The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-23
TILE POSITION OF THE NORTH.

THE POSITION OF THE NORTH.
We have had many occasions to admire and to applaud
the fearless courage and the matcless ability with which
the Boston Post stands up in the very midst of fnnacism
and treason and merely defes but boldly charges home
upon both The following article from that journal is Of
that independent liberal, and national character which
has given TO the Post high standing throughout the
Union The South cannot but be gratifed to know that
she has friends Massachusetts who dare TO defend
her Just rights and tell the North to its face that the
North is right in wagng this eternal warfare Of agta
ton upon the South We commend The article especially
the consideration Of the of substance the
North as well those southern who believe,
pretend 10 believe there truly sound national
men at the North:
TIE roslrlos or THE NoRrH-on Tuesday the Boston
Atlas put question which is earnestly hoped every citizen
will thoroughy consider before he lends himself
nen go conspicuous alarming that journal advocates
to wit the formation of great northern sectional party
The question is this
The greet question Is mol, ia The Souh pleased, 1at il
The North right
'.We agree to this form Of putting the issue Il
NeRTH EenT is 1t right in its present defiant attitude
Is in forming party for national purposes in which
Of fifteen States in the Union enrol them
selves? Is right in making the basis Of this party to be
of the great Dtereststhe slavery interest
which, by the constitution, left to be dealt with by the
States where il exists il is fact that slave States
refused union with the free States the basis OF
the international law, that slave reaching free country
became but stipulated he. the fugitive should be
turned and this prior to the constitution put into the
Northwestern ordinance With this in yicw is right for
The North to saw slave shall be reclaimed from its
soil? Is any right that this uteresta minority in
be attacked in spite Of tue Stateshts mi
tation than it would be If the navigation interest the
manufacturing ineres-boh minority ineressshou!d be
attacked? In word is the North right trying
the raterna ties that the South and the North in
the grand old bond Of country? We earnestly hope
that each patriotic citizen will in the feeling of Washing
ton patrotisrn least 1t as he getrut the
question, I. the North right in all thisy
10 show clearly in what position the North has
BEEN 20 back little and state question with
puous historical Bearing in mind that the North
ordinance prohibiting slavery passed before the
adoption Of the present constitutions remark that, from
1883 up to 1890 no ae sscd 5g Congrcss relation
prohibition Of sapey the Territories Of the United States,
aud State ercaed from The Union of so-
rery 1t true, discussions this subject IN Congress
Thus Illinois and Indiana when Territories, passed slavery
laws-we recognizing end protecting soeery
whstanding the Northwestern ordinance; and when Hi
nos 1918, in State objection raised TO her
admission this ground but IL not sustained We state
oots that cannot be successfully controversies and repeat
that from 7sD to 1920 prohibtory law passed
slavery, and Stale excluded on account of a
very.
Ia IsIe-2o the North took the position that Missouri
should be admitted the Union without having
to exist within her limits and the North announced this de-
termination in resolutions passed by, think, nearly
northern legislature. Aud in this the united North
stood upon the position that Congress bad the power
a perpetual prohibition a sovereign State.
was the North right in taking this position To
this fully would require elaborate argument for the eond-
eratons bearing weghy to involve the issue
whether there should be continuance Of the old
co EQUAL States, whether union should be com
menccd Of seior and iecrior States. Rather than 20
roun1 we
rious country has produced went into The argument
and have Lett ON record the question: the
North right the position took that OF insisting
prohibition on sovereign State. These were
given BY residents Jefferson, Msdison, Monroe John
Quincv Adams jackson, and arrson by host Of
men, from Henry Clay and John q. Calhoun 10 those far
rior to them in talents reputation; and these
the pon. fie North rchfi We challenge
radic,ion on this point arn that the opinions
the great whoe have given are directly OPP
posed The doctrine that Congress has pomer 10 impose
ioiioa sovereign They pronounce ouch resrc-
ton to be UNCONSTITUTIONAL IL the judgments Of these
patriots and have weight they show that In 1879
20 whole North ood upon ground that not tensble
II was ground marked out by camor, passion demagogsm,
and by reason Judgment and regard TO the obligations
70 n country.
We now return from the past the present. and repeat
that nothing be patriotic ssluary than for
each citizen ssk the question, NE North r9hf The
course IL Maine psioiism State
erccpedare pursung sneroby tcad 70 dirfae MS noble
eou,rv 10 ruin its commerce and its manufactures TO
into halves It's noble banner and make the first experiment
The annals Of the world afford great sefgoverncd peo-
ple TO VI FAILURE Look patriotic citizens The results
Of this American system thus far, after sixty five years Of
trial Of coNsTITrTios is II possible the North
b. right act part Of paicde, and tho bless
ngs whch the Uxros confcrs Can the North right
il throwing itself the hands Of the admen tribe Of
Wade, and proclaim that there no Union WIN