The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-12
From one Barnstable (sdaa..J PatIlo,


UNION TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW EEGLANl.
What would be the effect upon the great commercial
and manufacturing interests OF the six New England
States consequent upon dissolution Of the UnionH That
is question of such fearful importance as to demand the
immediate and candid attention Of all who engaged in
those pursuits also those who interested and take
part their prosecution dependent upon these
BILE these national institutions which have aided so largely
10 the growth and greatness of our common country and
the happiness of the people While so many are shouting
down with slavery down with the Union, how happens
il that the notes Of alarm are sounded from the main
tops Of every vessel employed in the coastwse trade
well in the fisheries and from every mandatory whose
articles of manufacture find ready market in the slave
holding States @e ae.#
II must not be forgotten the fact UNDECIDED, that
these threats TO break down the government and the
Union are without significant meaning and when II Is
considered that the party has become larger and
widespread and led off by the most unprinciped men
that held seats in tho halls of legislation the danger
is more imminent than some would fan believe.
1t is vain to say the Union is in danger while the
black republicans possessed themselves of branch
of the government and where they have taken bold and
defiant attitude in opposition to the executive branches of
the government aud refused to pass the army-appro
priaon bill unless clearly unconstitutional proviso
which they appended should 60 with it, II is vain to
say that the government in danger OF being broken
up while the chief of the aboonists holds the high
est office in the popular branch of the government and
disunon procves and destructive instincts in various
ways and particularly in defeating the y-apprspriaon
bill by his casting vote and thereby compelling the Pres
dent call extra session. when he could as easily have
saved both it and his honor The army would soon be dis
banded if it had supplies to subsst upon. Indeed it
would soon disband itself in that Disband the army,
| and the road to disunon is clear.
1t is vain say the fifteen southern States can be held
to their constitutional obligations to the federal Union al
ways while there exists in the sixteen free States large
active and powerful party, hostile to southern interests
and hich constantly encroachng upon southern rights
like the of the against the headlands
and promontories of our Atlantic coast There 10
point beyond which endurance ceases to bea virtue an
old and truthful proverb and which may yet be verified
in last and terrible effort of the South to be free from
northern terventon
While the flames of abol tonism were kept within
bounds of few organizations in the free States
treated with less contempt but since its fiery elements
have spread half the States reached the halls
of the national Congress- is there still no cause for aarmf
But allow for moment that the Union is too strong to
be beaten in by its enemies and that the South will be
able to resist the fanatics for while longer and mean
while perform the duties the constitution will 1t there
rest the case Will the people still keep up friendly in
ercourse with the North Good neghborhood is some
thing, as who cherish mutual hate are not apt to
their mutual benefit therefore, it becomes as per-
the subject to inquire whether the southern peo-
ple as whole and part will not become alenated
and esranged in feeling by the abolition pressure from the
North as to leave them alternative but to seek out
friendship and new channels Of trade and laws and
ordinances runous to New Englands best nterests2
But this is a view from the most favorable standpoint,
and allowing larger margin for long suffering than
northern humanity would be likely to occupy When the
tea was cast into Boston harbor John Bull smiled and
shrugged his shoulders So, when southern gentlemen,
in certain contingency, shall deem it best to initiate
the Boston boys and throw few hundred of
Lowell calicoes Nack boots and Shoes and other YAM
Eaa ,Ga fba,r har1 late
northern shpowners merchants and manufacturers may
smile contemporary and shrug their shoulders in like
manner but that viii neither restore to them the loss of
valuable friendship goods The South do without
Lowell ccoes better than Lowell do without southern
cotton
The number Of vessels amount of tonnage and and
boys employed in the coastng trade between northern and
southern ports have been published knowl-
edge Such information be had at the customhouses
and would show in all the ruhfuness of figures the vast
sacrifices the North would inevitably have submit In
the event fanacsm should evil day triumph over
reason and drive southern neghbors and felow-cit
zens out of the Union.
The reasonable language Of Wade Sumner Chase and
Gddings who the msogenerals Of the dsunion BAN
dith has meaning of fearful import else they adopts
at tomfooey and humbug such the world has never
before But such is not the fact
Should be found in the end that the black republicans
strong to be resisted in their nearious purpose to
destroy the Union and continue their encroachment upon
the rights of the South, they bent on doing
will it be possible to hold the Union together win not
the law of seepreservaion be set up a last resort
If that bitter day comes and the signs Of the times
in many respects indicate it the people Of New England
will the calamity fall most heavily. Its commerce. manu-
featuring and all the productive will be struck down
and FRUSTRATED and all the miseres incident general
hopeless stagnaon of business The people win be
divided against themselves and tale of anarchy and blood
fill the last page in the history of the American republc
Weask democratic friends and all patriotic citizens
to ponder well these things If you love your country
then to its defence Breast the of fanatcis
where is and compel its mad rotares to fee away
Crush il in its shoes where it stands.
Eromt the Txrn