The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-20

man could saisy goi but there was limit beyond
which he would not go. There an adsge al The
north-homey but full OF meaning" every tub
stand on its own bottomi" but when northern tubs
stand on southern bottoms, they don't stand very
steady. Not long since we had public man who
had accommodated his northern principles to
southern men, so much that he had been called a
northern man with southern principles However
this might be- the south prevented him from running
again. The SOUTH whether they had the President or
not, always had the central paper, TO manufacture
public opinion-to manufacture democratic sentl-
menL IL is said that there is an attempt now made
to manufacture public opinion. - said that TINS
is the great measure Of the age, And we are called
upon for this, 10 sacrifice the interests OF our con-
sttuents. II appears that we must be sui hewers
OF wood and drawers of water TO England, and this
is the great measure Of the age But we must
maintain our principles at the north. This bill
will not obtain the moral sanction Of the eommu.
nifty. II passed il cannot stand long. IL VIII
throw a doubt over everything. The measure
was in the hands of his friends all around him. He
embarked in the same ship with them IL
the pilot errs, and the ship is driven on the
breakers, all must 90 down together. Though he
looked upon this as a fatal measure, yet IT they
voted for 1t, and the ship is upon the breakers,
he would not desert the ship He would go down
with them but he would have consolation which
they could not have. He had raised timely voice.
and he had stretched out a timely hand TO arrest
tue lie nhu uOnc WnuA nc NoNiH
was his duty. He had raised his voice early,
when he found out the extraordinary course
10 be pursued by his friends. That voice
had been heard throughout the country II that
voice could only arrest this measure, he would Ieel
that his public life had not been altogether unpro.
dnctiye Of good. IL would be more productive OF
good 10 the country than he ever expected Il TO De-
But whether he succeeded in snesIing II or not, he
felt il to he his duty state that there was al least
one on his side Of the chamber who could not be
whipped in 10 support any such measure. why 10
this bill pressed under existing circumstances lie
had asked his friends, again aod again, why such a
measure was pressed at such time as thls-no
reason had been, and none could be given. lie
hoped II would not be pressed through at such
lime this. IL should be passed over 10 the next
Congress. Let the people have chance to pro-
nounce judgment upon it. They bad not had that
opportunity. Now that Il has been brought before
them, let them decide. He considered himself
bound by the people Of his State TO vote against 1t,
he had denied the right Of instruction; but here
are instructions, (ponIiDg TO book before him con-
tanning some statistics Of Connectcut) 10 these IN
structions he would adhere. They were the record
Of the interests Of the industry Of his STATE In this
hour the people Of his State expected him TO stand by
Them and he would not fail He would appeal
to the southemers, even, around him-to
their sense of justice and candor. This
measure may be for your benefit but, like the
frogs in the fable, though II may be sport for you
II 10 death for our constituents. lie would appeal
to southern gentlemen whether they will press
measure upon the north unjust and 30 unequal.
Thus appealing he would leave It with them, pre-
pared 10 abide the issue, whatever II may be. lie
would have the consolation that he had done his
duty. He wanted no sectional measures for the
benefit Of his constituents IL had been said that
the protective policy was a sectional measure. He
did not consider II; but il IL had been So do
not remedy one evil by committing another. Will
you remedy one wrong by committing a greater
wrong II this measure becomes n law, the damage
will not only be serious but it will take long, long
years to repair the injuries which it will nhict upon
the country.
Mr. NILES having taken his scat after short
pause,
Mr. MOREHEAD moved that the Senate go
into executive session, which was afterwards modI
fed To a motion to adjourn.
The Senate accordingly adjourned till tomorrow
at 10 o'clock