Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1851-01-18

11i81S w Aa1 hsfsb S14s'5 ft~hA 1AaM6A \
etnaiatass we hope a8l laay read II,
ia pursuance Of d tiint resolution OF tht
Inst sessiot Of the Legislature, q block d
tnhrlde, naive Of The State, was procured
mud forwarded to Wa4linglon, TO be piac.
I'd Ia the nlollitnent now in Iaolfeaa Of q
retiion there. Id Tie tielluey Ut tie iatber
OF his country.
The t~'efleral assembly did iiot author.
iHe any sentiment to be placed on tile
block. / hook the liberty Of having III
aetibad tile following
flndinna Enpws no North, no South.
nothing buE tile Union"
/ ltj no ~Ieoeanse | believed, M | still be.
love. that tho Rentitnent thna engfaved on
eGlufiug ntaible. vas WfilIeii aIeo Oh the
iiaaftsp err people, tint II Waa the sell.
~iialaut of f. ggteat tHlss d inF leilew'tltl.
as,a ST I%t3ltaai. on Toe flost ugltatiiig
question o..llg day.
Colnpieta anaaitiity Is rafely the met
don't ~ human e9aneils, iii Il coHtedefa-
sy The ofaa, differing "a is lneflliets do,
III butl. v~,itnala, and plosiueiip1t n habits,
manners. mud social relations in local and
SECTIONAL lE1tetesta, il could not he expect
al nov, uiA more thanta At the birth OF dir
Feteral Constitution, lliat any conlpfofl.
lilo. ltaaetl Upon mutual concessions, should
bo p~atiffacbfy 10 all
II IL mot u practical question whether
tliuse ~ilep.nttfs OF peace, reeetitly Trimmed
lYy great add GOOD meti, ia the same spirit
which aet,iaual oar fathers III days gotle
hp. ttfe, ia Every respect, sueli as meet our
uuqanliAetf approval. IL bhs been well
said. that 1tlo lifea OF the bast OF ~ ARE
ppeut III 0 ].ooeihg between epile. anl 1t II
ollell a boltideli duty "a Ultufe q teitipofi,.
ny aud inefigtlal evil for u permanent aud
phertAt ood. A domestic institution,
forced nINffa our l%oreiathefs IN colonial
days, rather Than voluntarily adopted by
them. ia, tof the present, the necessary
policy Of ioor s3outhem brethren. Any
sudden Abandonment ot that policy Ia in.
possible. ,lsFrn ita tgfldttal felinqnisl-
iuant Il btlset with difficulty aud enbaf.
tnsnlent, Ifle patriots OF the revolution,
convened - ilaale Il government thHt has
endured t,f three quarters al a century, |
has epraa9. over half II hemisphere the
bio Nlllgs 81 peuee, Of political nli reli.
gioas !leeltlni, aud OF t%latlnlrtl prosperity.
tlssented IL tho great principle that eneli
state Of Tue Unjua Ia sagEe4gHs a. TO her
internal gt:tornrtent aal tlei aoelal rpia.
tiohs, Without tliis recognition, absolute
nna unconditional, the thirtessn original
states woiid newer have e4nettrred IN the
federal compact, That waattle great con-
eefgatlyo s~lolnent which bound hearts
though il Eouid not reconcile opinions.
Without il! tho Union cannot be ptosetf.
ed now.
hnltana,I q central State. has Away
lnatiltalnefa high, conservative position,
especially IN il,at exciting question Of the
day, which, has threatened moro seriously
than any other the integrity Of our c%ontctl.
Of Sliaes. She IL, Indeed, convinced
that slle Inns wisely selected her own do.
potasy. SHE Il satisfied with tie
OF prosperity which under that free
policy size ,tas attained. Oar State was
the naletetatll admitted into the Union.
Ia wealth. Ia agricultural aud CONNER.
sial importance she is uow the tltE,, il ial-
deed she 10 not the fourth. OF the eigll
Teen Slat,lss which composed tho Union
when we u zero admitted. four, ut most, nre
low ia our advance aud not one OF those
admitted has come within sight Of
az. Maiu; aiming her position ahead OF all
lor younger sisters, Indiana has walked
IN advance of fourteen OF the older
States. IN our onward progress we have
uniformly aeled toward eact, equal to
equal. Gar cotapacts with the great
,ontederacS to which wu belong, aud
,vety member Of it, have been faithfully
sept u LETTER aud in spirit. Neither by
ier otherwise, have wo
Withheld tom any citizen oil the Union
no rights which, under the Federal com
met, IRE assured to hm1. 70 this day ao
OF ro.ufalpt has been given; nor, 50
n knew, haseomplaiut been malaa
allst Indiana, ~ any State III tie Union. .
Above rl, Indiana recognizes the i'm. .
dtty BY every good citizen Of o !.
.giieaee I'll th@ iaWs of the land. +.
Wha,evsr difference Of opinion may ex-
II is IL liz late compromise measures
Iactea by Congress-, however rltra men |
! the nosta 81 IN the sonth maysoppose
r. denouncs them, there il hnt one course /,
[ action lr spe true patriot . pursue;
nd that Il, pullestatiagiy and ii GOOD !,
,ltii, to caky out their enactmeats. !
There is,ilo safety for property, for lib !
tty, = isf life, except III the absolute !
ipfeanaeg..of she Jaw. There isno high
/ duty Of y,ae citizen tslaa To mainsain, BY J
ford and Aee1, that supremacy. As we
atae the Heritage, rich beyond All price, =
archased not with silver Or gold, but !
18th the lise's blood Of The good and the 4
raye--sh3s heritage bsqueatil<d to us by !,
lr Gathers. and which we III turn, must \
ipviolate to orr decenaants- !.
I Us bealI IN mind that the first public I
u Of dlsoltealence 10 the Inv, is tile first Y
tai step on tie downward road to as.ar- 2
by. a
The eonstitution Of this Great confedra- Y
!, writtcll on parchment, may be rent y
IN il he nor written also on lie !
sarts aid affections OF tle people. 1t is !
fitten on hours. We love, NE respect it Y
Eve give i oar highest sanction. alike 4
Z the sake Of the sacred principles. Y
II human liberty, embodied III y
pfonisioas, for the u~nnnlnbered bless
s. we aase eniieyed under IFS rtle:: and I,
nenlurysaiso Of that bond of great and &
aoss men, !Nllo conceived ana established r
tsfEa slloalc Be understood Iy &
Y psoFae that lhisUnion rasa4aot BE pre- 2.
t1s'ti BY lsne, # itconel. It would NOT
'rosEh nFeerFHg The bonds af.1 u
sstnsats ssiai sHinl Hs tosether, are moral
nas plF ieai. Chr gserioas Ei.Iun TX
Il 81 ~Esoaselis ard not OF force. Lisa !,
st ~lsalidelee. Of trust, sf love and