The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-09

have had sectional 6ght long before hs day Tha South
would have sent and money TO the assistance o. their
friends and the would have been waged between ths
sections Of the Un0n and Kansas would have been the
battle ground at first but the would have extended
until both sections Notwithstanding involved
DO desire scatter the seeds Of revolution and anarchy
broadcast the country Is II your desire 70 array
section against section brother against brother ather
against SON. in hostile sfe2 very large number OF the
people OF the West born and reared in the slave States
and many Of their friends and relatives yet live in Virginia
and other parts of the South
again ask what is your purposeH win you continue
TO encourage these restless spirits IN kansas TO throw on
the restraints Of law and contemn the established au-
thority OF the VIII you continue TO counte
their efforts TO overthrow the lawsto trampe So
ca and political order under foot-to stimulate their pas
sons and 10 name their prejudcesf viii such course
be likely to peace between the North and south
and that aternal feeling and affection which
ought all times exist between the people these States
You control them ii you will you check the tu
multi calm the Storm and put end TO the reign OF sec
tonal strife. II you will not do II, then appeal TO the
prudence If he country and hs sober Uisaona c The people,
relieve from the perls and dangers that threaten the
overthrow of our system OF free government
Gentlemea the other side of the House tell thn
supplies will be voted until affairs in Kansas al
ranged TO their satisfaction Wha, is necessary be done
satisfy them From the intimations which have from
time time been thrown out by the leaders in this House
it is difficult to determine They demand that all the
territorial laws shall be abrogaed suspended until
Congress shall have passed the validity OF the egs
lave assembly OF Kansas that persons regularly and e-
gay indicted crimes Of the gayest character against
the laws shall be discharged from custody that territorial
officers who in the faithful discharge of their public du-
ties rendered themselves obnoxious the dominant
majority here shall be removed and their places supplied
by supple tools of the revoutionss These are their
modest demands, and if they not complied WITH the
regular the usual appropriations are 70 be denied and the
wheels their steady aud uniform
revolutions "Rule ruin" is their motto. The Execu-
tive and the Senate yield to their demands they
viii press forward their revolutionary projects to the great
hazard of the peace of the country its prosperity and the
best interests of the people
If this is to be your rule Of actionf you have deter
mined to withhold all the appropriations necessary to keep
the government in motionf the whole revenue is to be
collected and locked up and not dollar to be paid Quit
is well enough the people to inquire what will be the
effects upon the commercial financial and business rea-
tons of this great naton2 What will be its effects upon
the trade upon the commerce. and upon the mechanical
interests Of the cities of New York. Boston, Philadelphia
and Bamore2 They must be disastrous TO the last de-
gre Universal distress and pecuniary embarrassment in
all those localities is unavoidable All who connected
with them later share in the ruin IN which
they will be overwhelmed. The circle must continue to
enlarge itself until 1t shall embrace within It's baieul in
uence all of the great business Interests of the people OF
the hiryone States make up this Union OF The
passions of the people named their prejudices
stimulated to the highest pitch Of excitement and every
where around sectional storm RACES wildly, and
threatens in its fury to eugulph The ship Of State H. IN
this critical condition OF things both sections OF the
Unon yo by your reckless action here shall bring bank
uptcy and pecunary ruin upon the country may not the
patriot well trembe for the consequences
believe that the Union is in imminent danger
"This hours the very crisis of our fate"
If the Union shall be destroyed upon you will rest the
responsibility and let admoush you in the eloquent
language of my gifted predecessor, (now no more that
when the sun shall go back upon the dial of Ahaz'-
"When earth's cities have sound or tread,
When ships drifting with the dead
To shores where all is dumb"