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

But there clauses IN The constitution which deserve
10 be specially remembered in The view which now
taking We allude 10 those clauses which show that ala
very and both subjects which received
The attention OF the convention When IL was soemay
proposed 10 recognise slavery an existing and legal
lastilulionwhen II proposed 10 provide tor uniform
laws for nataTalzinz foreigners. where TIE sboi
iionists and naviss then Surely. if there any.
they then illuminated their choicest snaiheme There
then, there who opposed TO Ella.
very and to admitting foreigners TO citizenship TOO sho
probation, but they neither aboonsts nat,.
lists They bad The good sense and The patriotism to
qulesce PROVISIONS which not in exact accord.
ance with their tastes. They OF more ideas
than one they knew how to make concessions for the
sake of peace and compromise and they had
the manness and honesty acquesce cheerfully in the
compromise agreed upon What noble example is
here brought view for the instruction aud guidance Of
true patriots in all time How noby does this conduct
OF our fathers contrast with The fac,ous. grumbIng
ciamorng sg,ating and hypocrisy OF the fanatics OF
our day, who claim to have all the honesty. intelligence
and purity tha, remain in the country
II occurs 10 US that our democratic friends who allow
ed dseod 10 come into their ranks ia the shape OF free
soism and nativism few years ago might study the
example oil our fathers after The adoption Of the cons
gaoa which bat great compromise, with peculiar
benefit and profit at this time. Whilst is true that
here were neher aboonis,s nativists in the early
days OF the republic. il Is also true that there were op
ponents of the extension OF slave territory and Of nceas
ing the facilities for grafton aad naturalization OF fo-
esuers These sentiments arose ou oil opposition 10
slavery and Out OF apprehension that too gsea, in
aax OF foreigners and too mach facility in extending to
them citizenship, would endanger our republican nssiiu'
isoas Bat hos. sho entertained these sentiments were
aag lsczs,s nor nasvisis They did not seek 10 AZ
z osznzzas sgslast those provisions OF the constr
soa slca rscogaasel savesy and provided Tor nata-
-ssz&gs5s- Trey Fags& 10 Har a2cn he ecnshuhon,
ssr ssssa sasea1ssrs, fcsesznSora rstzeas They
"a 20, s-sx 10 aorn Combinations ESfa coru polill-
.as as vaoafs he c5ssltaoaza rights Of sonAern men.
T~y rszsH-s 40 nsal axtate the slavery question,
win ne avses PurpDs. 81 orc1nT rse abolition OF sla
ps-y nos cd taey pes~ecu;e foreagsers and to
sna4 n 2oor sgsiasf teiv hDdlng an asyum on our
.sarss They nrz1s4e& rgzss A. ihe consolation bad
alr atszr sysE ssz Asy acquisscsd In inem, whilst
tisy vsr. coE~Ia wss1ss t~aE opposition TO The e.
aea1or "a sars t.zrIs0y &1l q ne fzc44s1es Tor naiu-
razsilpn If forr grss Tnes sn3i "a Eooa fnih upon
Inc constitution as cuugFuD. and -ooe n peiihcr BY
.
continual CITATION by e1hislinoDs OF dissa
efacliou 10 weaken the obligations Of The constitutional
covenant We can well how THIS example may be
studied 10 good account al ihe present day II ian
abuse of terms 10 call all abolIonst- ho opposed
10 slavery Il also abuse OF terms TO call all natviss
who are opposed TO too ndiscrimlnae m admission OF
foreigners TO citizenship When fathers framed The
constitution il was submitted the country rs CON-
promise though violently opposed. II was adopted BY
The requisite majority, and then those who had opposed
il ceased their opposition, and stood honestly upon the
terms OF The bargain This precisely what we insist
all good democrats should do IN regard TO The compro'
mise of 1850 and this precisely what the asoliionss
refuse TO do Their agitation not only goes behind The
compromise OF $780, repudating that measure oil con-
Citation bu, il goes behind the constitution relt ana
spts upon and repudates that saced instrument Ma
tvs,s are guilty OF the high offence OF hitting 'he
hands gans the work of our fathers Neither OF these
organizations, however, dared to meet The whitening
glance OF the men oil the revolution their warfare upon
the constitution They postponed their assaults until
mos, OF them whose potent would have sca,bed
heir wicked schemes were silent death. OF them
seves they always have been power.ess and contempt
biz is only BY associations, conbnaioas and oozll-
tons that they become dangerous Lei all who are will
ling TO take the fathers OF the republic their guides
eschew ans connexion with asoliioniss AID nauvisu.
and they become harmless fanatics their cells