The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-19

After stating the present aspect Of the slavery question:
the New York Herald deliberately makes the following
proposition
Finally it. after due and discussion II Il found
impossible to invent any compromise which be received
willingly by both sections Of the country that peaeeabe
separation be effected between the North and South and
such treaties passed may be suitable their future in
dependent condition
yesterday cited short pregnant avowaI of John
Calhoun to the slavery question, and also the words
Of General Houston coneding with Mr. Calhoun II may
surprise many who have dinned in their ears weekdays
and Sundays the alleged aggressive Of the South
read the avowa by the statesman, of all others who
derstood and was regarded as representative man.
that he claimed nothing for slauery nothing al AIR
An accomplished scholar aud careful observer, DR..
Adams Of this city, in his South side Of slavery
the following among other passages of like import
What has the South done injnre us except through
sensibies the subject Of slavery What HARE
done 10 her but GdnoHi threaten ercom7aaneafe her STIR up
instruction amonq her aues endangv her homes make her
ca'is'sa,as and ministers Odious IN other lands p
What had she ever done except in seEdesnce il our
long quarrel which, upon reconciliation, would rankle ia
memories and make il hard for forgive and for
get PoslryHIY NOT oSE thing. We hepe been he as
satkats she ne mark roe tbe prosecutors, she The defendant
zee The accuSers she he seLf-degying respondent
This then is The The South holds on to the n-
sttuon Of slavery il asks Of the people Of the North
nothing slavery and of their representatives In Con-
gress only that in General oustons words they win
interfere with the subject anywhere The freesoil
element the North however insists upon n,ermeding
with this institution insists upon attacking III and Is
fanatie the party il attacks the aggres-
sors goes far say ihatthis aggression s pre-
dominant in southern politicians that any honorable union
or cooperation with them Is idle.
All this is ia the worst possible spirit Deeply should il
lie deprecated Too terms cannot be used in de-
nouncing the cod-blooded proposition Of the Herald
Shame these Of seon these disturbcrs Of our
harmony these advocates Of doctrines and Of policy thai
would rend bisUnion asunde and spread the blight 81
desolatou political fields. The course is parri-
eidsl
We earnestly dissent from the doctrine that there
honorable manly patriotic union with southern
II is exactly the doctrine Of Garrison and his
rasenmad traitor allies libellous to the institutions
Of country There is the bond that Washington
and Madison, and samuel Adams and Fsher Ames
framed signed II Is living, and should BE-
dying bond under Il national prosperity North
South East and West has been wonderful with Il each
section perfect il peaes ts local institutions
aud all positively al IL demands Of the people the SIS
Der States is nonntercrence OF wh the other In local
Away--bansbed orever--be the idea that on
this basis there can be no more union ofstatcsmen.
How the lofty spirit 81 other days towers above ths
modern dsunion spirit and makes il shrink into thing Of
oahingl Down with the principles the measures, and
the parties that would asunder the bonds that unite
this great country They against interests Of human
freedom they violate the nobest instincts Of American
patriotism they would blight forever the fair tree Of
American liberty Patriots friends u one common conn
Try did not Washington speak the words Of truth when
he said In his immortal Farewell Address. Ther. n
alroys y reason 70 dssrss ne patriosn of those rclo ~
aay quarter mary eeqror weqks a. Joas ~ osr T,op ~
Listen 70 bis last words and indignantly frown upon
these attempts to ALLEVIATE portion Of the country fro
the rest