Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-15
Railg Tir9iniau.
Pennsylvania and the Union.

tions adopted at the great Union meeting held in
Philadelphia, as also tho speech of Hon, Joseph
r. Ingersoll on the occasion. To-day We give
three additional speeches. made at that meeting
each of which we commsnd to the careful perusal
Of our readers.
ISAAC HAzLrHuRsrs SPEECH.
Mr.. Hazlehurst said that he felt grateful for tho
opportunity afforded him tc rcailirm his allcg
ance to the Union and tho Cons,itution lilo
would like successfully to invoke the patriotic
spirit which framed the ono and adopted the other
The city Of tho Constitution il well calculated
to animate aud encourage generous impulscs.--
As q Pennsy lsaninn he ielt proud To turn to tho
record Of his native State as shown z that her
allegiance needed no affirmation. 1t had never
been questioned. Her devotion to the whole
Union was firmly fixed in tho affections Of her
people were the mountains TINT now stand
around her valleys. She had loved not only
wisely hnt we'll. Faithfully. hut silently. | feel
proud, then, continued Mr.. H., as a Pennsyiva-
nia Ia sinnd tonight, in the center ot her como
mcroial metropolis, to declare that this ancient
commonw calih has nothing to repent of. Her
truth to the Union and the Constitution has been
her only dover. generous recognition of her
tavorite policy might, it is true hu,o reflected
from her noblc rivers. smiling villages or rohed
her hill sides with happy families, but no disar
pontment has over chilled tho nrdnr Of her love-
And what. said Mr., is tho Uniony II is not
territoryit is not compulsory association held
together by outside pressure, but 1t is
try-in its constitutional structure. proportioned
like the columns of this mighty cdifcc. giving aud
taking strength reciprocal and making firm the
whole with grace aud beauty, no that no part can
be removed without infringement Of the general
symmetry.
And while wr rcnfhrm onr attachment to the
Union and the Constitution, let us not fail to con-
denim fa' aticism--nll fnnaticism In country
like this, embracingso many diversified interests,
can say truthfully that fanaticism has no spc
cial locality or is it confined by geographical Inn
its. Let ns condemn it, lot all condemn it. Should
it breathe treason to tho Union and tho Constitu.
tion condemn it, should IL set up conscience nbovo
the law. condemn it, should it. under tho inhu
enco of n wild and mad ambition. invnde tho ter
ritory of peaceful neighbor. condemn it-nnd
more than all condemn it. should it seek to pros
trate the fagof our marine to cover that commerce
whose only tonnage is sighs and tears. BY so do
ing, We shall avoid those contentious among inde-
pendent soverelgnties, which. like. those among
brothers, are ms tho bars of castle"
Our path Of duty, said Mr.. H., is plain. Flol-
ity to q seciin . and at all times. and obedience
to the constituted authorities of tho land, will
make our Union perpetual. With our Union as it
il, and thorough lralernal feeling between its va
rlous parts wcmay present ourselves To the world
us grand nationality. fostering its own labor
and developing its own resources,
HON, HENRY NJ. FuLLER's SPEECH.
Mr.. Fuller said :-Gcntemcn, this is n fit oc-
casion for moderate and patriotic ccunsels. Ii
is proper that rejecting and law abiding men
should now assemble. 1t is right, md Just, and
neighborly that we Northern men should by pub
lie meeting and resolution, condemn, not only
the recent attempt Mt insurrection in Virginin,
but should denouncc with unqualified disnppro-
val any aud every effort to disturb the existing
raln in oG iha S,uth A. D,npsvlvon:ops
contend with cur Institutions attached to our
section, and ready, ifneed be- to defend il but
in our intercourse with our sister states we will
respect their trclings--and observe their rights.
(Applausel As northern men we hold out the
right hand oflellowship and make friendly san-
tions to the $ nth. Cheers Men of the South!
wish to 1--we in amity with you. and to have II
perfect Union. (Repented cEcers.) do not mis-
tnkc the expression of few for the sentiments Of
the masses iAprlnusr) but believe us tn be what
in truth and perfect sincerity are, your friends
and brethren. This Union, fellow citizens, to be
sol d and lasting, rust be basel upon mutual
confidence and mutual respect, Whcnoyer VIC
fail to rontie, when We cease to respect when
we no longer regard 'hc feelings or observe the
rights Of each other. We shall become cstrnugcl
divided, dissolved. and no longer one people,
Are there any such offences existing "a should
separate the American States i there any
such disparity of interest, any such inequality
tions OF the confederncy as should prevent their
yelling together in amity (Crcs If no, no y
Are not tho peculiar productions Of the South
her rice, cotton. mud sugar, essential to Northern
comfort and civilization? a voice, that's 10. l.
Without them what would become Of the navign-
tion and manufactures of tho North On the
other hand without the nav CATION. manu- facturcs
an consumers Of tho North, of what value would
lie Southern productions ? There is mutual in
tcrest which by wise and proper legislation, may
be f,,stered, largely increased. and rcrpctuated
Hero we have n country of vast extent, embracing
every variety of soil and climate, and involving
man supposed antagonisms-but we neverthc-
less may, aud tho sentiment of the American peo-
pic this dav is, that shall live we have lived
one peope-not in name only, but united in in
terest and united in affection. (Cheers) Itis
not to be concealed denied that the question of
slavery is the disturbing element in our system
How il is to be reached treated and disposed of is
a matter Of serious and solemn concern. Fanat-
csm, extreme opinions, are always unreasonable
and unjust, having zeal without knowledge, and
passion without reason; thoy ordinarily accom-
plish their own defeat through their own natu-
ral folly and extravaganza Like madness they
rave themselves into quiet, and become exhlus-
ted unfortunately, slavery agitation has been
seized upon South as well as North, and sought
in both sections to he made an element. This is
all wrong. and the people of both sections to
blame for it. Slavery is q fact we ara not res
ponsible for it; the people OF the South not
responsible for it, it was brought here before the
Union was born. A mysterious Providence has
cast npon this continent two races distinct in or-
gin, character, and color; 1t is moral impossible
ity that two such should live together in
any considerable number without the ono being
in subordination to the other. Tho experience Of
more than one hundred years has established the
relation and confirmed the fact that the two
may dwell together and the inferior be greatly
improved thereby. for surely the African race
have. grown aud multiplied, and improved in the
United States. and no where among the hundred