The daily union., 1854-07-23

THE RECIPROCAL TREATY.--THE SOUTH AND THE

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IL is alleged that the main opposition to ratification
VIII be from the South and that this viii be prompted by
the attempted consolidation of abotonsm progress
at the North. Time only is necessary we are confident
show the injustice Of this allegation II is true this por-
on OF the Unon like the North has its share of section
asm to take care Of but whenever crisis has occurred
demanding national action It is also true that the
OF controlling majority has been worthy of wide patr
otsm and action on the great question of the reciprocal
treaty dictated by anything like revenge would be ncon
sisen with that national and Union policy which has been
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It's well for the North remember that what may be
termed crises in history have turned northern CUES
tons that is issues in which the people of the North
were Immediately and peculiarly interested Take the be
ginning of our nationality What but a northern issue
the immediate OF the of the Of
the eyoluon BY such cause do not the general
causes hatbrough this reaching far back thoseohab
its character growth thencompabiiy ofasate ofcoonal
dependence with the colonial rights claimed mean
the last oppressive parliamentary acts that prompted APP
peals to armswhat these but the blows which the
patriotic bodness Of Massachusetts drew the arrogant
hand OF the mother country Did the South then hestae2
Let us while reheang the story Of northern herosm do
justice to southern patriotism 1t Christopher Gads-
den South Carolina patriot who, standing upon broad
common ground in those times declared that there ought
TO be New England man. no New Yorker known the
continent but Americans allp Run the parallel as far
back far forward you will the revolutionary
track and the South will be found according to its means
true and bold and patriotic Look at her united and go
rious position when broke ont and Washington
appointed commander when she side by side of Mas
sachuses and far ahead of New York Look year later
and there the same spectacle when North Carolina
first OF all BY her Legislature formally proposed the great
measure Of independence These things and facts that
history will not let die They will ever come up to rebuke
that perncous policy which is forever tanning the flame of
civil discord by false allegations. -.' m n -a
Take another great crisis, the second with Great
Britain and what was the issue? and where on it was
found the South? The question that resulted in hostility
commercial out and out it related to northern ships
and seamen it related the trade of the northern people
Did not the North demand WARP Did not Josiah Quincy
late April 1872 assert in Congress that the navigation
States sacrificed to state Of ayarice and fear and
that nothing could induce him believe the country would
defend its rights by war? Who does not know that the
country took for free trade and sailors rights 1t
then alleged that the interests Of the South would not
allow her TO consent to to be plain because would
destroy her cotton product But when all had been
exhausted and national honor demanded the sword be
drawn did the South hesitate then any than she did
in l7752 Did not her Calhouns and Macons and Lowndes
and Clays do noble and national duty the field Of
bate Did not southern pour out their blood freely
many field of hattie? While northern politicians,
against the good and patriotism Of the masses OF the
northern people assembled at the Hartford concave the
South, through It's legislature united and cordial
support to those who maintaining the rights OF the
nation Thus did she noby cast in the teeth Of her assa
the unworthy allegation that eOrdd motives OF avarce
! and fear would govern her course. .lssH n
An illustration that the patriotic and gallant spirit of
the fathers still lives in the sons furnished years
ago debate one the great questions put at
by this reciprocal treaty-we aude to the debates
Congress in 1852 when the aspect Of the fishery question
alarming when orders issued by the British
ministry to British commanders to drive out fishing
sells from inside of line drawn from headland to head
land of bays when the great American Secretary Of State
announced to the country that the rights OF tho fishermen
should be protected hook and line bob and snke " and
when nothing but the peace spirit OF the prevented
collision and Here not only northern question:
but northeastern question: question that touched
nearly the people of this region Did the South show
tonasm that debate? Then southern senators
forward others stand by those rights which in 1888
soemnly declared to be like those Of boundary in
dependent of grants and to be national rs country SO
marked and patriotic this that it drew forth
the most gratifying comment from the North, and by ALL
independent Of party. 1t was then that the South
sharp to perceive and ready defend, the
tional rights of one section it those of another
Notwithstanding facts like these abolitionism is ever
ready to make any allegation against the South that prom
charges originate This is the time and the occasion for it
to invoke its ncantations. Those who proclaim that the
North aslmaster to the South that it is in the bonds
with death that should spend Fourth
of Julys burning the federal consttutonsuch naturally
do all they can to feed the flame Of discord 1t is their
vocation. Their wish is the father of the allegation They
would gladly the South the ground of hostility to
the North reject this great treaty They could use such
result to promote their bad schemes They would aiix
their to such result and proclaim the as by
sound of trumpet in every village But it is confidently
believed such happiness is not in store for them.
But besides the abotonsts there those who have
in times past they do at the present time constantly al
legged that the South have been animated by settled ha
tired northern interests, northern labor northern
manufactures northern Parties but reproduce
their principles and arguments and sentiment under What
they called; and those familiar with the
party productions OF forty years ago will see in the pres
camor and allegation but reproduction OF the Old un
just pernicious sentiment Its staple the alleged
southern hostility to northern This makes the
basis of many an essay in the press OF many nouons
report of the Massachusetts egsate and through
the address OF the Hartford Convention. All
leged Notwithstanding the very that as
sumed proof of this hostility to commerce were support
ed by the commercial States of Pennsylvania and New
York, and by intelligent and strong minorities in New
England The charge then unjust and pronounced in
thousands of ways here at the North TO be unjust What
animated the truly national men, North and South, IN
that the determination to stand by national rights
and will be forever to their glory although then was
the day. charge the northern minority with
being slaves southern they were anma-
ted with patriotic purpose to overlook sectional inter-
ests in determination to promote the common prosperity
and glory of the country ~ -'' ~ -f,i-a-s-st
The occasion of this reciprocal treaty may be made bene
fetal in ways than The measure is of immense
Importance We cannot be in in regarding it, as
prospectvey promising to be largely beneficial to the ma
ton the acquisition Of Louisiana of Texas or CAL
fona Those great of fncalculable import
in national point of view, yet in peculiar manner
reciprocal treaty will be peculiarly beneficial to northern
interests and the West Great this as an inerna-
tonal peace measure settling IL docs serious dhculties
with the powerful nation earthgreat as 1t IS as
q commercial measure full Of benefits for manutactur
ing, our agricultural and trading inerestst may be-
still greater peace between the various
sections of this Union for there be greater
important work. than to bind these sister States in
bonds of the old fraternity. If the South this
casion did recent OCCASION Orgets local. tempo
rary party considerations and goes strong for the ratca
ton Of the treaty, she will do much promote such fra
ternal work. 1t is not enough that the North and the
West shall carry this treaty. The of the South
desired Let the friends Of the constitution give such
national this reciprocal treaty, and the rest
may be left to time Reason, sober second thought that
good and solid judgment for which, in the long rum
the North Marked be confidently relied on to do
their work Let have such the reciprocal
/ treaty and abolition bellows blow until the