The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-04-06

""o''S"eh oy N"d. (APplanse). Must wo
thea, gentlemen, in the pursuit Of these
chime,as, and for such absurd chimerical
Purposes, and with sncll utterly uu;eu.
able Arguments Is are adducel 10 us
hv the a'"!i'l"nists, must We persist in ibis
general raid Of abolition agitation against
Southern Siates7 II we Dc, we know we'll
tie result | do not speak Of the Union as
ns un;"n. 1sr"aI of the fac; of our be-
ing conncn occupants Of a common comn.
Try. 1t is not merely dissolution of the
Union; it is TIE grca: hereafter !:ryurd
that dissolutinn, which constitutes tn. SIN.
r"nduus c,:l TO wh:r,. all these revoln,innarv
PROJECTS pmnt-;ln;:er-al npurniu,r Of So
c'csT, disturbance Of all industrial interests.
'mp'vrI'sl'ment of the North, impuvcrish.
incnt OF the South, civil war, .s,rviio war
foreign war. For will not the invader take
advantage o: our insane qnarrels if We thus
III oar ma;!nr>s throw hrhiui US and iranp,,.
nhdci!oot all these "'.t:,ld blessings which
Cod bn> voucE>aie.i 10 this Unionl Gentle.
men, we have Vet country, a const:tulion-
a Union. How glorious, how grand. how
Snh!;n:" ca::se is the cause of that
country, il:at constitution, that Union !,
TITS evening commence the discharge of
my ""n hnmLl" par, Of my civic duty in
the discussion OF these great ques, IONS in
anticipation "f The charge in tie govern
r!cn, Of tl'r Uni,"' States. Imay have oc-
cns'on to dis,uss ether branches OF this
question III the state Of Connecticut. 1t
has seemed to me that here in the State of
C"nnec'icnt. WAS the fi.tin. place to com.
mrn"c. (Arrlsuse.) For, gentlemen, let
but tlie line be broken, let but the breach
IN the Republican rampant be broken here
and the whole force is beaten ard rcu:cd
before 1t has even brought itself into com
bat on tic great field "fthe Union. cloud
arr'"us") wou|d that. as Wcllingtcn's
voice dominated owe" The field of Water
loo, there were some vc;ce potential enough
To say to YOU, in view Of the advancing
force of the republican party here, as lie
on the ta''l" field, Up. Guards. ;rd at
them! (ApI'ause.) VIII ycu not hear that
VOICE VIII you not perform that achieve
meat u;,ier the leadership of the. gallant
Seym"re (arp!anse) who led the charging
forces Of New Enga"d in scaling the sleeps
OF the rocky ChapuItepec? (applause1
worthy leader OF worthy cause. For look
gentlemen su'nmon up, if you can, in
your minds eye, the colossus Of power and
ls"hc OF this union, The glory Of the new
world, the admiration Of the DID, shall it
be cast down Voices, No. no.') Shall it
be trodden under foot? Voice, Never
never.) Shall it fall ? Not on us, not on
us. Oh God, not on VS. be the deep dam
nation Of its taking off, (Applause) Not
on the men Of this generation. Iftbat pow.
er, tlist fame of the Union is to be in some.
long future generation in the days of the
se"'l'Iy and caducity of the:world : in the
days of the corruption$of the approaching
ca'aciysm Of the universe. Let it be in
those days, when, as the stars shoot madly
from their spheres, one common min of
earth and heaven. and only one shall wit
ness the observance and overthrow of these
Union States. loud and prolonged ap.
plause.) ....