The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-28
THE ENEMIES OF THE UNION.

committee OF ConItfence.
THE ENEMIES OF THE UNION.
We not stimulated by the telsgraphic dispatches
which reach from Kansas. They do command our
confidence There two parties there whose hostile spirit
has been generated by the willy arts of that party which
would prefer to reign amid the carnage Of war rather than
faithfully in the councils which the blesngsO
prosperity have hitherto accompanied The men Kan
have become heated that they have resored to CON-
munications to their friends at distance which will b
found be highly colored in detail Be this as max
have before facts-plain facts-which cannot BE-
mistaken, and which 1t Ia not easy to misnterprt With
two of these will deal They cast their shadow,
before them. They present in the Capitol
In the brief review which we shall make we will bepiD
at the end of the last session. when the deed was done
which intended open the last scenes in the drama
revolution.
We must first discourse of the Speaker. We would not
deny to Mr. Banks any attribute qualification to which
he is entitled When he first turned to lead his follower,
into the heresy of dsunion ceased for there re-
manned reasonable explanation which could be made
for him. He had very naturally passed from bunder
to what might become crime. However Others who
his co-workers, might be deceived, he at lsas,
knew what he was about We do not doubt that
he took in the whole horizon. And be no less under
stood the position of the party which he command
ed when at the supposed hour of twelve he announced
the close of the last session of Congress. The vote
being taken, with view to have time to con-
slider the bill to provide for the army which had been n,
turned from the Senate. 1t is said the result would have
been favorable His voice rang loud and clear through The
atmnsnhere oft Honse. nd he hos hal
pointed to twelve he announced its final adjourn
ment But he must remember this did not foreclos
the truth from the mind. The patriot observer will
ask, why should this have been done to the very har
ton Of minutef Technically in one sense we shall
not deny that he could assign plausible reason for
it. There was, at least one clock-that before him
which indicated that precise point Of time But the rs
olution to adjourn joint The clock Of the Senate
might differ from that Of the House. TIE true time TO-
might hape differed from both The allowance Of a few
minutes should, therefore, under such circumstance
have been in favor Of the promotion of the business Of ,
House the safety Of the country its welfare and not u
the ambitious behests Of party We think this is the plain
truth the common sense and the justice of the CASE Can
there be doubt that the public will likewise believe this
The theatrical grace and fp2an prompttude with which
the thing done is not enough for the rural districts
America. There is not in hundred Of them who would
farhng for the puncousness with which, to the very
moment Brian de Bots Gulbert careful to enter hess
tofght Ivanhoe Less ofsye in the manner ofdong thing
and less Of the precision which Is false and proves absurd
and more Of that which Is truth, and faith and honest
and looks to the safety and prosperity Of the country would
have been better understood and greatly preferred by The
people part Of the responsibility rests right here and
we have advered to Mr. Bsnkss course because II forms
link In the great events which Transporting The incidents
of 1t are suggestive Of train Of plans without which
should not fully comprehend the passing history They
begin with the evidence Of the spirit Of disunon and end
with his agency where the development was perfect AL
this might be unmportant in the person of nsgnb
cant man but 1t 10 not with men Of intellect Of
position and ambition Usually they are careful to act aud
to speak, and only understand the mystery Of their
purposes by indirection, and the adding Of things to-
geher. But will leave him TO hb anxiehe5 and re-
aectious and will confer for moment with the party Of
black republicans in the House, by whom he d sur
rounded.
We would say TO them, You have old men and young
men amongst you Let the aged be careful not 70 be with
out those treasures Of experience In viruous deeds which
always incline the good and the great in their last days 70
seek the happiness Of their kind In the Of nature
Jour span Of life Is You may not live to see h'
end Of the work you have begun. At your present rate
action you will leave monument Of love behind you
lamenable condition. for II Is the honor and the gOU
OF the sage that his example has been good, and b'
the goodness Of his works viii follow him. OF your
young men, IL Is at least desirable II they have
the rashness Of youthful partisans they should Pa0
tse the humanity Of philanhropists The excellsDe' ."
the latter might redeem the personal Of the former
This win, no doubt, be thought severe criticism. BU
you are now at the bar Of your country and you have
great evils to for. They than sedtOn
single murder. II si,her Of you were charged WITH
having been guilty Of the last offence II il probable thai
the habits Of a Christian education would prompt
you to repel 1t with very natural and just indig
nation. But do you consider the responsibility Of what
you have done While you are dismissed from
your daily deliberations to the comfort, Of bot
smoking dinner, by your acts you are melting your
brethren to shed the blood Of each other Some Of then
who do those deeds your partisans The whole Wo
Is the fruit Of your skilal labors II would seem thai
you are Indifferent TO the destruction Of the lives Of your
countymen and careless whether the helpless and
child Of the frontier should be protected against the toms
hawk aud Scaping knife of the Indian. Indeed II Is I'M