Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-04


know, continued Mr. McDuilic, what is said
OF South Carolina, and what is said of me; and
know, too, that whenever man can't be bought
up they Turn 10 and denounce him. Northern
hribes have been bountitully spread before South
crn men. The plunderers of the North have all
been ready to give your humble servant a bride il
he will but be bought up" but no man. thank
God. can bride me- and my opponents, as well as
my friends, will bear witness 10 my attachment to
principle | thank God that am incorupibe,
Il want no office, and have asked ior no office;
and not all the rewards and honors OF Office would
tempt me 10 take even the highest office. As
things now 90, can see but LILLE difference be-
tween the keeper of railroad hotel or ship cap
tain and the President OF the United States. lie
is beset on all sides By ofiice-seckerS hunted, be-
set and run down, turn which way ne VIII. Iher
fawn around him eager TO get the crumbs that iaii
from his table If ever meet one Of these YER
min in The street scorn him as 90 loathsomc
reptile. (Great applause) had rather I'll my
own ground with my own hands, and I'VE upon
one hosshead of tobacco year than to be al 'he
beck of these harpieS.
In regard to the South Mr.. McDullie said, he
had most solemnly made up his mind to live and
die there ! will fall in the last enrenchmeni oil
the South, defending her interests, sooner than
live 10 barter away the whole country to be ele-
waited upon its ruins And is there not some hid
den thunder, red with uncommon wrath, 10 strike
down those who would bciray their country! Sir,
as my enemies know | am not TO be bought, their
practice is TO SANDER me by raising the cry OF
..Disunion Whenever see a man raising the flag
OF the Union without cause, think that lreach-
crv is al hand, and whenever | hear Southern
man utter this cry expect that treason IS not Tar
Off When left public life before, after being
l3 years in Congress, where wore mysefdown
in the public service, ioretold the result which
has since happened. | felt then, as feel now.
painful and intense anxiety in all that Is done
and as the mariner must feel, when ms fanny
are on board the ship which has been commit
led 70 his care Wheneyera an effort has been mace
10 unite the Southern States together, IN defence
of Southern rights-for without union all eli
forts are worse than rnavai!ing-ihe h!Pocrticai
cry Of Disunion has been raised, as if the union
of the South was 10 be the destruction OF the
Union. The Southern States, know, cannot do
without union with each other. South Carolina
though, accomplished the result she soush, ior
when not sustained by her sister States in the slluS
ole of Notification VIVA, she sought for and &C.
sired, she accomplished. But the South, know
can do nothing now divided as her people are ;
and when behold these divisions all around me,
| almost despair, and should do SO entirely, were
I not taught 'never 10 despair OF the Republic.
When the day shall come that The people OF The
South shall rise up and say 10 the plunderers OF
the North, ''handS off, all will be well. no cry
of"Disunion" will then be raised IRON the Norm
Yes when but six States OF the Son;h namely,
Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, South Caro-
lima, Alabama and Mississippi, are united, YOU
will see the North begging upon its knees that II
may remain in the Union They will pray to
YOU, and some Of them more feryently than they
ever prayed 10 their God, that You will allow
them TO be members otthe Union This Will be
the voice OF the North when the South IS united
In regard 10 the Modification position ana
principles OF South Carolina, Mr.. McDutie said:
am willing 10 acknowledge that South Carolina
was little too hasty and premature IN her action
in 1892 see now what did not then see clear
", that she should have waited torihe co-opera-
ton Of her neighbors in the South. (GIeat ap-
plause) am proud 10 acknowledge my error,
not upon principle, for upon that have no atone
ment 10 make but upon policy, upon time
South Carolina was right She only did what
Two Of the greatest men Of Virginia have point
ed out. what Mr. Jefferson named She nulied;
what Mr.. Madison suggested in,erposed her
State sovereignty, peaceably and only in peace,
10 save dissolution Of the Union, inevitable
from a prolonged violation of the Constitution.
(Slight applausc.)
