The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-21

| Of your political safety and prosperity;
watching for its preservation with Jeal-
/ Gus anxiety: discountcnancing whatever
may suggest even a suspicion. that II can
| in any event be abandoned and indig-
nantly frownng upon the FIRST dawning
| OF every attempt 20 ALLEVIATE any portion
OF our country from the rest, or TO en-
| feeble the sacred ties which now link to-
| gethcr the various parts.
TIE NAME AMERICAN.
For this you have every induccmont
/ Of sympathy and interest. Citizers, by
| birth or choice OF "a common country.
| that country has right TO concentrate
! your affections. The name OF American.
which lclongs 20 YOU. in your national
capacity, must always eXali the Just pride
or patriotism more than any Appreciation
! derived from local determinations. Win
| slight shades of difference. you have the
! Same religion. manners. habits ana po-
| litical principles. You have I'm common
cause fought and triumphcd toseiher'
| the independence and liberty YOU possess
are the work OF joint counsels, and JOINT
efforts. OF common dangers. suhclhsS'
and successes.
But these considerations. however.
powerfully they address themselves TO
your sensibility. are greatly outweIshed
by those. which apply more immediately
TO your interest Here every portion OF
orr country finds the most commanding
motives for carefully guarding ana pre-
serving the union Of the whole.
Tho North. I'm an unrestrained inter
course with the South. protected by the
equal laws Of a common government.
nnds. in the productions of the latter.
great additional resources OF maritime
and commercial enterprise and precious
materials Of manufacturing Industry. The
South. i'm the same intercourse, bencht-
ing bv the agency of the North. sees It's
agriculture grow and IT'S commerce eA-
pand. Turning partly into IT'S own ch'n-
nels The scamcn Of the North. il finds ~
particular navigation invigorated. ana.
while it contributes. i'm different ways, 10
nourish aud increase the general mass OF
the national navigation. 10 looks forward
10 the protection OF maritime strength
10 which itself is uncQually adapted. me
East in "a ike intercourse with the West
already finds and i'm tho progressive I'M
provemcnt Of interior communications ny
land and water. will more ana more lihh-
"a valuable vent for the commodities
which it brings from abroad or ndnu'
features at home The West derives from
the East supplies requisite TO its growth
and comfort and. what IS perhaps OF
sul greater consequence, IL must Oh
necessity owe the secure enjoyment OF III
dispensable outlets for its own plouuc-
tons TO tho weight influence, ana the
future maritime strength of the Atlahuc
side of the Union, directed by am indisso-
uble community of interest ass one Ha-
lion Any other tcnuId by Wh-eh inc
West can hold this essential advantage
whether derived from its own separate
strength, or from an aposiate ana uh-
natural connection with any Foreign
rover. must be intrinsically prccarous.
STRENGTH IN UNION.
"Whilc. then. every part of our country
TINS feels am immediate and particular
interest i'm union. all the parts combined
cannot fail to ind i'm the united mass %
means and efforts greater strength great
er resource. proportionably greater secur-
ity from external danger. less frequent
interruption OF their peace by foreign
nations. and what is of incstimabl@
value. they must derive from union an
exemptiOn from those brOils and wars
between themselves, which 50 frequently
afllict ncighbOriug countries not Tea TO-
gcther by the same governments, Whlch
their own rivalshps alone would d.
sufficient TO produce, but which opposite
foreign alliances. attachments. and IN
trigues would stimulate and embtier
Hence. likewise they VIII avoid .he re-
ces-itv Of those Ovcrsrown military 'slab-
Hshments. which. under any form oi gov
eminent. are inauspiciOus to liberty. ana
which are to be- regarded as particularly
hostile to Republican liberty. Tn ms
sense IL is. tnat your Union ought &"
Onsidered as q main prop OF your liberty
and that the love of the one ought 10 en-
dear To YOU the preservation of the % hcr
These considerations speak a persuasive
language TO every rejecting and vriHoua
mind. and exhibit the continuance 1i me
Union as a primary object of patriotic cc-
sire. Is there doubt. whether corn
mon government can embrace so large a
sphore2 Let experience solve IT, To listen
10 mere speculation i'm such case were
criminal. We are authorized TO nope
that "a proper organization OF the WnoIe
with the auxiliary agency of governments
for the respective subdivisions. VIII at
ford happy issue to the experiment
u is we'll worth q fair and tull expert
ment. with such powerful and obvious
motives 10 union. affecting all parts OF
our country while experience shall not
have demonstrated us impracticahihiy
there viii always be reason to disirus.
the patriotism Of those who i'm any quar-
ter may endeavor 10 weaken IT'S bands.
CAUSE OF DlSTJRBANCE.
In contemplating the causes, which
may disturb our Union, 30 occurs as mat
ter Of serious concern that amy ground
should have been furnished for character
ling parties by geographical discfimina-
tions Northern. and Southern. Atlantic
and Western. whence designing men may
eudcavor TO excite a belief that there a.
"a real difference Of local interests and
views. one of the oXpcdients OF party 10
acquire influence within particular dis
tricts is to misrepresent the opinions ANA
aims of other districts. You cannot shield
Yourselves too much against the Jeai-
ousies and hoart-burninss which spring
from these Interpretations they tend
TO render alien TO each other those who
ought to be bound together 10y iratcrnal
affection. The inhabitants OF our West
ern country have lately had useful les-
son on this head; they have seen, ln The
nerotiauou by the Executive and IN ms
unanimous ratification by the Senate. ~
the treaty with Spain and i'm the uniVcr-
sal satisfaction at that event through
ont the United States. q decisive PROOF
how unfounded were the suspicious lor-
noeated among them of policy I'm the
general government and i'm the Atlantic
states unfriendly TO their interests in re-
card TO the Mississippi, they have Wit
nesses 10 the formation of two treaties.
that with Great Britain. and that with
srain which secure TO them everything
thcv could desire in respect 10 our Tor
cipn relations toward cOnhrming their
nrosperitv VIII 10 not De their wisdom
10 RELY for the preservation of these add
vantacos on the Union 10y which they
were procured. VIII they not hcnccforth
be deaf TO those advisers If such there
arc who would sever them from their
brethren. and connect them with aliens?
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