The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-02
THE EFFECT OF SOUTHERN ULTRAIsM ON THE
NORTH
NJ ON THE


The ia attack upon Gen. Cass account of his views
upon the nsauho Of slavery is referred and
ed upon by the New York Courier and Enquirer ia whig
journal consistent in its opposition to a5otionism in the
following sensible and pertinent remarks
spirit ia acquire predominance at the South,
then farewell all hope Of restored quiet We the
South against any such nitr&isn. 1t is deusion and a
snare II araying the whole North against them almost
as one man fpr northern citizen, with the ss@l of
in him. will submit to be THIS dragooned There is such
test the constitution prosavery anti slavery
and every attempt direct indirect to introduce either the
Gus or other to be resisted with equal determination
The Of the North take their stand upon the
ground occaped by the trainers of the consutionthe
ground held by Washington Jefferson, Patrick Henry Geo.
Mason Madison Marshall Virgnians althat slavery is a
ocia evil and yet evil which is Eot remediable, if
liable but the States in which exists apply the
remedy Yrgnians have changed on this subject they
NAV now see consider slavery domestic good social
blessing potical cornerstone We call them not into
Judgment for adopting this doctrine; but when they at
tempt to force northern conscience and understanding
MP to THU standard of faith when they systematically in
weigh against all yhowil not conform to it, abotonsts
and fanatics they only waste their Efforts but exhibit
spectacle which fills their friends with grief and shame
We know that this is not grateful cme but the truth
must be known II cannot be too well understood that the
of tie North know other conservatism
than that fathers of the republic, and will exchange it
for no other They will submit to the arbitrary biddngs
of the new Virginia school, For than quarter of n
CONTRARY this paper their organs has maintained
unchanpng position the subject Of slavery, amid all
elements and through s attacks. The best men OF the
South and the the North have alike worked with it
and given their confidence The principles Of the trainers of
the constitution been its principles their spirit spirit
their policy its policy This is the only real conservatism
for nothing certain the history of government than
that the influence which creates must be pepeuated in
order to preserve The constitution made in wise mode
ration and tolerance The debates upon questions
affecting slavery srkingy free from asperity and the
emphatic language employed against the institutions
by eminent southern without exciting either surprise
resentment Opinion free in those days and its freedom
was respected Theirs not the slightest attempt to exact
any abstract principle whatever but every
aim and end practical Certain maeris obligations
we're assumed for their interests and that the
whole sum substance of their dogs Whatever principles
vere involved in the instrument such all agreed
mon No mans understanding forced to the rackno
mans conscience wss violated Now it not preposterous
for such presses pond Enquirer to denounce Gen.
Cass AZ disloya the constitution for expressing precisely
o opnon as was expressed by southern statesmen
o only without rebuke but with general concurrence in
the convention that framed the constitution Is poi tho
blind ntoerant spirit that 1t indicates deplorabe is 1t one
whit better than the furious zeal Of the northern aboonst
which refuses to see in stakeholder anything but traitor
to his race Have faithful patriotic men at the South
the cart TO take against that faithful patriotic
men at North have take against the other Both are
alike repugnant spirit Of the constitution and fatal to
the we'll being of the Onion"
an Il well TO come to full understanding upon these
matters have decided whether conservative of
the North and men of the South barmoni-
ously occupy ground We baye always commended
that this both possible and necessary. Has e South i'm
bibed an jealous, proscrptive spirit which makes
longer true We not prepared to believe it,