,ons q .ne sd and
stands in need OF neither new readings nor new
ton This great palladium Of the freedom and the rights
Of every State and of every citizen in the Union cannot
be frittered away by special pleading overhrown by
open force Both have been tried, and both nave
ignominiousy failed Its eternal and immuable prlncl
pos rise up with wed vigo after every assaults and
The more they are condemned and denounced by fanatics
and demagogues the dearer do they become to every pa
rios heart What wrong can be inflicted on the southern
States without equally woundng the constitution None
absolutely none. And what necessity can there be Tor
amending its provsons By seeking 10 do this the South
abandon, her strong ground Of constitutional
moi already protect her rights any wise statesman OF
the South ready admit that the federal constitution is
not the very ogs of his sectional rights and privileges
- we'll a. 81 those Of the free States should regard such
man little less than demened Why. them breach the
idea of amending that glorious instrument, which Is as
near perfection now human wisdom can make II! Ii
it be abused or violated, amendment will not prevent
that for it easy abuse violate the amendment
o. the original instrument ITSELF
Ii 10 impossible to close eyes to the conspicuous
figure South Carolina is endeavong cut in this
gsncy. She cOquetled with Mississippi, and produced
that uniucky nondescrpt, the Nashville Convention
She coured Georgia, and offered the lead in the great
enterprise TO her. but that noble State CONTEMPORARY
rejected it. She is coaxing the Old Dominion to join
her mad scheme, and offering as nducement to place
ginia accept refuse the proered ensign OF treason
believe she will spurn with dsdain The Union and
the federal constitution are too dear to Virginia 10 be cast
idly away They are her own children. They were
handled her knee in their infancy, and now that they
have arrived at the maturity OF Herculean manhood,
they will stretch forth their powerful arms with her own
TO uphold her honor and to vindcae her rights. No,
Virginia will be the last to desert them The bones OF
Washington, and Jefferson and Madison. would not re-
pose quietly in their honored graves # she were to mar
and blast their great abors OF patriotic devotion to their
country and TO mankind How does happen that South
Carolina is the only beacon light in the Unioni Who
constituted her the pole glorious constellation
Surely Virginia will not confess that her star is in the
wane. and that OF the Palmetto State in the ascendant
Virginia is she has ever been. her own Mistress
ling State. g Be still We want family jars we will
neither spouse your quarres follow your mutinous
TO trouble 10 s
S q. s, y 7; and 3 By
separate Independence be able to appreciate the benefits
Of and fraternity lie. who may veer OH after the
false ,s Fl south md ssns H sxs. w 'fa By s
-
with the same bravery and devotion with which she
chung through many hours of gloom and peril TO the
banner in which glittered her own.
II may BE- asked whether contingency might no,
arise when the duty every man owes TO the hresides
and homes Of his family and friends would require him
10 surrender the Union Undoubtedly such sad spec
tace might possibly be presented Gross injustice, rank
oppression, and perseveng tyranny, might produce It,
bat I think that day will come. II has never
yet come, and believe II never will When II does,
II ever. il will BE- iap unto itself 1t will have to be
met BY the evasve hypocrisy OF secession, MULTI
cation, sectional conventions, but IN the bold and
manly spiTil that actuated fathers the revolu
tonthat noble spirit which procaims that the prese
walton Of Liberty will justify any measure necessary tol
that great end. In the time let us all, within our
appropriate spheres, contribute our utmost exeous to
subdue fanacism and violence, to resist sectional en-
croachments, to restore kind and harmonious feeling
and 10 cherish those expansive sentiments OF patriotism
in which the constitution and the Union originated,
and which rendered fathers band of brothers We
admonlshed by the highest wisdom that sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof" Let us give up 10
croakers and prophets OF i'll the task Of ramplng on
the constitution, running the country, and blasting its
prosperity This employment is congena their feel
inge, and affords them the only chance they have TO
of government be destined TO pass through another
fiery ordeal for lis publication, can pray for no higher
blessing to be conferred my country than that our
Chief Magisate should possess the iron WILL the Spar
virtue. the patriotic ardor OF Washngto ton, all of
which qualities likewise characterized Andrew Jack son.
the "pot who weathered the first storm"
have hastily sketched these crude suggestions, and
now submit them to you in the hope that they may
stimulate you and others to adopt effective meas
ures 10 rescue Virginia from the least shade of susp
cion that she coun,enances this movement which she
inv lpa hp aftn hnah pep