The weekly union record., 1864-10-08


iag labor or allegiance. was u Dot Incorporated
in the Constitution. and sgain ratified aa3
Strengthened in tie Fagitive Slav, Law u
lS5O9'
IuE COEg ACT MS sEEN XsFr-EXAy-lsAri
.EEDicTEo.
But do yeu reply that IN mary ius ancss
they have violated the compact. 80 have cot
been faithful 10 thsir eo-agements2 A iuii-
vidaals aud local communities they NAV have
done 50; but not by the sanction Of Govern.
meu,. Tor that hss always been ifue 10 Soulh
ern interests. Agaia gentlemen. look Of auo
iher fact; when We asked that more territory
should Be added. that We might spread ihe il-
s,iiution OF slavery. have they bot yielded 10
our demands IN giving rs louisiana. Florida
and Texas. ont Of which ious States have been
carved and ample territory fer iouE mere &c to
added il due time, ID you, by tais uuSisc and
impoii;ic ac, DO not destroy this hope and
perhaps. bv 1t loose all, and have yOuF .nsi
slave wrenched from you by stern military rule
as South America and Mexico were. or by the
yindicuve decree Of universal cmauCi Tati0u.
which may reasonably be expected 70 iO,'oN.
WHO CONTROLLED rHE 6oyEENNENre
.Bat again. gentlemen. what have We 20
gain by this proposed change Of osr relations
had control Of il. and can vet. If We remain tu
il. and are as united a. we have been We
have bad a majority Of the Presidents chosen
from the South as well as the control and
/ management Of most OF those chosen from the
North We have had sixty years oi southern
Presidents 70 their twenty four. thus control.
ling the Executive department. - of the
Judges OF the Supreme Court we have eiEh.
teen from the South, and bat elcYcH from The
North; although nearly ioarGnhs of the jadi.
cial business has arisen in the free states. YET
majority OF the Cour. has always been from
the South. This we have required 80 a. to
guard against any Interpretation Of the Con
siiiuuon untavorab.c 10 us. IN like manner
we have been equally watchlul O. guard oar
interests in the Legislative branch % our gov
ernmeut In choosing the Presidents. pro
tcm Of the Senate we had twenty four 10
their eleven. Speakers OF the House. we have
had twenty three, and they twelve While
he majority OF the Representatives from their
greater population have always been from the
North, vet we have so generally secured The
Speaker, because be- 60 a great extent shapes
aud controls the legislation Of The country.
Nor have we had less control in every other
department of the General Government
Attorney Generals We have had fourteen
while The North have had but five. Foreign
/ Ministers " have had eighty six. ald they
but fifty four While three fourths Of the bu
sincss which demands diplomatic agents abroad
is clearly from The free States from their grea-
ter commercial Interests vet We have bad tho
principal embassies so as % secure the world
markets for our cotton. tobacco and sugar on
the best possible terms We have bad a vast
majority Of the higher Offices Of both army aud
navy. while larger proportion Of the soldiers
and sailors were drawn from the North.
Equally 50 Of Clerks. Auditors and Control.
ers filing The Executive department. The rec
orls show for the last fifty years that OF the
three thousand thus employed We have bad
more than two thirds Of the same, while We
have but one third Of the white population of|
the Republic
VINO FA.D rHE BILLS.
Again look at another item, aud one, be
assured, in which We have g-eat and vital
interest il Is that of revenue or means Of sup
porting government From official documents
we learn that a fraction over three iourtbs oi
the revenue collected for the support OF gov
ernment has uniformly been raised i:om the |
North
POSTAL FACILITIES.
Pause now while You can, gentlemen, and
l4dlt tutA4Atlf NuN NAhNtHtf NttNNN aah
portant items Look az another necessary
branch Of government and learn from stern
statistical facts how matters stand IN that de-
pariment mean the mail and Post Office
privileges that we now enjoy under the gene
raj government as it has been for years past.
The expense for the transportation of ;hc mail -
in the Free States was, by the report OF the
Postmaster General for the year $50. little .
over SI3 600 000. while tbs income was Sl1,
600 600. But IN the slave States the trans
portation OF The mail was Sl4.1l6000 while
The revenue from the same was Ss,0Ol O26,
leaving deficient Of S6.ll5.73j. to DC suppl
ed by the North for our accommodation, aud
without ii We must have been entirely cut on
from this most essential branch Of Govern
mont.
THE G0yEKNMENI THE FEEEsT AND BEST ~
EARTH.
Leaving out Of view, f1r The presea; the
countless millions Of dollars YOU must cSpcud
in a war with the North; with tens Of tb0us
ands Of your sons and brothers slain 10 battle
aud offered up sacrifices on the altar o
vonr amhitiou-aud for what. we ask again
Is it for the overthrow Of the American gov
eminent. established by our common ancestry
oemented aud built up by Their sweat aud
blood, and founded on the broad principles o
Right, Justice aud Humanity! And as such
must declare here, as have often doue be
fore, aud which has been repeated 10y the
greatest and wi,est statesmen aud patriots %
this and other lands, that it Is the best and
frcest goverDment-iAe most equal 30 rs iigh'
the most Just ia its decsions-'be most len
lent 10 its measures. and the most inspiring ID
its principles to elevate The race Of men, that
the SUD of Heaven ever shown Up0g.
Now for you 10 attempt 20 overthrow such
government as this, under which W have
lived for more than three quarters Of ceutu-
ry-in which We have gained our wealth. our
standing as a nation, our domestic safety wbild
the elements Of peril are around us with peace
aud tranquility accompanied wiib uub0unded
prosperity aad rights unassailed the height
Of madness. foiIy aud wIckedness. 20 which |
can neither lend my sanction nor ny vote.
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