The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-18

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s sg M .sng me country so menacingy and appaingy.
90 mol peend to say that he approved OF everything that
uohe M 10 me various acts OF compromise and concur
ed 10 all Their details. Far from it. would venture to
say as mere matter OF opinion. that there not
member u either branch Of the legislature that approved
not, But acted upon this principle went for On sd.
Iustment upon which an honorable could stand al
both ends OF the Union did not desire 10 obtain an adj.
that sectional controversy. think there Is no enght-
ened patriot who would not acquire victory
triumph ever his friends and his brethren In that
respect believe, from my intercourse. with Genera!
Scott that he nearly conceded With my personal
feelings than any other man with whom conyersed.
ST. national in all his feelings in all his proclyes, in
neither triumph OF the North over the South, nor Of
the South over The North Nor did l. desired ad-
q S any sort upon whcA I men might stand with
heritage without which liberty, think, weuld be extin-
gushed, and perhaps forever Imagine this Union sepa
rated exactly ia twain once set that example, aud il
would crumble down into The smallest and most con.
tem2tble and actous, and warning fragments, and
would become aby.word and scorn to all the enlightened
portions OF mankind who feel any interest in human
liberty and in the progress of civilization.
believe, therefore, that in doing what do, in ndi-
eating the preference which have, in no degree depart
rom the principles have always advocaednot at all.
But yet find gentlemen whose ambition may be limited
TO township, or county, or congressional District or
almost, perhaps, to State, mpugnng me in the public
New York, Mr. SEwARD.l for whom have all due re.
spect except for his opinions upon the delicate subjects
to which have referred. There wide as the
poles asundet In regard TO that, agree TO disagree.
Yes, SIR these gentlemen OF but yesterday ate arfagn-
ing my consStency-Amy seadfastness 10 the SOuth-O
southern principles and southern institutions. Where
can the bodest OF them find that in public life OF nearly
thirty years have quaed in the presence of enc
my TO the peculiar interests OF my region Of country
where the intimidation of power has made succumb,
or the Establishments and the arts OF aey have seduced
me from the course which had marked out for myself
No record OF the sort be produced may be little
ultra on this subject yet hope that does extend
nd tn Tprpp AT hav a
great duty that owe to every portion of this blessed
Union. hope not sir. But some gentlemen are ex-
tremey wise that they cannot associate with gentlemen
who entertain different views this subject We must
introduce INTO our platform and creed prin.
clple We are TO take the Compromise as new article
in political creed have not looked it very much
OF late but well temember, when il was passed, II
you went South, you would find but majority OF
whgs and democrats combined in favor Of and if you
more democrats in favor OF it than wings, admit Well
that would be platform suppose our friends in
South Carolina, and even OF Alabama and Mississippi,
would be very unwilling TO see II constructed and some
as sound democrats there in this land and sound
wings too would be unwilling 10 meet that platform.
The compromise measures have passed into laws There
no longer any territory open tor the agitation OF pro-
vlsoes and hope no territory may be acquired,
either BY the spirit OF rapacy otherwise, TO revvify
these questions They are now settled There snothng
upon which agitation can act II any triumph obtain
ed, IT was but upon single poin-in accordance, be-
lieve with The principles of all parties in This county
that each State may determine for itself what shall be
the character of its domestic nsiiiuiioAs think there
was no loss Of honor either sids Yet il has gone
TO The South, that there entire destruction OF
all The elements OF honor and that men cannot stand
upon the settlement They are asked TO stand out of
the Union but they would not stand there long So,
in the NORTH il is said the constitution must be disre
garded And who alleges IL Men who desecrate the
Holy Bible and the religion OF our Saviour himself But
this will not in the long run weigh with the common
sense Of The country Tor have an abiding belief that
whenever this country shall be deeply stirred 10 its foun
dations II will show common enough, and
yausm enough, TO MAINTAIN our institutions word.
think separation OF the States almost political i'm.
possibility thought other rather feared other
wise, during that terrible session oil iS49'50 had
strong apprehensions one would have had for
parent or child that hung by thread over boomess
gull. The bravest OF men were made 10 trembe, and
almost TO quake seepess al night; ridiculous il
represented TO be By gentlemen who recklessly
went forward lighting their little tapers. and making
their way through the world. trying TO get tle flash
popularity which would moi live longer than their iapers
would burn Reckiessy they push forward 10 results,
fearful and destructive TO everything OF political phios
ophy, every lover OF human liberty and human freedom
must have felt that the decision OF the questions then
pending depended The hopes OF mankind; and that, if
hope OF ankind-would have been buried for iime if
not forever. hope never TO be endowed with that sort
OF recklessness and hope that the majority Of the
American people Win never be endowed with H. hope
that with ffaternal kindly and afeciionale sense,
will watch institutions, watch their progress, and
deavor TO peipetuae their safety.
In the preference have indicated for the next presi
dency feel that interests will be those
hands as IN any hands that could be selected in this
Union. | feel that in the purity, the nationality, the
known honor the honest and steadas principles OF that
gentleman they would be safe they would be any
where. In the providence OF God. it is the highest
ability and most pracused staiesmanshp that re-
quired 10 give good government II would be most
unfortunate for the world and especially for this Amer
can world. if were So Right intentions, sound and
firm heart, and steady purpose, with the elements OF
good strong, common sense. are all that are required tor
carrying all that necessary to make the people hap
ny, prosperous, and even glorious.
The praciised Machavelians, intimately acquainted
with all the snuoses ortuoses and airoitne OF
the cunning politician, yield to strong and high sense,
firm heart, and right intentions and drectness OF pur-
pose, a quickly our cousins--ihe willy Mexcans-
yielded TO greater than Cortez, in his triumphant go
rous, and almost miraculous march from Vera Cruz to
the old city of the Aziecs
There is another circumstances which leads TO my
preference in favor OF the gentleman whom preferred
four years ago think il was great national misor
tune that he not selected al that time. II he bad
been President, we should have had the scenes
which occurred here during the winter and spring OF
isig-'50 we should not have had the Buffalo
lion, with all s disasters. But this other Of mine
is the ground OF availability II has been my steady,
wavering conviction, for than year and half,
that Winfield Scott is the only whg in this Union who
can reach the presidency by the Of the people
admit that he has been crippled and damaged
at the Southland Isay il with all due respectby the
development of premature, and, as | have thought,
absurd ambition OF The present "powers that
be-" They have endeavored 10 ally him with free soil
and abolition Inhuences and the unerng instincts OF
fear have brought the wa'cbfal democracy into ha
monious cooperation with the powers that be- on this
point Sir there is aboonst who believes there is
any truth in that alton, cunnngly suggested IN
situation; nor do they believe IL themselves There
"a fro h. IN ho ohI n ll3u