Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-03


duce. They pass by however. The stream is nc
longer made turbd by this cause and in purity runs
throughout the land encircng us in the arms OF com
mon felowship-a common country So may God for
ever preserve US.
We have not been made to hate one another. We do
not bate one another The politicians who tell us that
We hate each other are either honestly mistaken or they
are seeking ephemeal popularity by protesting to be our
friends and showing by the hatred which they pro-
fess for othor sections that their protecting love for us
over all But the people will not always be led by poll
ticans. They have risen upon this OCCASION and be-
leve in nv heart that there is at this moment majority
Of Northern men that would cheeriuy vote for any OF
the resolutions of compromise that were proposed by
men Of the South in the last Congress have assurances
OF that character given to by some OF the most re-
spectacle n of the most influential men oil Penn
sylyanit. have assurances given me by hundreds OF
letters from the most intelligent of that State TO get
my resolutions submitted the people They came TO
me from every Northern State believe without soli-
tary exception get resolutions submitted TO the
peope 1--WE want, siid they ITO preserve the Union.
We fr from representatives. in Congress III THIS
matter They elected plrlsans on party platforms
aud as subject to the control OF their party They do
not eli as we do They feel and ike rartisans, and
want to maintain every syllable aud every letter oil their
pttform We wish 10 preserve our sacred Union. We
love our br thre?. Put your resolutions before u.s. They
will pass by hundreds and thousands OF m Jortes -
Gentlemen believe that in Pennsy lSauia, they would
passed bY nNnufcO lnOu-duu mJOil'N IL uCec
resolutions have done nothing else they have a. least
elected evidences of affection from our Northern
brethren They cugh. to be considered rs having at
tanned something in tbs light something important, too
considering the value OF the Cuion. The people were
ready To sanction the compromise. The generosity and
patriotism Of their hearts have not stopped to calculate
the party OF the downfall Of their plat
FORM They have ndu'Sed these feelings as ellowclti-
zans aud leow-countrymen and they willing TO give
YOU all You ask and all you want. They would rather
give YOU than you are entitled to than part with
YOU.
We are not to he outdone in generosity, trust, by
the people Of the North. If they thus anxious to
preserve the Union shall be more ukewarm IN that
sacred csuse2 What we should do ia this: Insist upon
our rights but Insist UPON them in the Union, and de-
pend upon i. that the people will gran; them to YOU
This or that Ssnate this that body or convention
may refuse buf, mark me, your country has a great
warm heart The citizens CT this republic vii! work
out the redemption OF their country If will but COM
bne and cooperate with them 10 preserve this Union
Let US struggle 10 the Union, contend in the Union make
The Union the instrument with which contend, and
We shall get all that askall that We can cesrc-all
that reason can warr-nt Us in expecting.
This my fe0w-citzcns is the great fact OF the senti-
m mt and opinion Of brethren everywhere. Now,
the great question which called upon 10 decide Is
what in this unparalleled, suFendcus cgisiswnat shl
SO doy Seven States Of Cur common coua;ry-'ateiy
moving in htrmOuy-claimiuG no other Hst.s than as
the felow-citizeus OF common goyerumeIt-withdrnw
from this Government aud now denying their ale
glance to it-ayosiug their determination TO torm sep
arl;e government and ac;uIiy forming that separate
government - an independent gCvcrameut-as separate
from this They a'e attempting 20 ignoro all relations
TO u.s. AID claiming treatment rs a fer ign power.
What is the wish OF Us ell? Ii ia, and ought 10 be,
by some means or measure 10 birg back TO this Union
ID breg blc Ierfec. reconciliation With us el =
citizens who have tuus gone astray aud cbauGou-
ed US Ave that is the wish Of all. Though we may
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them rs Foreigners They are, some OF tHem, 0! our
f4mies-some ofihem Oui bIo,hers. They mag Sc
eee from the government but they cannot scccde irom
those thousand affections tha biud them to u.s. They
cannot sccedr from those thousand relations oi con
s,ucuuity aud love which unite them with u.s. Nature
ha7 tied thcs knots Party difficulties and pohIical tFo'
5lcs can never never, unite them.
