The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-28

sonal slip OF the tongue charge serions should be
supported either by facts strong presumptons and
shall briefly adduce them.
When Massachusetts, by the election Of Mr. Jefferson,
lost her ascendency In the Union her pride was deeply
wounded From that moment she became not only dis
contented with but dsanecied TO- that eonfedecy she
could no longer rule Her aachment to the sister States
IL she ever had anyaud her loyalty to the constitution
weakened by every triumph Of the democracy for II
triumph of the principles Of her old rival Virginia
and every acquisition of territory that strengthened
the South signal for complaints, new exhibit
tons of dsaection and threats of disunion Her OPP
position to the democratic policy became gradually
factious at every disappointment During the o.;
1914 she refused place her militia at the disposal OF the
government Of the United States for the general defence
and, after tho conclusion Of peace modesy applied to
Congress for the pay of those whose services had been
thus withheld What is still more remarkable Congress
finally acknowledged the justice of the claim and paid
the who for aught that appears to the contrary would
have joined the enemy in case of an invasion In shoot
Massachusetts, carried this spirit of opposition the very
verge of treason in the Hartford Convention and John
Henry plot
Massachusetts has been uniformly AZ the head of every
ctious opposition to the general government whenever
Louisiana she threatened sscessou during the late war
with Great Britain she not only threatened but took de-
cded steps to bring it about and know for a cer-
ainty that had not the deputies from the Hartford Con-
vention encountered the of peace their way
Washington they prepared to propose Mr. Madison
the alternative Of dsgracefu treaty secession of
the New England States The annexation Of Texas again
produced threats of secession; the with Mexico
afforded another pretext and the existence OF slavery in
the South has furnished perpetual theme for declama-
ons against the constitution and the Union II give
credit to the repeated declarations of those who now rep
resent Massachusetts, in her legislature and in the
Congress of the United States she stands ready invoke
British bayonets in aid of abolitionsm and to oily her
self with any power that may enable her accomplish
this vore object which, stripped Of its disguise is moth
ing than the rcvvDg Of her lost supremacy in the
Union.
The leaders in the Massachusetts, scheme policy believe
they have in the perpetual agitation Of the slavery ques
ton the Of accomplishing their object 1t is the
straw that is to them from drowning and they grasp
it with all the dying energy of despair In order the bet
ter TO comprehend their motives and expose their hypoc
risy let us revert for moment to the period when,
Mr.. Jefferson expresses it, "the alarm-bell first rung
In Congress" the application of Missouri for admission
into the Union. 1t towards the close Of Mr. Msnroes
first term and the period at hand for the nomination
Of his Rufus King thea the most rromi-
ncnt Of the federal party. He aspred, and had a
right aspire to the presidency for whatever may
think Of his political principles he of great
perience and commanding talents He was moreover,
q New England man, and intimately associated with
the Massachusetts school of poli,icsthe Essex Jun
ts it was called lie thought he saw in the crisis
which presented itself, which inevitably led to a
discussion of slavery, the means Of raising great
sectional question which would unite the North in con-
ederacy support Of candidate the presidency who
should place himself the head tho opposition to the
admission of Missouri saveholdng State Accord
pgy he assumed that position ia the Senate of the United
States
It's unnecessary Eere to dea the various steps in this
great controversy which, for the first time shook the
Union to its CENTRE and have referred it only for the
purpose of illustrating the views of the leader Of the north
party. Having majority in both houses of Congress-
he threw aside the mask and in of his speeches open
Iy avowed that 1.-THE QUESTION QUESTION
NOT OF HUMANITY, BUT OF POWER" a al
This disclosure furnishes key to Massachusetts, policy
With her the question of slavery has been question
not of humanity but power II has uniformly been made
OF creating northern sectional party
which she aspires be tho head Hence the discussion
of this question: find the threefh slavery representa-
ton invariably brought forward of the great north
gIievancesone of the most crying evils of slavery
of the favoe topics of the sympa,hxers in the
wrongs Of the African slave. Now we would ask what
have these wrongs do with the representation of
ton of the slaves in Congress- 1t does not add to their
numbers and, far it operates at oil their condi-
ton have favorable influence since it enhances the
value of the slave and readers il the interest of the
to take of him. As to the principle involved
in this representation, whoever looks back on the eary
steps of revolution will Ed based on the great
maxim that axaton and representation go togetbers As
property slaves liable taxation; and therefore, for
the protection of their owners the trainers of the cons,u-
ton thought it but just they should be least partially
represented in that body from whence taxation originated
This is all this is simple statement of the question
Yet it ia here the shoe always pinches most and here
that the true objects of the abolition crusaders most die
tincty appear This partial representation of the slaves
in Congress increases the power of the southern States and
enables them the better rival the Massachusetts, scheme
for their subugation and robbery It is serious obstacle
to the rsatanment of the puritan supremacy in the Uni
ted Saesa balance weight ia the scales of the Union
which helps maintain the equilibrium and for that rea-
alone il is not in the least surprising that those who
laboring to destroy that equilibrium by Of
northern conederacy should declam against it with such
pous yehemency as one of the obnoxious portions