Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-03-09

riOr NUMBERS, ana Wnen mat army was
yanquished? The gentleman, however,
said that our flag was disgraced in protect
ing the rights Of the South; and this had
been heard in silence, and without rebuke.
There had been no Indignation attempted
to wither and blast the individual who
could thus dishonor his country, and defame
the living and the dead But the gentle
man did not want the American fig TO
protect the interests ofthe South, because
Ohio was taxed to support the navy. Was
the south never taxed to defend Ohio! The
gentleman wished to wash his hands OF
everything connected with slavery, but his
hands never could be washed; for his state
had dipped her hands in the matter OF
which he complained: and bear it he
should, and bear it he must. When Ohio
adopted the federal constitution, why did
she not complain ofthis stigma ofslavery,
and refuse to take it as part and parcel CT
the compact? But she did not complain,
she adopted it, and took upon herself all
the obligations imposed by it. The duty
OF the gentleman, therefore to his country,
and his allegiance to his state, would com,
pei him to sustain that constitution, and
prevent him from washing his hands oionc
OF its compromises.
One gentleman had said the world was
at peace, and therefore "cut down your
navy. You cannot rival Great Britain ana
therefore cut down your navy" ana
gentlemen cried "cut down your home
squadron, and do not keep it to protect the
interests Of the South, and to hunt and
catch runaway slaves" And this was SAID
and proclaimed at time when England
was taking Oregon, and looking tor the
conttol of Texas. Oh! those gentlemen
could only see Texas and Oregon, and the
West Indies, belonging to the same power
that controls Canada, then with them the
delightful cons,lmmation of this abolition
triumph would be accomplished; and thus
the work of fifty odd years was to be put
at hazard. and TO be eoparded; and tor
what! Why, some gentleman said merely
to crafty the abolitionists. They were 10
permit these abolition petitions to DC pre-
scented here, said some, merely that the
right of petition might not be intr'nged!--
They were to acknowledge the right to
protect such petitions the right to have
them received, referred. considered, and
reported upon, and thus the work of fifty
years was to be put at hazard. And gen
tlcmen would see, unmoved, all that had
been accomplished, thus offered up to their
Moloch; and thus they could strike down
the constitution, and all law and order
which had been established under that
law.
Some gentlemen had contendod, to
strengthen the claim TO present these abo-
lition petitions, that the people had the
right to petition for a redress of grievances
Slavery, said the gentleman from New
York, Mr.. Bcardsley,] is grievance
That was taken for granted; but the gen.
tleman from New York did not take time
to prove il; nor did he give himself any
trouble to show TO what part of this nation
or TO what POI ton of the people, 1t was
grievance. The gentleman assumed It to
be grievance; and if it we're SO, TO whom
was it a grievance? Was it a grievance
to those who were not connected with |, cX'
cept incidental y--except that the same
general government extended over one
portion of this Union as we as the other!
Was it grievance to the aboitonists!-
In what way did it interfere with them!-
Why, not at all. The only connection
they had with it was brought about by their
own Vaccinations; and because, choosing
to deem it highly immoral, they agitated
the country with matter with which they
had nothing TO do, in defiance of the con.
stitution, and of the duty which they owed
to every part of this Union. Viewing the
matter thus, the gentleman from N. York
had thought proper to extend TO the south
some very gracious advice. The gentle.
man said to the south, keep cool; don't gel
excited; receive these petitions, and this
agitation would be quietcl, would abate'
Now, would that gentleman permit HIM
Mr.. Dellet] to give TO him some advice!
and it was, that he should speak to his peo-
pie in the North, on this abolition question,
in different tone than that in which they
were usually answered. Let the gentle
r:.1n tell them, $50 l.: as slavery in the
States is concei ed, your petitions ought
not to be received" Why? Because the
gentleman had told the House that if the
petitions asked for any thing unconstltu-
tional, the House might reject them. That
was one Of his postulates. Lei him, there
fore, tell his constituents, that on the sub
ject of slavery in the States, their petit
tons ought not to be received; they ought
not to be considered; and therefore that
he would not present them. 1.-THE gentle
man would take this ground sturdily al
home, he would be better employs
than in advising the south to keep cool
when this agitation was kept up around