The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-01

insidous dangerous and malignant perhaps uttered
in the United States-hods out to his brother abolition
lets the confident anticipation of being furnished with
plenty of funds for the next eleconeerng campaign.
The question naturally arises where is the money to come
from Who pays and is to pay the piper for all this ne
gro dancing? We should suppose that Mr. Gerrit Smith,
having been pretty well eeced already is rather tired Of
the blood suckers which have long ftened upon him.
We don't see any successful attempts at the anniversary
meetings raise contributions charity sermons in
Churches muni6ecnt benefactons trumpcted in the
newspapers any Of the usual resorted to for
meeting the expenses of the of abolition against the
constitution and the Union. Who, then, pays? Who il
the great banker for furnishing the sums neces
sary for carrying this war? Certainly not Mr. Smith,
nor AIessrs Garrison Summer Parker, Phillips, Wilson,
and Seward nor yet Abby Folsom who, for aught we
hear contribute nothing but speeches
And yet their expenditures must be very great. The
underground railroad system cost good round sum-
unless they it into profitable species of trade by
trading the struggled goods in Canada The almost in
Vulnerable agents they employ who scattered in
all directions and employed everywhere either stealing
negroes or melting them away the expensive law
suits they constantly engaged in connected with their
mssions the embassies they perpetuay despatchine
TO their brethren Exeter Hail. and in short hundred
other visible or invisible channels OF expenditure must
qure immense sums of money These agents, missona-
res and ambassadors must be paid, at least their ex-
penses and again the question naturally arses--Who
pays? @
That it not the abotonists of the United States
quite evident They suffer the runaway slaves to die
of take refuge in the poor houses and when APP
ealed by the Journal OF Commerce any other news
paper however respectable and responsible to contribute TO
purchase the freedom of bondwoman and her children
if the money raised at all is with great difficulty after
long delays have among the contributors
the name of Seward Sumner Wilson, Garrison Parker Phil
lips any Of those who make the oudest petensions
sympathy for the Of Africa and its descendants
They have objection to stealing slaves, but it is against
The higher law to buy them is species Of slave trade
and goes against their consciences
1t is likely therefore, that ALL indeed any consd
cradle portion Of the money expended in this extensive
and complicated system, and which Mr. Seward relies
for carrying out his crusade against the constitution anc
the Unon has BEEN is will be contributed by the abo
ltonsts OF the United States. Who, then for the third
time ask, who pays? Our esmable friend, the great
modern Pharsee John Bull ia known to be exceedingly
liberal in all of philanthropy most especially when
he expects receive usurous interest Ho is expanding
hundreds OF millions in humbling Russia and if he dis
member the United States by iudcous application of
small portion of that sum- under the preex OF humanity
thus Kidding himself of his two greatest bugbcars at
he must be but poor sort Of phlanhrops utterly gno-
his trade whs would prefer this pcaceabe cheap
and erectual mode Of humbling rival. While "mitiga
ting the evils of war; las the London Times says) by
bombarding little defenceess towns the Baltic and The
of Azof by way of humbing Russia, be may be
cessuly approaching the object in The United States
by literally contributing to the support of reasonable
conspiracy against the peace prospertynay existence
Of twenty millions of people living in union and harmony
with each other until he employed his emissarcs to SOW
dragons teeth their peaceful soil, which we fear will
day spring up armed men, arrayed in bloody conflict
with each other.
The plot is excellent plot and cannot but commend
itself to the favor of so consummnte poer and magician
the prophet of the higher law, who it has been assert
Cd actually small potatoes into bombehe
and cannon-bas We recommend it to his special atten
aon il he has already ken the oaths and given in
his adhesion. As to its smacking little of treason
conflicting with his oath to support and maintain the con-
stiiution that Is re What is an oath taken in
the sight of God and his country and in the face OF day.
pledged in the dungeons of night in presence of the
Spirits of Darkness? And what is that compact with
hell" The constitution compared with the inscrutabe mys-
teres Of the higher law Have not been told by
erend nay many reverend dvines from the halowed pre-
cnc of the pulpit that il is "a gross violation of the law o.
God and the rights Of nations n and bath not of the
oraces-onc of the infallibe 3,o5osaid and published
What rigM hare talk Of consttuoaoluy great
moral and social question Of This kind? not Of Me
least possible consequence mhefr lar constitutional
not We AnoW accords wah Mc lar Of God, ard TINT i,
enougA'
There can be no objection therefore, in Mr. Stewards
Of conscience where the higher law is his sole guide
oabsolvng himself in the character of expoundcr OF
the law from obligation assumed law maker He
is therefore, perfect liberty carry his against
the constitution and the Union which he has 10 sup
port and maintain and to levy contributions pious be-
nevoent dsnterested John Bull for that blessed end for
the pulpit oracle have just quoted SAITH aWbat right
lave we to talk Of constuonality great moral ques
ton p tenderness however to his feelings hope
the oath support and maintain the great charter OF
liberties win not be again rendered to him at the COM
Of his second senatorial term, il might place
him in awkward position between the constitution and
the higher law Besides unbeevng democrat might
possibly except to it involving contradiction approach
ing the very verge Of crime which in Christian
countries is not only considered dsgaccfu but penal
Once is enough and though we have not the most pro-
found respect for this gentleman should be almost