The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-07

this subject. "One great principle, which we
| should lay down as immovably true, is, that If
seli-controlling, benevolent spirit Of Christi
anlty. then the time for doing it has not come. ~
such was his language when opposing slave
| ry. Were he now living the delirious spirit
Oh the day would denOunce him. as it denounc-
ed Mr. Webster and now denounces you and
every true patriot. Nay, even Mr.. Beecher is
abused as not truculent enough.
Jesus saw slavery all around him. Did he
seek to employ force! He said, "AIl power in
| heaven aad earth is given unto me- therefore
| go feoch, go prerch the Gospek.''
NO language can express my love for this
Union. Others speak of the blessings it con-
iers regard The Union itself as the greatest
| pressing, and other advantages as chiefly TO
ne priced because they corroborate and per-
petEate the Union. Hitherto l have smiled at
all croaking about disunion; now l feel that
the Union is in imminent danger. The tocsin
OF rebellion Is heard from many quarters. 1t
IS written in the book of Genesis, that when
heoecca, IN danger of expiring, cried to God
70 know the cause OF the strange pangs by
Wnlch her frame was cOnvulsed, the angel re-
pied, Thou earliest two hostile nations in
my bosom" Unless Heaven interposes, this
land must be rent and torn by two nations
burning with the fiercest hostility, and ell
Etged In fratricidal and most horrible war
rare. rejoice that there are yet spared to us
some men of the old revolutionary stamp:
men with hearts like yours to love the Union
with eioquence like yours, TO sound the alarm
ere II Is too late, and to rally to the cause of
tne Union all who are worthy to be citizens Of
this great and glorious Republic. With great
esteem, my dear sir.
am, sincerely yours, RD. FULLER
BALTIMORE Dec 10 1859.
PROTEST OF THE U. S. MINISTER AT GUA-
TEMALA.-The Panama Star of the 18th ult.
contains the following protest of Hon. Bever.
iy l.. Clarke, United States Minister to Qua.
temala:
l, Beverly l.. Clarke resident Minister of
the United States OF America near the Re-
public OF Guatemala and Honduras for and
IN the name OF the said Government of the
u"Ited States of America, do now, and here
nv make, en- ter aud publish this my solemn
prOtes,:
!. Against the treaty of April goth, 1859, be-
tween the Republic of Guatemala ana the
Government ot Great Britain as a clear and
paipabie violation of the letter. spirit and
provisions of The treaty between Great Rri
Iain ard the United States of Amerlc, DARED
July 5th, 1886, and commonly know as the
Ciay ton aud BuWer treaty
Against the conduct of the Government
OF Guatemala, in cautiously Withholding a d
concealing from the American representative
then resident AT this court aud this capirai al
knowledge of the pendency of negoi tions
Eitallv affecting the interests and policy of his
Government, thereby depriving him of the
right and privilege OF defending those rights
aud maintaining that policy as violati>e OF
the established courtesieS which belong 10 and
exist in diplomatic intercourse, and in di-re-
gard OF the claims of the United S ates to the
tmpartiality which is supposed to exist in ia
vor OF friendly power, when the rights and
lnterest is OF that power are involved.
j. Against the confession Of the Govern
ment OF Guatemala TO the occupancy and title
OF Great Britain OF and TO the country Gesie-
mated in said treaty of April 30, 1859 as being
opposed TO the whole history of the Centra
American Confederation, and eQ ualiy opposed
to the entire history of Guatemala up to the
date of said treaty.