Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-09-20
Letter of Senator Pratt to the whigs Of
Maryland.


privilege, in this manner, 10 counsel with all
in relation TO the course which patriotism and
duty would seem TO indicate as proper IN the
present political crisis.
No lover Of his country whose judgment IS
unbiased by party zeal and uncontrolled by
Northern or Southern ianatieism can fail 10
see and depreea,e the pending danger TO the
Union.
The first duty Of ewry man sNho loves his
country and her institutions II to provide for
their safety. The life Of the nation is indian.
ger. II must be saved; tfen, and moi I'LL then,
will il be permissible to US to discuss our dii-
ierences OF opinion upon minor subjects.
say that the life Of the Union is in dan
ger, because, for the FIRST time in our history,n
party has been formed composed exclusively Of
citizens Of one section OF the country, bound
together by the single bond Of an alliance Tor
offensive warfare against the other setIion,-
That the success Of such u party would imprril
the Union has been recently demonstrated by
an address Of Mr.. Fillmore, aud will il is sub
mittcd, be apparent 10 Hl who will beslow
moments consideration upon the existing pos.
iure Of political affairs.
The value Of the slave property OF the South
IS not less than two thousand millions oi dol
lars, n sum equal TO on6 fourth of all the other
properly III 'he om,teu m, S'"'e'' "' s""T" ,,' y!
cogni2cd, but so far guarded by the ConsIlm-
tion as 10 impose upon the Federal Govern
ment the duty Of restoring To his owner the
slave who may escape into another State or
Territory of the United States. For years
past lh's constitutional oO'csHuoh ms p'''' "I'
only repuo'n'eu oy some OF tno n",l'S'nN,"',u' ,
ns o.ues' ou' po,',I"' lu.',eI lI'v o[eM r ,o.
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rou''S' 1n'S Sec',on'' oPpo.,''GH ~ "G",,',
.?r's an" interests .,hEe ""S'e" III
WIN "''eScd proo'0'i''''5 OF Success I'Vrg'N
ser'lo,"E 'IcNc' Tor ~, me rf|Sn'"ry """ 'nr
Ir'eSInency "' Inc o"'''u oj',eE' We can 40
.onse' Sn',' our eyes I" '"' 'F'li'\ u. wv
'n'eatencu danger; we '"n"G' OUT zee, |"',. '"'
success OF SUrN a parry """" u" "'' '-''
N~e,l Oh 'ne o"I"", 'hcn l'''''' i'.,r.F.
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