Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-14
-.,.n. Jaokaon,s Farewell Address.

c.noral Jackson, following the example
.W"sh;nrton. at his retiring from the Pres
Of ;ss,,ed a farewell address, which was
iaeno o;noIIv devoted to the danger of dis
p ,n;on and the preservation OF harmony and
n nnad feeling between the different sections
ss.hs country. His exclamation was:
o. . .II the warning voice of Washington
:, forootten? or have designs already been
oes n,aJ to sever the Union? Let it not be
iO 'nnosed that | impute TO all OF those who
SUPP p taken an active part in these unwise
ma "a unavoidable discussions, want OF pa
anu Zen; a or of public virtue. The honorable
uiJ T;nrs of State pride and local attachments
Ieea nlace in the bosoms of the most en-
nnl l,apad and pure. Bot while such men
conscious of their own Integrity and hon
NJ Wv Of purpose, they ought never to forget
co, the citizens of other States are their
'n Dr;,caI brethren; and that. however mista-
IL thew NAV be in their views, the great
h h Of them are equally honest and upright
With themselves.
Mutual suspicious and reproaches may
:, time create mutual hostility, and arttul
.nJ designing men will be always found
,rbo are ready to foment these fatal divisions
VA u infiame the natural jealousies OF dit
ssraot sections of the country. The history
e the world is full of such examples, and es-
osc;slly the history of republics.
"What have you to gain by DIVISION ana
discussion. Delude not yourselves with the
hal;ef that breach, once made, may be al
EDWARDS repaired. If the Union is once Sc
ssred. the line Of separation will grow wider
and wider. and the controversies which are
NC debated and settled in the halls OF le-
a;slation will then be tried in fields of battle,
and determined by the sword. Neither
should YOU deceive yourselves with the hope
that the first line Of separation would be the
nermanent one, and that nothing but harmo'
nv and concord would he found IN the new
associations formed upon the dissolution OF
this Union. Local interests would sun Dc
fund there, and unchastened am0ition.-
And if the recollection OF common dangers
IN which the people of these United States
s,ood side by side agains. the common foe; the
memory of victories won by their united val
~. the prosperity and happiness they have
ao;oyed under the present Constitution; the
nrond name they bear az citizens OF this
treat Republic-if all those recollections
ssod proofs of common interest are not strong
enough to bind US together as one people,
what ne will hold united the new division OF
amnire. when these bonds have been broken
and the Union discovered?
THE first lines of operation would not
last for single generation: new fragments
would be torn of, new leaders would spring
IN. and this great and glorious Republic
would soon be broken into multitude OF
petty States, without commerce, without cred,
t. Jealous of one another, armed for mutual
asgressions, loaded with taxes to pay armie;
and leaders, seeking aid against each other
from foreign Powers, insulted and trampled
upon by the nations of Europe, until, har-
rassed by conflicts. and BUNDLED and de-
based in spirit, they would be ready to sub
NIT to the absolute dominion of any military
aaysnturer, and to surrender their liberty
for the sake of repose.
1T is impossible to look on the consequent
ces that would inevitably follow the destruc
ton Of this Government. and not ieel indig
nant when we hear cold calculations abou
the value of the Union. and have so constant
" before us line of conduct SO well calcu
lated To weaken it's ties