The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-06

Of the country 10 carry out the compromises ana gaaian
tees of The constitution II was nolnlhg lees tldh
Jree nege under The heaviest OF legal sancons 10 EN-
ooy The whole power OF The government IN The vindiea
ton OF the right OF The savsnoae 70 his pope ~ me
~ .holiron societies OF the North. All parties dis
Claimed any or purpose to touch The property OF
~ .avebolder within the jurisdiction OF the Stale where
;dsd. and il the law IN question should yndIcae the
ybl when thai required BY the con
siuon would seem TO De out OF the reach OF danger
Rnt was said that the law would not be executed and
thai il would be repealed Upon these points MIR SAID
lime alone could reveal the truth But for himself he
would say that he had no fears OF repeal OF the law
and further, that he believed II would be permanent as
the constitution ITSELF and that in less than two years The
consequences OF its enactment would be recognised on all
sides as great and decided Improvement upon the past
was nevertheless, his opinion that the agitation oil
abolition Al the North. IN some form or Other would con
tniie and continue long England should cherish
her mschieyous designs break up this powerful con-
fsdeacy Abolition agitation in the northern States was
the great lever which that had long since chosen
TO prize from It's foundations the edihee OF tins Union
The abolition machinery OF the North was part
and parcel of The abolition machinery IN England;
The former the offspring and petied prolege OF
the latter, and for the great purpose OF rendng
asunder this Union, leaving. as ls wreck, a null
titude OF military democaces, to check and counter
balance each other European powers check one an
other and 10 bring shame and disgrace upon republican
too true that he: agents found at the North ready and
numerous auxiaries in their work now as did British
New Ie'tie
government OF the Union. Il was to him, too, source
Of great regret and grief to descry squn,ngs OF British
influence in certain features of the agitation going
on IN some portions Of the South MOI that there
solitary Individual within all his acquaintance who
would spura with the INDICATION OF patriot me re-
motest suggestion that British spy or agent could ven
ture against the integrity OF Institutions but that the
people addressed through the press and other ways
by pens and influences unknown 70 'hem-aush.
to believe the northern people TO be Their worst
and most malignant enemies and that treaties OF COM
merce and friendly alliance with England and other Eu-
ropean powers wonld be for the South better consttu
lions than that OF our federal Unonthat the slave nsi-
tuons OF the South would be safer, more sure OF pro.
lection, when brought in close contact with and made
more dependant upon Engla with all her abohionss)
than they were under the broad ags OF the federal
situon with ether representations OF greater art and
more concealed purpose, which time would not allow
the arts and influences OF British abolition societies
and British agents the North continued TO ioment the
abolition agtaons there with the same success as here
tofore and the people of the South should not awaken
to full comprehension of the designs OF ultimate hos
ty to their slave institutions cherished BY England, but
yield an ear too creduons to The rage and G
cult to perceive that 1t would require The united ef-
forts OF all the wisdom, hmness, and patriotism
to save the republic; that we were indeed then
Heading upon . volcano-upon the borders OF
civil war in all its forms-Slale against State--Stae
against government, and government against State
whites against blacks, and blacks against withstand
perhaps Indian wars upon the borders. Eye had not
seem had not heard, tongue could not express the
terity from the riumphs OF British intrigue and inter
ference the relations and desnies OF The States OF this
Union. The tory atrocities OF our revoution-ihe nor
sh and Spanish agents the borders OF the Spanish par
OF the island-Indan cruees upon our frontier popula
ton under nsgaon 81 BRUSH agenas,h h hundreds O
vent weak States and dissolve powerful Ones that be-
long to her diplomatic history and that OF almost every
other European power-all went 10 furnish idea oil
what that power would dare do if she could
psh her purposes by other means
In her desire 10 dismember this Union, Great
Britain had the sympathies OF all the crowned heads
and arisocatic orders of Europe. Our example Of
publican institutions too brilliant and dazzling be-
fore their eyes excited inquiries too searching, on the
part of their people, into the for large standing
armies, high salaries exclusive privileges, noble blood
and all the phases OF society and forms OF government
amongst them To attack US openly on account OF ou
Hence the plan OF fomentng internal dscord-ot aggrava
ting all the elements of internal strife existing amongst US
In this work British agency was, OF all others on earth
most efficient The extreme secrecy, subety, cunning
indebtedness, and double-dealng OF her pocyopera
ting, may speak almost IN the ways OF an nsern
table Providence except apparently
generous and disnieresed alleviaor OF the mischie
which herself had inslgated and aooed TO bnng about
and felt at the South, as secret monitor OF disunor
and foreign alliances, remedy evils which her
fanacal propagandsts al the North had been inictn
upon for the last fifteen yearsthese traits OF charac
ter. Che repeatedly with all The ADVANTAGES which com
her, qualified her more than any other nation on eart
to prosecute TO its realization the scheme OF our ruin b.
0lomemDerment anu civil WAL
Next to the dissolution OF this Union, in the order o
her policy, would be the abolition OF slavery by som
other in these States The effect OF that aboli
ton would be great Use OF long continuance
in the price OF cotton the effect OF this was calculated
would be greatly 10 stimulate the production OF cotton
white labor throughout the whole Souh--to Iadicate ii
cultivation permanently in all OF her East and West In
dian, Australasan, and African possessions, well a
augment its production upon the shores OF the Nedtera
mean and throughout South America
The expiration OF the hour prevented Mr.. Shields iron
continuing his speech 10 its conclusion.