The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-02

"No law shall be made, havs force eject In said
Territory which shall require test oath oaths 10 sup
port any act Of Congress other legislative act as quail
hcaton for any cyi Office public trust for any em-
ployment or profession TO serve juror or vote at
any elections which shall impose any tax uIon or con
dition the exercise of the right OF suffrage by any
qualified voter which shall restrain prohibit the free
discussion Of any law subject Of legislation IN The said
Territory or the free expression Of opinion thereon by the
people Of said Territory" H#s s-sls 4
This plan affords fair means of asceranng the wishes
of the legal voters and mbodying them in State consh
tuition, well to secure admission, II desired No
man will have just for dissatisfaction, because MI
equally have opportunity to vote and exert their
influence in favor Of the and measures they wish
prevail This viii give full effect TO the will
OF the majority. If it is true that the major part
Of resident voters are in favor Of the present con-
sttuon they win have the power TO secure its adop
by the convention The delegates 20 it will be
subject the wishes of those who elect them After hay
ing had fair opportunity freely TO act and be fully
heard, the minority will be bound yield their assent
Nothing be fair just than this measure or bet
calculated TO calm the agtated waters Two classes
alone object to it, First those who desire to continue
the present excitement for political effect; and second
those who like Reeder Lane Robinson and others prefer
to cling the Offices they claim, TO their chances OF
under State government framed by the voice OF
all The resident Under such organization they
might 10 prove voes Of the electors so as to secure
constitutional elections But IL Kansas troubles can be
quoted by designed to such constitution
as required b. The will Of the people and admission as
State the enntes It'll produce that desirable result
That bill in effect, submits that Queescn TO the legal
voters OF Kansas
The Naturq Consequences Of SestiqRal Nomination.
Colonel Fremont now actually yes Ia New YoFE, and
Mr.. Dayton in New Jersey, both northern States 10 ID
the first instance of political party hoping for success
nominating national convention its candidates all from
section of the Union 1t Ia substantially ing they
expect support only from one section Should hslt id
versares follow this example their candidates would also
all be selected from the other States This Of itself would
create sectional feelings and the prevailing candidates
would truth be the of section of the
contederacy only Elections thus conducted become
contests, not between political parties but between geo
graphic divisions of the Union The nomination of Free
and Dayton from their location naturally tends to
this result This is not all 1t clearly designed to
produce it, and its only hope of rests the expeo
taon Of arraying the North and West in solid phaanx
against the South. The convention expected the Kan
question alone to unite the free against the slave
States and thereby triumph This is neither
cealed denied. Since Governor Stewards speech at
Albany last year. abandoning his wing friends who ceased
to the power to continue to elevate him, the
unceasng effort has been to arouse bitter and vim
dctive feelings against the South. No epithet cal
culaed to irritate has been spared. No appeal has
been omitted which tended to create feelings of un
conquerahle hostility against southern brethren They
have been called tyran who than thieves and
robbers To render the plans Of this party successful
they have nominated candidates for whom fifteen States
expected that there will be electoral ticket and
in Tnch will wish them For what
pose such ticket framed except to array e portion
of the Union against the other in deh.e of the warning
voice of the Father of his Is there friend Of
General Jackson who remember the earnesness
with which ne Explored his counrymen avoid the fatal
error OF seconalism Every patriot from the foundation
of our constitution the present time raised his voice
against this fatal madness But what do we now witness
To such extent has this excitement and agitation been
carried that the fanacal Calculating the value
OF the union-a thing in General JacksonB time de-
nounced by all as moral treason. Nay, when deep
excited some of Fremonts political friends openly de-
clare themselves Ia favor of disunon while of those
most prominent In procuring his nomination publicly an
nonnccd that in certain event he would 'et the Union
slide" When avow such sentiment may Heaven bills.
ter my tongue in its utterance .E@,-a- s...a
Instead of that affection which ought TO exist men are
daily becoming estranRed some from the repetition Of Bit
ter and opprcbroas epthes and Others from real injuries
and serios losses sustained Some of the leaders Of the
rrmont party actually engage in sprng southern
slave property and attempt to make doing their polt
cal capital while thousands avoid commercial and other
transactions with the North because they unwilling TO
minge with those whom they consider enemies These
things aggravated ten fold by nominating candidates
to be sustained the evowed ground of this hostile feel
ing IL this sectional ticket succeed what would
be the natural consequence Elected the ground of
hatred and hostility the slave States cabinet officer
public minister could be selected from slave State
Would it long be endured, that half of the Union
should be denied representation in the administration
home and abroad But when the principle OF exclusion is
adopted where will II end 1t cannot with consistency
halt with these high functonaries That blind partisan
zeal In which IL originated must push it extremes This
would forbid the appointment of collector postmast
marshall district attorney Judge from those States for
how could they appoint those denounced as privileged
classes, tyrants 6c7 sa 'a.t .,..t II. '#%# -
They have ignored the whig party, and are in arms
against the democrats and of course could appoint from
neither They would be driven appoint the very men
yied and denounced or send their northern support
ers to administer the laws In the southern States The
consequences result from the election of an ayowed sec
fona candidate ought TO be seriously contemplated by
every friend OF Union. He should counsel not with
bis feelings excited patsnus but with his own jud
ment he sober second thought and as best to
cure union, harmony and the perpetuity Of consu
tonal government lie should consider the past the
present. aud contemplate be future Did those who shook
OF British letters and achieve independence do for
sectional purpose2 Did those wise and philosophical pa
trios who framed glorious constitution proceed upon
sectional grounds So far from H. us compromises 1e-
monsraie that they buried all such considerations iu
der TO form peffect Union establish Justice insure
domestic tranquility, provide for tho defence
promote the welfare aud the blessings Of liberty 10
themselves and their posterity. This sectional effort 10
calculated defeat instead OF insure the blessings thus
enumerated in the constitution.
Its success would sap the foundation Of free govern
ment and admired national institutions would soon
crumbe to the earth, Its shapeless Of ghifu ruins
surrounded by wretchedness and despair implore my
readers TO reflect TO Judge and act before Is late
as TO avert these frighul and appalling consequences
Let the agstors carry ont what they have commenced
and are pressing and The results have described
sure to follow the darkness OF night follows the light
Of day. Disguise II as you wil the real question IL
UNION or DfSUNION. /
close with extract from address Of the lamented
patriot and wise statesman Slas Wright delivered bis
neghbors OF Canton the Fourth ouly 1882 the sent
ments OF which were then approved by every North
and south save q few avowed aboonsts a.@
/" IL there be those among who misled by mistaken
sympathy or by sudden excitement upon any subject
forgetting their obligations The whole country the
constitution and the Union let use every effort Of per-
suasion and example awaken them to sense of their
dangerous IL those who for private interest per-
sonal ambition momeptary political willing
to experiment upon the public passions or to treat lightly
their constitutional obligations oment sectional Jealous