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


your productions. What are you 10 do?
Are your products to rot upor your hands.
and TO he the cIuse o. psstilsnce among
you? No: but il must be So unless you
can find vent for them some here. Where
are you to go? II dismemberment Of
of ihe Union takes place between the
North and South, ycu are opposed 10 that
forever opposed to it. because il is TO take
away from you one of the means OF access
to the ocean and to the world, aud TO The
marts of the world. for the sale OF your
productions. II there WAS a division be-
tween the North and South, the West
might be oeeluded entirely either from GO
ing to the markets Of New York or going
TO New Orlerns. without being subject TO
tolls and taxes; and could that bs borne?
1t would be mighty burden for them to
bear. 1t is their interest to avoid that bur
den. 1t is their interest, their peculiar in
terest, and must ever remain so, 10 keep
tie Union together. in order that they may
have that mighty scope Of free trade which
they now enjoy. They will always have
more TO sell than any other equal number
VI ptOpiC On thC IdEC VI tuC EdlNHs ufI
have more than would gldt New Orleans.
more than woulI glut New York, ifit
could all be poured there. We want all
these accesses. In our very position there
is local, natural. destined patriotism,
so far as the Union is concerned We
must he found in it. Our prosperity. may
saw. if not our existence as an agricultural
people, depends on the preserva ion Of the
Union, and all the means for expectation
and Tor commerce tha: both the Northern
and Southern sectiC ms afford. We must 90
through both SCI tiCns in order 10 find
markets abroad for those products which
are moi to be consumed in cur own coun
try. We are enlisted and bound By an
everlasting and perpetual bond Of interest
10 stand by and protect the Union for the
sake OF the commerce, and for ths sake o.
the freedom OF trade which it, and it alone,
secures TO us. This is cur peculiar inter
est. The North may have It's; the South
its; this is ours. You of this region
ought TO consider yourselves as bound By
this interest, If possible. TO superior care
and viligance over its preservation. We.
having this interest always to guide us,
an instructive as well as judicious guide,
standing between these two extremes.
ought TO take care that justice be done by
one extremity TO the other. We have no
interest, gentlemen of the North and South,
that is not yours, so far as mere union goes;
but We have an interest beyond that; we
have a material, a peculiar interest 10 the
preservation of the Union Of these States,
for the sake of the trade and the market
which it gives US. This ought to govern
our actions We should consider ourselves
as the appointed guardians Of this pariicu-
lar interest, having deeper stake than
others in the preservation Of the Union,
and bound to stand together in every fret
full moment Of discomfort between the
North and South to BEE that equal justice
De done TO both and TO all.
This is the position which feel for my
self and blo,her Senators who represent
that section of country; and | wish it were
so that these great political truths were
, known and recognized. even in half thei
value, by every man who lives in that re
pion, much less every one who represent
a them. We should be then as a sentine
set up. in the Constitution. 10 watch over tn
, Union. for the sake ol protecting that wbiel
I we shall be sure never 20 forget-our loca
and material interests. TbPt will keep u
awake constantly. We can have no pre-
judices against North and South Ou
prosperity, to a great degree. depends up
on them We hail and cherish them al
as our fellow citizens, all as parts of th'
grand whole which constitutes us nigh
ty alton, now talked Of in all the courts o
Europe as one OF the great Powers OF the
Earth ;and but few years shall sweep ovel
US, when, instead oi being one of the grea
Powers OF the world, we shall be ranked a
the greatest Power; when our word an,
our law, our words Of justice and ou
. laws of liberty shall be heard of and know
throughout the habitatle globe. What
9 glorious mission aud what bright day o
, prosr erity is thus presented TO us! Ar
we, the destined heirs and interiors o
, such mighty land as Ibis is, 70 lower ou
thoughts to the practice of little arts an,
little policies. about the terms and condi
, tions upon which little feeble Terriior,
> is to be admitted in:o the Union? Are W
to be distracted with this Lecompton ques
a ton? Is it ft for the consideration OF mer
). born es we are to such a mighty destin
4 men from whose ioins is to spring gen
GRAFTON who shall have Government wild
er than imperial Rome possessed? Can
;. not we deal with these little things tbs
: disturb our peace. without allowing ther
to excite us into any acts that may eve
i, apparently be unjust or unequal-excite L
= to any unjust aud iretful Legislation o2 an
! subject?
if The very thoughts that are natural, to
$ citizen Of these great United States shoul
a prevent it. If ne will but raise his eye
n from the ground on which he treads, if h
n will lift up that face which God has give
n him to look 10 heaven. and look forWart
/ is there not enough TO swell the heart
u the nation, to give it dignity and cons
l. duence in it's own contemplaiions. to.ra:'
: it above all the little mists and fretful po
Of icies Of the day? We have only to thin
ID of ourselves. to appreciate ourselves,to a
a. up to ourselves, and then tread in q
ne paths of justice, disdaining TO do anythln
: hut justice. equal justice--not only not
I do injustice, ana am sure intentional II
,d justice is not designed by spy member