Nebraska advertiser., 1857-04-02


estranged the people Of the sister
States, freHl each other, and has even
seriously endangered the very exist
ence of the Union Nor has the dan
ger vet entirely ceased. Under our
system there Is a remedy for all mere
political evils In the sound sense and
sober Judgment Of the people. Time
s great corrective. The political
subjects which bat 3 few years ago
exasperatea the public Inind have
passed aElfy and are now nearly for
gotten; but this question of Domestic
Slavery Is of far greater Importance
than any mere political question, be
cause, should the agitation eontinue.
It may eventually endanger the per
sonal safety Of large pOrtiuh Of our
eounrylnen where the Institution ex-
Ists- IIlthat event. no f0Enl Of Gov
ernment, however productive Of ma
teriaI benefits, can compensate for the
loss of peace and domestic secuFiitty }
around the family altar. Let every
Union-loEing man, therefore, exert his
best influence to suppress this agita-
tien, which, since the recent IegisIa-
ton Of Congress-, Is without any
legitimate subject 1t anev1 Of the
time that men have undertaken to cal
eulate the mere material value of the
Union
Reasoned estimates have been pre-
sented Of thepecuniary profits and loeal
advantages which would result to DIFF
ferent States and sections from IS dis
solution ahdof the comparative injuries
which such an event would infict on
other States and sections. Even de
seending to this low and narrow REV
Of the mighty question, all such caleu-
Iatians are at fault The bare refer
ence to a single consideration vii b
conclusive on this point
we at present enjoy a free trade
throughout our extensive s.rd expaH-
sive country, such as the world neTel
witnessed. This trade is ceE.dueted OF
railroads and canals, on noble rivers
and arms Of the sea, which bind fer
gether the North and the South, ana
East and the West of our e,1Irfederaev
AnnihiIate this trade, arrest It's free
progress By the geographical lines o
Jealous and hostile States, and yCJ
destroy the prosperity and onward
march of the whole and every part, and
Eou involve all In one common ruin
But slHeh considerations, important
as thew are IN themselves, sink into
fnsignifeance when We reflect on tht
terrific evils which would result from
disunion to every portion Of the Coa-
fedeFacyr-tO the North not mere
than to the South, and to the Eas-
not more than 70 the Vest These
shall not attempt TO portray, because
feel an humble confidence that the kilae
providence which inspired our fathers
with wisdom, to frame the most per.
feet form of government and union
ever devised by man, VIII not suffer i
to perish until it shall have been peace
fulIy instrumental, by It's example, il
the extension of civil and religious
liberty throughout the world
Next in Importance to the mainttr-
ance Of the Constitution and the Uni0r
is the dnty Of preserving the Govern
ment free from the taint or even slHs-
piefon Of corruption. Public virtHe j.
the vital spirit Of Republics. and bis
torv proves that when tI1Eshas decayet
and the love Of money has Esurped il
place, aIthougfl the forms Of free gov
ernme1tt nay remain for Il season, tht
substance has departed forever. Ou
present financial condition Is without ;
parallel IN history. No nation haI
hitherto been embarrassed from to-
Iarre a surplus IN It's Treasury Ihi
almost necessarily gives birth to ex
trsvagant legislation. It produceI
viIdschemes Of expenditure azdbeget
a arace spectators and jObbers, who's
ingenuity is -exerted IN et1EItriviug anC
promoting expedients to obtain tn
public money. The party, through Il
Official agents, whether 1ightfully o
wrOngfaIIv, is suspected, and the char
aeter Of the Government suffers IN tn
Iestiraatior, Of the people. This is Il
itself a very great eEll- The natura
mode ofrelief from this ezibarTassn1en
Is to appropriate the surplus IN th
Treasuary TO great national O9Iects to
Which a clear Warrant elA De found 4
the c0nstitutien-
Among these / might mention thi
extnzuisIInent Of the public del4,
reasonable increassof the Nay, vEliel
Is at present inadequate to the pT0tee
ton tif or vast tonnage sh0ss-4aoT
greater than that sf any other nation
as wall as the defense of or exte1dai
s,aa eest It's bevOnd az question til
Il true principle that 30 more revenH
ought to be collected from the paOpl
than the amount necessary TO dafrI
the exDenees ofa wise, economical al
efffieieslt A IraiinTTsttrsti0n Of the Govern