The constitutional union., 1861-01-18
TFor The Constitutional Union

Mn. ED1ToR Can you tell how it is that many who advocated the election of Bell and Everett to the Presidency and Vice-Presdency of the Uni l ted States, on the ground that they were strong Union men, and urged their election with all pow CT and zeal possible, and now turn out and advo- cate secession in the most excitable and energetic manner that it is possible to do anything? would ask them what has brought about this great change at this particular time; it can't be that it is the Personal Liberty bills passed by some Of | the Northern States, they were passed years ago: it can't be in consequence of any new ques- tion as to slavery in the Territories, for that stands as it has for the past ten years-then what | is it. the election of Lincoln? It can't be that, for has been constitutonally elected, and has done nothing since. His election was caused by the breaking up of the democratic party at Charleston, and the minority running candidate | against Alr. Douglas the choice of majority of the Democratic party of the United States. This is well known by tens of thousands of true Dem ocrats and l am pleased to know that there but few of Douglas friends for dissolying the Union; they are as strong for the Union the Bell party l s and more numerous. Mr. Douglas received | fifty or sixty thousand more votes in the Union than Mr. Breckinridgc, and was next to the fore most man in the popular vote for the Presidency, and as sure as that we livc would have been the President, had it not been for the split in the Democratic party Now after all this foolishness, is it advisable to kick up fuss and dissolve the Union, because political parties have been G.sap- pointed in clectinc their men, making bad worse, running the thing in the ground and breaking it off. 1 think we had as well check up and think q while; count the cost already accrued by millions look round and see the business men it has all ready broke and thousands of others trembling with fea~ and the poor it has ground down, and would eventually bring such amount of distrcs , as was never known before in the history of any Government since time began. Why all this :? The President is sworn 10 carry out the Constitu- ton, and see that thc laws faithfully executed, and Lc must do it, or stand as pcrjured man before his God and in thc eyes of the world. Those who are so anxious 10 fight can volunteer to assist the United States clean out those abo- litionists who refuse to let the Fugitive Slave Law be enforced. 1Ir. Fillmore made them sub init 10 it, and is there one else who can enforce it? We must remember that we of the South 1 have tens of thousands of friends in the North advocating our rights IS strong as we are must we forsakc them by disunion' Suppose we had elected Mr. Brcckinridcc President, and the Northern States had in consequence seeded, would VIC have thought they were doing right |? south Carolina in 1882 tried to nullify the tariff law of the United States. 4 Legislature of Ark ansas passed few years ago an unconstitutional law, and it is still upon the statute books and takes away the rights of men. and they have passed other unconstitutional laws, which have beenmalc powerless by the decision of our Su- premc Cours-somc Northern States passed Per sonal Liberty bills, which arc contrary to the spirit and meaning of the Constitution and ought to be repealed. l. seems that we are allimper- feet. Let all hands, North, South, East and West, go to work fricndlys like people of sense, and straighten up our affairs Let the Constitu- ton be our guide, keep the slavery question out of politics and out ofCongrcss. form line to the Pacific ocean, and hush up the fuss-tlc North attend to her own domestic affairs, and let ours alone Men arc cxcitabIe everywhere, and it be recolccted will not be forced, but persuaded. Therefore to make compromises il is bad policy to commence with threats, or in bad humor. Let things cool down, and believe our difficulties can be settled forever satisfactorily, and our country put in prosperous condition; If, how evcr it is found after fair trial in Conv enion, that we cannot possibly agree, let peaceable dissolution take place, and fair division of the Territories and two handrcd millions of Govern ment property and effects but never, no, never, split up this great and mighty government, estab- lishcd upon tho principle of self-govcrnment at the cost of the blood and lives of our forefathers, if it is possible to prevent it. We have every thing to lose and nothing to gain by dissolution. Politicians and newspaper editors need not say a compromise cannot be made. My dear sirs, I firmly believe that if necessary, the Ruler of this Universe will cause the people to rise and put down their exciting troubles. The time has not come yet for this mighty Union to be split up into four or five petty governments, nor does sufficient cause exist for Americans to shed each others blood J II. QUISENBERRY DEs ARC, ARKANSAS.
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