The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-04

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distributed Upon that slender foundation il is assumed
that few shareholders rule all the rest and the sought
TO be made OF II is TO rouse not only the black against
the white but 10 get up inernecne Ia the white
itself between the who holds slaves and him who
has They are willing TO get up cruel strife In the
bosom Of southern society itself and II is for such pur
pose IL is fair TO presume that they would the power
and the patronage Of the general government they should
get into power s n 4@Nega4
We in the South know that this war Of classes cannot be
raised amongst and that apon this subject of slavery
interests but what to think Of tho
purposes for which this party would use power II they
should get 1t They perhaps justify to themselves such
hosttes upon the ground that hoses hamaRi
geeris for they have already pronounced sentence of
ouawry upon southern slavery, and declared in
parson between abolition and Christianity, that what
things the latter has effected the achievements only of
its first century. The constitution of the United States
recognises the legality of the institution OF slavery In the
southern States The judicial tribunals of the country
from the highest to the lowest from the Supreme Court
down, have regarded IL and yet at one fell swoop a
one turn OF phrase TO be placed beyond the pale
of human sympathy Christian civilization and all this
is be done presume under the authority Of that high
er law which has been especially revealed to ayohte
few All this may so wild as to be scarcely regard
ed serious But unfortunately have sufficient ev-
dence of the fruit that s to spring from such seed There
have been cases of practice upon this theory How else
we to suppose that they Justified even to themselves their
attempt at the last session of Congress bring in Kansas
State under the Topeka constitution, unless it
upon the belief that the end sanctioned the means and
that they authorized by higher law to trnmpe upon
all the American notions OF popular sovereignty ITSELF if
by SO doing they could strike blow at slavery 7
Here was convention chosen by party and called into
existence by act either of the local legislature or of
Congress 1t came into being not only without the
ton of the existing government pnt in opposition it. 1t
offered constitution which, according to its terms could
not be amended or changed until 1866 it to be ire
versble by the people of the State themselves for period
of nine years To bring in the State under such crcum
stances would have been TO have given them constitution
by act OF Congress and not by the action of the people
and constitution, too which the people themselves could
not change for nine years Under such precedent ns
minority in any of the slaveholdng States might form
t1t,ar and, non,,
majority resored TO force to put down the as
Of rebellion instruction. Congress would have as
much right to confer the power of the State
upon minority IN the one in the otherand the
higher law too would sanction the well the other
Is il to be supposed that any southern State would put ZIP
with such party as this in possession OF the power Of the
federal government? -.e Ee.s.s a-a.s @
To carry out such views these il necesAry 10 do
what they have doneand that to nomi sectional
candidate and upon sectional platform. Accordingly,
they have placed in the field who expresses plainly
enough his concurrence in their views He ntimates quite
clearly too the uses TO which he would put the patronage
OF the federal government in the South il it should be In
his power to WELD it. Under such circumstance we have
right TO infer from his declaration that it would be
used to SOW the seeds Of dsunon and strife in the bosom of
southern society ITSELF by arraying the STAKEHOLDER and
non-saveholder against each other. .aaw
felow-ctzens, can you suppose that could se
elected President of the United States by such party and
upon such principles without endangerng the Union of
these States Can it be expected that nearly half the
States of this Union would submit to the
which instituted for the common protection of all
OF Degetung civil strife,
arraying one class of the community against another
within their borders Well might MT Fillmore ask
the men of the North if they in places would submit
to be thus used at home know that the leaders OF this
party fearing lest some Of their friends might suppose that
the election of their presidential candidate would hardly
compensate for the risk to which the constitution and the
Union would be exposed have said that the southern peo
pie could not and would resist although the govern
ment might be administered upon such principles those
Of which have been speaking That is to say that they
would submit TO see the common government far
they were concerned made instrument of oence in
stead of one Of defence; that they Mould be willing TO
yield the rights and guarantees given them by the const
tuton under the idea that they under the ban of
still higher law that they would submit TO patron
age and favor of the federal government TO get up an
abolition party within their borders for the purpose
OF aoolshng slavery within the southern States them
seyes And this is predicated Of sixteen States which
number now more than 100000 OF people, and own
something than square miles Of compact
ritoy Our forcfahors not 100000 Of people and
were for the most part constituted of savehodng
mites, when they made good their independence against
the power Of the British government
II TO take counsel of prejudice suppose that ny 10
100000 Of such people could be held In subjecon IL they
chose to resist and could anything be worse than the
peace Of government administered on the principles OF
which have spoken The subject Of disunion Is one
which no American approaches without certain degree
ofawe-and long may that feeling remsn bat have you
considered well the possible consequences Of dsuson
to the northern States themselves and what Is you hazard
when you endanger it2 This Is subject which pro-
presently to discuss but before doing permit 10
observe that the very principles which most expose the
constitution and the Union 10 such risks would turn out
in the end TO be dangerous the domestic institutions
Of the North TO those Of the South III they should be
used to overthrow the social system Of the South the
plague would soon return TO overthrow your own An
ayengng Nemesis would present the cup = those who
had breued the poisonous draugh for our destruction
II IL be that neither constitution Of governmental nor
treaties and compacs amongst men, protect the In
sttution OF southern slavery, because II Ia prescribed
by the higher laws Of God why is IL so2 II Is so
in part at least told by its author, because
IL Is contrary to the axiom that @sl created
equals Equality Is fundamental condition OF human
iy and slavery property In man. violates that law Of
the Creator Now there is large and influential poit-
cal sect who declare that all property theft and wrong
and that II Is because 1t destroys this equality which Ia
said to be a fundamental condition Of humanity. To the
institution OF private property they attribute the startling
contrasts between the extremes Of wealth and poverty
see around They as how there be either social
political equality between the very rich and the very poor
This institution, they alege Is the cause Of the poverty
whose necessities they say lead 10 all the evils which
ascrbed in this country TO slavery. Whatever arguments
used here against slavery directed by them against
the Institution Of property itself The higher law which
condemns one, condemns also the other and laws and
constitutions Of government protect the
one than the other. Let no say that this is a
weak and contemplate sect II has proved itself to
have been a powerful element in late revolution in one
of the first States in Europe The throbs and throes
In the bosom Of European society st show the work
ings Of this power within. Amongst the which
have scourged humanity most severely those Of
ideas Everything 10 presaRe that the next such
In Europe to be between the social and the In
dividual principle in governments. Those who
10 be intent only upon the overthrow OF the southern
eal system viii inevitably inaugurae similar strife In
the bosom Of northern society also unless they checked
In time He who false political ideas In the public
ind ia aindoe he viii tee.hf