They proclaim them elves independent a. nation
How shall we treat these erhug b'OherS? how snail
Kentucky ana the ohe: slave states conduct themselves
toward these seeding S;atesy The Obi CT Of all is to
bring them back We wish them well but sc think they
have greatly eued-at least DO. We think they have
done wrcng themselves, wrong to ue, and wrong to
al mankind by breaking M tha; Co'eruMent Shc5e
promises reach humanity N every region IN tho world
promises tb! have been nd,suia1iy connected with b-
crty aad political happiness. The wOng TO all those n
,rs- Which tLeg have done proves cOuc'csycy 70 my
mind that Inc Union Cauuot b. broken. l. il Lot vet
broken Tay-c S;a'cs may have seeded. "Scc Gco -
a word 8ltogCihar l.ciimac, laWtg no origin or ioun
da.ion in anv constitutional right and all that can be
rnicmatic in mcauing-;hat am will.I 10 apply here
dyested Of all tight and significance simply It is reyo
lion eeains. us-wh,rCas revolution ACKNOWLEDGED and
avosoj Is upon the nation against whom that feyo
luton is attempted Our Union so far as it exists IN the
SANCTION of tie C0ustmuCnso far rs t exists IN tue
South-sl exs's IN theory though discDe5cd ana dis
regarded by these who SeUp. % form auother naion
Tie wish oil MS ol is 10 bring em hack-to be 'gain
one agd indiyisible. How shall 1t be bes, done?
- kp IL. fpr lp
sueg Nov, Ar. President, without undertAking to say
What the exact policy circumstances so singular
"A the prcsct hour presents us with will only under
take to say that they ought no. to pursue course OF
fJrealc coercion. Not Ike policy Of coercion, say 49,
Oar object end desire s TO bring them back into terms
Of former Uiou ard iclowsh p That the obi'vt Of
our rrvale affections well AZ Of our public policy
To attempt by c1eicou-by amstO force them back in
the Union al thc point Of the bayOnct-tO shed their
blooi-is 10 way 20 win their affections Let them 90
on In peace with their experiment Tbs government Is
ROT h0und 10 ratrounz revolution against i-,cithtrc-
fore saw. itt s ,olcy be the pn.icy Of torbcarlnce
and of peace Let them make tbs experiment under at
BE Advantages that psacc can give them
W. all hope, for their own good and their own wei
fare that their pertinent will fail o. snceesshat when
he increased expenses Of goyerum,ni ipTm"d o ie"
States and tie :hlu and conyeuicLce5 that attend its
d..uDuon from the great body to which II belonged
ike tearing ol' an ara from the human system-when
hev have como to oxpetincc ali the pains and incou-
yai.ncesa the troubles and all the pests that attend
ari must inevitably attend this extraordinary movement
key q IN beg TO look back OF rca, manson olth
t,y-tn. grand Unioo of dis giClt Republic they viii
Wish 10 reluin % their brethren no longer to try these
hazardous exp rmcuts of making governments separate
fom this Goy.fu..cnt These are truly hazardous eX
D primens | think they will fail hope 20 only because
aa: i'll have the eject OF restoring our lost brethren To
Us. | am therefore, for the peace policy. Give them
an Opportunity of making the experiment Do not ex-
cite Them bv war or bloodshcd They have been sun
cienty mscd by other Add 10 those causes tue
irritation that Che sight of blood will necessarily create
aud We can have no possible hope Of reconciliation them
70 or US 10 them.
Let rather trust to peace Let rs trust to their ex
perience-tbe inconvenience Of their errors. Tney will
me back. We will Gvite them bIck-not receive them
a. O(t-nders crimiI as we will receive them
brethren who have fallen in errerwho have been de-
luded out wh discovering their errors, mbnuiiy return
sj 20 US who inagnanimously receive them and rJoce
over item. / want the General Government 10 pursue
this policy Of peace and iorbserAnce What shall the
separate States do? Those savehol1ng States still ad-
herring the Union ought to be more particularly for
bearing.
But what shall old Kentucky 90? Our affections are
all clustered upon her. Her peace, her honor, her
glory her ute-ts: are ours Her character ours and
= proud heritage il is love her with all my heart.
OF the oldest Of her children. have been oae
Of the favored OF her children, aud with heartfelt
gTlitude do acknowledge with all my hearts devc
ton do acknowledge it. can never repay the oblga
tions which feel | owe to her. Wnat shall Kentucky
do-our counhy-our magnanmous old Siate-wbst
shall she do in this great crsishis trial Of nations
ililh' Shall we follow the Secessepsts shall We join
in the experimental GOyeramsnt o The SCuth, shall
We sdhere to the tried 0oTernmeut of the Union under
which live under which our fathers have lived and
diedg
call upon you to bear witness as cndid truthful mer
do you know Of any wrong that the Gov rnment ha:
ever done you: Can you name any irsance of wrong