The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-02


STILL MOVING ONWARD TO THE MUSIC OF THE
UNI0H.-GREAT MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA
SPEECH OF HON. WIN. ALLEN, OF OHIO.
Hon. William Allen, Of Ohio, has entered into the
in Pennsylvania with all his zeal and with all his
welknown power. On Monday evening last he address
ed of the largest and most enthusiastic public meetings
held in the city Of Philadelphia The Pennsylvania
says Of the meeting that ut will be forgotten by
single member of the almost countless multitude that filed
the National Hall to its utmost capacity to hear the giants
of democracy In yindicaon of glorious principles
We have had long experience a spectator and some
times participation, in somewhat similar demonstra-
TONS but We witnessed such enthusiasm before 1t
spoke language that fail to understand 1t tells
the foes of national Union and public happiness that
true to the great principles of govern
ment loyal to the constitution, devoted to the Union
This the meeting Of Monday evening demonstrated
this the popular vote in October and November will de-
eide"
The Pennsylvania publishes full report of the power
full and eloquent speech delivered by Mr. Allen at this
| meeting We make room for the following extracts;
al inteRd to tell you the truth that is in me on this sub
iec have lived to nearly the age of 30 without conceal
of political opinions and viii 60 to my grave speak
ing the truth on all these questions II had been SEN
of the Union when the proposition to repeal the Missouri
Compromise presented, and had been influenced by
pro slavery considerations alone should have said NO
let it stand Ny logic leads me to quite an opposite con-
cusion from that OF many gentlemen ON this point and
will tell YOU my reason Every human institution to
dure must have this bassuity In the common phrase
oopy of the day. must pay The institution of slavery
stands like every other human institution upon the sole
principle of its utility or in other words Its profit The
question profit 10 determined not as the wise creatures
who call themselves legislators supposedly acts legs
| tion.-but by climate and soil ~.
When the wise men who inserted the Missosri Com
promise in the stautebook found that the public mind
was then very much like il is now exasperated to fury
upon the slavery question: they quietly got together in the
night entered into stipulation as politicians, not as
Legislators who meant to quiet the country and
they put the political arrangement Of few politicians
in the shape of law and called it the Missouri ComprC
mise They knew when they put it there that it had no
obligation of law They stamped upon its brow the death
warrant of the very article they incorporating into
law for it purpored to be eternal whereas every law
in the sautebook can be repealed the next day after
it's enactment if the peoples representatives choose to
repeal it. They knew they were legislatng outside Of
the constitution but they thought they were doing
thing that would be harmless in its character and they
of the moment What did they mean by it? Just
about this was their conversation in the closet at
when the great anG Claw WiS Sou asS to a.
gentlemen You know all experience shows that sla-
very on this continent account OF the fierce climate
that attends the northwestern coast cannot be prota
Bile beyond SO deg 80 min north latitude and because
be profitable will never go there whether there
be law to aid retard its march As the declaration
OF this fact they propose to limit slavery where the climate
limited it. and they barely imbodied in the form of legisla
tive provision recognition Of law OF nature Whether that
enactment stand fall makes not the least odds from the
beginning the end with regard TO the extension
traction of slavery slavery found profitable up to
that line it known it would go there If It were not
found profitable than Eve degrees below that line it
would stop there. | come TO the point whsh par
ticulary urge in this connexon and to which especially
call the attention of my owcizens Of the free States
already said that slavery kept or rejected as an in
and the question profit is determined by soil and
climate There ia natural barrier beyond which it
CO. whether there be any law on the subject or not
Not SO with the spread of free population The Missouri
Compromise line operated scarecrow to keep north Of
the line the whole tide of population from the free States
who wanted to settle within the OF Tree States
kee with his tin cup who did not want to settle In slave
State north Of that line he took II for granted
that all territory south of the line to be slave terri
tory and he did not want to live among slaves he kept
north Thus the limitation was on the white population
not the black The law limitation against the
gro because he could not north OF the line law or
law the climate stopped him but the law did impose
limitation the white settlers, because they could go
south Of that if the law not there Hence by the
removal OF the MissourCompromise line larger space Of
country has been opened to the settlement of people from
the free States than there was before Now they can go
around the upper end Of Texas occupy the whole broad
side and centre surface of the Territory Of New Mexico
They have actually gone ESQ miles south Of the line in
the lower end Of California There nothing to prevent
the whole population ohe North from sweeping the whos
region from the northeastern end Of the free States to the
Gulf of Mexico aud thereby outfanking the slave States
You have this increase of over which the free popua
ton spread without the nterpostion OF the black men,
By taking away the line remove what was an obstruc
ton the white and not TO the negro because the
climate In the absence Of this law, amounted TO sufficient
obstruction 10 him.
$50 much for that part Of the argument have think
demonstrated that the free States gamers II the ques
ton be viewed between two rival sections, pitted
against the other in contest for power. That however
Is not exactly the way In which view the matter.
not habnated look the North and South rival
tons Let inform you Of another thing which, perhaps
longing TO the stronger side tell you'll who live In the
free States in powerful free Sate-l who belong TO one
Of the States which form the l6 Of the 3lhat notwith
standing superiority Of power the free States IL they
had ten Of the largest saveholdng States to help them
keep the Union together by force Appause The
Union was formed force and cannot be kept togeh
er by force Renewed applause II was marriage con-
tract Of great and Independent sovereigntes and like all
marriages founded upon affection only be kept strong
pure holy and dispensing happiness by love and aec
ton Great cheerngl SENSE Of right and mutuality
Of form the great powers that hold this Union to-
geherthat of right which, whatever may be said
about the frates Of our nature last powerful ele
ment in the American mind Of right for the love
Of right and profound conviction Of their being between
the different parts Of this oonederacy, mutually Of inter
eat: constitute the bond the ligament which holds the
Union together and by holding II together to exhibit to
the world the most powerful well the most splendid
nation on Its surface How would you hold il together by
force
The meeting likewise addressed with great effect by
OF. Governor Smith and Hon. r. g. Scott OF Virginia,
Governor Bgler Of California and d Dougherty, esq