The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-23

e spurn the protection OF monarrh's arm or attempt TO
iiberae ourselves from the desposm OF q monarch's
power-should be willing now TO disturb the harmony OF
our county 70 break lis peace. and perhaps oyeIuin
those enviabls institutions which rapidly conduct,
ing us to wealth. and power and greatness by means OF
natyefy institution which was intended TO perpeluae our
piohiet pohuS5e Is not strange Thai The subecfs 81
Mat m0nai hy-sehooled 10 bow before lhy throne,
and 10 crnge and uemble, and be silent 10 the presence
OF hereditary arsocacy-s Uisa our country 10
lecture us upon the subject OF liberty may not be strange
as II is ludlcrous but that the hg minded citizens OF
our republic should be led away by such teachers into
conflicts with their political brethren, into excements
which threaten not the quiet and harmony OF their eoun
Try merely but the petpeluy OF that sacred charter by
which she exists united nation, is srange-is more
than strange
From these views of Mr. Wrights opinions, are we
not safe in saying TO those OF his friends who have
abandoned old party connexions that they have been led
into error by controversies in which. TO his Ian
guage the effort OF the wings has been aully employ ed
TO create geographical division of parties by "passion
and sympathy rather than and judgment r. and
may we not address TO them the ELOQUENT language In
which he concluded the address from which we have
quoted. aad which deserves TO be in the hands OF
every patriot in land. whether he be citizen OF the
NORTH the South, the East, or the West
If there be those among US who, mised by mistaken
sympathy or by sudden excitement upon any subject
forgetting their obligations TO the ,ohoe country To the
constitution and the Union, let every effort OF per-
suasion and example to awaken them TO OF their
dangerous error il those who, for the sake OF private
interest personal ambition, momenlary political
cess. are willing to experiment upon the public passions,
TO treat lightly their constitutional obligations, 10 toment
sectional ealouses and raise up geographical distinctions
within the Union, let the absence OF counenance and
support convince such that the personal qualification
public services OF any living not objects OF SUI
cent magnitude to be gained at the expense OF the har
mony OF the country the peace OF the UnioD or single
letter IN the list OF our constitutional duties Ii among
us there be any (Which Heaven forbid who are pre-
pared, for any earthly object dsmember confed-
eracy and destroy that constitution which binds To-
gether let the fate OF Arnold be theirs and let the de-
teation and OF every American be their
coinpanons, until like him. they shall abandon
try whose rich blessings they are no longer worthy TO
enjoy.
Towards foreigners and foreign nations let our conduct
be governed by the strict rule OF right Let our every
duty, arising under the laws of nations the obliga-
tons OF treaties promptly and punctiousy performed
and then. neither claiming attempting 10 exercise a
right TO interfere in their internal affairs, control
their civil and political institutions, let give Them at all
times and under all circumstances to understand that
neither ask nor will receive any such interference
/ from them.
| Thus demeanlng ourselves as citizens OF the republic
and OF the great commonwealth OF nations ii the time
must come when proud temple of freedom must fall
crushed by external violence, rent asuDder by inter
nal dssensons, let the freemen of New York sustain
erect and unbroken, that pillar of the committed
their keeping that when every other may be pros
and scattered the face OF fair land-a Of
shapeless runsit may stand monument of their hde
lty the perfect edce, and OF their unyedng attach
ment 10 constitutional liberty.