The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-05

young men remember how the county was affected
when the nephew Of the senator from kentuckythe gal
liant Crttenden with has gallant comradesfe before the
Spanish bullets When asked 10 knee like true Ameri
can he said ~ knee 10 nobody but God and my
try" he faced the enemy, and fell In behalf of Cuban lib
ery The consul at that place Mr. Owen failing TO afford
protection went in comparative obseury shouldeng the
responsibility Justly due to him who issued the Proelama
ton
There the authority which gave the captaingenera
nerve to execute American. How different was the
scene in Mexico, when General jackson occupied the
White House. and Mr. Poinsett minister to Mexico
Gomez Pedraza had been elected President and many
OF the people being dissatisfied with the result occasoned
revolt large mob paraded the streets of Mexico They
approached the house Of widow OF former yiceroy
which the residence OF Mr.. Poinsett She in-
pored him 10 protect her. likewise many Of the European
Spaniards he'd TO him for protection The mob surrounded
his house Cannon brought up and planted IN front
An attempt made TO force open his doors He went
Immediately into open balcony with his secretary The
American flag flung TO the breeze Pointing TO II he
told them OF what Il was the emblem. "The crowd was
awed and the excited multitude dropped the muzzes OF
their muskets and rolled back retiring Of the
ocean" We had Andrew jackson for President then
And the sentiments found place in the bosom OF the
present Chief Magistrate In his inaugural he said that
the humbest American citizen could wander 80 lar
away from home in the pursuit Of legitimate business but
that would to it that rude hand of tyranny
| despotism should be laid on him with impunity."
In the Bay of Smyrna when Martin Kosza was arrested
the Austrian authorities this declaration was substan
! tiated
Now submit when Mr. Fillmore shall go over the
try with his orators vndicate his right to occupy the
White House. there will rise up in his path the ghost Of
the murdered Cttenden to rebuke him for aspiring to
become the head Of great people with such ideas of the
rights of American citizens would thus abandon them
| TO the tender merces of tyrant.
Mr. Chairman, there is this country but little ex
element and is astonishing when there is such grave
question be decided But let not deceive ourselves
The very GOODNESS and camness that rest on the public
mind but give gloom to the darkness and dangers
which surround 1t is not indifference to the issue
the evidence of minds made up to the issue The al
tentative is taken There great responsibility resting
upon all of US. We have goody heritage. Shall We
preserve it. or like unworthy and degenerate sons in mad
ness and folly dash the treasure down
The South loves this Union with fal affection. Hel
in past history demonstrate the fact Sh
has sent her sons the battlefield and they have freely
poured out their blood for the She loves
the Union "She will cling to it as the mariner cling
to the plank in the storm" While 1t continues tt
protect the rights of her people, she will abandon it
But we must not forget the great object for which thu
Union was formed. We must be just and generous TO-
wards each other avoid the first approaches OF evil pas
sons by discounenancing all sectional agtatons own
ing upon all sectional injustice and faithfully adhere te
the constitution which fathers gave US. five do THU
we shall never fail but go onward and upward in oui
high career of Christian civilization until the light OF ou
glorious example shall illuminate all the dark places of thu
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