The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-23
DISUNION.

In the past history of government individuals, and
occasionally large portions of individual States abornp
under supposed real grievances have ventured to look
to disunion ultimate remedy but such hay
been usually treated the harmless indications of ind
Greet passion and madness An appeal to the wise
sells of the fathers and defenders of the republic has been
sufficient to correct by the force Of public sentiment such
temporary and limited alterations from true patriotism
At the present time however, the question of disanion
sumes far imposing aspect The charge is made
against entire political party supposed to have control
in least ouefourh of the States of the confederation
aud known number large portions of another fourth 1t
not alleged that this party by its authentic declaration
of principles openly and expressly disunon as th
object Of its organization but is alleged that the
sary result Of its and of the practical enforcement
its avowed doctrines would be separation of the States
An allegation of so momentous charact ought neither
to be rashly made hastily decided. We shall, there
fore, consider it dspassionstely.
The first thing which deserves attention is the fact that
many individual members Of this party occupying promi
positions in it and exertng large influence in its
councils known have expressed sentiments wholly
irreconcabe with the continuance Of the present Union
But it would be rash hold whole organization respou
sible for the reasonable sentiments Of portion Of its in
dividual members If the great body Of the party are
known repudate such sentiments. The proper place
to institute the inquiry to the question of fac.
whether the party harmonizes In sentiment with soms
Of Its individual members who have declared for dis
union is in the official record Of its principles laid
down by Its representatives in convention Turning to
the last Philadelphia convention struck BY the fac;
that Of those who have been bodest in avowng die
union sentiments prominent in its delibera-
tons But looking to the record of principles finally
adopted their platform, find open and express
dorssment Of such dsunion doctrines On the other hand
find no open and express reputation of them. Tbs
end to which these leaders looking is dissolution Of
the Union according to the plain import Of their language
The great question with them Is the best of
tanning their end An ultra-aboonst such as Garrison
Philips would say repudste the constitution and denouuce
the Union The republicans such Seward and Wade and
Wilson, would say must recognise the constitution and
adhere to the Union and adopt under their
cover but such means as in due time win undermine and
destroy both the constitution and the Union When IL is
remembered therefore that the Philadelphia Convention
composed Of republicans and not Of those who cal
themselves Observation-Disclosures would not expect find
the constitution and the Union openly denounced but
would expect to find them expressly recognised and APP
proved at the time would expect IL the counses
Of the Stewards Wades and Wilson's prevailed that
principles adopted would be such in their practical
suits would ultimately lead to the destruction Of the gov
eminent and the accomplishment Of the end which there
leaders understood to have in vewthc dissolution
the Union. We hardly think that any candid mind cal
take up the republican platform and out its doctrines
their practical results and doubt that the adopted
are entirely appropriate for the final attainment, of the OBJ
ject of disunion
BY way OF testing the accuracy OF this conclusion
will take single principle and Il to its Legitimate
results BY the republican platform additional slave
State Is TO be admitted into the Union II the republican
party succeed in getting control Of the government
Kansas OF one or States carved of Texas,
State cut of from CALIFORNIA; should apply for admission
with constitution tolers,iDg slavery the application
woud be rejected the principle that the institution
slavery cannot according the republican creed be made
legal and valid outside Of Its limits at the date Of the
federal constitution. Let 1t be supposed that the South
would submit to such a decision in regard to ib,
application Of new State and that the republican
party holding its sscendency should finally SO ar.
range the Supreme Court to place on the bench
majority of republicans question to the legality Of
slavery any of the present States located outside Of
the original territorial limits would bring before the Su-
preme Court constituted the decision OF the principle
which declares that power make slavery legal out
side Of these limits or course the decision would be 10
accordance with the republican doctrine, and the iegay
Of slavery everywhere except within the States formed on,
Of the original territory, would be established We hardly
suppose that any need be told that the Union could
not survive such decision.
In the place. turning from the known disunon sem
timent Of the controlling leaders In the republican party
and from the doctrines Of their party platform which are