Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-02-09
ADDRESS
NATIONAL UNION MEN OF Ngw YORK |
ToTHEiR FELLOW CITIZENS OF THE !
UNITED STAINS

NATIONAL UNION MEN OF Ngw YORK
ToTHEiR FELLOW CITIZENS oF THE
UNITED srAlks.
A crisis has arrived 10 The hh,sry Of par.
tiss- Patriotism demands that The sober re-
fsetipg msa Of ell names asd associations.
should rally aud uaits 10 rescue cur eosntry
rem inPssdiss dangsss. Men Of sxWsus
vhsss, beth North aud Sosth, regardless Of
the great besd Of Usies and f.stss.iee,
which The Constitutisa secures, have push
I'd their di.asion nssssrss 10 such ses,hs,
| that the stability efosr institutions 10 threat.
snsd, and unless . speedy area 10 made.
| 10 10 impossible 70 sxsggss,ts the disasters
which IKE Republic viii safer.
Our Govern msnt "a, formed in q spiri, of
eeessssien and forbssrsnes. A nun Der Of
sovereign aud indepsndsat States, Of eem-
mon origin, language snd religion With d.
verse domestic Institutions, and internal pol.
ICY, With various climate, productions aud
| resources, formed . solemn league and cove
paut under the form Of federal Cons,i,u.
tion, BY which they became Que people, enc
country, with . national idsat,ty Of ie,srsst
ssd destiny. That CONSTITUTIONS was fran.
cd TO protect each State IN the spjoymert of
oil its right, with the kpouledge that III.
policy Of each State might in ali thines b.
regulated by lite own Govsrnmsnt, provided
always that II does not interfere With tho
rights and principles Of sister State. Blu,
Tor this understanding, the eosf.dsrsey
which IS now the lghtsnd hope Of fssdo m
IN the world, could not have been formed
Whso that principle IL ruthlsssly trsu pied
upon, or tassly igoorsd BY the General Gov.
snmsnSer the people in their sovereign eapa.
city ~ elsstors, the ends for which tn. Union
va. formed, have signally failed. Disuuion
viii then have begun 10 fact, aud The satasiro
phs cannot long b Delayed.
ALREADY the direful influence Of this ushs.
" var - felt in the disruption Of religious
institutions that suce we're bonds Of union
eisding the distant parts Of our country in
disofgAniIing cur National Councils in
ai'snAtiog our Stsis,Pes snd in paraly ming
TIE souhdeacs OF Cd people In each other
dsraDgipg the plans and Disappointing the
hopes OF the patriotic eitiseps Of The Union,
| aud presantiug the uassemly spectacle TO the
| world, Of NA,Iou divided against itsslf
The sgitAtioa Of TIE subjsc, Of slavery has
been rapidly Prscipit.tiSg this result. With
madness that dehes reason, With fauaticism
that disregards law, both divine aud human
with ashortsightedpess that sees noihipg Of
ihs fatal breakers ahead, The section alists
have uaged var against the Institutions Of
The South, thatis hostile 10 its spirit and 10
tent to the basis on which our federal com
pact was formed. SO lar from belisv ing that
There 10 necessary sntsgenism between
States that ditfsr among thsms slvea a. 10 the
system Of domestic labor, We are satisfied by
the eIpsristes Of seventy years Of peace and
uneiamPlsd prosperity, that the mem bers
OF the confeGsraey, like lbs MON bers the Of
human frame are mutually dependent upon
! and auxiliary - each other that sseh State
has right TO elect and 10 snjIvis o~n s,s-
TEN aud this diversity ubIy, 81 esms.t
the Union, While the spirit OF the covenant
i, preserved
All questions relating to the rights Of the
| Individual States TO the common Territories,
may DO safely left TO be ,ettlsd by the au-
ihorEed exposi.ors Of the Constitution il.
sell IA good citizens ve are bound. and
n good men We shali love TO be bound. 10
submit our rights aud privileges TO the de-
elsions OF The SuPrem. Court Of the Uni.
ted States. Thote decisions, as long as they
are upon record az tho expositioas of the
Constitution, are binding on the conscience
OF every man who h Ct 10 bear tho nlms of
an American citizen.
Win these simple principles Is the basis
oil our action, We call upon oil the friends
OF the Constitution and laws, spon oil who
love their country more than party, upon
all who would rescue the govern msnt from
the hands Of corrupt and dangerous men,
and save 10 from falling into the possession
OF any sectional party whose Fundamental
Prioeipls Is hostile TO the object and spirit
OF the Consultation We call upon all who
love Union for tbs cake Of toe Union. and
Who would see in the Presidential chair a.
ineorruPtible patriot, . msn who will be
supported BY SQUAD, judieious, upright sVd
talt9fui eitiEsnS in the North aud South
IN tSe East and West, 10 rally with ne around
the nag OF our country, in she spirit Of
Washington aud Jackson. Webster and
Clay, 90 cherish aud defend the Union, and
transmit 1t With augmented glorieI 10 fu.
turs generations.
ChsuDcey w. Moore, A. NJ. BinnipRsr,
r.. j. Brown, WilliAm A. Gusst. Wm G
Sterling, AbrAm Duryso, Jehial Read, 81.
neon Baldwin, b. Henry HAiKht, Chester
briggs, Joseph Is. Yarrum.J T. ". Deck.
ar, IL. Lsrremore, A IL Higgins. James
Kidd, Wyllis Blackstone,
! Executive Commune Of he Civ and stat. Of
Ns~ York. CHAUNCEY w. MOORE,
/ CAahmAu
w. @. SrGRLiSG, 81 Nsusp Stree. Cor Sec
/ a H. HrSsiss 10 Wall sttset, Rec. See
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