The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-09

or KENTUCKY.
WERE THE FATHERS OF THE REPUBLIC ALARM
ISTS OR DISTINGUISHES
The dogma that the Union is ndissoluble which is
the lips Of every blackrepubcan speaker and repeated
the echo by their sympahize is not less perious to
the being Of the conederacy than is the reasoning by
which it is sustained unsound and alacous II is mask
under which sectionasm wage its warfare the
rights and institutions of fifteen sovereign States with en-
tire impunity 1t is an invitation to a numerical major
y TO SET aside the substance Of the constitution and
der the cloak of its forms substitute the
of monarchy The aacy which sustains it in assuming
as fact because the Union has ouved several epochs
in which its existence was said be endangered therefore
there was no real danger and that those who proclaimed
it were mere aarmsts-as if powerful army about to
attack opposing foe who was reposng confidently and
unaware of the danger but should be awakenedby the
alarm efi sentinel in time to avert the impending blow,
and then it should be gravey said that because the blow
struck therefore there danger that the
ne was a mere alarmis and that the army really
inyincible
1t is far from being true that the Union cannot be
dissolved that it has been actually saved from destruction
than by the timely warnings of faithful public
sentnes The statesman who assumes that this conied-
eracy can be destroyed and who turns deaf TO
every warning cry of danger is unworthy Of the name.
This Union napprecaby valuable that the truly great
and faithful statesman will catch the first notes of ALARM
and beake himself promptly and diligently to the proper
means of insurng safety Because the danger may be
averted because the alarm prove unounded
he will not relapse into the fatal delusion that the Union
be disturbed He will rather increase his vgi-
lance lest the prevalence of the deusion might tempt such
enemies echong the dogma to resort to it as
means of conceang their sectional designs The true
friend of the Union has sympathy with him who en-
courages sectional organization whether he reside at the
North the South but to those who proclaim the dis
union tendency of sectionasm warning Of impending
danger he will lend a ready
The history of country furnishes number of illus
ous examples which illustrate these remarks The Union
threatened and upon sectional grounds during the
administration OF Gen. Washington He did not discard
the warning as the voice of aarmists-he no
aarmist HIMSELF but he exerted all of his transcendsnt
wisdom and influence to avert the danger. When the
crisis had passed. he did the fatal dogma
that the Union indssoube and therefore that there had
been for alarm He showed his wisdom and his
patriotism by addressing to his countymen that impress
ye appeal in behalf of the Union contained his Fare
we'll Address, which modern patriots of the republican
school would regard idle defamation. The lead
Of sectional repubcanism may discard his counsels
and treat George Washington aarmis but they will
find in good time that the popular heart still responds to
the appeals OF him who first in war; first in peace
and first in the hearts Of his countrymen' Let the arch
seconast exut in the deuson that the northern people
ceased have fears of dissolution of the Union e
Is destined to find that he has moderated the patriotism
his counuymen as well the counsels OF "he Father
his Country
The same fatal dogma which rejects and rdicule the
counsels Of Washington would make Thomas Jefferson
either alarmist disunonist Looking to the
sectional question that excited the fears Of Washington
Mr. jefferson later day expressed the apprehension
that ut would be recurring every occasion and renewing
rritatons until it would kinde such mutual and moral
hatred render separation preferable 10 eternal hatred"
Mr. Jefferson therefore, did believe that the Union
war ndssouble did he hesitate proclaim the dam
ger Of seconaism II he had lived at this day. and had
addressed such warning the seconaliss the whole
band Of blacrepublican conspirators would have de-
nounced him disunioniSt alarmst But
with such examples these land they might be extended
indefinitely the real friends Of the Union viii cry aloud
give pose the potter Of sectional treason I'M
til that spirit which animated the fathers Of the
public s awakened and comes forward to add to
the evidences that "he price Of liberty eternal vigilance
Let the Bankses continue to declare that the Union
be dissolved let the Bennes continue characterize the
warnings Of eminent statesmen idle twaddle let
the Stewards 90 rejoicing in the hope that northern
will no cherish that love Of the Union which makes
them quick to respond to calls Of danger let the National
btegencv proceed in its work Of holding up southern
either alarmists disunionissal this will only
inspire the true friends Of the Union with greater energies
and increased determination to obtain signal victory over
secuonalism.
PREPARING FOR ANOTHER EDITION OF KANSAS
FABRICATfONS.
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