The Washington union., 1857-06-12
THE WASHINGTON UNION.


pagn Black rcpubcanism has been defeated is true
but it has marched from the field with drums beating
and colors flying. The snake has been seotched not
killed Do you wish for proof Consider the recent
action Of the legislatures of New York and Ohio,
which have dared to pass infamous bills against the
of the country and the decision OF the Supreme
Court of the United States Survey the revolutionary
spirit that is abroad throughout the northern States See
churches filled Sabbath after Sabbath TO hear exempo-
Tizing audations of partisan schemes, and violent
sades urged from the very sanctuaes of the living God
against the constitution itself Here permit to
mark that regard the present degenerated of the
American pulpit of the most alarming signs of the
times and while yield TO in my reeo and ove
for the munster Of the Gos have language suf-
centy strong to express my contempt for that minister
who converts the pulpit into political rosinnR
These the vipers that have poisoned the fount-
aims of public information Survey the distracted eond
ton of internal affairs in Indiana, brought about by
conspiracy between the know nothngs and black repub
in the Legislature of that State 1t plainly the de-
termination of these traitors TO accomplish of two
endstheir success the general ruin of the
try
Let it be mutual aim bring about in 1860 their
final defeat and determination Work you in your sec
ton shall in ours encourage everywhere as well
the fraternity of social feeling the fraternity of political
principles for it is only by the unity of both that the
unity of these States can be preserved.
SO long this Union is Union it Is union of the
North with the South of the East with the West of all
separate parts with the common whole. A
1t is the boast of the democratic party that it is the
organization not only cherishes creed embracing the
distinct rights and interests Of all citizens but that il is
identified, in its basis and its purposes, with the Union
itself noble demonstration of this nationality the
fact openly apparent in the late contest Our princi
pies were and the through the length and
breadth OF the republic.
Now let ask You if this identity of creed adopt
e expedien for the emergency Did this har-
mony and comprehensive breadth Of organization result
by accident and contemplate that contest aonei No it
the natural consequences and spontaneous outbut Of
a strong national sentiment anmating and controlling
the hearts of the democratic all the country
The democracy fought for more than mere triumph,
than possession of the spols than the
elevation of James Buchanan and the defeat of the
emy. AS organization national, and our creed
and sentiments and the through all the confines
of the republic strove to preserve organization
of perpetually preserving the Union itself We
the only party actuated by national sentiments,
struggling for national principles and potential for the
safety of national existence If the Union therefore, is
worthy of being preserved the democracy also worthy
of being preserved.
As there is sanctity attaching to the Union, and a
moral sacrcge involved in all assaults upon it, there
is an importance belonging to the democracy which in
vests it with kindred immunity, and renders it one of
the highest duties of the democratic citizen to respect its
integrity at all times, and under all circumstances The
question: then at last resolves itself into this issue Shall
the democracy be preserved?
Fellow-czcns of the South, it is for you to answer
for at the North viii do part do you but
operate with never fear our fidelity or our courage
Should the rights of the States be asaled will be the
first to give the ALARM and you to the defence
We viii be with you, through good report and through
evil report We will sustain You in any contingency un-
der the constitution. But demand of you thing
demand 1t obligation which you owe TO lis, your
allies of the present and to glorious heroes OF the
pasthat you yourselves shall strictly abide by the pre-
cepts OF that constitution Let be common compact
between u.s. under which may rule the country for
And more than all else you must avoid the insidious
of ace
solve this Unon" Can the mind of any living man
grasp the consequences of such an act What! hew
down the pillars of that fabric which fathers reared at
the cost of so much blood and of much labor! Ex-
tinguish the last beaconght of freedom intrusted to
keeping by allwse Providence for the guidance
of humanity Crush ont under hostile feet the last hope
of suffering and oppressed nations Leave the world once
more to the absolute sway OF monarchs and autocras
Fellow-ctzens it cannot be it cannot be that the de-
scendans of revolutionary heroes will lend their hands to
such mpous task 1t cannot be that they will desc
crate the hallowed graves of their sres with the gore of
civil contest 1t cannot be that they will prove so false
to happiness to humanity, and to Heaven
would not wish to pass from my glance at national
affairs to the home-inteests of local elections but
these elections not without their value Each sepa
rate locality Is under the Union, part and portion of
the national whole and therefore, has general bearing
upon every other State. You, my feow-czens, at
this moment engaged in such contest call upon you
To stand firm by the national well the local banner
of democracy 1t is not enough that you should be dem
ocatic in your State interests you must he democratic
in your love for the Union 1t is not enough that you
should conquer the factions which openly up against
your party you must subdue the elements of disin-
tegraton in your midst when the result in Virginia is
trumpecd it will be- the whole country, let it not
be said by enemies that you assisted in pervertng the
creed Of democracy.
At present the horizon is bright with hope. The ship
of State though storm tossed and tempestried she
has been rides maiestcy upon the turbulent waters of
the political The administration of James Buchanan
affords rallyingpoint around which all portions of our
party may he gathered together That administration
will be marked by temporzng, timeservng policy,
1t will betray the interests of section to those
of another 1t viii not attempt to concliae its natural
foes at the expense of its natural friends Already have
its acts proclaimed that government rs longer TO
be controlled by spirit that vacating in purpose
and timd in execution Let Virginia send up her dele
CATION in solid column to join in the mighty concourse
that rises to vindicte the truth II the battle must be
fought let us fight II now; let not be timd enough
bequeath it TO children Let cut away the last
obstacle in the way Of human progress and when the
foe destroyed then indeed may rest upon arms
and hear prophetic dreams grateful posterty hymn
ing the praises of those glorious ancestors who opened the
way for universal freedom, universal improvement, and
universal democracy. Enthusiastic applause
Of
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