St. Mary's beacon., 1859-11-24
SELECTED MISCELLANY.
A Bind Of Union.

tn LIa InAugur=l Adilrcss, President Rn'h-
nnan remarked. IN rcf,.rcnrc - these Win
..'calrul.,e the mStcTil yauc ~ the Cni"m
Re- ~.urd c,tiu,i,gs have 'rcn presented II
the pecunirfy Tr,tits and heal ndvHniageS
which w,uld result 80 different States and
sections from "a dissolution ut the tni''n. Aid
Il the comparative injuries which such an
event wul.d iAtict on other States and sec
tion$ Even descending - irIs low an
narrow view al the mighty question. all
puch ca.culatinnA are at fail'. Th" lar: re-
ference f0 = single consirrati ~ vii! ," con-
.lusive nn this pnini We ~ pT'->rut eninv
free trade throughout onr extensive AMI
and expanding country such as ,hc world
l.Hs never wi,ncss"d This trade Is conduct
r-i on .ai!r,als aud canals-'i, n"bl" rivers
and arms of srn--whirli hnd t"gcthcr th"
North and ill.,. S,nih, -" Fast anil the West.
ar our rr.ftirrtcv tnuihilat. ,l'~ trade
arrest IT,. free pr -r"sr - g-''"raph'a! Ii""S
s,f i.I,Is and Is<'iIt. Stat'S and ycu dies
try the prosperity and onward niaTch II the
whole and cvrry part. and involve all IL
IN" COMMON rui':."
We commend tlcAe s"Gi.T""tS--ss FIR
eiLc As they are patri''ti"--t" TIE c"n>id'ia-
sion of ii! ~ VINO are striving 10 rca~'n III"
nrhlic ia.p lie belief that \ dissolution ~ the
Gni"n wuuiI h- pr Il able, and Therefore
desirable We .mImrnA th"m t" th" 'hink
bag. r,a.nnimr, aud practical men IL every
Rctinn and party, as containing The most c.'seni
,rAsnrs why they sh u.i resist and unite b.
def ~ ev"rv cuanluati.'n wl'r" Eucr;Ts.
w"uil ir,p"rii the rcrictnity of our Inst-
I,.,i,u.. and We corr ,-',d Ilsr. e. tn. con
s,,n, and earnest alto ton cf the great In,,>-
,,s az tl,r national Drrnrrnry. ~ n,s,hu.
,Lrn, ,he ,inple-t and rn,,-rst argument
xL.r.hv ,bcv can t,n..lixh tho theories air!
f,u.,r,.r the scheme. nf the Riack Rrut.hI
r1n ag:t,,nr. who advocate the ..irrcrrc>si-
lJr e niljrt tl,ctrlI,c" ,,C Mr. seward, ard who
., crafty their selfish greed tur place aud
mower. would s1rr f." every rna,.raI au!
moral interest -! tie uatipr, and dr~tr1v the
rs,urcc e orr urrsv. rI;v, hai!uial glory
ur.cr.>, and r",v'r nv dc>,f,NIug iir uni
~ a 2nv, rur,.,, 'e,wcrn the N"rtnrrn AMI
t;nut':eru States ard Consequently destroying
Ihe nm; - "f commercial and political iutrTc>;
which rl,-l'l- fr,uA 10 uulrr our p-vs,.ll irr!-
srI .y>I.tn
We ,h,.ul like tn rrnaE ihc.c crntlcn,,,
Who ..u ~ ,aat the N.rth w",:,d ~ tit hv
di.yoIu,in Il the Uinl.,n aud the ,rrara'l,r.
.,f the fr~e labor States frrm fl.se IT, wi,rrh
a.zvc 'rI.r j. cmrln,c,!. ami whp prrtrrrI
tL,. 4. cnu,rr r,i-c~ of IN. Cnns,tuti -, are
al in ialvr Il ;,r S,,;,h AID agaill>, the North.
that II Wa H., .rrrfnu, anil faithful a,ihrr.
rn.c cf the Southern States t. the true spir
!, cf ne Constitution which established tha.
enmrncr.i,I ,,,licv "a which the Northern
S,a,cs - 80 t,,cir pr,.-,,; in,,ncrtsc commerce.
We should TX" these d:suli"ai~ia 20 real
Mr.. Webster. :r~.t .;.rr,,h delivered a, All.
tany in Is5l. wnerr ~. aid
"Ws. notiiug welded b, tine Snutr =, tn
Ecr,h7 Yun know that New Y TX ship,
R.at over the & hole s!,,hc. aui Irius ahnn.
,lnn.e Il riches {, vGur shores. YIN know
thHi !, !, the result of tho comn,ercil, I~s,.,
,s the Uui,ci Si,trs and pG th. commercial
Y.owvr yo.,,1l IN Congress. And how was
: i. r,no,,r,. established? Bv whit C.,.
.,;,u,ipoaI rr,.yi.i,,nx a:,i Eor who's. l..n e..
The Son,h was never a commercial eou,iry
The piautaiiun States acre never commercial
..fh, what did they dr. They a,n.cd to
G,rm c,vsr,,.,,.,, i; n, .loDlJ r.,uI,,, co,n.
tnryr, sccorjinc ~ ~. wan,. anil ,x;.hes ,C
& tbe Nortl,ern States. aud when tie C.msii,u-
,ion sxent init, ore,sti.n n eunmer,.i.l sys,an
,.aa .esuaII, s~t.hi,sl,ad an, ,vh;.h h,s -,