The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-18
AboIitionism and Natiyism.

There is a sufficient, family likeness between aboli-
tonism and naivism to justify US in bestowng upon
them few Joint words OF comment We have no idea
OF wasting our time IN vain attempt to reason with
the subjects OF either of these fanaica deIusions Men
with bu, idea generally impeyous to reason and
when their approach to the condition OF mono-manacs is
close that of abollonists and nayiss, II 10 worse
than idle address TO them. But 1t 10 right to
treat them other unfortunate objects OF deiusion are
rea,ed-to throw such restraints in the way OF pTeven
tive remedy around them will render them harmless
10 those who are OF sound mnd-not by actually COM
hitting them to lunac asyums. bat by hedging ihen
round with such Arguments against their dangerous pro
penses will caution TO sensible people to
withdraw from all with their fana,ica deIasons
With this purpose propose to present one view OF alb
oinon.sm and naiiyism which strikes carrying with
i, great force.
Ii is historically that distinct political nrgani-
zatons aboliiionism and naivisn both OF moSera
growth They neither Of them lad any traces 81 a.
existence in the earlier days Of the repubc, nor n site
days that tried meas souls" during our revolutionary
struggle II until aearly all Of the gloFoas asas
OF heroes and patriots who illustrated ouc revoaoaasy
history had been cons gasl their graves thar sS
be found with hsrdihooi sufficient 70 propose aoc~a as
CARNATIONS upon the principles and for tie checs <aca
characterize a5o.onIs's ahl sztsrisss = ae1zaExs
bic fact that these azilatofs 1xrei % sssa ne 5e
and integrity OF oar cozs11anorzl azsaaEss v11r aas
Ia,rio fathers lived - ssszks an crG.1s y r Tis
power the wicked and uSfsirl0c sr1s.s q Er'aEars
adyeuturers Who ever tears 81 zsoGlolast % IA
Twist during the tendency Of revolutionary srasss
Shareholders and slayehodsrs, natrs citizens
and foreigners stood side by sds, fought shoulder 10
shoulder suffered The same privalion, mingled together
their precious blood ard laid down 10 common graves
but never was The non Shareholder heard 10 say 10 the
sayehoder You are shining against high Heaven. you
are guilty of The accustd of slavery and therefore
oabe your association, and despise your hypocrnca
patriotism Nor was ever heard that any native
born American then said 10 the brave foreigner at bs
side You were born on the wrong side OF The Atlantic
you are an lrishman, German, or Frenchmsn you
have no right 10 bare your unpatriotc bosom in defence
of our American rightssheath your swords, stack your
muskes and retire from The struggle which belongs alone
10 native born American. Where was all that ram
pant exuberant exclu.iyeness of patriotism which is now
50 boiserou.ly and iaclousy claimed BY modern pol
cans who are much wiser and better than their saint
ed fathers An abolitonist nayist in The DAYS OF
10 would have been an obec, OF such universal
lion, tina, every homes, would have armed himself
round the wordn And i, is no, TO be forg often tina,
when the join, tolls and joint bravery Of shareholders
and non Shareholders, of rativeborn citizens and for
eigners terminated in The glorious achievement OF our
freedom, not a murmur OF dissatisfaction escaped
the ps OF non Shareholders native citizens when the
mede Of praise was bestowed without distinction upon
all How wonderfully have our modern patriots grown
in wisdom and dew o,on TO the country
~. L. ,Jral enfT natl
cisn becomes more striking the bright pages
of history the next great epoch ia our national glory
Who formed our government Has occurred to
the deIaded devoees 81 aboliiion'sn and narisn 10
,ove this question: In the celebrated Congress that
adopted our Declaration of Independence there
none but non. Shareholders and naiive-Americaps :
When tha, immortal State paper read in The Con
gress 1t anywhere recorded that any abolitiont
with fiery Indignation and denounced lis great author
the chief OF sinners because be a STAKEHOLDER 7
Aboonsts glory in referring this document because
declares all be free and equal but did any
at that gay rebuke Thomas Jefferson for Inconsistency
and hypocrisy in avowing such sentiment and yet hold
ing Africans in slavery No such fact is recorded in
history; the true import OF Mr.. Jederson's language
was then fully understood there abolit.onis
then 10 perver and dso it for base political purposes
There were non. Shareholders then-men who not only
did not own slaves but who opposed to The in
stituton bat they were honest men, and knew how to
look a, things they were; they not abolition
ists-they were not such pure and sanity politicians
as we have now, who can denounee the work OF our
fathers a. a covenant with hell" They were plain.
simple minded men, looking at things they found
them they wer willing 10 coneede 10 others ju.t as
much morality and patriotism they claimed for them
selves. In like manner, in that Congress. were native
and foreign born citizens but history nowhere records
that there any native citizen squeamsh in bis
patriotism to move exclude from that august body
all those OF foreign birth. Truly. we do live IA an age
OF astonishing progress, fathers lived in an age OF
inpenetable darkness
When the convention assembled 10 frame our present
constitution we have never heard that there was any
committee on credentials charged 10 ascertain The names
OF Shareholders add foreign born Members and 70 nave
them erpungcd from The body What unpsIdonaoles a.
noranoe and worse wickedness must have controlled
The counsel. of that ilasuous body OF men who
must be taken for dotard. and hypocriies II mol
err abolitoni.ts and nativsts allowed TO SIT in
Judgment upon them In all that assembly, 10 all The
and. there wa. not one Horace Greeley, OF WIN. n
Seward or Frederick Douglass or Mrs Harriet Becsh.r
Stowe or Peter Ssen Smith, TO invoke the curse Of he
Alnig hiy upon the work OF Shareholders and son-
Shareholders, natyi.s and foreign born cnrens sanrS