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people are every where d,siarbsd With tA.
i,.r OF some disastrous sris,s Many Or.
sI"rnsd for the safety Of the Union All
are conscious thai the fsniinsnls of frsterui.
" SAieh onos linked III. statss toaetAsr.
even more armly ih.n the eomp.s, of N.
ISns'hnilos u..lf. has been rudsl, shaker.
ana maj disoord hs. srspt INTO Oh. relation.
seip ~ eonnuuI,iss which should ksy.
iouod both an the Interests Of the rr.ssp,
ana In The memories VI ID. past. ihs sirsns.
ss, motresfo mutual ,egsrd aud crnhdsp
what has produced these general and nj.
happy e0uVictions
IL "a" eeen too apparent to sscspe the
most ea'osi observation, that, for some v.ss
past, ihsfe has been manifested . design, in
'hs movements Of iIhasbti.l Pol,,,eal lead
sr', to iofes the eountry into a. Orpanis..
,,"n OF parties founded on the question %
slavery
ihe nr.t introduction Of lhis subject ints
parry Poiitic, sngepdsed Q consove,sy
shieh has constantly inersssea in sx,snt aud
D, 'ernss, m'ngling vhh or ususpsne The
pAss OF all other political question:, ssd siy-
ng'o those party politics greater svd move
dangerous vsheusucs. CoR,,d,rsisos Of
ths Puohe welfare seen 20 be east aside. IN
naks'oom for wider snd more aorrs,rsiped
eea'ssuon on 'his sieels and -ensros.iss
theme.
The tuo great partiet in ths,osuntry fth.
Demoe'ano snd kepublicanl have been the
ehie' actors IN this fatal contest, 10 NO, its
Ae'"ofs. whether hey have slusys sI.rt.
81 htmse'''s TO allsy the s1cits m.nt TO
sheh " gave rise, ur on the contrary, have
bo'h OF them occasionally employed /. fos
zoe promotion Of parry purpose, IL 10 net
Tor rs 10 determine. It's sufficient "a oo,.
tat the mind Of the people has been iodus-
triouslJ exercised by this eontes, TO ,h. ..r-
vice OF sectional agi,atiou, aud that m is
? ogress the teschings Of the iath-r. Of IN.
hsPaohe, the hgh's of history. the Land
mAfss OF eosstitulieaal pover have b..s
reeoupesd, our old aud rs,srsd tradition, of
policy spurDsd, and the welfare Of ,h. prc-
seht and the hopes cf tho fu ure, been brosrl,
into jeopardy N the Attenuation. of u. .,,eo-
ate challenge aud defiance between Cd. .pzr.
cisputAnIs
IL Is not our purpose TO Arraign or 70 a.
hounee either Of these parties for their p,,,
srfo" or uansgresslons. but vs regard Il 8.
aa indispuiAble fact that by th.ir o,paic,.
they have been nAiBly Instrumental in p,o.
duelng the present. lsusn u bls s,s,. Of rpb.
lac Affairs. Ii would b. easy to ,stabl,,L th,.
position by reference to events m IA, =.
cent history OF the country, With which III.
public - but tso familiar hut o. pu,oa.,l,
abstain frOm all com mspu upon them. a.
inconsisteBt uith the limits Of this aidr,..
aud as tsndipg 10 revive controversies which
t 10 'ts object TO AIlay. We will .,pplv
s'ais, that tne QUE. by lie Irsqass, and 40,
necessary intrasIon of tbe slavery uu-s,isu
into party politics, has sxasperatsui ..s,ioa.
al feeling al the North sad inersss d ,h.
growing spirlI Of disunion at the South
While the other has been pronpt To avail il,
self OF these opportunities for anti,slavsry
agitation.
After having .s long sgitaisi the so.n,r,
BY their reciprocal sssaalts, these parti., ar.
nov preparing for a>ssctiOHal struggle IA,
exceeding 10 violence any that has Yet os-
Cured, the iesulls Of which may be di..s.
trous 10 The e0ublry
As an indication Of the ohsrae ter Of thi.
struggle, VI iS objects aud possible o,,a,s-
qusLees, ne hesd oulJ point to the siru,6.
caDt fAet that convention bss b,su o.lI.d
by one Of bese parties 90 select can ,dats
for the Office Of Chief Magi,t,ate of,hs Union
fron ~hieb, by ths necessary logic VI con
struction, hhsen States Of that tpion a.,
excluded
Solsmnly Impressed With these fae,s. 4.
bumber Of gentlemen from different parts ~
the soHoiry, amcug uh0m we're member, Of
the prescott Congress, aud Of ConRtsss.s II
former dA's. recently sss-u,b bled 40 he eity
- Washinston 10 deliberate va mean, for
avsrtiBg dssge's TO sh,eb they may lead.
ltuas She ut aaiweas opinion e tbo meet,
ihg that ImmsaIsts steps sbosld be taken
to orsaniEs "COSsItutiSsal Union part,
pledges 10 sSppoit the UBiou, Ale Cousti,
'at'sa ABd tha enforcement Of th- lass
THIS o'GAbssat,on We accordingly com.
rneBe"d by the aPpoistmshI u . C-strsl
Co1mittss' charged With the gsBsrsi ditss
iioa Of The party and 9Th the preparation
q an aJdrss, 70 the people Of the UaitsA
States
We need sot Assafs goa fellos stiIsB..
that 20 spptOseA ttis ts-k si,h ,iiaideses
and sBxisty We sFs GSafs Of The atfEsaI
~ uhigh attends the eBdsasss. At any tuna
" Psrsasds men 70 sbasdon DolIti CO. 1ssO.
citations " Which they ere slleA. stthsr hy
istsfst % prstsFssSs. ssd ss knou how
Aseb that d'fhssity !. increased sksn party
st,sohmsot is hsigbssasd by ths srd1y Il
sEP~stsd fssssss, % iBaansd By The E..I Of
opgosttioa. Bet there sfs, Bsvefilsis...
Iasotufst shea kossst hssrtsd sit,Ess. oil
b. prepared, 80 ssy sserikss of ps-isiis.
sr opibioe, 70 PsfiOr@ ,sis az - thsg
Soaauy
li y tbs policy q The dossissst psrt.s.
"a sB isffsts tsssssai sssastb II thas.
whon sissPSrStstios, isdsasfssss. or DE-
gasi i0Fcs iSto tie positisa u ssatfal. a.
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pastiss tsssh tssm 70 diss0afsss tAo.s -bom
thsy esaoos sHiiat Bsi tAs fas, - ds1asa
siiasls that tss ss@bsFs sho sgespy tb,s
pssitleo - AZ ti@es and nofs especially a.
ne Pfsfsnt Tee, ssas,iiais ssst tnaass
tai Fofiisa q she Dsspla II the isgs.-
tisstioe uosld be made, thsfs is reason 70
bsiitrs H sould fsss 6 10 diseiasitR ~
isei tbat, 80 psf.ies 80 b0H ceastiaItd. lit
tls lsss ttasa will,oa q vs,srs oil BE- dfivss
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tas eoaiog sisoi0a TAs old Whts sIsnRta
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