The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-10
From the Pennsylvania, Nov s.
General Cushing's Letter.

General Cushing's Letter.
The best argument in proof Of the determination OF
President Pierce aud his administration to rown down
the agitation of the slavery question, and far them
lies, insist upon the faithful execution OF the fugitive
slave law the part OF all and every one Of those
who accept office at the hands OF General PIERCE is to
be found ia the present bitterness and malevoence OF the
abolition presses the abolition leaders. and the abolition
rank and file The letter OF General Caleb Gushing.
Attorney General, 10 Mr.. rockingham, Of Asssa
chuseits has aroused to madness the ree-soiers,
rather the abotionsts, of that State. II has been
bomb shell in the midst OF their orgies. II has been
torch their magazine These deliberately undertook
the purposes OF the President, and they
presumed, on account of the unfortunate division
New York, that he would allow them 10 retain Office
while publicly protesting against the fugitive slave
law, and publicly preparing TO nulllfy IT, The bold
and positive letter of General Gushing has, however,
them Of their mistake, and they in blaze
OF Indignation because their trick has been detected and
denounced The abolition echoes Of these seconass
in other States equally loud and angry in their assaults
upon this letter. and are especially sympathetic with their
Massachusetts brethren.
There is abolition daily paper IN this city, which,
strange TO say, sabsists upon foundation built BY the
money OF our Market street merchants, most of whom
are however, casting it out from them We allude
the Daily Register. X q sort OF adjunct OF "Unce
Toms Cabin" and there is now going on between the
two very aniable sort OF rivalry TO the ex,in-
gushsd fires of abolItionism good old Psnnsy
10 this State the agators OF that organization have had
a sorry Of proving that "the way OF the trans
gressor is hard" They have been observation-disclosures,
,po ana M hold n,bn snS bod a nube
press Tor many long years, and these joint Influences
early banded together never Jailed or aered IN resisting
that brood OF traitors to the constitution From The time
when-nearly twenty years ago-James Buchanan de-
clated upon them IN the Senate oil the Unled States
from that day. through more than intermediate and
Trying struggle and IN every Instance under me lead OF
has wsrred upon abolition rs upon a public enemy,
whose fleets crowded our waters. and whose mercena-
rles polluted our shores. She is clear OF all
upon her garments She has passed The fiery ordeal
scathed. She stands the barrier between northern
free. soilism and southern Indignation and she is bull
wark, indeed, which will laugh siege to scorn. mat
Ter how long or how furously conducted
Hence it is that the Register and "Uncle Tom"
located among Pennsy lvanla must, al all hazards.
be aholillonized Pennsy lvania must be reused to
sis The fugitvssave law To ,nls end, also. fearless
Judges are be mpeached and fearless marshas perse
cuteJ for daring obey the nunc,ons of the Congress
of the United States contained in constitutional statute
rhe letter OF General Gushing ia therefore, del-cta
BILE moroccan for the Register Tha, journal re echoes
bowls Of New England fanatasm. and s filled with
angry asonlshment that any such letter should have
been written The Register has now daily cause for
comment and complaint
Some OF the reasoaing OF the Register on the letter OF
General Cushing is equally false, ridiculous, and feeble
For instance, II says:
snow his (Mr. Cu.hlugs) object is to cast out the
dange ou. element OF abotionsm Tomorrow, It may
be crush Catholicism, Professionalism or Mormon
The Register wisely fokets that abotionism TO the
country far than public enemy. It's the internal
foe whose faogs would strike at the vials Of the cons
means. is duty clearly belonging TO Gen Pierce.
der his solemn pledges, is the duty OF expenx mad
dog a duty of the zen The would deliberately
poison the public peace and battle the land in ratepa
blood The other would. in brute ignorance, conam-
nate and kill The innocent and the good Both are iafa
mous, and both should be crushed out II is TO preserve
freedom of religion, OF conscence OF action, and OF sui
frage that the voce Of the whole nation calls out against
abolonism, and declares il TO be the o~y elems~ in this
country h,e Is Joymdsbfy and sz enapey endured sgsisf
s counfrv For ourselves, against it, and ap-
paud the letter OF Caleb Gushing because that letter
speaks the sentiments OF the President And more than
all his letter does not alone apply Massachu II
applies also 10 New York. to Pennsylvania aad to Ohio;
indeed il applies TO wherever there who profess
10 be democrats and shfk, deny cheat this great
question Let them read Pierce through Cushing and
take their choice
The Register goes TO say, laughably enough.
Suppose Mr. Van Buren, had been elected in lslS
Suppose now, the PnsdsIpha Exchange an omni-
bns ride out TO Paramount Water Works y and have a.
began his career by telling the aveholders ne
Intended TO crush them that he up 10 the
sion and tha, II they expected him back they
would hnd themselves greatly mistaken
The Register should again remember that while the
constitution and recognises the Shareholders in
their ris hts recognises abolition than does tho
righteousness OF despousm or OF monarchy The sup
position OF the Register IL ridiculous
But again we quote the Register:
..Wbacver consequences may impend over Mr. Pierce
we ar. assured be will his face like flint Will
not Mr. Gushing relieve the agony Of the pubc mind by
saying what awfs consequences are Has anybody
,an rad Mr. Castings letter without blushng his face il
hard enough. Itnceds no setting like Hint"
The consequences that General Pierce will ress, and
DEFY are the threats Of such abolition organs ~ the Regis
ter he abuae ri such agators Hale the naedciions
of sneh fanatics a. Phillips and Garrison These men.
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