Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-06

woven in our history What bonds of affection
are we all under to keep the peace
Thrdly, The religious liberty enjoyed in
our land points in the direction of national
unity There is not first class nation upon
the face of the earth in which the exp riment
of perfect freedom of opinion on religious
subjects has been tried and exemplifed as it
has been here The right of freedom OF con
science in religious matters is unquestioned
amongst us. The contrast in this point with
the past history Of other nations was illus
trated
Fourthly the small expense of selfgovern-
ment is u consideration which iavors national
unity. This point was also dwet upon with
much force. In speaking OF the expenses of
Great Britain, he stated that England collects
an annual excise Oh the intoxicating liquor she
manufactures and consumes OF one hundred
millions of dollars, more than enough to meet
our whole expenses, even III these extravagant
times. In speaking Of the additional cost and
pecuniary sacrifice necessary to maintain two
separate contederacics, he said that 80 far as
all facilities for the mail and revenue service
are concerned, the defense of the frontiers
against Indian depredations, the quelng of
domestic broils, and the repelling of foes from
without one united and concentrated general
government must certainly be far preferable
to a number Of smaller ones, acting without
harmony.
Filthy, and finally, he remarked that the
land is burdened with one institution, viz,
domestic slavery, which tends wholly in
the direction of discord and division He
introduced this vexed subject not because
he would, but because it had violently oh.
truded itself upon attention, and our nation
al progress and welfare cannot be treated at all
without touching upon it. He did not propose
to speak of its nature or dwell upon its enor-
mites at this time, either to excuse or con-
denim, only to point TO it as an influence op-
posed to national unity. lie could conceive
that in the ancient Commonwealth of Greece
and Rome, where its propriety was never ques-
toned servitude could exist without endanger-
ing unity, end also could conceive that where
it only existed by tolerance, soon to be swept
away, it would not endanger unity. In these
cases although it would beget many evils, it
would not corrupt the heart of government.
But in our land there is continual ''irrepTes
Sible conflict" between the two conditions of
society. In speaking OF the diverse senti-
ments he said that il such men as DIR. Thorn
well of South Carolina, and Alexander Stevens
of Georgia. are honest and conscientious in
tHeir extreme views of slavery, and we are at
the north equally honest and Conscientious i'll
our sentiments against it; there is no COM
pounding of this question OF slavery. 1t al
anu diN hihSl pS u lOS " HdtlOhel
unity, and tro forces, t,co nations, are here
struggling 1or the supremacy He approved
of the ideas of those men who would carefully
curtail but not violently eradicate this nations
original sin of slavery. This was the policy
of the original founders of The republic There
can be no peaceful consolidated national unity
unless the north adopt the south side views Of
DIR. Adams, or the south the conciliatory and
conservative view of Andrew Johnson. A
great moral Question divides this nation He
saw no end to this contest until the lofty
pretensions Of slavery are abased There is
no rest i'll compromise III the yielding up of
truth and justice andr righteousness, for con-
science will rise up against such patching up
of great moral questions and will condemn it
on earth and before God. There could be no
rest in civil war Tor that would plunge us into
still more dreadful evils. Let the government
be strong, and dignihed, and conciliatory up.
on basis of right, and gather 10 itself the sup
port OF the better class OF southern mel, adher.
ing to the constitution, keeping inyoate official
oaths, and wait for time and Providence to
work out the problem.