Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-22

F'ill,s"rs anil Ereiasnf, l;io.
Hoop. That sh,ws the cssin''t'on
{ the Cattle -tornia spcculaior Al lieu'e.
J.
IsON. RUGsS ClaOATI's IETTER'
The following nsl!c- brilliant AMI
patriotic letter of the lon. i"ius
Jl,atc, is worthy fthc distinguished
author and the crisis. I'e gives his
wRv he shail vss< ior Mr. Blu !
chauan. \ friend, aud little lr4s than
the G"l-likc Webster, the Hon l:ufu,
CLoatc is influenced by tic same Lish.'
and patriotic m"tiyos. in desiring the
pcrpctuation OF the !, mon, wllel.
Webster so much alorc.!. lat all
read his letter, not only for its elo-
pucncc, but for IT, patriotism:
Boston, Ang.,,i 0, 1890.
Gentlemen Upon my return list rve,'-
i'm, af ,rrasi,ort al, ence rom he c,y, !
lu:ud Your letter OF lhn 80 h nv INVITA-
me TO take part in the proceedings of HE
Wings Of Mad. ) II. a,se.aocd i. si,asa meet
lug.
yhe first duty, then. oG p"hiea. not me ely
az patriots arh as citiEeHs-t viHg. wi'h a
Iarge aud equal love, or whole nalAe land
bat as whga, and becalsr wr are wings,
is to unite with scue org IiAaiton ot our
ccuntry men 10 defeat and d 20 We N" new
aud geographical party, ,llns scifrepnb-
licaa. Tu, is our III >tduiy.
And wy? Because, ..cco din. I" orr
cte-d, il . only the nn ted America thai
can peacefully, gradually, safely, ,mP owe
! lift up and aud III. s. " liii all social and per
snnai and e wi bl. s-ncs, al The races and
I social conditions which compose our va''
and various family tits .''ch an Ainc.ica
/ only, whose n ~ can guard our II y, de.e'
Oh our RESOURCES, extend oar trade and Gil
the measure T our glory !; and because, ac-
| cotia,g 10 eur conv ciions, the triumph 81
such party pm that U"on il danger. Tia,
is my REASON. Ard for Won, ED for me, an
for all Of AZ, in wi osc regards the Un,"r
po>sc,sc. such value, ard 10 who-e ieaii
II seems mroacsd by spch dane Il i,
reason enough. Believing the noble SIM
of STATE to b. within half a cables 'cns'l
Of an ice shore of rock % u ale OF wand
our first business is 20 pu, her about, ALI
crowd her of ,tto the deep, open a. l a
done, We can regulate the stowa-c OF he
lower tier Of powder. and select her cruz,
ing ground, and b,I,g her officers to C ur
martial al our leisure.
II three are any IN Maine and anon.
the Wings OF Ma ne hope there y not
but il ,here are any, III Whose heats s'Foh.
passions, va,lt.ug am'h'ion, ie"lousy"i mel
or sections, unreaso..inS aud 'n2aiient Pm
tanthropy, or whatever else have Turned Il
hate or coidness The fraternal blood, an
quenched the spirit Of nat onal lite al II
source; with whom the uat"n OF The slav
Sta Is and free States under he actual con
st'ut,on Is curse, a hind ace, re,rr"ac'
with those Of course 0mr view ri our duty
and the reason OF u, are siainhl ne bloc
anil fool: shin, s. To such you can Law
nothing to sly, and from iuch ynl can ll1n
: nothing 10 hope. Bat + 'Lcic are thos
again who love the Union is we love j
End prize il as we prize "h" rr.nd 4 ::
, we do, no. merely as n vasl ins rutncniall'
for the protection tf c"mIarIce and nav
CATION and for achIevin. power, ,nincnC
aud name among HE s"verci.h> OF the ear VI
but as a means Ut IMPROVING, the rnatrs'
. lot and el"vat ng the moral and men vi n
ture, aud, ensuing tn. personal happlne
Of the millions Of mauy distant ,cncra'.'i
= If there are those who think thus Justly
it-and vet hug the fatal delisi"n that, b.
4, cause il j. good, il l. necessarily iminor.a
, that II will thrive without care hat an,
! thing created Ly man's Will - above
: stronger tnan hi, Will: that because the re-
4 son and virtues of our age Of reason ~
.,t,. L,,,IL In, ,lSft,
u ulatobs Of day Of frenzy cannot pull
- down; Il such there are AMONG YOU. t. the
n address yourself with all the earnes,nc~s u,
: all the cloqu"nce of men who f,el hat sou
greater interest is 1T stake, and some IN I'll
u Ter cause in hearing, than ever yet tom
: his pleaded or trumpet proclaimed.
II such minds an! hearts a'e veachcd, all
= safe But how spcCIors am. ow itanif,'
: are the sopl.i,us by which they are co''I
z ed
n They hra' and they read much rid cu'c
), those who fear that a seograph c,.l par
:, does endanccr the Union. Il / can lh
forget that our w,s"st, greatest and "
hopeful stat. smrn. have always felt, a
y have all in one form or another, lrfi on
- cord their own fear Il such panty? !
u'.men, Of Washington, Madison, Cha
= Webster. on the dangers of the Aneiic
Is Uuion,-i re- worth nothing 10 60
D. sci-n, Gus love Of il? What they dread
r. a> a re.no'e nd improbable contIngeney
that against which they cautioned, as TIA
=" thought, distant general ons- That WIN
y they We're 20 happy a, To die without sctl
- is upon us. And vet some men Won
90 on laughing and sir ging, like the trav
Ter in the satire with his pockets empty,
l. present peril the mere app ehrnson
l. which, as Il slant and bare posslbiII
10 could sad,lcn the heart Of the Father IT
,. Country, and dictate the grave and era
warning Of the Farrw'! Address.
Is But do they who bold this language f.
It re. That the question Is what ought
l. endan.cr The Union, bat Nhat viii do
Is il man ~ he ought 10 h', OF man as II.
v that "" must liv. with or 1--we alone :?
lc apprc, ia,ing til. influences wi ch may u
L. inrb political system, AID eSpecia'l, q
,r hks ours, do You make no allowance 1
passions, for prize, for lhfi'm ,ty, for 4
;. burning sense Of even indgIn " WRONG
s. Do yen assume that all or all classes
If men in all sections, uniformly obry rcas,
\ and uniformly wisely see and calmly Sc
their true interests? Where on earth
t. such a fools Paradise to b. found? &,
r. ccding 10 the peorl" of the fifteen Sta cs
j. ordinsrv and average hu".an- nature,
:, good anil lis evil, ITS weakness and
strength, I, for ole, dare not say that
'c triInb ph 1T such party ought not TO
= expected naturally and probably to di,nl'
n the States With my unb",ai,n. con,
tions. know that il would be folly aud !
~ mortality in men 10 wish il. Ce.'aI'
~ there are are IN all srr'ioS am. II, all ~
IN those who love the nio,,, und.v the act
constitutions as Wasl,inst, n dad, as j
H,m,lton and Mad; son d q as Jackson,
~ Clav, as Webster loved u. Such even
nj the hereditary a, Il the mlbitual s'n'iu en'
III the general American heart. But he
~, read i,fr and book, to the title pui pose "
- has not learned that s.boSon fr endsia;
~ NAV be ..io resentment souvra," and I
n" hatred is so keen. d, ep aud precious
that.