American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-06-10

teaches me That justice alone is a lasting
foundation. in public or private life, for
every thing dear and valuable. II is the
only shuTe uuslIakabTe, imperrishable foun-
daIion, and upon that basis alone can the
connections and relations between States
and naliOns be calculated on as permanent
ly settled. Hothing else viii do. The
affections Of the human heart may aid.
trust have aided. 1 Eo2e will long continue
10 aid. and strengthen this permanent
foundation which justice herself has made;
bat these are transitory md chanqabIe-
Circumstances may create flow Of kind
feelings; circumstances may produce fa-
tai end to them. They will not do for a
foundation. Lie foundation that is laid
upon the sand, or upon the water. it is un-
stable. changeable. you want to securA
it, the attempt TO get up good feeling for
the moment is not sufficient. 1t may be
remedy partially. for day or for an hour;
but that is not what we want We want
something that shall last That is justice.
Justice will quiet everybody.
Then,is this justice? You wait tc qui-
ct all these agitations. So do I, no Ean
more than l. Anything and everything
that was in my power would l do to ac-
complish the object Let us try impartial
justce-no elimination, no rctaliaticr.-
Do jnstice. Upon that can we stand firm,
and defy all t c accidents and chances OF
time or circumstance. That is my mode
of giving security to :ho North and South
TO the East and to the West; and without
1t there will be no permanent peace, there
will be no tranquility. Evil generates
nothing but evil; injustice generates moth
ing but injustice; and her steps are con-
stantly from bad to worse. Now. l ask.
is this right?- Is it tjust? That is the
question that the SDnate ought TO concider.
Each gentleman can resolve il for himself.
have gave the reasons which have gui-
ded me TO the salulion of that question at
which have arrived.
We hear; Mr.. President. a great de ]
about this section and that section, and a
mans allegiance TO one section and anoth-
er section. Within another limit and
scope, this language is allowable enough;
but, sir. take my case. What is the po-
sition of my State? know. in that sort
Of political geography which has been
made ofour country. in spite Of its natural
geography, the extremes Of North and
South have swallowed up all the States;
but what proprietv is there in this? Is
there not a great Western section, geo.
graphically, as well as Northern and a
Southern section? In nv country We call
ourselves Western men. Geogr. phically
we have that position in this Union. Gu
have an extreme 10 the North, with its
!, peculiar employmeuts and its peculiar opin
t ions. A different state OF things exist a
the extreme South. You are both upor
the ocesn; but where ale we? We are in
the Great West-we are the Great West
Though not equal at this time, in point o
population. 10 either the Northern o
Southern section, we are destined to be
more in population than both oil them pu
ogether-desiued TO have more of the
surplus of the products Of the earth in our
hands than all the rest Of the United State
: occupying the most fertil region Of tn
world in all that is necessary for the sub
sistence and comfort of mankind; and, i
[ the language of that famous French. D
Tocqueville. occupying region the 6n 8
and the most glorious that the Almight,
ever made for the habilation of man. Tha
is our country in the West. We touch n,
, ocean; we are interior. We lie in no con
3 nection with the North; We are far from
3 the South.
What peculiar interest does the geogra
phical position of ours give Us? NORTH
, aud South may occasionally have thei
r positions excited to think that one or the
t other would be better off in the case OF
t dissolution. We know that we have seer
P some symptoms of it, unhappily for us all
, We have heard the expressions of sucl
sentiments These are the sentiments o
: extremes, far separated. with different in
( stitutions, and, to some extent, differeu
f. interests. leading occasionally TO barsbnes
: Of feeling on Gather side. When tariff i
t reused, perhaps Northern men think the,
! would be better off without the Union
$ The South has occasionally thought yo
. know, that she would be better off withou
e you. All thsse opinions may be honest
y but all these varances OF sentiment lead
4 one deplorahle effect--the breaking Of ou
Q great Union, the destruction of the Nigh
: tiest hopes Of man, the destruction OF III
S mightiest hops that all mankind might de
Il rive from our example Of public liberty an
g publ pr osperity.
d For the reasons | Rave mentioned
y North or Sonth may be occasionally {
e opinion that their interests would be bent
al 6ted by a sepsraiion-opinions honestly
2 il may be patriotically. entertained; b.
IS what must everlastiugly be the sentimer
'e Of that great Western region Of country
4 whi,h have alluded? Their interests
70 l may call it so. their peculiar interest.
ID the Union. There never can be tim
ID when any one Of us in that section ca
it think it is our interest that this Unio
W should be destroyed. l ask genIleme
s. here, coming from the region Of which
le speak. how many men are there that yo
a have found in that region who countel
le anee for moment the idea Of disunion?-
re They are all Of ole mind-inslinctively
one mind Instinctively they uuderstsr
p. their interest and that is the great perva
l ing motive Of manhind, on which alo
ne durable relations can be established.
mt What is youi interest you Of the West?
ne have painted your condition feebly, a