Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-12


But. supposins pho memosia, to be referred. and
.ne gentleman TO report upon IL Of what color will
.ne report bel Are We quite sure OF thatf l am
Inclined to think that the complexion and tone Of
gentleman happens to be in at the time. I rather
mink that, II no should have been discussing the
treaty making power and its Intervention for the
obstruction OF slavery in the South. the Of the
,epo., may not be 50 very favorable. But il, on
the other hand. the gentleman shou 4 chance to be
IN the vein in which he yesterday, when he dis.
claimed all coincidence in the prayer Of the petition
Va disclaimer was very glad 20 hear,I then We
yet"
Now, my great objection TO this whole proceed.
ing v. that is calculated TO familiarize the public
mind with the idea of breaking up the Union. The
People OF the United States know their rights, and,
showing, dare maintain them" There is no doubt
or dimculty on that point. The grca, object, duty.
and aim Of Congress should be to heal, as far as
possible, all local dscontens, and soften and put an
end to all sectional differences and difficulties. One
great EFFORT ought to be to prevent such crisis from
ever arriving rs might present an indueement TO so
rash a step. Whenever il shall be the opinion Of
the People that the time has actually come is not
you nor any act authority Of yours that can for
moment restrain them; and therefore, l deprec,te
all acts on our part that may be calculated TO 70.
ment instead OF alayins popular commotion and
sectional jealousies and discomfort. When the
mighty wave Of revolution shall once rise, You aud
l aud the gentleman from Massachusetts,, and his
reports and our resolutions, will all be but as 20
many feathers floating on its su rfaec. Does IL be.
come US, then, TO asita,c the wateri Shall we do
any act which shall encourage the People TO calcu-
late the value Of the Union and wsish in their
minds tho question OF its dissoluton1 Or shall we
not rather, in compliance with the sacred advice of
tho Father Of his Country, frown down the frs, al
| la ion to the subject
confess that for one, prefer 10 rest on things
as they are as long rs can; and while would not
indulge any unnecessary dis,rust in regard to the
gentleman from Massachusetts,, still think that
hrs action would depend too much on the feelings
OF The moment to be willing to repose my confidence
| on him. have been too long accustomed
The days disasters in his mornings face"
and TO anticipate their disturbance and contention
/ therefore invite the House TO put an end TO the
subject, which they do effeciually ifthey please
Who wants an argument in favor OF preserving the
| Unionf see no indications of civil war hear
OF no armies IN the field no banners of rebellion
floating, no popular assemblies. no State ordinan-
ce', no committees Of safety. There is not ripple
on the surface OF this wide spread nation. Seven
teen mil'ons OF people are quiet, and in s'tc Of
of Hsverhill think tina, the Union should he imue-
d atey dissolved, but, with this deduc ion. the re-
malnder OF the seventeen mill ons rest quite content
with the Constitution. IA laugb.l For whom,
thrn, do we want an arsumen,' For the seventeen
mihons, or for the iorty.six men OF Haverhilll
They, believe, insist ''per Jas eu, ne Cas" that
| there shall be an immediate dissolution. Well
really III has come 10 that point if the dissai,fc-
ton Of these forty six OF fIaverhill has reached
| so dangerous point as, without an argument 10
control them, TO threaten u. with throwing down
| the Union about cur ears, think both more ra-
tonal and cheaper mode of proceeding will be for
this House TO depute the honorable gentleman from
massacnusei's as envoy extraordinary and minister
plenpoientiary TO Haverhil: his arrival let the
town bell be rung: let these forty six men assemble
anu let the honorable gentleman address them and
present there the very same argument by word of
mouth which, II chairman Of the committee, he
| would present here, and which we must print and
send TO the world. l feel very certain that this
powers OF persuatlon with those personagcs would
be Just ms etiee,unl should the argument be made
| orally ss If made in writing, and even more so,
since we all know the gsnlemans power as rhe.
| torcian.