Now, what are the grounds OF the charges made
ont against South Carolina, and against Inc, as
understand by 4 late member of Congress, from
Virginia (alludiDg 10 Mr. Bots, aud speeches
Of his in Richmond, 10 The effect that MI. Nc
Duilie and his friends through the Texas and
Tariff agitation, were plotting diSunion again,
and laborins 10 create conie3eracy of the slave
holding States South of the Poomac) This
gentleman quoted as | understand, speech OF
mine TO the effect tlia, lor twenty-five years !
had only known the Union BY It's expressions.
He was then pleased 10 add, as also understand,
that if he believed that, ne should be for Gisunion
al once. The gentleman must permit me to craw
nv own conclusions from what | say. | have
not one wor! 10 retract oi that speech. say now,
IN terms that admit OF the hope OF amendment.
what in substance said then that for Years ana
wears past the South has felt the Federal Govern
men. only in the mischief and wrong il has done 10
i--bul do not draw the conclusion that, therefore,
disunion is better than union on honorable terms.
Why, the taxes Of the Revolution, the taxes for
which our fathers threw of the Government Of
Grea, Britain, were nothing in comparison with
the taxes inflicted By this Federal Union. They
were but lea-bitc 10 the suction Of vampire
thai imaginary monster that goes over the earth
devouring the blood OF human beings. But, not
withs,anding all this, the South has horne with
the Union. The South has endured all lis
wrongs The South has preferred 10 put up with
wrongs, and with ouirageS, for the sake OF the
Union. The attachment OF twenty years OF d,l-
ration of these wrongs thus show her devotion TO
the Union Trac these wrongs have been CON
ccaled from the South by system OF fraudulent
legislation. The people have not seen the causes
Di although they have felt the results Of her
wrong. South Carolina did see them, as well as
feel them, and South Carolina inlerposed her
State sovereignty 10 get rid of them Her move
ment was peaceable She contemplated no vio-
fence, and there would have been none unless vio-
ience had been brought from abroad 10 act on
her. Blu, South Carolina sees now that nothing
can be permanently done without the general CO. |
operation Of all the afflicted Southern States. I
The people Of Tire South must act as one man. /
Four or five men, here and there, can do nothing
As one unconstitutional act OF Congress is got
rid Of the Northern pundercIs will put on ano-
!her, unless there be unity of action. The time
Tor that unity fear, must be far of. | see no
immediate prospect of il now.
Mr.. McDue then passed 10 the discussion OF
The Beaufort, ). T., resolutions which have been
lately attracting no, little attention. Mr.. Bots,
II appears, had quoted one of them, showing
lha, South Carolina had again threatened disu
Mon, i'll case Texas was not annexed forthwith 10
the Union. If had been consulted, said Mr. Nc
Duihe, in the drawing Of these resolutions, adopt.
ed by The citizens Of Beaufort ii is probable that
lshould not have advised the use OF such words as
are there. What do they show, however, more
than The spirit Of the people? And have they not
as good right even in MIR. Boits's eye, TO talk
OF disunion in case Texas is not annexed to the
Union, as John Quincy Adams had, with some
40 members Of Congress al his TAIL TO threaten
disunion in case Texas is annexed (Applause)
Or is Massachusetts to have monopoly in disu-
Mon, as she has in protection prolonged APP
plause.) MIR. Adams and his coadjutors said the
Union would be ipso tacto dissolved BY the annex
alton of Texas-and why then does not Mr. Bo,ts
raise the cry Of disunion against hint IT. how
ever John Quincy Adams wishes 10 separate him
self from the Union, | can only say, as Prince
Henry said of Fallstafi, ~ could have better spa
red better man." [Applause.]
Mr.. McDuffe then went on at length TO say
that he, and no other man not at the Beaufort
meeting, were responsible for the Beaufort resolu
lions. He had mol read them, he said, nor re-
marked them particularly, till his attention was
called 10 them. The people CT South Carolina
spoke on their own responsibility, and their Re-