The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-28
THE DANGER.

Union, and until very recently have had misgivings
its continuance Proud of the exalted position Of
confederacy among the nations of the earth, and full of
fdence in its duration have delighted in the reflection that
my children would witness and enjoy its full development
with sorrow and humiliation find myself compelled to
admit that / no longer feel this confidence"
Letter Of John Slideu.
ait is hard believe that any large portion Of fell
Intentionally aim at dissoving the Union Of the
States by breaking the constitutional rves without which
stand yet there is direct and papabe tend
fatal character in much that said and done
avowed dsobedencc and principles the very
of the text becoming frequent and violentha
regard the danger really impending caused by
negligence and unskilfulness, exacts and difficult
charity of opinion. Letter Of g. NJ. Dallas.
The existence imminent danger to the Union
ia longer senseess cry but much real and
present than many have supposed"
[Lstter Of John n. Thon,aon.
The letters from which the foregoing extracts taken
written the late celebration of the birthday Of the
constitution in Philadelphia They express the deliberate
sentiments and appreensions of three four OF most
talented and experienced statesmen three of them
aors in Congress- and the other lately Vice President of
the United States Neither Of them has been suspected
of OF devotion the federal Union and neither
has had the character Of aarmst They solid
statesmen courageous PATRIOTS and anHncing friends of
the constitution and the Union When such statesmen
cass slidel, Thomson, and Dallas, some at the North
acy being in imminent peril, it becomes good every
where examine and inquire into the of this alarm
with the Of seeing if the danger cannot be averted
hardly matter Of doubt that the first real shock
which the confidence of such statesmen in hestrengh and
durability of the Union received in the result of the
popular manifestations of hostility the South indca-
in the elections in of the free States subsequent to
the passage of the Nebraska bill The principle of that bill
clearly right that it matter Of amazement
that its passage should produce such storm Of indignant
agitation throughout the free States. Although it
manifest that it not simply opposition to the Nebraska
bin which stirred the blood of the northern people, but that
there remarkable and coalition Of the
various local sns all united under that mysterious and
powerful secret organization which spang up OPPORTUNITY
for the purposes Of the antislavery fanatics and
eagerly appropriated by them to advance the purposes
of agitation, yet the result in every State showed
that hostility to the South the predominant
element in the coalition. The danger, therefore
made palpable by the demonstration of the fact
that it practicable for all the fanaticsms which
afct the North to be fused into organize
ton which should have the power obtain the ascenden-
c every free State therefore drive from Congress that
body sound national who have always co-operated
with southern in resisting the aggressions Of abo
tonss upon the constitutional rights of the South The
danger the threatening from the fact that the
ansavery triumphs achieved secured by the ma
chnery Of organization whose revolving obligations
voved the support Of principles fatal to the constitution
and the Union those Of aboltionism ITSELF 1t was
enough excite doubt and dstrust in the bravest hearts
10 the democracy of entire section of the confee
racy swept from the legislative departments Of the States
and of Congress- and their places filled by who owed
their success to combination of fanaticsms which were
IN 49, :,
on OF the constitution and furnished the only hope an
enduring Union. The danger which impressed itself
frciby upon the minds of the eminent Statesmen above
quoted consisted the evidences furnished by the
elections in the free States Of disposition to combine
against the South and of ability to make tho combina
ton powerful force the South by way Of sedc
fence into a similar sectional combination.
The necessary result Of northern and southern parties
would be the dissolution Of the Union and it the evil
dent tendency of the popular mind at the North to such
fatal which called forth the impressive warnings
tanned in the extracts above They deserve to be serious
~ studied pondered over by the solid men Of the North
who have substantial interest in the stability Of the gov
ernment 1t becomes them to inquire into the real object
sought to be attained by the prominence given to the
troubles Kansas Is it not clear that Kansas is now
used of keeping up and increasing the an-sa-
very feeling and aggravaing the sectional antpathes
which are relied on for the ultimate formation of purely
sectional parties Is 1t really matter Of such vital
Germ to the people Of the North that Kansas should be
free State civil should be invoked for the at
tauncnt of the obiect Does any rational mind doubt
that slavery will ultimately exist not in Kansas accord
ing TO the interests Of those who shall become citizens
To these the Kansas law submits question: and by them
il win be finally settled sptcof the interference Of out
sdcr whether Massachusetts, OF Missouri The whole
Kansas difficulty will settle ITSELF If designing poll
ticans would to make its affairs the subjects Of
tional agitation.
In these views strongly corroboraed by the re-
cent movements for the fusion of all shades of antsavery
men into common organization, under the name OF the
Republican party This is designed to be the northern
party MS clearly shown by the fact that its single prn
eipe is hostility to the institutions of the South and IL
has appropriated the popular of republican to con-
ceal the odium Of its real abotonsm. The absurd idea
Of restoring the Missouri Compromise has been used a
long a. il was available for purposes of agitation. The
real purpose of combining the whole anti-slavcry sen
ent In one organization is now openly proclaimed, and