Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-04

be no tranquility. Evil generates nothing but
evil; Injustice generates nothing but injustice;
and her steps are constantly from bad to worse.
Now, ask, is this right? is it JUST That is
the question the Senate ought to consider
Each gentleman can resolve it for himself |
have given the reasons which have guided me
to the solution Of that question at which have
arrived.
We hear, Mr.. President great deal abont
this section and that section, and mans ale
giance to one section and another section
Within certain limit and scope, this language
is allowable enough; but, sir, take my case.
What is the position Of my state! know, in
the sort of political geography which has been
made Of our country, in spite of its natural geog'
raphy, the extremes Of North and South have
swallowed up all the states; but what proPriety
IS there IN tniSI Is there not great western
section, geographically, as well as a northern
and southern section? In my country we call
ourselves western men. Geographically We
have that position in this Union. You have an
extreme TO the north, with its peculiar employ
ments and its peculiar opinions. A different
state of things exists at the extreme south.
You are both upon the ocean but where arc we!
We are in the Great West-we are the Great
West Though not equal at this time, in point
of population, to either the northern or the
southern section, we are destined to be more in
population than both OF them put toge ther-des-
tined to have more of the surplus of the pro-
uuCLS OF lhe eslElN III our luilAla Auau Al VIC
rest of the United States; occupying the most
fertile region Of the world in all that is neces-
sary for the subsistanee and cOmfOrtOf mankindi
and, in the language of that famous French
writer, DE TOcqueville, occupying region the
finest and the most glorious that the Almighty
ever made for the habitatiou of man. That is
our country in the West. We touch no ocean,
we are interior. We lie in no connection with
the North We are far from the South.
What peculiar interest does this geographic
cal position of ours give nSl North and south
may occasionally have their passions excited
to think that one or the other would be bette"
offin the case of dissolution. We know lhati
we have seen same symptoms Of it, uHhappi-
~ Tor us ALL We have heard the expressions
Of such sentiments. These are the sentiments
Of extremes, far separated, with different insti-
buttons, and to some extent different interests,
leading occasionally to harsh feelings on eth.
or side. When n tariff is refused, perhaps
! Northern men think they would be better oil
without the Union. The South has occasional
w thought, You know, that she would be better
without you. All these opinions may be honest,
] but all the yariances OF sentiment lead to one
deplorable etfect-the breaking of our great
Union, the destruction of the mightiest hopes Of
man, the destruction Of the mghtiest hopes that
all mankind might derive from our example OF
public liberty and public prosperity. For the
| reasons have mentioned, North or South may
he occasionally Of,opinion that their interests
would be benefited by scperation-o opinions
| honestly, it may be periodically, entertained;
| but what must eVerlustingly be the senti-
ment of that great western region of country to
which have alluded? Their interest, If may
call it so, their peculiar interest, is the Union.
There never can be time when any one of us
in that section can think it is our interest that
| this Union should be destroyed. ask gentle
tcmen here, coming from the region Of
which | speak, how many men are there
that you have found in that region who can
Of Il nfr,pN
They are all of one mind-indistinctiveiy OF
one mind. Instictively they understand their
| interest; and that is the great pervading motive
Of mankind, on winch alone durable relations
can be established WHAT'S your interests, you
of the Wests have painted your condition
Geebly, and your productions. What are you
to do! Are your products to rot upon your
hands and to be the cause Of pestilence among
| youI No; bat it must be SO, unless you can
| lind vent for them somewhere Where are you
| to 60? If ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the Union takes
place between the North and South, you are OPP
posed to that, for ever opposed to it, because 1t
is TO take away from you one of the means OF
access to the ocean and to the world, and to the
marts of the world, for the sale of your pro-
auctions. If there was division between
North and South, the West might be excluded
\ entirely either from going TO the market of New
| York or going to New Orleans, without being
\ subject to tolls and taxes; and could that be
bornc2 1t would be a mighty burden for them
to bear. 1t is their interest to avoid that bnr-
den. 1t is their interest, their peculiar interest
and must ever remain so, to keep the Union to-
gether, in order that they may have that
mighty scope Of free trade which they now en-
10y. They will always have more to sell than
any other equal number Of people on the face
of the earth. They have more than would Glut
New Orleans, more than would glut New York,
if it could all be poured there. We. want all
these accesses. In our position there is q local,
a natural, destined patriotism so far rs the
Union is concerned. we must be found in it
Our prosperity, may say, if not our existence
as an agricultural people depends on the Preser-
| yation Of the Union and all the means for expor-
tation and for commerce that both the northern
aud southern sections afford. We mast go
through both sections in order to find markets
abroad for those products which ARE not to be
consumed in our own country. We are enlisted
and hound by al everlasting md perpetual bond
Of interest TO stand by aud protect the Union
! Cor the sake OF the commerce, aud tor the sake
of the freedom OF trade which it and it alone
secures to us. This is our peculiar interest
The North may have It's the South may have
/ its this is OuTS You Of this region ought to
consider yourselves as bound by this interest,
I if possible to superior care aud vigience over
its preservation. We, having this interest
always to guide us, Instructive as well as
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