Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-26
=, MR.. HAYNES SPEECH
,ea1Lc of the United States, Janudrv CT, 1880

MR.. HAYNES SPEECH
IN tte Senicof the United States, January si 1890,
(coNriNUNo)
Tho honorable gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr..
Webster) while he exonerates personally from the
charges ntmatcs thus there is party IN she couneFy,
who are looking to dsunion. Sir, il the gentleman
had stopped there, the accusation would .'havc pass
cd by me as tho Idle wind hich regard not" But
when he goes to give to his aecusaosfa local ha
btaton. and name, by quoting the expression of
distinguished citizen of Souh Carolina, (Dr. Cooper
that 1t wse Tine for the South TO calculate the value
ofthe Uuioi," aud in the language OF the btterest
sarcasm adds "surely then tho Union cannot last lon
ther tho anusiou or the object of the Eentleman.-
Nov, Mr.. President, call upon every one who hears
nue. to bear Witness that this controversy is not ofuy
seeking. The Senate will do mo the Justice to re-
member, that at the time this unprovoked and uncall
ed tor attack was made upon the South, not one
WORD had been uttered by me in disparagement of
New Enghud, nor had made the most distant au-
SION, either to the Senator from Massachusetts, the
State he represents. But, sir, that gentleman has
thought proper for purposes best known to HIMSELF
to strike the South through me- the most unworthy of
her servants. He has crossed the border, he has
vaded The State of South Carolina, is making war
upon her citizens, and endeavoring to overthr row her
principles and her institutions Sir at the threshold
will struggle while have life, for altars aud
CIR fire sides, and If God gives mo strength, will
drive back the invader discounted. Nor shall
stop hero. If the gentleman proyokcs the war,
Ire shall have va. Sir, viii not stop at
the borler I will carry the war into the en-
choy's territory, and not consent to lay down my
atrns, until shofl have obtaiued Indemnity for
the past and security for the future It is with
tigned reluctance, Mr.. President, that entor upon
the performance of this part of my duty. shrink al
most istnctivcly from course, however necessary,
which may have tendency to excite sectional feel
Jugs, and sectional jealousss Bnt; SIR the task has
been forced upon me- and proceed right onward to
the performance OF my duty be the consequences
what they may, the responsibility is With those, who
have imposed upon me his necessity.
The Senator from Massachusetts has Thought pro-
per to cast the first seone and if he shu fnd accor-
dug to houiely adage THAT he lives in glass
hdusc'-on his head be the consequences. The gen.
t!clnan has made great flourish about his fidelity to
Massachusetts. shall make no professions of zeal
tor the interests and honor Of South Carolina-.of
that my constituents shall judge. If there be one
State in this Union Mr.. President, land say not
In boastiul sprit)-that ulny challenge comparison
with any other for an uniform, jealous, ardent and
matchmaking devotion to the Unon that State is S.
carolina. Sir, from the.vcry commencement of the
Revolution up this hour there is no sacrifice how
ever great, she has not cheerfuy made; no service
she has ever hcsitated perform. She has adhered
TO you IN your prosperity but in your adversely, she
mas elung to you with more than fial affection. No
inattcr what was the condition of her domestic AFFAIRS
though deprived of her resources, divided by parties
or surrounded by difficulties, the call of the country
has been to her us the voice Of God. Domestic dis
cord ceased at the sound-every man became at once
reconcied to his brcthfen and the sons of Carolina
We're all seen crowdng together TO the temple bring
ing their gifts to the altar of their country.
What SIR the conduct of the South d,irinn the
Revolution? Sir honor New England for her con.
duct in that glorious struggle. But great as is the
praise which belongs to her, think, at least, cqiu
honor is due to the South They espoused the quar-
eel of their brethren, With generous zeal, which
d not suffer them to stop to calculate their interest
in the dispute Favores of the mother country pos
sssstd of neither ships to CONNECT
cal rvalsbp they might have found in their situation
guaranty that their trade would be forever ostered
and protected by Great Britain. But trampling ON
all considerations either of interest or of safety they
rushed into the conflict and fighting for principle
"a n crpdr aofF
there exhibited In the history Of the world higher
dnpfcs of noble daring. dreadful suffering and heroic
endurance, than by the wings of Carolina, during
tajas to the sea, overfun by an overwhelming
tarce Of the enemy. The fruits of industry persisted
on the spot where they vert produced or were con-
UP the most precious blood Of her citizens! Black
and smoking ruins marked the places Which had been
the Limitations Of her children! Driven from their
hemes into the gloomy and almost impenetrablc
eYamps, even there the spirit of liberty survived and
South Carolina Sustained by the example of her
ss1mpters and her Marons, proved, by her conduct
that though her soil might be eyerruB the spirit Of
her people uvincible.
. But sir our couutry called upon to eneape
Danother revolutionary struggle and that too was
Struggle for principle I mean the political reyo
luton which dates back to 9s, and which, lift had
arot been successfully achieved would have left as
ate OF the fruits of the revolution of ZIG. The revo-
ltion of '98 restored the Constitutions rescued the
liberty of the CITIZEN from the grasp of those who were
an'g q. Hs ire, ana IN the emphatic language of
MI Jefferson, "sayed the constitution at it's last
sSsp." And by whom it achieved By the |
South sir, aided only by the democracy Of the North
md West
come now to the wur Of 1912, q war which we'll
remgmbor was Called in derision (yvhile its event
was doubtfuD the Southern war, and sometimes the
Carolina war: but which is universally achnow-
}nged to have done for the honour aud prospe-
ry Of the country than all other events in our histo
ryput together What sir were the Directs of that
war? "Free trade and sailors rigbts!" 1t was for |
tire protection Of Northern shipping md New Eng
ldna seamen, that the country dew to arms. What
Interest had the South in that contest? If they had
at down codly to calculate the value Of their interests
involved in it, they would have found that they had
every thing to luse, and nothing to gaiu. But sir
rtstc the South, they only asked f the rights of
any portion Of their fellow citizens had been invaded
and when told that Northern ships and New EnoIand