Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-08
r,.acon,,l,ution,, and the :. Union"


The "Consttution'' and the - Union"
T,bi. l,s, PROCLAMATION the Military Despot at Wash
iDron declares bis obec; in ordering out more hireing
troops 70 be the protection Of the National Constitution
md tbe preservation Of the National Union" Thus
ord once dear TO the hearts OF people prOaned in
very act which sets the Constitution defiance and
sunders forever the Union it established. There were
Constitution and UuiOn once which we're worthy to be
preserved and vbch nigh, have been preserved if the
North had loved them better than it loved power and
punder They were designed to establish justice, IT,
sure domestic tranquility provide for the common de-
fence promote the general welfare and secure the bles
sing Of liberty So long as these objects were faithful
" regarded the Constitution veuersted by every
good citizen aud the Union was cemented by the aec
ton Of al loya bears Then discord, disorder and d.
vision we're not 70 b. feared The adamanne bonds Of
the Union seemed indssouble, and the world in arms
could no. have shaken the government trou It's solid
foundations. Now an is changed the Constitution is
trsmped under foot by the very men TO support
f. and tie Union IS forever auuuied by those who
its frmes. frjnds-a domnan, sectional majority re-
pudadag the Oh Gets for which the FIRST established,
and Transforming into hate the love upon which the
second rested have rendered impossible for the South
TO DO otherwise than withdraw itself from all connection
with either. The North had its choice between justice
and dissolution, and it chose the latter. Intolerance,
anaticsm and the greed Of power OVERRIDE all other
considerations and selerespec and sefdefenee left no
alternative for the Southern States but separation.
This step tbey took not hastily or passiOnately but
calmly and reluctantly after all expOstulaOn, appeal
and entreaty had failed Nothing could soften the dog
ged obstiuacy, mitigate the vindicve spirit of the
North. No conces sou-uO compromise-nO guarantees,
were the cries Of those whose lust Of dominion and appe
te for spells seaced all sense Of justice, and poisoned
every sentiment of fraternity. Everything evnced that
il was the illumination Of the North grown insolenty
bold from sense Of strength, TO rule the free millions
Of the South subject people, in disregard OF eOns'-
tutoaal restrictions, and in derisiou Of the common
right, Of humanity. Fooled in this by the withdrawn
Of nearly 81 tbos, States from the Union, Ike baisd
robbers their lust becomes ierocy and they threat
en- all the atrocities OF the most barbarOus and brutal
war that ma guy cunning and cowardice devised
Thus has a gulf opened between the North aad the
South, which no diplomacy OF politicians bridge
over
Such is the condition OF what was great, and might
have been perpetual Union, but which utter
" and hopele-sy sundered tha, one might well
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