The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-11
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Is THERE DANGEht
We are aware that among large Of the good and
patriotic citizens Of land there Is strong belief in the
eternal stability OF our noble nsttutonsin the indie
sructibiy Of beloved Union. The nobles and the
bassst motiyeshe extremes Of patriotism and treason
combine TO strengthen this belief Those whe love the
Union who desire to its blessings pepetuated to all
time, cherish the belief that II will be sohat Il Is too
deeply planted in the affections of the people for any hui
power 10 destroy it. On the other hand, they who
oaIhe and abhorwho spurn and spit upon the Union
In like jealous for the spread Of this
ing confidence in It's stability. They would lu to the
wachul jealousy of all honest and patriotic people that
they may the effectively and securely work out their
treason They hope deceive the people, whom they know
they cannot corrupt Time and again he. va warmed
the people Of s easonahs designs of these mad fanatics
and many there are-good, sober-minded menwho have
aroused to consciousness of the danger which
almost upon yet there many who meet all appeals
to their patriotism all exhorations to their vigilance
with the constant cry Of rEAoh PEACE when each day
and hour brings proof that there is peace that
unless the people rise up in their might and majesty
drive hack the tide Of anacsm and disunon-to scourge
from out the borders of land-there asVer
be peace
Let it not be and reliance that because we
have escaped once the wses of our states
and the sternest Of patriots believed
the verge of dissolution that shall escape Those
who would thus delude themselves should remember that
saved then only by the mighest efforts of those
great and good They should likewise remember that
by these giant patriots have paid the great debt
nature until is left to raise protecting
around the constitution and than all they should
remember that the few who remain of that venerable band
with sad forebodng and applications warning
their countrymen of the fate which inevitably come
upon Union unless the people themselves its
defence
Let our old men turn back their recoections to early
times when dissolution of Union first agtaed and
when was considered The danger and the crime
revolving that the nstgators spoke whispers
and scarcely dared trust their thoughts Let them
look back to the of 1872 when political and sectional
intolerance essayed its dsloyay the Union and how
serny it rebuked by the insulted majesty of the peo
pie Let them remember when the subject of disunon first
invaded the halls of Congress debaabe idea, and
how like treason it was treated Let them how in
sidiously it gained foothold political element and
emboldened parsans to repudate the idea that crime al
tached to it Let them how far we have departed from
from their pure example like prodgal Let them
how rank the growth of treason is throughout the land
and the bodness with which that name is botted out
principles claimed and practised virtues Let the
people shut their eyes the fact that great sectional party
struggling for the presidency and using every measure
that can provoke sectional prudces and endanger the in
tegry of the Union Let them not blink the fact that this
party avows that it better that the Unon should slide
than that their distinctive principles should TRUMP
Let them forget that it has struck from nation al
banner fifteen Of its glorious and consecaed Let The
look to the revolutionary and disorganng of III
party during the last regular session of Congress- and
called session Let them mark how perseverngy they
woke civil war; and make it stalking-horse fields
blood in pursuit of party power.
When contemplate all these overt acts of disloyay
to the Union, how any unpreudiced mind arrive al
the conclusion the Union safe and beyond the reach
treason
Shall we refuse to heed the rise and fall Of nations and
take lessons from their teaching Republics in tie
hands of the people, of the number with better
fate than despotsms Our waning patriotism and grow
ing RIGHTEOUSNESS give encouragement to faith
strength hopes that shall be blessed with long
life and abundant prosperity.
Why is il that the monarchies and desposms Of the
Old World this hour chuckng at dscord and
feliciating their iron grasp civil and religious liberty
that Union is shaking to its foundations The Lon
don Times is exutant and the London Chronicle speaks
thus
ave should be sorry to Mr.. Buchanan elected be-
he in favor Of preserving the obnoxious institutions
they exist and the unity Of the States. There safety
European monsrchica government the progressive
spirit of the democracy Of the United States allowed to
succeed Elect Fremont and The fret bou tie separation
Of the United States - Effected r.
The Paris AOnfeu, the official organ OF the Emperor,
says:
Our sympathies entirely with Col. Fremont. We
hope extension Of The democratic principle IN the
United States. - dangroa, Esropsan governments"
These governments watching with sleepless vgi-
lance and they knOV condition infinitely and thor
oughly. They danger; and If they can move a
finger to provoke It, II viii be done
In conclusion we ask the country to wake up to its
true condition. and the rich heritage Of our fathers
from the dangers that environ it. and be not cheated BY
those who cry peace peace when there is no peace
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