The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-27
THE NORTH AND THE soUTH.-A UNION WITHOUT
A CONSTITUTION.

CONSTITUTIONS.
The whole force OF the talent employed in the pres
idential campaign by the black republicans Is now
directed to the imposition upon the northern mind
of the fatal deuson that the Union is not only In no
danger but is in fact ndissoluble The apoogsts Tor
Speaker Bankss late atrocous sentiments say that when
he declared he could conceive of time when the con-
stituton would not exist and when military dictator
ship might prevail but that he could not conceive OF
time when the Union would not exist he meant only to
express in the strongest language his conviction that NE
Union is indissoube Without expressly endorsing his
suggestion as to the substitution of military despotsm
for the present constitutional Union the Fremont organs
and orators aborng to satisfy the North that the
Union be dissolved and therefore that there
cause for alarm.
Mr. Banks may have been ndiscreet in developing the
plot for military dictatorship, but his programme is
characterized by more of candor and bodnes than
manifested by his apoogsts. The first step towards
military despotsm must be by the overthrow Of the con-
stitution So long the constitution is preserved in s
true spirit we shall have republic Destroy the const-
tuon and the way prepared through scenes of civil
strife anarchy and blood for daring usurper to re-
store unionbut not he Union Of the cOnstitiOn-by mill
tary power.
Of the constitution is prepos,erous but there may be
Union sohom constitution-slch exists in the des
potc governments of the Old World-and it is such
Union that Speaker Banks points the people of the North
as the happy relief from anarchy and civil war which
would follow the destruction of the constitution.
According his apoogsts, therefore, Speaker Banks
would console the Unon-lovers of the North with the
certainty that without present constitution some
daring military dictator win kindly interpose to substitute
for tho constitution despotsm in which they will
tinue to enjoy the blessings of Union 1t is in this
that the Union OF the States is indssoube according to
the announcement of Speaker Banks.
When properly understood there is nothing newin Speak
Banks position but the legitimate and practical con-
clusion deduced from the weknown purpose of the black
republican organization The avowed object of every Ere
mont leader that the North shall rule the South and
this purpose is boldly justified upon the ground that the
North is numerically stronger than the South and ought
govern upon the principle that the majority in repub
lie has right rule. 1t by the perveson of this sound
democratic maxim that black epubcsnism covers its war
fare upon the fifteen southern States. 1t commences by
laying down principles which cannot be carried out with
ruin the southern States and therefore, efectualy
excludes all those States from its organization No black
republican will deny that the object of his organization
combine the public sentiment Of the sixteen free Slater,
and secure President Congress- and judiciary, which
will administer the government upon principles that
hostile the institutions of the fifteen southern States
That the constitution contemplated such admins
trston Of the government of candor viii pretend
We suppose that Speaker Banks nemplatng the ul
triumph OF his party when he said he could conceive
of time when this constitution will not be in existence
That time will have arrived when the presidency Con-
gress and the Supreme Court shall be filed by black re-
publicans.
is not pretended by any Of the Fremont leaders or By
Fremont himself that the constitution gives to Congress
and the Executive any power to abolish slavery in the
southern States but yet have abundant evidence that
the ultimate abolition of slavery is the grand para
mount object Of the republican organization. 1t is not
merely to make Kansas free that the North worked up
present fearful state Of excitement that is but the
pioneer step another and far important object
freedom in all The southern Stae, But Speaker Banks not
only knows that such the object but he knows that un
der the constitution construed and administered according
to its true letter and spirit this result never be accom-
pshed Hence he says with frankness that he can con-
ceve Of time when this constitution shall cease to exist
But looking the accomplishment of his great purpose
giving freedom 70 The southern 1aVesnowing that the con-
sudon must TO exist and that the present Union
az the result Of the constitution destroyed he proceeded
to suggest that another Union would olow-a Union TO
be provided by military dictator who would spring up
subgate southern SHAREHOLDERS and force them to bend
their necks 10 a military despotsm.
In what respect then do the other organs and support
ers Of Mr. Fremont differ from Speaker Banks They in
st that the Union cannot be dissolved and their reliance
upon the power Of the North prevent by force This
would either result In the destruction OF the constitution
In which case Speaker Bankss idea Of military dictator
ship would be realized IL would be successful in
quence Of the submission of the Southin which case his
idea of Union undor despotsm would be realized.
The upsho the whole matter is that the Fremont Lead
unable to controve the charge that their organize
onisessenaly dsunion organization their nominations
for President and Vice President emphacaly dsunion
nominations and their known principles and objects neces
sary destructive of the constitution and because they
apprehend that there is feeling in the North which is
likely TO be awakened by the announcement Of southern
that the Union is in danger, the Fremont organs
and orators insist that what may there will still be
nnion. The affinity between this proposition and the suq-
gestiop Of Union under military desposm SO close
that the two ideas necessarily into each other and
justify in assuming that Speaker Banks's declare
tion in fact represents the true policy OF the Ere
mont party
We know that 1t is next to impossible 10 get the
black republicans to comprehend the real sentiment Of