The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-12

by Thu katernm party. But the coincidence OF marked
principle moral and political with geographical me- ONE
conceived, feared would more be oberaed rom inc
mind that it would be recurring every OCCASION anu
renewing rritaons until would kindle such mutual anu
hatred az to render separation preferable to eterns
dscord. have been among the most sanguine III pehes
that our Union would be of long duration now uoup' y
much and the event at great distance, ana Tue
consequence of this question not by the line "hen s
so confidently counted onhe laws Nature control this
but by the Potomac Ohio and Missouri OF more Prophu
the Mississippi upwards to northern boundary guy
only comfort and confidence is that shall not Ve W see
this and envy not the present generation the glory
throwing away the fruits of their fathers sacrceS VI e
and fortune and of rendering desperate the experiment
which was to decide ultimately whether man IS capable
self government This treason against human hope VIII
sgnalize their epoch in future history as the oouherp@o
the model of their predecessors.
The name Of Mr. Jefferson is still used by the abotonistS
of the North as shield and shibboleh for their wicked
designs The ingenuity with which this game is kept up
shows how bitterly these wreched agtaors hate the au
thory they affect yenerae for they are not ana can
NOT he that if he had strong feeling in his strong
and sincere composition it that of lofty contempt FOL
those who affected to feel superior always superhuous SYM
pahy for the slaves of the South If they can once poison
Tho nonnsr mind that Jefferson agreed with them would
in their belief 60 far build up Northern party that
il is that in the publication Of the works of Jefferson, by
order Of Congress great good will be done to his own
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@fmoy ns ny n Remarkable harmony with the exact posi-
ton occupied by democratic party of the present day
on the Nebraska bill The first italics his He
81 thank you dear sir for the informant on in your favor
Of the 4th instant of the settlement for the present. of the
Missouri question. | completely withdrawn from all
attention public that nothing le's could
than the definition of geo5raphisot line hich, abstract
principle become the line Of separation Of these States
AND RENDER DESPERATE THE HOPE THAT MAN CAN
EVER ENJOY AND SELF
The question sleeps for the present. but is
not dead"
In this place a word. The whole wing party of the
North rejected with and contempt the Missouri line
until attempt made to repeal it, and to substitute
the two blessings e. the hope" of which Mr.. Jefferson
said that line had rendered desperately oF
SELF GOVERNMENT The that effort made the
line established on abstract principle became sacred
in their eyes and the two blessings highly priced by
Mr. Jefferson became but other for violated faith
1t would really if Mr. Jefferson had come
ghost from the grave affirm this sound and practical
truth.
In letter to General Lafayette, dated Monticello, De-
cember 49, 1920 Mr. Jefferson speaks of the abotonists
as noisy pretenders to exclusive humanity"
But probably his most excoriang letter is that to Mr.
Pipckney dated September 80 1920 in which he exposes
the Missouri line as a party trick and shows up the
federal intrigue which is at the bottom of it. How power
fully this picture is drawn We give the extract below,
and point complete portrait of the present aboli
ton and wing in the North where without the
hope of doing good but simply to do harm and to get
themselves into power, the opposition to the democracy
seize upon the Nebraska bill to name section of the
Union against the other If it required any thing to
show Nj Jeerson intense and sincere of the hum
bug and hypocxy Of abolitionism and its adjunct eder
asm or whggery the eairai which we have copied will
do the work We obtain them from tbs IT. volume of
JeHersons writings which have just received from fay
lor & Maur., aad which has just appeared:
"The Missouri question mere party trick. The lead
ers of federalism defeated in their schemes of obtaining
err BY ralying parsans to the principle OF monGrchisma
principle of persona mot OF local dysonhave changed
their tack, and thrown opt another barrel to the whale
They are taking of the yiruous feelings of the
people to effect division of parties by geographical line
they expect this will insure them, local principles
majority they could obtain principles OF federal
they still putting their shoulders to the wrong
wheel they wasting Jeremads the mserias OF slavery
as if we were advocates II H. Sincerity in their decama
should direct their efforts to the true point of difficulty
and their counses with in deyising
BILE and practicable plan of getting rid OF it, Some Of these
leaders, if they could obtain the pOwer would be ambitious
keep the Union together but others have had in
view its separation If they push it to that they viii find
the line of separation very different from their Seth degree of
atitude aad manufacturing and navigating States they
will have quarreed with their bread and butter and fear
not after little trial. they VIII think better of it, and re-
to the embraces of their natural and best friends.
Bu this scheme Of party leave to those who to live
under its consequences We who have gone before have
performed honest duty by putting in the ofour sue
state Of happiness which natter ever before had
within their choice IL that choice throw II the
dead will have neither the power the right 20 control
them. must hope, nevertheless, that the Of our
honest and well meaning brethren of the other States will
discover the which designing leaders making of their
best feelings and will the precpce to which they are
led before they take the fatal leap God grant it, and to you
health and happiness"
We have introduced Mr. Adams into this article to show
his admirers in Massachusetts, that however much he
may have differed from Mr. jefferson other pons he
agreed with him in hostility the traitors of Boston who
took advantage Of the slave question to divide the Union
and especially in contempt of their constant aud serve
imitation end adulation of English customs and English
examples.
HEALTH OF PASSENGER VESSELS.
We obtained last week and published synopsis Of the
detailed reports of The accommodations &c. of passenger
vessels required be the Secretary of the Treas
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