The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-23
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Patriotic Sentiment Of = southern DE ~
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Senator HusrER Of Virginia, concluded his
great speech at Poughkeepsie in the following
eloquent strain
Remember the fact, the annual Increase Of
the free States from foreign immigration alone,
is greater than the natural increase of the en-
tire negro population Of the Union. II things
remain a. the Constitution has fixed them, and
events pursne their usual course. the increass
OF your majorities In the federal government is
assured and certain. II the Southern States
are content with this, why SHOULD you seek TO
disturb the existing state Of things, In the
one way your gain ia certain, no matter what
may be the result of the Kansas question in
the other you may risk everything, You have
the power now, and legitimately, and with the
consent Of the South. ifyou use it Justly bat
II yoa attempt TO abuse il for sectional pur-
poses, you expose vast interests to the risks and
hazards Of . contest, which can eventuate 10 no
why without some loss Of power to the Free
States, and which might end in the destruction
Of both parties in the conflict can think OF
no calculation Of chances which would Justify
the North in trying the fearful experiment, OF
administering this government. not only with
out Southern man in its counsels, but in OPP
position TO the essential interest, and il may
b.. to the peace Of the South itself Surely. Il
there be any One State which would risk more
than another in such an experiment, il il this
the Empire State Of the North.
Yours is the Queen City Of the West, which
ait, enthroned Oh the shores Of yonder beautiful
bays with one hand on the ocean and the other
on the lakes, to gather wealth from both No
wind can blow that does not watt to her upon
the wave the rich tribute OF commerce from
some distant cline, or some neighboring State.
The very SHOWS Of Heaven which benumb the
arm Of industry in so many other places, only
seern TO give her access to byperborean regions
and to open her Arctic and Antarctic stores
know Of nothing in the magnifcence OF the
great cities Of the dead or living Of the Fas. or
West, Of the old world or the new, Of the pres
ent or the pest, nothing in the creations OF me,
diGval commerce. or of the present age, which
can excel, or even equal, the probable future
Of your great city, II this Union should endure
Are all these hopes snd prospects to be riskcd
for such considerations ~ are presented to You
in the election OF sectional candidate
Fellow-citizens: dark days are indeed before
Us, il those who possess the immense power Of
such government as ours can be found capa.
BILE OF using it so reeklessly and wildly. a. from
some quarters they are exhorted to do When
| look forward to the possible consequences OIL
this mad course OF action, am filled with auxi-
ETY., not because believe the Southern States
cannot and will not defend themselves II the sad
necessity should arise. but because | wish Ito
preserve the Union, and save this great scheme
Of human society. II is but few months since
the anniversary Of our Independence passed
over our heads; the sun Of that morning rose
upon more than twenty.three millions OF Amer.
lean people, who united within themselves more
Of the elements Of social strength and individ.
nal happiness than were ever before combined
in the same number of persons. The country
was adorned with the rich monu .nents of an in.
dustry which seemed to have been directed with
an energy and skill almost superhuman.
Fair and stately cities crowned the shores OF
| the borders Of the rivers The land smiled with
happy homesteads, which sent up as incense ia
Heaven the smoke of millions Of household fires
kindled on "a many affairs, which had been con
sccrated TO peace and all the domestic virtues
The husbandman went forth TO SOW his seed or
plant his tree, in perfect confidence that he OF
his descendants would gather the fruit The
mariner plowed the seas, and looked proudly
aloit to the stars and stripes, the emblem of his
country's presence, and ola Jurisprudence which
followed him. and could cover and protect him
in the mos, distant clmes The young mother
reieiced that her man-child was born into tn,
world because she knew that when he arrived
ut years of discretion, he might take any one o
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this happy land 10 wealth or honor. The old
man descended willingly To the tomb, and clos
cd his eyes in peace, in the belief that he wa.
leaving this fair scene rs perpetual inheritanc,
to be employed by his childrcn and their de
scsniants. And upon what reposed this grand
scheme of human happiness. II rested ON the
faith felt by our people, that they would con
tiuue to live under the Constitution. anil the
equal laws which it enjoincd, in the conf,lenc,
they rcposd in the Snsc Of Justice and mutual
affection Of each other.
But, fellow-citizens, the serpent has crcpt in.
10 that land OF delight lie understands the
secret of the charm. and well knows that TO
scatter ruin, no must destroy the mutual conf.
dsnce upon which so much happiness depends;
accordingly. he has been busy az his work.
How long the mutual confidence OF our PEG.
pie can withstand such appeals. know not
But, il those feelings should be destroyed, this
great scheme Of happiness, this vast fabric OF
human society, must dissolve and perish The
skeleton outline may. indeed remain. bu, its
harmonious coIorng will fade away, its beauty
OF proportion will disappear, and its grace Of
motion, and its charm of life. will become ex.
tinct Whether there can be anything short
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to live again, or resume with light and life the
inanimate form, ] cannot say. But this can
say. that il there be any human means Of re-
generation for nations that have decays,l. or so
cial systems that have become ete,e. history has
not, ~ yet, recorded them.
Fellow citizens, ii is in the power OF the
Empire State To preserve the Consultation and
the Union from the perils which threaten them.
She has but to risk IL, and she can do il. Will
she not strike the blow which can save the
csaniry' Il it not time that from sense of
common danger. the good men Of all parties
had united for the Union' Or. if no such
union can BE- formed, then let the Democracy
Of this great State 10 the work. BE theirs the
glorious task. But to DO ii. they must close
up their squares and reform their squadrons Al.
once. let them move up and rally round the
flag Of their country. Not thai mutilated
banner, which has been'dismemberej OF nearly
half is stars, bat the Tag Of their fathers and
the Union, in which every State still finds its
emblem, and in which every heart may fl its
love. But there must b. no divided camp 1t
will not do tor one army to look on from the
hill while another is doing battle on the plain.
| care not whether FabiGs shall 20 TO MIMI
thus, or Minstius return 10 Fsbias, but the Ro-