The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-10


whatever may II is clear that the saveholding
States of this confederaey whatever hazards they may
choose to incur by remaining in alliance with majority
OF shareholders nilamed against them must
ever and at all times hold their destines in their
hands. They permit any foreign power to
legsae In reference to their peculiar industrial SYSTEM
whether TO abolish or To modify impose undue bur
benson it, Such legislation must be resisted with all our
means, and without regard TO any consequences II it
should happen that the free States of this Union be-
ing now, and always 10 be- In majority, do establish
political line between the two sections and the two sys
TENS of labor egsate upon it and maintain it, then
they will constitute power as foreign to US as any
ton IN the world, and we cannot submit to It, What
the weak and defences colonies of other countries
may have submitted to, before these southern States will
be placed in the condition OF st. Domingo jamaica
one at all approximating to It, they will rend this Union
into fragments and plunge the world in ruin. II is in
their power to do both, for the world get with
out them and If ruthless fanatcism and brute force
combine under whatever names, and with whatever
thority to ride them down. they will carry with them
the pillars of the temple of civilization and force
mon fate all mankind
There many who believe that some such cstastro
phe Is inevitable 1t cannot be denied that from appear
ances here and elsewhere it is entirely possible and it
may not be unwise for all of to suppose it probable
Although think that the ranks of enemies are
broken and the moral victory won, ann far from pro-
claiming that the battle is over, and that have
only to gather the fruits Of Many battle
has been and lost again by oyerweenng confidence
by reckless pursuit by turning aside for the sake OF
spoil Let US fall into of these Tor arc
still in the very heat and turmoil OF this great conflict
and all might yet be lost What wish to impress upon
you is, that there is hope for effort triumph for union
| energy, and perseverance
1t has fallen upon the shareholders of the South to CON
duct this question of African slavery to its al coclu
son Such is fate 1t is inevitable Let Tvs cheer
fully accept and manfuly perform destined parts and
do 1t with no dsrst Of God, with misvings of our
of ourselves; with panic no foolish attempt
to fly from dangers which cannot be avoided, which have
not been proven to be insumounale, and which l. for
one, believe that conquer After what has been
/ that ia tl,nr
oughly united now that we have President and his cab
met majority in both houses of Congress o. Supreme
Court of the United States and sin hosts Of allies in the
free States all substantially concuming with in our
construction of the constitution, and under its ohg
TONS earnestly battling with for the maintenance
rights and interests, owe it country orr
selves, to the world and to posterty TO cast aside all
weak fears, MI petty impaceahe issues all mere
wranging and vituperaton personal and sectional and
move forward with the dignity Of conscious strength and
the calmness of undoubed courage to the overthrow Of
every false theory of government and every sentimental
scheme for organizing labor carrying with the cons-
tuition of our fathers, and, if can, their Union.
But the slave States, constituting, and us think for
ever to constitute numerical minority, can however
accomplish nothing in this Union without the aid of faith
ul allies in the free States 1t has been Of late too much
the habit in the South to mistrst all such aesto dis
parage to denounoe, and drive them from Nothing
could he more unwsc unjust. 1t is distressing
the truth and justice of cause eliminating
human nature, to doubt that there in the free States
thousands of sound thinking hearted and gallant
men, who concur essentially in views, and ready
to make common cause with nay It'll classifying his
tory and fact During the late session saw men acting
cordially and vigorously with us against the positive in
sructons of their excited constituents at the hazard Of
political martyrdom and in two instances that martyr
dom consummatcd before the adjournment Shall
we do no honor to such men, Shall pay tribute
to such heroic devotion to truth t. justice and the
stitution? Shall we rcve them in common with all
northern men, because many revila and some have be-
trayed us To be truly great must be not only just
generous and forbealing with all mankind Let us
in he Of puh rpT
in this great contest consider their dangers and RESPONSE
btcs, and making every allowance for human weak
ness do homage to the brave and faithful.
And this loads me to say that, having never been a
mere party politician intriguing and wirepullng to adj
myself others, am not learned in the rubric Of
the thousand slang, unmeanng and usually false party
names to which our age gives birth. But have been
given to understand that there 70 be two parties in
the South, called National and estate Rights Demo
Gratis. The word tnational having been carefully ex-
cluded from the constitution by those who framed It. I
never supposed tapplcable to any principle of gov
enment and having been surrendered to the almost ex
elusive usc in this country Of the federal consolidation
ists have ever myself repudiatcd it. But if southern
'national democrat means who is ready To welcome
into Our ranks with open arms. and cordially embrace
and promote according to his merits every honest free
State man who reads the constitution do and will
cooperate with us in Its maintenance, then belong to
that party call it youmay and should gricvc to find
a southern man who did not
But, on the other hand having been oil my lifc aud
being still, an ardent tatorghts manufacturing
OF the constitution, and that who thinks other
wise can stand on the constitutional platform that
dot seems 70 me that am, and all those with whom
act habitually are If democrats at ALL true estate
rights democrats Nothing in public affairs SO perpoxes
and annoys these asard party names and never
could be interested 10 them. could easily comprehend
two great parties standing the two great aniagonsc
principles which are Inherent IN all things human the
right and the wrong the good and the evil according to
the peculiar views of each individual and never at
loss to find my side, now, in what known the
democratic and republican parties of this country nt
the minor distinctions have, for the most part seemed
to to be Fictitious and iacous gotten UP by cunning
men for selfish purposes to which the true patriot aud
honest man should be slow to lend himself For myself
and for You, while represent you, shall go for the
constitution strictly construed and faithfully carried out
will make my fight such 1t be- by the side Of
any whether from the North, South East West
who will do tue saae and will do homage to his viz
tue, his ability his courage and far can. make
just compensation for his tolls and hazards aud sacrifices
As to the precise mode and OF conducting this
contest, that must necessarily to great extent depend
upon the exgences that ariso hut of course could DO
compelled by no eSgpncy, by party ties arrange
mens to give up my principles, OF the least OF those n
cipleS which constitute our great cause.
If the South has any desire TO remain in the Union
and control it. she her safety requires that she should
IN some essential particulars If she does remain in it.
must conciliate her northern allies She must BIO Just
kind, and true to all who true to truth md to her
But If she determines and whenever she determines to
throw off her northern friends and dissolve this Union
need scarcely say that shall without hesation 90 with
her fully and faithfully do not for moment doubt
that in out of this Union she sustain herself