The daily union., 1852-10-14

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Can be sympathze with people who every day vio
iatmg "a high moral obligation !"
II he is true his convictions and 10 his country.
will he not be bound his influence as far ~ he
arrest the further continuance OF this moral wrong
Can the South expect sympathy from any quarter, when
ushes this sentiment. by elevang TO the highest once
| in the nation the man who procaims il And can Il ex
pect and security when places the great executive
power OF the government in the hands OF who has
proclaimed. in advance, all her slaves, that their de-
lennon 10 slavery is wrong, which violates high
moral obligation" and that il ought TO be extermnaled
while at the same time he smul ates the passions OF
oolh slaves and fanatics by proclaimng il the most ex
aggeraed metaphor that The bleeding African was torn
from his savage home. and "cast upon continent
and that, too, when Madison and Mason made. and Mar
shall and Henry approved and Washington his zeal
to the constitution which permitted the further imports-
ton OF slaves. and guaranteed the peaceable OF them
Can the people OF Virginia be so blind to their own honor
and safety as 10 elect one to preside over them who
noi only proclams these sentiments. when ne admits
that they cannot be carried into effect unless they will
hfst give up their slaves, and then
selves furhef TO provide the to send the 1WS
and also avows still unchanged opinion. that be had
been in our legislature in 1882 he would have y0t6d
Tor the bill to emancipate our slavesl Can the Rbo
ilioniss and the 'hgher law" party have stronger
stmuan, TO push their war upon you than when they
find such person elected TO preside youand that
IN preference to true, great and good patr,o be-
that patriot had opposed them and defended you
sympahize with such sentiments, and never did In
proof OF which for the sake OF the conclusive arguments
Of 1882, signed by myself and others, which the
work OF OF the finest nteects in the State, my
cellent and honorable friend, William +. Wickham, of
Hanover s
lie maintains the power OF Congress abolish ala
very in the District OF Columbia. Horror of horrors
Shade OF the lost Van Buren,, where the men who
denounced you for that heresyl Spirits of the mighty
legislators who resolved in the Capitol ''io resist at
every hazard and to the last extremity" this terrible here
y did you expire in the act OF resolving. or why sleep
Iye now -ssgs "A
o. General Scott is opposed TO the admission Of any
slave State into the Union, and to the annexation OF
Mexican territory, with It's people, but he will be smost
happy fraternize with northern and Northeastern
brethren (See bis letter of the 29h OF June, ls49 ad
dressed to--nobody knows who's and why written, ex-
worthy OF note here that these precisely the sent-
ments OF Mr.. Seward, who in his last speech n the Ssn-
ate, in which he iicules Mr. Webster SO severely un
der the pre,ence OF pIasing him. himself in favor
OF the annexation OF Canada, which is what General
Scott means by "fra,ernlzng with his northern and
northeastern brethren" Now, beg leave to ask what
tain OF General ScoPs rank and ability President, de-
ermned he says in his letter OF acceptance, 10 put
down all factions, sedlons, &c; avowedly opposed 10
the addition OF any southern territory, and in favor of
the addition OF northern territory 10 any extent
aud backed in these sentiments by the leading men
OF his party al the North F! Can the South hone
for anything under such government but subiu8a-
lion, abolition, and amalgamaiion' With Canada an
nexed and the government and its party opposed to the
annexation OF southern itrory, what js 10 become of
The South Does require soohsayer 10 predictl But
mark, pray you, the effect OF these sentiments already
among the Scott men at the South and The garng inson-
sency OF their conduct and sentiments They complain
OF me that nuisance TO the whix party becauseI
in favor of the annexation of Texas (he sa,sment
that about making Texas speeches is simply fase,)
aud this holds equally Of every other friend ot The al.
nexaton of Texas, Then the whig party, party
South well North opposed TO the annexation
OF Texas; and now, the who raise this objection
me, and the wing party South, support candidate who
concurrng in that opinion, in favor OF annexing Cana,
ia. They cannot shelter themselves under any pre-,
tended constitutional objection, because The constitution
is much opposed TO tie annexation Of northern a.
southern territory, and is opposed 10 neither What thsn
is the conclusions Why, that Scott party South like
the Scott party North, in favor OF keeping the South
lown, and Strengthening the North. Or, TO AVOID this.
they repudale the opinions the convictions OF their
candidate and avow their support OF him in defiance OF
these dangerous opinions and then what hsure will
they cnt party oil principle par excellence, suppos-
ing President whose principles they repudats And
yet mark what tell you, they will take this shame u al.
tiude II they make any ayowal as r.
But their inconsistency is. " possible, yet glazing
in other respects. Tney have great horror OF free
soers aud are shocked that should be on the same,
platform with Mr.. Van Buren although he declared ct
Hllsboough and at Boston, that the free soil que ;ioa
was closed By the Compromises that there was no longer
anything FOR honest and patriotic Tree soers 10 azilAr
about that he took the democratic candidate for the
Of The platform, preerrng the platform any canddsls
and although himself opposed 10 slavery and ls sxsn-
sion, he had never been opposed 10 the fugitive slave
law, bni thought II necessary and constitutional Mw.
and one which the North was bound 10 enforce. And
ys hes act with Saward, Greeley. Johnston Jss.l
sup, Stevens and Others who, entertaining all Mr.. Van
BIens free soil opinions, want his redeemng merit OF
approval Of the Compromise and support OF the fugitive
slave awnen who entertaining every other obnoxious
opinion stl oppose the Compromise, and will, when
they can, repeal the fugilve.slaye law To what
you ascrbe such conducl IL II dlocy. the binding
influence OF party spirit and the insaaie desire OF power
and lis peTqulsies causing its victims forget both
county principle and producing utter recklessness
OF the Sou her peace and safety they get into power
and divide the spoil Mercul God, eau the southern
people be longer mislel by such men, whether they he
chaftaby regarded IDIOTS, or sienly, knaves
They will escape the olous penalty OF their condition.
however, by noby and generously repudaiIng their
sociales il you will let them never bad 10 prosecute
party OF consprators, while was Commonwealihs Al
orney, that they did not invariably do this But they
can successfully do this and still bold your confidence
and obtain your for candidate who supported
upon one OF principles at the North and another
the South anl who will not either set. how will
they escape IRON hemsepes and their canddIf for he
and OF them here your midst, free soers, ii
understand the term. lie Is worse iree-soer than
John Van Buren Tor, while he is exposed 10 the exien-
sion Of slavery, and eneftans every opinion against sa-
very which John Van Buren, en,erans. he has not
ed and will that he is Tor maintaining the fasi
ve-save law IL Is, which John Van Bnren has done
and they are, moreover, WIlmotProyls men, which is
free -sOism. ~ Ntat
Free. soil is but another phrase express free ,euory
and free Territory that the territory or soil OF every
county acquisition. where there is, at the time o ths
acquson slavery, shall never have slavery upon H.
shall be polluted, the insoent bockbeads say.
by slavery and the Wmo proviso IN terms declares the
same result Here itis 4na
There shah b. neithsr slavery Involuntary servi
tuds IN the said Terrtpy, Otherwise han IN pnnhmsnt
-. A.V. t.I.