Would it not be better that these forty. SIX men
OF Haverh should thus be satisfied bya direc, pro.
| cess, than by the round about course of having
their petition received, referred 10 select committee
considered, reported on, and that report printed by
this House, and sent 10 them in the from Of an ar.
gument TO convince them that the Union had better
not at present be dissoved7 IA Taught Ihave said
that there may be some doubt as to tho character
oil me report which may come from the gen,laman
from Massachusetts. would not in any invidous
sense refer even to the public events OF that gentle
mans past history. look back. as doubt not the
gentleman does, and as know his countrymen do
with pride and satisfaction 10 many Of the act. of
has public lie But the gentleman has presented so
many different phases at the different periods of his
life, that l. must be pardoned If still entertain some
Doubt am not IN favor Of divulsing secrets or
repeating private conversations, or reading conf
DENTAL letters, but have received letter of
somewhat public character from a man do not
personally know, but who was once Senator of
the unIted States, and who is the son of Senator
OF the U. s., enclosing TO me n letter written 10 a
Senator by the gentleman from Massachusetts. un-
DER date OF the 18th December, 1905, which shat
fu To h.,,.
~ authorized but requested by the writer of Tho
letter to do so. The gentleman having resigned
ms seat 10 the Senate about year after the case of
John smith, wrote the following letter TO MIR An
derson, then Senator from the State Of Tennessee
"The event has shown that, in NV Calculation
OF the hrmness OF the Senate, | was not mistaken
The system Of submission 10 British insolence nnd
usurpaiIon, which has been preached, and prayed
and resolved, and pettoned, and demonstrated in
this part OF the country for the last eighteen months
hnds IN the Senate, thanks be to God, the same
lnvlncible spirit OF resistance which il found AZ The
last session OF Congress. The will and influence of
my constituents has had its full constitutional rana
and they have had the best opportunity 10 nance
tnen own afairs IN their own way. You have
now had announced TO you, with due fornn,litv The
process OF resistance which may be pursued ns,ins,
your Jaws 80 that at least, If an ATTEMPT TO divide
The Union should be made you will have no canse
70 complain OF being taken by surprise. Now. il
had remained with YOU instead of three,.n;ng in
surrection and separation I could onIv hive oY
pressed my adherence of every such nttemnt mr.
project, however colorsd, and from what causs an
ever intended. My sentiments with regard 10 tho
Union are well known to you. John Smith and
Aaron Burr were, in my view, my fclow-citizens
Just as II they had been natives Of Boston, and II
any native OF Boston, in pursuit of the same enJ
which Burr and Smith were aiming al, should nro.
ceed as Tar as Its execution, | would ns far as mo
power extended, treat him in the same manner ne I
thought they ought to have been treated. beley.
II will be far better for you and for the whole nation
70 have men from this quarter, who will prepafe vor
Tor what they mean 10 attempt than one who fceI
ng and believing that we have all hut on, coma
mon interest, could avow no other sentiment, ne 70
presenting this section Of he nntionr
Yes, the honorable gentleman from N,ss,.h,
sets still onterains-I do not say doubts and ~
pIcloDs as 10 the designs cher shed by some no,ioo
ofthe people ofNew England; bu, had he invs,,hI,,
pursued the same course which i, nvoued 10 ~
leitor-had there been no spot, no cIoudNba,, o..
same bright sunshine been exhibited thropgbon, i; |
regard 10 all that touched the Union. tbould M, Ln
afraid 10 trust him. But now | must saw 10 b,oo ~
hlsown language, "N0n tall aur TO- nee
iSts" had rather lake the Union az II !. tban
trust II TO his hands and now, ask. will hi,
House entertain and dispose Of the question n Dis
solution, or will they meet il al the threshold. ami
treat the mention oil II as an outraged Who is h I
ask again, that wants any argument for the Union1
we have arguments enough. Where IL Bunker
Hllf Where is Yorktown Where is SaratogsI
Where are the thousand batllefelds all rich In vic
torres over the meteor flag Of England1 The zen
Neman IS himself at once witness and an argument
N its favor.
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