The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-03


Atthis time party, powerful in numbers, resources
and talents in opposition the warnings and entreaties
OF the patriot whom the American people love and reyer
ence entered into the pending political contest with
The determination OF arrayng section OF our common
country against another Its presses constantly upon
the public attention everything Of past present or tncied
which is calculated excite the prudices or
the passions OF the North against the South
Blind TO the pages Of history and deaf to the admonons
Of The wise and good needless Of scenes o. suffering,
blood and carnage which national passions and preudces
producing in Europe anthankul for the progress,
happiness and peace Of land of narrow prejadces
OF selfish ambition wish TO reduce the boundaries
great country the dimensions OF their limited
views personal schemes This reasonable conduct is
called necessary measure of defence against the sggres-
sye power and political influence of the South 1t is
markabe that the idea of the undue power of the South
mainly originates in the New England States whose united
territories less than the Of Missouri and their
gregate population less than that of New York and yet
who are allowed six times the representation Of either in
the Senate of the United States.
AGGRESSIVE. fs
The charges Of territorial acquisitions and of political
aggrsons TO promote southern designs have been made
persstenty that weldsposed persons have been mis-
led call your attention to the following facts gathered
from official documents:
In 1890 the population of the northern States y
96Sf55, and of the southern l96l3T2 Their numbers
then about equal In 1850 the population of the
northern States l3bo 1914 and Of the southern 962
3lO This great disparity has been increased during the last
five years The annual increase of population of the
United States, including immigration, is about 100000
OF the natural increase $4,000 belongs TO the North and
10000 goes 70 the South and 100000 to the North and
West and IT win be seen that the annual increase OF the
population Of the free the slave States 100000 BY
1860 the population of the North will exceed that Of the
South than and q half millions
The political power of the country has passed into the
hands OF the free States and that power is increasing with
startling rapdity The preservation of Union depends
upon the WISDOM moderation and justice Of the North
and yet at this time the party dominant in this State
peels 10 northern passions and preudces 1t strives to
array The majority against the minority. 1t tells the
ory that brave and bold TO denounce and reyie the
minority II stgmatzes those cowardy and base who
stand up northern soil to speak for their whole country
This vaned courage which seeks contest with inferior
numbers has studied the returns This imputed
coWardee - the courage and patriotism OF all the good and
the great our country has produced.
RESULTS OF OUR TERRITORIAL ACQUISITIONS.
Look at the results of territorial acquisitions At the
establishment of government had lands
Mississippi BY the purchase Of Florida and the acou
ston of Texas New Mexico, and California, have in
creased countrys threeod, and extended it
the Pacific. The purchase of Florida the ad-
vantage Of northern commerce than southern interests
large portion is uninhabtabe and its population less
than that of some of our interior counties With Cuba il
gave TO Spain complete control of northern with
the Cult OF Mexico; hence the necessity for its acquisition
The purchase of Louisiana made for the purpose Of
giving p the western and northwestern States open
channel the for their productions The southern
States did need this they bordered upon the Atlantic
and Gulf OF Mexico 1t also gave to the North immense
region exceeding in extent the original thirteen States
lying between the Mississippi river and the Pacific
country watered by the Upper Missouri and the Coum
bia rivers and their tributaries with the advantage of
hafbors the world the Pachc This
purchase made by southern administration. This
vast region to be filed by active and enterprs-
ing population computation will show that twothirds
OF the extent and vastly greater proportion of the value
of the territories of the United States have become will
become free States.
NORTH SHOULD LET SLAVERY ALONE.
The people of the North uniformly opposed sla-
very not from hostility 10 the South but because it is
pugnant to sentiments In conformity with views
have abolished slavery here and having exercised our
rights in our own way we should be willing to let other
communities have the rights and privileges we have
enjoyed We are bound to act upon faith in the prn-
cples of sefgoyernment We have enough do this
time to secure good government for New York. Let Us
leave each State of this confedeacy upon the high and
orable ground of its constitutional rghsnot trying
injure by assault TO degrade by sympathy. Let us
show respect for the rights Of Others by respecting
own and our desire for good government elsewhere by
governing ourselves wisely aud we'll Let that
each community like own, when left free to act will
find out for ITSELF and not through Others what
It's progress, happiness, and good government.
OTHERS.
1t is obvious that agitation with respect TO slavery in
the Staemeaspres for advancing personal interests un-
der the cover OF protective tariffs profse expenditures
for internal nprovementsfor the support by the public
treasury of different schemes to promote private wealth
and incretshave common origin in mistaken views of
constitutional law. a.A8R a'lt
The hereses of coercve temperance laws know-noth-
ingsm and sectional organizations have their origin
one common errora desire to interfere with the actions,
consclences and affairs OF Others The the demo-
cratic principesthat be alone unless they
invade the rights of Others and States allowed
tHenSciNts-aFe departed know not into what
yagaries and inconsistencies communities may If
New York must be agi.acd by the other COM
unities, let overlap the broad expanse Of our
country and the great Missouri and Mississippi rivers
denounce TIE hardy pioneer struggling with the trials and
hardships of frontier life. ~
III MASSACHUSETTS ARRhraNEp. H1Y
Those who wish to engage the impertnent business
of denouncng the conduct of others without wandering
away to the South losing themselves in the west
prares, find themes enough ia the past history
and present conduct of adjoining State which invites
criticism by its political and legislative policy Would it
not be consistent and useful into this field
But what should think OF who should propose
organize party against massachusetts because they could
show that she paralyzed and threatened open
treason and alliance with enemies in last contest
with Great Britain for rights essential to our national
lstencer dignity aud honor; that it annually comemor-
ates the landing Of the Pilgrim Fathers Plymouth Rock
with iandaons for the zeal and energy which led them
fly from oppression in their native land that she offers up
praises to the Providence which guided them the dan
gera of the great deep and for the of the year denoun
ces government for letting of the poor oppressed,
and prosecuted find home in abundant and fertile
tortores that she boasts of her early commercial
terprse including the savetrade and demands that the
South shall make immediate restitution for the wrongs
done to the negro that she insists she will give up
the fugitive slave because he is poor and oppressed and
yet sends back across the feeble and
Teufn voyage merely they destitute and weak
eroresand sends back Europe Others because
they have been thus aided that she collects money!
organizes bands of control legislation in Kansas
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