The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-17
WHAT HAS ABoLlTIoNIsM EFFECTED

WHAT HAS ABOLITIONIsM EFFECTED?
The above is pertinent inquiry. When an organized
party has existed for series years very considerable in
numbers possessing respectable amount Of talent quite
number of ford and rather popular public speakers
and adrot politicians leaders, backed up by
body of active reckless parsans and gloryng in be-
ing led the assault of every principle institution
human divine that mag be pointed out standing
temporarily in their way the inquiry becomes truly
pertnentwha practical subsanai tangible results have
they effected Aboonsm DANGEROUSLY PROCESSES ODE
tending for the holy ofreedomor the rights of the
downtrodden and the eeyatng the whole
human the broad platform of social intellectual and
moral equality. Noble objects these and beautiful eA-
ceedngy in theory But /; would be source OF exquisite
qualification be relieved for few moments from the
deaening camor he noise of the captains and the shout
ing and be told what going 10 be done If some STILL
small voice. calmly told wha real good had been DONE IT
would inspire thrill of heartfelt satisfaction if we
could overlook the Babyons of seglorhcaton, great
and small which distract attention and obstruct our
view and behold with eyes those practical and
beneficial fruits of aboonsm which should be the result
of much toll and much organization, and so many
professions of infinite benevoence and courageous piey
we might at least feel better satisfied.
Now all this has been promised and resolved time and
again All this and thousand things more wds to De
done These promises have been renewed than
and it high for the holders to ask where the
for their redemption Will they be redeemed at
par the whole unsouna rotten bankrupt to
the If any practicable tangible, beneficial results
have been effected it could be papably and clearly
shown The abolitions might proudly place his finger
the figures and e1ultngly exclam Here is the re-
suit of rational well-directed and efficient labors
in the of humanity But the widest maniac on
the subject would assert such pretension On the
contrary, every who has the slightest knowledge
of the actually existing state of feeling Mt the South
will feel constrained say that the political abolitionism
of the North has not produced the slightest beneficial
suit The effect has been excite sectional hostili " to
btter the sections Of country against
the other and produce increasing disposition far
that is possible all the ties social and commercial
by which they bound together BY their violent ultra
sm their ignorance of the actual condition of the South
social moral and religious and their gross and e1aggera
ted Misrepresentation in relation to it, by their reckless
disregard of all the legal and constitutional rights of the
South and by their revolving demands Of perfect social
equality, of indiscrminate admission all the rights and
privileges of society and of promscuous intermarrage
the aboitionss have Frustrated and destroyed the in
uence that moderate and patriotic counses might other
wise have effected These of the items far
the South is concerned in the schedule of redeem
the promises of political abolitionism
On turning the North find portion of these
individuals advocating and supporting every floating
theory from which il is hoped to gain little transient
orety with zeal and in the inverse ratio of
its tendency disturb the good order and peace Of soce
w. Nothing be sacred from their unhallowcd
saul Every idea opinion excepting such have
received the sanction of and experience is
eagerly seized upon pretext for mounting platform
public meeting and resolving that up this time
The world has all been wrong and under the influence
of this discovery the golden age is about to begin
Obedience law is fundamental principle Of repub-
lcan institutons-no compulsory obedience exacted by
physical force, but springng from Of
what to himself his family, his neghbors and
his country If this prncpiethis feeling of reverence
and respect for established LAWS destroyed repub
lican institutions Mt end But this principle and
this feeling the aboonists have most seemently assaed
They have preached and practsed violent and open
sistance established laws and have claimed the right of
Judging for themselves of the proprety improperly of
obedience 1t is but natural that others should claim the
right and it is worthy of reflection how much Of
that lawessnes and eckessness everywhere aarmnsy
manifest is to be ascrbed to this They have de-
nounced the constitution Of the United States unworthy
of regard they have denounced the Union they have de-
nounced the church and the institutions of religion and
they have denounced the Bible and proclaimed open inf
deity And the result has been the elevation of few
bilious who have scruped to the excitement
10 their benefit and ride into power upon the hurricane
and the calling forth Of hundreds of lesser spirits who may
peradvenure raise little storm but have the werd
skill to govern and direct it,
READING THE FUTURE BY THE PAST.
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