The daily union., 1856-12-16


while he is the voluntary advocate of section to which
he does not or ought not to belong.
The senator from Alabama tells that he knows Of
portion OF the southern people who intend TO act doy
ally to the Union entertain views favorable 10 its dis
solution, words 10 that effect If have understood
him. If he had looked into the legislative proceedings Of
South Carolina lately, he would have found string Of
resolutions believe gotten up with the avowed purpose
Of taking steps for the dissolution Of this Union. II he
had looked into the message of the governor Of that State
he would have there found that the does not
believe that the Union stand He believes that there
is truce for about four years, after which the Union
must be dissolved and that the people of that State
ought Immediately TO take steps to prepare themselves
for such event All these things well known
to the President anything be known and compre
hended by mind like his He has not word of dis
appreciation for all this He that for the other
side and thinks thing chargeable upon the black
republicans who selected candidate for their suifrages
who not in accordance with the will OF that function
AIRY. Some gentleman says the Union would have been
dissolved If they had succeeded Then, sir very
dissolvng the Union for do not hesitate TO say
that if the issues had been fairly presented and
had been taken to msgude the northern mind and skuk
and msrepcsen the real issue in the North candidate
would have prevailed.
Sir if the Union is not better cemened than it has been
If such fears well founded stands upon precarous
basis or vote of the people of the United States for
candidate consutonally eligible for the Office this
great Union OF is to be dissolved it is too feeble
thing to be of very much consequence how il is dis
solved. Can suppose that this Union Of ours, which
has stood long, really liable TO dissolution such
contingency? iii is it is basis upon which nation
ever since gentlemen belle that the continuance of this
Union depended upon the of their candidate wish
now more strongly and for more reasons than ever did
before that that little contingency had happened which
would have carried the election the other that such
pretences might be to be the fgments of dis
eased imagination. We of the North not the 10
threaten that will march the capital the mead of
armies and take the archives OF your government and
the treasury
But southern gentlemen stand here and in almost all
speeches speak of the dissolution of the Union as an
fhpnu + ,l;ar
on their part that they permitted the Union
to stand at all If they do not feel interested in upholdng
TINS Union; II 1t really trenches their rights; if it
dangers their Institutions to such that they
cannot feel secure under if their interests violently
assailed by means of this Union, OF those
who expect that they will long continue under it
not of those who would ask them continue such
Union 1t would be doing violence the platform of
the party to which belong. We have adopted the old
Declaration of Independence as the basis of political
movements which declares that any people, when their
government ceases to protect their rights when it is
suoverted fr2m the true purposes of government to
Cypress them, have the right to fundamental
principles and if need be destroy the government un-
der which they live and TO erect its ruins another
more conducive to their welfare hold that they have
this right will not blame any people for exercising it
whenever they think the contingency has come.
tanly 2ha be the advocate Of that same doctrine when
ever find that the principles Of this government have
so oppressive to the section to which belong that
Tree people ought not longer to ehdure it. You will
then find me backward in being the advocate of dsunon
but that contingency having come have never vet
opened my mouth in opposition to the Union have nerer
entertained thought disloyal to this Union p, sov
Tor heavens sake ACT not talk @ red OF this eternal
r " ui0ou'on :" Union" which is brought up
and thrust into faces, as though we of the
North had peculiar for maintaining the Union
that the southern States had not hope the Union will
continue forever; believe il may continue forever.
nothing at present which think should dissolve it; but
If other gentlemen see it say again that they have the
interest in maintaining this Union, in my judgment
that Of the North have. If they think they have
be it You cannot forciby hold in this Union for
the attempt to do so, II seems to would subvert the
first principles OF the government under which live.
When told that if our candidate bad succeeded
the time would have for the South to dissolve the
Union, not told why the great crisis would then
have Our candidate did not propose to administer
the government upon any other basis than that which
adopted by Washington and Jefferson and by all the great
who have occupied the presidential chair but tbs
contrary the party who his advocates and the cand
date himself proposed and proclaimed TO the world that hl
would administer the government upon the identical prn
pes Of those great predecessors Why then were we told
that however he would admniser it. without any regard
to bis administration at ALL If he had been elected h,
1 Union ought to have dissolved
The senator from Virginia Mr.. mason l-and GLAD
he spoke in that direct straightforward, manly way IL
which always like to all these controversial handled
stated the doctrines upon which this Union in his
could continue II understand him, he placed the issu
before upon which be proposed to dissolve the Union
must say that his proposition in my judgment the
sections Of the country dametcay opposed TO eact
other and II his views well founded hin
there is as deliberate intrepid, settled purpose in ht
North TO uphold opposite doctrine there possibly
be in the South 10 sustain the doctrine which be enunca
ted think, and am happy to believe, that at length
after great deal has been said this subject
approaching the real issue which the people Of both sec
ons will very understand II comprehend the sen
ator from Virginia his ultimatum OF the Un.on was this
that the institution Of slavery being recognised in the con
stuton Of the United States formed an element Of po
cal power which must grow and expand and be extended
be did not tell us 70 what mias well without within
the STATES lie did not say but il seemed 70 be the egt
mate conclusion from what he did say that any attempt
to limit this Institution in the Territories would ho at.
tended by disruption Of the Union. Did understand
him sTight2
Mr. MASON. The senator has stated my position with
perfect fairness with single omission. stated that the
constitution recognised this social institution protected 1t
and made II an element Of political power. Thence in
sisted ~ the proper construction Of tho constitution thai
the institution thus recognised thus protected thus mad,
an element OF political power entitled ell its just
susoepubes of expansion without the States well ~
within them meaning, course to be expanded wherever
there was jurisdiction 10 limit It, and there is no urs
diction 70 limit II In the Territories as think.
Mr.. WADE. believe understood the gentleman.
:. ended to state him precisely understood him.
understand him now exactly as did before though per
haps was unfortunate in not being able his po
son az clearly az he has stated il himself take how
ever an entirely different view Of the subject from thai
stated by the senator acknowledge that in the forma
ton Of the constitution OF the United States the nstu
ton of slavery s recognised In three insances
first basis Of representation In the House Of Repre-
senatiyes connecting itself with direct taxation; next
by the provision for the rendition Of fugtves from ser
vice and again. perhaps in the limat the African
slave trade Although II recognised in these clause.
Of the constitution existing institution mark o.
disspprobation placed upon H. as everybody car
perceive by the awkward crcumlocution which enabled
the trainers Of the constitution 10 treat the subject with
out even naming the word which they much deplored
usavery.n II institution deep-rooted In many q
the States of the Union At that time In fact believe