The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-06
THE DAILY UNION
THE DUTY OF UNION MEN.


We have characterized the issue rendered by the late
fusion organizations the North necessarily involving
the question of disunon On this subject grathed
TO find that the New York Mirror wing Journal takes
the right of the danger and appeals with power and
truth to the conservative of the North to rebuke the
fell spirit Of dsunion which is threatening the peace Of the
country The following remarks from that Journal viii
well repay careful perusal
ssTur Dury OF UNION MEN-The questions which have
hitherto divided the various political factions of this country
are narrowed down into startling issue the passage
the Nebraska bill justify in dissoving the American
Union Attempt disguise the truth as we may diversity
opinions variety of belief have converged to this one
point We that the rusty sentinel upon the watch
of liberty has often given warning of approaching
danger Those warnings rendered necessary by the
imminent pers which have gradually been encircng u.s.
rather than by spirit which cav at imaginary evils
What course then left for all lovers of the Union to pu
sue Shall we array ourselves the side of miserable abo-
Htionists shall preserve reputation unsedf But
magnify the danger which threatens the Union2 mol
Mol Language is not capable of exaggerating it, Stern
reality hrusts it before eyes whatsoever way we
look Let us present the issue to the public in few
plain words. The recent abolition convention at Sara
toga announced its determination that all territory
the United States must henceorth be free terrific
ry, and all States hereafter must come in as free
States The wing candidates nominated at Syracuse for
governor lieutenant governor &C. have yielded their adhe
sion TO that doctrine the most unqualified terms, that
the future they must be cassed among the radical abo
onists There no longer awhg party has sold its once
honorable principles for OF pottage Well what must
the inevitable if this fatal doctrine is sustained
at the North Suppose Territory applies for admission in
Union sovereign State, and submits constitution
which recognises the existence of slavery within its borders
if that is made for Withholding the rights of sister
hood will the dissolution Of the Union be the result The
South fred with Indignation at such assault const
tutiona right refuses its assent to the admission into the
Union of Territory whose constitution excludes slavery
from borders IT, presenting unbroken southern 'front.'
they win sufficient number of northern senatorial
votes to attain ends they control the Senate by d
yidng and subdvidng Texas they have right to do In
that event will dissolution of the Union be the result
Aboitionism playing with sword which will
cut either way and it behooves politicians to consider well
the before they the responsibility of handling
it in earnest instead Of playing with it.
'Granted that the Nebraska bill is inquy, are there
not greater evils than submission to it At most il
extend slavery to every Territory which may hereafter
apply for admission the Union Before cam under
the lead British dcation, pronounce that the greatest
curse which possibly bea u.s. should compare the
condition of the slaves with British serfs and free
We should repeal the property qualification which withhods
the right of suffrage from colored population. We
should admit them to stages we should assign them
seats by sides in lcushioned pews; should Danish
the gaun spectre of famine from the novels of the poor
should contemplate the spectacle OF disrupured oonfed
eracy and the atrocities of civil For ourselves
would rather African slavery extended to every Territory
upon this continent than witness the triumph of foreign in
rgue-the dissolution of this glorious contederacy But it
is not contended by stimulated philanthropy that slavery will
be extended ALL If any of the Territories of the United
States The Nebraska bill goes this engthno further II
leaves the question with the inhabitants of the Territory at
the time they apply for admission into the Union til with
them as it with the citizens of New York or Virginia
question Of State rghta right reserved by the original
States when they surrendered certain powers to the general
government The abooJiss know this, unless they
stupid well fanacal They do know it, and they only
disgust with their clamor for the purpose of osng truck
ers office whose principles have been made to box the
compass They are unconsciousy demonstrating their be-
lief in by their attempt to people Nebraska and Kansas
with free
Now, then what do hazard by supporting the can
ddates aonad Syracuse by the fanacal aboitonsts
Persons who viking make any admissions to
voeswho to msead tie pablo by the doctrines
proclaimed in their editorial columns until something is to
be made by recantation We hazard dissolution of the
Union the peace of the country civil commercial
pery the loss of liberty and the trumphs of despotsm
results to grow out of most contemplate causes
But as despcabe the instruments Of tyranny and IA
nacm they must be rampled under feet They have
long enough pered the pesee Of this country It time
they were terribly rebuked and to that end let all good
and true seal their condemnation at the ballot box"