The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-22

your aggressive warfare ON ihe Constitutional sights Of the
South. You sowing the wind-oeware lest you
The extraordinary exertions made by Massachusetts, and
the black republican party Of the North TO rob the South
OF her equal rights 10 the Territories has had one qe
You have thoroughly aroused the southern States to
sense of their danger You have caused them cooly TO
estimate the value Of the Union and Determined
TO maintain our equality in IT, or independence ont Of
t. Your course upon this Kansas question has touched
the heart aud pride OF the South We content TO let
the Territory be peope by the natural laws OF
But YOU have thought proper 10 interfere and with
arms ia hands threatened 10 monopolize the country
and that, too, for the declared purpose OF affecting
@njuriousyn the peculiar Institutions OF the South. In
my section of the Union the OF the people not
easily ereid 10 enthusiasm BY any political questions.
They carried away by those obnoxious sns' of
the day which have sprung up under the fostering influence
towns universally you do in the North We are scat
tered vast extent of fertile country and, in the
peaceful pursuits OF agriculture content happy and in
dependent Bat when once aroused 10y sense Of wrong
and oppression the spirit of the South invincible 1t
follows wherever the voice of patriotism calls IL is thai
spirit which has always led our armies on 10 battle and 10
victory Send your 'brave men" and strong arms TO
Kansas whenever your hostile swords gsien In the sun
beams there will iiDd foemen worthy Of your steel
Mr. Chairman cannot dismiss the gentleman from Mas
sachuset without noticing another portion OF his speech
lie said; #..
81 would inform the honorable gentleman mir. 0lIvERl
that there another class the preachers at the North Who
know bow so low the 'patarcha institution that they
ready to send their mothers into slavery at tho bidding OF
the slave power" .s #.#a
such judgment upon those conservative preachers in the
North who entertain high regard for the sancy Of the
pulpit and who never have interiered with the consu-
oDal rights Of the South, undertaken to advise Con-
gress in the name of the Almighty himself But as the
gentleman ams that he "kneVsr such cases. and
to speak from personal Acquaintance will make no issue
of veracity with him Yet sir, will venture this
ZION Let him point me out preacher IN his districta
free nhi manwho is base enough TO send his mother
into slavery at the bidding OF anybody, and will under
take TO pronounce that man abotionist and one too
who belongs to that party in Massachusetts, which is in
favor OF reducing 10 test the question as to the edac OF
the Caucasian TO absorb the african race
Gentlemen this slavery question: which the fanatics OF
the North have forced upon the county has now assumed
fearful aspect The South has planted itself where IL in
tends stand fall Union Union, and that is, up
on the platform laid down by the Georgia convention
The next presidential election will be decided upon
sectional issue The black republican party or the national
democracy uiH make the President What is the "pro-
granime" of these msnamed republicans? The aged
Der from Ohio who for the last twenty years has acted
high priest in the abolition church, and kept The
fires blazing it's atars has boldly proclaimed it TO
the world. He always expresses his sentiments freely
aud earessly That is feature in his political char
with the Corsair, it may be only tone virtue linked with
thousand crimes" Give me for enemy man who
always openly avows himself | know how to meet
and, if il needs be- fight him. But Heaven gave
me from falling victim TO the dagger of assassin
What, then, sir, is that programme An expulsion Of
The South from all the Territories Of the onion
more Stare States 10 Be admitted and the repeal Of heg
eslaye lac.
these questions sir met fairly and squarely. IA
VOICE That is right-that is our platform."1 Then
stand up to platform and let the country know where
you We tell you plainly that take issue with you
and whenever you repeal the ugtiveslave law refuse
to admit State on account of slavery in her constitution,
equality in the Territories is sacrificed by act OF
Congress then the star of this Union will go down to rise
no more.
Should we be forced to dissolve the Union in order to
preserve southern Institutions and southern civilization,
we will do 1t in peace if in oar If must and
let the God of battles decide between US.
The shadows sir, Of the coming storm already darken
onrn will ha eyyitl all fnry
regret that in this critical period of counrys history
those three great TO whom have been heretofore
accustomed 10 look in the hour of peril for counsel and
protection gone. They have made their last speech
fought their last battle for the constitution and the Union
Websterthe profound lawyer, the elegant scholar the
statesman-he who expelled by the citizens OF
Boston from Faneu Hallthe cradle of berty--because
he dared stand in the Senate chamber memorable
occasion and speak Nnot Massachusetts man, not
northern man, but Arnerican'-W ebser the God
like 10 intellect where Is hc2 Go TO Marshfed, and
in the wild oceans roar you may yet hear his
QUEEN The clear, eloquent voice of the man of Ash
iand-which always held captive those who came
within its magic iniuence-wl again be heard
in the halls Of Congress tendering the olive branch be
tween the contending sections Of tho Union And when
VIC cast our eyes TO the extreme South look in vain
for that star OF the first magnitude which for nearly half
century bad no rival in that political armament The
beautiful palmetto its shade upon the grave OF
the great Calhoun In life be tower Of strength, not
only 10 the South, but 10 the Union ITSELF Gifted with
the spirit OF prophecy he looked far into the future
aud told Of the Transporting around His
political platform the constitution Of his country
strictly construed In debate he welded flaming sword
in defence Of the rights Of the States against federal
patton Some there were, know, who, unable TO fthom
bis patriotism and comprehend his motives
toned TO denounce him "alarmst" abstraction
is "dsunionist' but when those who thus SLAM
deTed him cead and gone and their no longer
remembered earth the fame Of Calhoun will shine
with all the splenaor OF the midday But peace TO
bis ashes-green be the grass upon his rave
repeat sir that in tbis hour Of danger il Is OF
regret TO that the ship Of State has TO be Entrusted to
and comparatively untried banda Whether II will
go down beneath the waves Of popular excitement ride
out the storm in safety, Is problem yet be solved
trust In God that the Union of these States established
by forefther will be preserved and handed down
a blessing TO poserity love the Union. dis
unionist per and In 1851 acted with the
soutbern-rigbs party and glory 10 1t But sir,
loved the Union then, and love II still wish IL TO last
as long the shines or the water Its music
has charm to my ear but never keep step 10 1T
unless marching under the banner u The eOnstiiioa.
l bindly follow no party-no men.
How can the Union he preserved There Is but way
70 save II Let hs South unit act with the true and
conservative democrats in the NORTH who rallied
under the flag Of State rights and the Constitution and
fighting nobly against enemy III the nation
will be well but II the banner OF black republication
umphs IL viii be the signal for the destruction Of the
government that the genius Of We
will stand by you, OF the North who stand by
constitutional rights will strengthen your In the
fight and hope that voices may minge with yours In
the shouts Of victory at the end Of the contest The peace
OF the country requires tina, TIN, fsnsca abolition spirit
should be crushed. appeal to the conservative OF
the North terminate this crusade which republicans and
abolitonists in allied army urging against the
rights Of the South Let this agitation Let the
blessings Of this government fall like the dews Of heaven