The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-22
oIN UNION THERE is STRENGTH"

Judge Butler Of South Carolina Is one senators
in Congress whom the public heart nstnetyey turns
whenever great question divides the public mind There
is mellow ripeness in his language, real value in his
counsels and genuine heartness in his thoughts that
win upon us whether will not All about him in
dicates dishteresedness and integrity Representing an
extreme southern State-a State disposed TO in
dependent action in politics and government than
any other In the conederache is nevertheless full of do
the country and always ready TO show his SINGER
lily BY his In debate in the Senate tho
Nebraska question, this venerable senator gave atternce
10 sentiment which cannot be too warmly remembered
and cherished by counrymen He suggested the
cesy of harmony and Cancellation between the two
tons of the Union because Of the dangers to be eppe
hended from the present alliance between France and Eng
land Let Russia be crushed in this war; and what guar
anee there that the present balance of power in the
Gulf of Mexico will be invaded? There is none The
victorious French and English fleets and armies from the
Baltic the Black sea- and the Danube may very easily be
detailed appropriate between the two powers the
eighty Of all West India Islands, and perhaps the Ter
rories Of Mexico and Central America The inducements
will be strong, and the present Ango-French alliance
covers the regulation of the affairs Of the western we'll
las the eastern hemisphere.
Words not only well spoken, but words that oppor
tune and weighty. Let us, from that which is danger
Europe pluck the flower safety for ourselves. At all
events let be prepared The divisions among the
Europe many hopes the republicans
Europe The divisions among the people of the United
States are so many incentives action many eneonr-
agemens oppression the part Of the rants Of Eu
rope. ABOLITION DKsrorsa THE AMER
cAS cosrIsKSr Let men beware how, upon merclsec-
fpen n
the plausible subeties of facous eadersthey aid the
plans Of this enemy Of national freedom To separate
people that its schemes may prosper is first OBJ
ect Of the abolition party and when these schemes pros
| per- the foreign foe will find fair and an open field
What are we allowing this dark iend to do? To
breed contentious among brethren by prophecies thou
sand times reiutedto encourage ordinations among
friends by arguments thousand times disprovedl We
begin doubt the practical commonscnsc charac
ter Of our countrymen till see portion of them i'm
pressed by the falsehoods of abolition terrified by it's
predictions Every substantial recollection of the past
every honest hope of the future rebuke to these mis-
cradle agitaors and less rebuke them than ad
monton and example to u.s. We have never been
worthy of prosperity when listened to these ridiculous
ethics Of abolition agitators We have certainly
achieved good luck when followed their advice Why
then if this be soand that all history proves
why not bury anmostes at once, rally upon prac
teal principle and put out of sight all immediate
OF derence Not alone union necessary to power
foreign foe protect the continent from in
vasion neghboring nations from spoliaon; but il
essential that internal strength that domestic comfort
that re-sde tranquility which makes family in the
community of nations from which all the world may
wisely and pro6tably take a lesson