The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-03

rightiy-constued mind would reco with horror and dis
may. Yes / say To you, my fellow-countrymen Of the
North only needs satisfy the South that you in
in the aggressive purposes in this respect which
you avow and for the accomplishment Of which you have
already taken many preparatory steps-satisy the
South Of this and you will then surely succeed in dssoy
ing the Union for you will have rendered it impossible
for the South remain in without death and dshonor
Fellow-citizen have thus briefly sketched the means
by which the Union may be dissolvednay, by which It'll
already placed in imminent peril Greatly do they
who imagine that this that shadow Of notification
whether in Hartford conventions Nashville Conventions
really constitutes the dark cloud of danger which is gath
erng and deepening and lowering the armament Of
the Union. No; the and only serious disunonsm
consists of of systematic aggression of part OF the
Union against another in violation of both the letter and
spirit of the constitution and the and honest union
ism is that which strictly observes the constitutional com
pact and is animated by sentiments Of kindly support for
bearance goodwill, and Cancellation towards fellow
members Of the Union.
Nor is it by the relentless application any given
Of the mere dead weight Of majority that the Union is
be preserved We of the North strong in numbers in
votes in physical force is it unionism to violate the letter
spirit of the constitution and thus place the South
the alternative of the dshonor to be incurred by passive
submission the unjust act of majority to imputed
actiousness by resistance it Mo- that is dsnnionism
as this day. if rightly read, may admonish
For what is the Declaration of INDEPENDENCE We speak
Of it as the of nationality How? Was
it not also solemn act Of dsunion the declaration of
oppressed minority 1.-THE coones that they would no lon
ger continue united with oppressive majority, consist
ing of the of the British empire? Think You that no
dear bonds Of country of religious and political
associations we're sundered by the Declaration of Inde
pendence2 Ay, many for England still BORE even on
the lips of our ioreiahers the cherished appeation of
home But ten years of actual intended demonstrations
al aggression their rights ten years Of depreciation and
denuncaon of their character and conduct years of
legislative warfare their interests served to oblteate
from the minds Of the minority all impressions of
nationality with the majority and produced that Declare
ton Of independence And although England set price
on the heads Of John Hancock and Thomas Gushing as
traitors yet they well might and they did reor that the
aggressor and the aggrievedthat the oato of the
public compact not the victim of the violationtha the
oppressive majority, the oppressed minoritywas re-
sponsble for the dissolution of the union between the Brit
ish colonies and the British metropolis
Nv friends repeat, there is solemn admonon as well
as proud recollection for all in this anniversary Are
We Of the State of Massachusetts, against this Union, or for
it2 If the latter firmly believe then it becomes us to
cease from all those acts which lead to disunion evil
IDENTIFY as the flowing river does to the it becomes
to desist from vtuperaon Of eowctzcns Of
other Staesto desist from aggressive assaults their
desist from disobedence to the organic LAWN
word faithfully to observe and maintain both the letter
and the spirit Of the constitution.
The living men who uttered the Declaration of hide
pendence have all passed away from time to eternity But
their spirits watch from the bright spheres to
which they have assembled We stand in their presence
They shall be our witnesses soemnly this
day our VOWS Of unerable attachment the Union and
declare that
~ Malice domestic, foreign levy, naught'
shall prevail against it and this we pledge lives
onr fortunes and our sacred honor SO help God