Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-07
rhc Union.

When I'm l.lG the DscltTA'ion oil Independence VA
,i;,ou-iy adopted by tLe thilteen colonies OF North
a,.,i.. IT, Of t.,lr formed clcse and most perfect
i, of tii. colonies ord # TIE people They we're s'
,...epe. aoitci iu sympathy, in one common io'e7es
and ON, 5cs.iav pct merely 10 establish cluster oil m
J,,dt Safes but 70 acquire the most perfect liberty
aud security OF the whole people who SHOULD inhaD'
tbo.s States Without Cai0n there could have been no
liberty and &c was believed, that ~iiEont It there could
b 20 te,e. sd with view 20 establish trar qUty as
the at Office. OF importance, after having acquired The
liberties Of the people and 70 prevent irrnS and dseoFd
which vo1ll he likely ssise from COZ hctns interests
-o sin out Of climate soil and business pursuits, each
e., ,,.s Sa.ss yo.uutArly surrendered to general gov
srspsa. such past Of lis sovereignty as was deemed ne
esss,rv 20 serp.tuate o more perfect Union.
rssz tlus bsc.as olemaly bound 20 observe and re-
sosc, me remaining rights Of ssoa other, under system
OF cutual comfy and pfotectoa. They united for gen
sr peace. prosperity and haPp'ae-s They formed the
ts Of national brotherhood and the citizens Of South
Croaa and those Of Massachusetts, feis aud expert
erc-d Ike lively jcy I'D in.rrcs. in the consummston
OF the Union They lived under :, and were happy, and
departed win hope fol belief that il wosi admirably
answer the great ends for which established. Blu,
thew we're Lot entirely without aPFrvScrsous, lest party
spirit and sectional ticod should arise to the prejudice
OF reason and patriotism, and mar the beauty OIL Ho'
overehelm and destroy, the structure.
TIE present era proves that their fears were not
y,osndless. The same Union under which they spent
the balance Of their years in peace happiness and pros
pri.y b. the Observance Of reason, justice towards
each ob.r fellowship in Liberty and Union, national
vrs and love Of county is now nearly shattered, not
by conflicting interests. bu By sectional frenzy, against
a ;.,f al .Nu f,gu Of al
t,,gsl pride and love OF country. Aud why. The ans.
Wer is obvious. The sages who formed the Union were
lo.,y Jus. and lgh,unied patriots, while those who
Wou now destroy arc designing, schemirg and am
bi.oa, politicians.
Shameful indeed in The eyes Of lie world must it ap-
p3sr that au enlightened, Intelligent people viz oHsht
10 be great and happy uuder Jtcir glorious Institutions
Of national liberty are becoming nvogediu discoTta
r,,n over mere cm "a while tie exercise OF single
Ne, Of Justice AMI reason for which the people VIII
a iui even suNjcYs would d-p1te the eyi, and unite
them more c.csey tl4a in national fellow slP and
uaioa-and chat g. fair aud gs division OF the terri
tories acquired by the nation whether by request or pur
eae-,
Since there is a d.,-oa ,i The States, the Northern
section being free aad the oo~bero slave States, WV
-Nsl there act be a'-o for Che sake OF peace hAe t-
vision "a the Territories q would be unreasonable for
r S,u:Ler States TO demand that ali the terri,otie
5.ali De considered slave tsrct5s and ,qasly g" on
tl p,r. of The Nortera Sa,7 20 irsit upon all b-ins
cons Grated 10 freedom when ,he5 ~ commou pro
pert, OF tbe tao sections The se,temen, OF the qles
ton. al any rate wou be bit temporary, merely until
the territories should be admitted into the Uaon a
States. when an equal State Sovereignty would enable
chem TO act on the matter the people should see st.
The, would be no longer bound by those compromise
,i.r which they existed territories, aud VIXEN AL the
territory belonging 90 the U.i,ei States shall have b,ea
formed into States the question vi. De ended entirely
AVID forever.
Turu ia thc name Of reason justice ead patriotism,
WY s1oud such government Dee disrupted aud i'sso!
vel by .u,b question. aud t' peace and hsPPire q
millions endangered and destroyed VII ih' people
a. sell as tie politicians become slso infatuated and
dsueaci aud regt aud destroy the rights md inter
e,.s Of their own oG-prag under delusiye idea tsat
by 50 doing they can best promote the Interests Of he
African descendants
Asay sith such false philanthropy Let not the pee
1e follow the lead Of those politicians sho would esab-
ib and keep alive 4.h :-Gaoa mischief FOX .teir par
20 ends aud Individual interests Let them arise in The
fur spirit OF free people, sud paediy demand Of ,he
reor,slt4tiyes the reference Of the question TO them
IS ,ae sovereign power and arti;er Of the destiny Of the
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