The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-30


events and warning of the evil to come. Forty
years have passed since this mperishabie document
was given to his counirymen Tho Federal consti-
turion hen regarded by him experiment.
and he speaks of it in his address-but an exper
iment upon tho success of whice the best hopes of
his country depended. and all know that he was
prepared lay down his life If necessary, to secure
it a full and fair trial The trial l.as been made
1t has succeeded beyond The ;roudes hopes of those
who framed il. Ever quarter of this widely exten
ded nation has elt its blessings and shared in tho
general prosperity produced by its adoption. Blu;
aD,d this prosperity and general success, the dan
gers OF which he warned us becoming every day
more evident, and The signs of evil sufficiently
apparent to awaken the deepest anxiety in the bo
sem of the patriot. We behold systematic efforts
publicly made to sow the seeds of discord between
ditfei parts o. the United Staios and to place
party divisions directly upon geographical distinc
Iisas; excite the souh ag inSt the noTh, and the
north against The s9uh and force into he
sy the delicate and exciting topics upon which
it is impossible that large portion of the Union can
ever speak without strong emotions. Appeals, too.
antly lle to sectional interests in order
influence the election of the chief magistrate,
if ii were desired that should favor particular
quarter of the country, instead of fulfilling the du-
ties of his station with impartial justice TO all and
the possible dissolution ofhe Union has at leng be-
come ordinary and familiar subject OF discussion
Has the warning vsice of Wa shingion been forgot
ten or have designs already been formed to sever
the Union Let it not be supposed that impure TO
all of tho who have taken nc i've part in these
unwise AMI improbable discussions, a want of pat
rio ism or of public virtue The honorable feelings
of st lte pride and local attachments find plac9 in
the bosoms of the most enlightened and pure. But
while such men conscious of their own integrity
and honesty of purpose they ought never to forget
that the citizens of other their political
ethren and that. however mistaken they may be
in their views. the great body of them equally
honest and upright with themselves. Mutual suspi
cion and reproaches may in time create m Itual hos
liiy. AMI artful and designi' G will always be
found who are ready foment these ia al divisions
and inf lme the nltur Il ealOu sizes of different
t"ns ofthe c,untry. The history of the world is
full of such examples. and especially the history of
republics.
..what have you to gain by division and dissen
ton? Delude not yourselves with the belief that
breach once made may be a:terward repaired. Ii
the Union is severed The line separation
will grow wider and wider. and the controversies
which are now debated and seltled in the halls o.
legi slation will then be tried in fields of bntle
and determined by the sw rd Nei her should yon
.ceive yourseves with The hope that the rsi line
of separation would be The permanent one and has
ne. hing bat harmony and concord would be found Ill
he new s oc ltion ed upon The di,soui oftle
Union Local in would sill be found there and
uncha st enei ambition. And if the recollection O: eom
IN IN dlngers. in which the people of these United
) Il es God sijlc by side against the common foe
he memory OF victories by rhair uni ed valor
the pro ospsri,y aud happiness they have enjoyed un
der he pre- constitution the proud name they
bear as cizens OF this great republic ii all these
recollec5ons and proc o. commoI in crest are moi
strong emo Igl bInd together people.
VIII It lie will hold united the new divisions OF EN-
pire whe these bo lls have BEEN broken. AMI thI-
severed. The nr<t line OF separation Woulu
not last single Senefa,ion; new fragments
would be torn o f ieiler. woull spring up and
this great and gorious repab.ic would soon he bro
ken ino a multitude o. petty sa'es, wi'hou; com
merce. without credit-;ealpus OF ano her
armed Tor muu Il ag aggresiOns-loaded with taxes TO
p " ARMIES and lie lders-seeking aid against each
D her from gn pow srs-insu suiied and rampicd
uoJn BY the ions of Europe uniil harassed wlib
c1nf,c 5 and handled and debased in spirit, they
would be re ,ly submit to the absolute dominion
OF any military advenurer; and surrender their lib
er!y the sake of repo'e Ii - Impossible TO ooK
The consequences that would inevitably follow
The de io of this goycrnm ent and not feel in
d;gnani when we hear CO d calculations about the
value OF the I'm and have so constan y before us
q line OF conduct so we'll calculated 10 weaken It's
lies
The quotations we have III ,de are as ''voICES
FROM THE TOMB" Let all who truly love
their country, and revere the names of WA IL
INGroN and JACKSON engrave th~se so!epiu
truths aud warnings deeply upon their hearts.
and make them 1.-The creel of our political faith
the text of civil instrncton-the touchstone
by which to try the services of those we trust;
and should we wander from them in moments
of error or alarm, let us hasten to retrace our
steps and to regain the road which alone leads
to peace, liberty and safety
But as the calculation is forced upon us,
let us inquire: ais the Union in dangerP g..
We solemnly believe that it was never en-
compassed by such perils as now. Since Gen.
JACKSON wrote his gr at Address from which
we have quoted, the clouds have been almost
yearly gathering. gleam of sunshine has
occasionally appeared but it has appeared only
for moment. One by one the great Christian
which were among the most
powerful ties by which the two sections were
bound together, have foundered upon this Sec
tonal rock, and Churches originally erected to
the living GoD, are converted into 'Bear Gar
dens,'' and their political priests, impressed
with ''a holer than thou" sentiment, habitualy
cultivate malice and hatred aud dragons teeth |
and invoke Sharpe rifles" to aid in works of
and insurrcction against the political
institutions of the Southern States. True there
are yet noble AMI numerous exceptions, but
this demonac spirit of Abulitionism is making
fearful inroads upon many of those which have
heretofore withstood the tide of lawless IA
n..tcism.
Since Gen. JACKSON wrote the words we
have quoted, the old Whig party with which
he successfully grappled has become denatior-
allied and broken in pieces, and the Northern
wing become what ,.ENRY CLAY expressed his
fears it would be, "a contemplate Abolition
party
AS one of the greatest of the old line of
patriotic atesmen, whose name is even now
in the history of ur country, re-
marked to few days since, ''there is more
enmity existing between the two sections of this
Union at the present moment than can be
fouAd among any two of the most jealous Ma
lions of Europe" This sentiment is hourly |
and artfully cultivated by the Republican lead
ers of the North. They prescribe conditions
Of peace which they know the South cannot
With honor or safety accept No peace can be