The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-25
LETTER FROM non. D. 7. DISNEY.
METROPOLITAN HOTEL,

New York October l. 1856.
GESrLEurS Your invitation to meet and address the
democracy Of Kentucky at Lexington, on the 9th instant
has reached me al this place and with than ordinary
regret find myself compelled advise you that will be
possibe for me to be with you the indicated occa-
sion 1t u.s. indeed with than ordinary regret that
say this because the times pregnant with Important
events and behooyes every wewsber TO the coneder
acy 10 be up and doing know that there is class who
imagine that there is impending danger and that to
entertain that belief is to show superior wisdom know
that there are some who really think that they quite
ceous when they at every cry Of alarm for the
safety of the Union But such people do understand
The posture of affairs do they appreciate the strength
Of the sentiments which respectively prevail at the
North and South. The loyalty OF the masses to the
Union will indeed bear much, but history shows that
nothing is sufficiently sacred to preserve it from the
violence Of passion The slavery question has now alb
sorbed all others and is rapidly alternating the two sec
tions of our country from each other and the Union Men
now utter freely that which deemed treason half
century age Life and property by many already held
to be but secondly in Importance to the existence
existence Of African slavery in the Territories of the Union
and even berythe liberty of ourselves and the liberty
Of orr posey dependent they upon the existence
Of the Unionthese people would sacrifice for the
same cause extravaganza the absurdities to which
men be led by passion Let look ut the matter for
a moment The existence nen-existence Of African
interest the people Of the existing States only far
the fact may influence S counses and conduct of the
ton Dissolve the union aud the fact Of slavery bt
Of no interest to the respective States than is now
the fact of slavery in Cuba.
To become citizen Of a Territory man must expatr
ate himself from his State and when be has done So his
original State can have further interest in him. The
States have no interest in the municipal condition OF
the Territories, except in far they may affect the poll
yapdu of The A nd E,r
signs Of the times indicate that each of will soon b,
called upon declare estimate Of the value of our
present Union
Is non-exisence Of slavery in any or al
Of the Territories of more importance the welfare of
own State than the advantages and security which
flow from the present union and confederation of all the
States is the practical question which each of
answer for may be excused for repeating that the in
qury must be limited to the effect be produced each
separate State because the dissolution of the present Union
would generate difficulties in the way OF union between
aay and Representatives, in the way OF union between
many Of the States. Each State has interests which il
thinks peculiarly its Its pride and its vanity
its own beyond all doubt aud they iecund enough
develop difficulties in the way OF union with any Eeigh
Dor it may have Does any believe If the present
confederation dissolved that human ingenuity hui
power could accomplish agreement TO another con-
stituton2 Is4hpossbility must hA confessed
OF the value of the Union will speak Its wonder
full effects to be every hand Its glorious flu
tue be understood by ALL lis existence involves the
liberty, the happiness aud the prosperity Of us ala
North South East and West And shall these be really
perilled for any question connected with the African
raee2pered for ourselves and periled for ourposery
For myself would not own negro. But my interest
in that question limited myself 1.-THE people of the
Territories choose TO prohibit slavery in their midst,
think they viii do WE'LL for think it both blight and
curse but if they tolerate it, the matter is their owns and
would be far from making the happiness of twenty mil
lion whites dependent upon any condition Of the three mil
lion blacks
Let us look upon the slavery question in apraccal point
Of view Opposition TO slavery is The motive power which
has led the free States the present state Of excitement
Opposition its extension is but modified form assumed
it to the world Now how slavery be dimn-
ished either in fac: in its effects within the Union p
for this after ALI is the Embodiment of the question which
abolitionism seeks solve Let illustrator Suppose
that Kansas applies slave State for admission into the
confederacy Let her admission be denied. What then
Kansas will have adopted constitutions will have
ganzed the various branches of her government she will
have her legislature her Judiciary her executive; she will
have all the organization necessary separate and indie
pendent government and be abundaniy capable regu
late her affairs Her admission member of the
confederacy has been Denied and Kansas meets the re-
sal pi the apocai that she is perfectly competent 10 keep out
etMc Union Again. ask, what then? In such condi-
ton, would negro have been freed in Kansas
Kansas refuses into the Union, and keeps her
slaves. And again, ask in such case, what then
What The genera government do The people of Kansas
live on conen.ed under the operation of their laws
and under their government They ask no aid from
the general government but main tain slavery inst
tuition of their State What power set it aside? You
deny them voice in your national councils, and they tell
you that they will not obey your aws-that they arc no
party your constitution and therefore not bound BY
its provisions What then, will you do2 Will you at
tempt coercion? 10 accomplish what? To enforce obe-
dence to your aws2 To enforce them upon an indie
pendent State-a State sovereign and independent by
every principle upon which your government rests.
You force them upon State whose admission into the
conederacy you have denied Could you sustain such
contest upon the grounds Of Could you sustain
matter of policy in view Of the rights of the several
Statss2 To what consequences would it lead2 Could
you free negro in Kansas if her laws recognised
their bondage2 1t is true, that you could keep Kan
there? But what, in reality, would you gain by keep
ing Kansas out Of the conederacy2 You would make
her alien State and lose the power which you would
have her member OF the Union. II is well to
look these things fairly in the face This Kansas is
no ideal case. She may adopt the which suggest
and it will he well for eboitonsm to consider what
step viii take in that event and what it win have ac
complished if knnsas pursues that course.
This slavery question has been fomcnted by politicians
until it has poisoned the public mind The various oca-
ties North and South have their respective views upon the
sub ec and politicians seek Office by winning the popular
favor by their exaggerated support Of the local views
Their own individual interests paramount with them;