The southern press., 1851-06-25

may Then Do III the CITY, anu VI I'll ciulehS VINO
may see it to assemble to witness the ceremo.
ny, and that an address, on that occasion will bel
delivered by the Secretary of State.
IVA
senator Stewards Value or the Union.
We have copied from Mr.. Stewards various
letters and speeches, as they have appeared, as
Iample evidence Of the high estimate at which
lhe values the Union as any that has been ut
Etered by the original friends Of the Compro.
mise" We add the following remarks OF his
at HorneIlsville, on the Erie railroad, during
the late progress of the Presidential coterie to
the ceremony Of the celebration Of thai road
aGentlemen, am very glad to see you. but
have no speech to make. ! am not man OF
secret sentiments. / have no thoughts upon
public afflirs that have not freely discussed
with you. and with every one who has wished
to know them. ! have no reserved principles
Iapplausel and have only moment to tell
YOU what we have been doing. / have been to
the wedding, gentlemen, to the great wedding,
IN which the retired water Of Lake Erie was the
bride, and the old salt sea the groom. Pie hoary
AlIeohanies gave away the bride the Susque-
hanna, the Delaware, the Canisteo, the Gennes-
see and others, were the bridesmaids. The
ring was the gift of the merchants of New York
IAN iron ring woven in two strands was forged
and manufactured, and brought together here
by Alexander Allen. IL you want to see the
ring, look under these wheels
aGentlemen, there were two parties absent,
who had protested against the bauns, and al
though their absence was agreeable to others,
their presence would have been agreeable to me
One was the Syracuse convention for the disso-
luton of the Union, and the other was the South
Carolina convention for secession. Nevertheless,
it is hoped and believed by wise men that this
ceremony will impress upon all men the con-
viction that the integrity of this Union is be.
yond the reach of envy, malice, and all uncharit'
ableness.
Gentlemen, if should try to say more, the
memorable priest who conducts this ceremony
would cut me short with his shrill voice. So ]
must bid you farewell. God bless you"
His love for the Union breaks out here pla.
tonically, and extends to both extremes" He
thinks the ceremony will produce the "convic.
ton that the integrity of this Union is beyond
the reach of envy, malice, and all uncharitable-
ness" Have those who opposed some Of the
sCompromise Avs" because they did not spe-
officially and in express terms, deny the constitu.
tional rights of the South, become satisfied
with their practical results? Is the effectua ex.
clusion of negro slaves from our territory, under
the threat of Mexican law, now regarded by
them as an equivalent for the Wilmot? And
are the difficulties and cost of obtaining the de-
livery of fugitive slave, arising from the Punic
faith of their State governments and people
sufficient to satisfy their demands without in
sisting on formal repeal of the law! We
doubtit not, and taat it is becoming the preva
lent opinion with the Northern opponents Of the
sCompromise." But then it is necessary to
keep up an apparent antagonism in order thai
these practical results may be continued, and
the South quieted.
On the other hand, let US glance at the sin.
cerity Of the professed friends Of this Com
promise" there. 10 the following advice of the
Salem (Mass) Register to fugitive slaves, we
have tho extent Of the constitutional loyalty Of
a FILLMORE and WEBSTER adherent:
"Aud now aword to fugitive slaves. II there
are any such in this region, who apprehend dan
ger, let them escape at once TO aplace OF safety
II is the best thing they can do for their own
sake and the sake OF the community. IL thei
remain and are arrested, let hem not think for
a moment, Of resistance by force of arms. Those
who counsel such course are no true friends
TO them. The laws will be sustained at all
hazards and terrible must be the responsibility
of those who forcibly resist their execution The
alleged fugitive will find friends enough to
shield him bv all legal means which can be used.
and whatever can be properly done TO secure his
freedom will be dore. Forcibe resistance l.
the very worst advice that can be given or acted
upon"
Thus we see the mutual concessions in which
one party-content with substantial gains which
supersede the present exercise Of that envy.
malice, and uncharitableness, with which the
Free-soilers. have been so lony sowing the seeds
of dsunion-agrees to suspend active opera
tons, while the other is to scold and Brighten
the fugitives "to place Of safety for their own
sake and for the sake Of the community" and
proclaim the law as Sustained at all hazards. "
What farce
Mr.. SEWARD has doubtless shrewdly cal
culated the value Of the Uaioi, and has proba
bly, not overestimated its importance to the
wealth and prosperity Of his own section. But
he has miscalculated its strength, or we have mis-
culaied the spirit Of independence of the South
ern States, II he thinks it can survive any amount
Of political aggression by the antislavery States
on their equals. He will find that the latter are
too intelligent to be cheated into the belief that
black is white, or that an offensive blow is
mere love pat. They can afford to despse the
pulpit denunciations, pharsaical scoffngs, and
demagoguical taunts, flung at them but they
cannot submit to have the burden Of wrong and
Injustice heaped on them. But Mr.. SEWARD
aims TO attain his ends by careful policy.
There is a method in his Madness" not I'M