The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-03

President JneksOn's Farewell Adj
dress.
General jackson, following the example
of Washington, at his retiring from the
! Presidency, issued Farewell Address, which
was principally devoted to the danger OF
disunlon, and the preservation of harmony
and good feeling between the different sec
| tons of the country. Hear him
Has the warning voice OF Washington
been forgotten? or have designs already
formed to sever the Union ? Let it not be
supposed that impute to all of those who
have taken an active part in these unwise
and Improbable discussions, d want of pa
triotsm or of public virtue. The honora-
BILE feelings of State pride and local attach
ments find place in the bosems of the most
/ enlightened and pure. But while such men
are conscious of their own integrity and
| honesty of purpose, they ought never to for
get that the citizens of other States are their
| political brethren; and that, however mis-
| taken they may be in their views, the great
/ body of them are equally honest and up
right with themselves.
Mutual suspicious and reproaches may
in time create mutual hostility and artful
and designing men will always be found
who are ready to foment these fatal divis-
ions, and to inhame the natural jealousies OF
different sections of the country! The histo-
ry of the world is full of such examples,
and especially the republics.
What have you to gain by division and
dissension Delude not yourselves with
the belief that breach, once, may be after
ward repaired. If the Union is once severed,
the line of separation will grow wider and
wider, and the controversies which are now
\
will then be tried in fields of battle, and de-
termined by the sword Neither should you
deceive yourselves with the hope that the
first line of separation would be the perma-
nent one, and that nothing but harmony
and concord would be found in the new as
sociations formed upon the dissolution OF
this Union. Local interests would still be
found there, and unchastened ambition. And
if the recollection of common dangers in
which the people ofthese United States stood
side by side against the. common foe; the
memory of victories won by their united
valor; and prosperity and happiness they
have enjoyed under the present Constitution !;
the proud name they bear as citizens OF this
great Republic-if all these recollections and
proofs of common interests are not stron g
enough to bind us together as one people,
what tie will hold united the new divisions
of empire, when these bonds have been bro
ken and the Union discovered?
The first lines of separation would not
last for single generation; new fragments
would be torn off, new leaders would spring
up, and this great and glorious Republic
would soon be broken into a multitude OF
petty States, without commerce, without
credit, Jealous of one another, armed for
mutual aggressiVns, loaded with taxes TO. pay
armies and leaders, seeking aid against
each other from foreign powers, insulted and
trampled upon by the nations of Europe,
until harassed by conflicts, and humbled and
debased in spirit, they would be ready to
submit to the absolute dominion ofany mill
itary adventurer and to surrender their lib
erty for the sake of repose. it .e..l
g 1t is impossible 10 look. on the conse-
quences that would inevitably follow the
destruction of this government, and not feel
indignant when we hear cold calculations
about the virtue of the Union, and have SO
constantly before us aline of conduct so we'll
calculated to weaken its ties. -