Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23

FROM cREESyrLLE Is. CD moUSTAIsEER OCT. s.
Mr. CHAIRMAN have not addressed public meeting
of this district for many years upon political question, and
upon involving consequences half important as
that does which is under consideration. He be
ignorant of the progress of events, and uy blind TO the
signs Of the times who does not that issues pre-
scented which involve only the tenure Of property but
directly and without disguise position Of equality The
Confederacy and therefore dignity and seespect as
eemen for it prostitution of ha sacred word apply
it who allow others without authority legsate for
themand that legislation not only pencous but absolutely
runous to them popular meeting Of this kind is fit
occasion for the discussion Of the constitutional question in
voved in this ISSUE and it would be wholly superuous be-
that upon that question there difference
Of opinion amongst If there is any thing fixed in Ian
guage, certain in the meaning of English words when
State admitted into the Union such State has all the
privileges of the other States Of the Conederacy amongst
these and the chief of hem the right regulate mu-
ncpal concerns and internal policy in such she
may think BEST provided always that nothing is done in vo
lation of the Constitution To say State thus admitted
that domestic slavery shall exist within her borders is
usurpaton Of power not particle less fragrant than say
hat railroad shall be constructed public schools and col
eges established in such State AS all the other contro-
verted powershe bank the tariff and the internal improve
ment powersthere may be, there is honest difference of
opinions but as to this power the usurpaton
fagran insulting, and dangerous that do not hesitate
say that its practical will be, in effect the abroga
ton of the constitution and all the securities which gives
for the public liberty Abolish the constitutions or what is
the thing, violate after another all its guarantees
whenever the corrupt interests of venay ambition may
require it and submit every thing to the unrestricted will of
majority, whose interests are not only not IDENTICAL but d
recdy anagonisic TO those of the minority, which minority
of the South destined forever be- and for one do
avinutb
for Give the despotsm of Russia Turkey in pre-
ference to it, Il is Islander upon fathers say that
was such Government which they left u.s. They would
persisted before they would have formed or lived under
such If any thing could add the insult and outrage
of the assertion of the principle Of the WiImot Proyiso
the fact that it is to be applied territory conquered by
the sacrifices and suerngs of the whole country
What portion Of the country has poured forth its blood and
treasure freely in this war than the South What
brighter pages more glorious has this any other
given history than those of Taylor, Scott Twggs Yell
McKee, Clay, Davis and Butler
Think you, sir that when own gallant and devoted re-
gment stood for hours Churubusco exposed in flank
and to the fire of three times their numbers with bat
terry in front pouring upon them fire terrific than that
from which the old Guard ecoled Waterloo-thnk you
sir that it would have nerved their to have been told
you pouring your blood like achieve the most
remarkable victory of American arms but the only fruit of
will be the degradation of the State whose banner you
proudly borne Think you, sir, that when the gallant
leader Of that regmennt and exhausted with more than
wound-agan seized that consecraed flag, and when
moay wounded clasped to his bosom with the convusive
grasp of death-when, if one brief moment of life left
him, his thoughts turned TO his distant home and in
maesthink YOU sir that the pangs of that DEATH all eor
Gus as 1t was would have been mtgaed by being told You
have noby fought and did man die more gloriously
but to your loved aud honoed your victory is worse
than frulesss ultimate result will be convert that great
State, the fruitful mother of heroes and statesmen into an
other San Damingo Pandemonium-your children will be
forced to leave soil conseated by the blood of patriot
cestos Tor than generation, there and
the marble their tonbs
and their graves poughed by free negro proprietor
This not the language of passion and excitement Thetwo
races cannot exist together equals Every effort raise
the African to an equality with the white has failed and
every such effort fail The only alternative will be that
the white shall sink 10 their level below it.
is the first step which tells in every thing II submit
to fragrant and dangerous uufpation will have the
double effect of embodenng enemies and depressing the
spirit OF our own people No who has submitted
TO insult and made attempt avenge il has ever after
wards had bis own seirespect This is of
nations The alternatives before you are in nv deliberate
Judgment resistance all hazards and every possible ex
uemity, to this insulting degrading, and fatal measure
conversion Of the South into black provinces will not in
suit this meeting by asking which you will choose or BY the
ntimaion of the remoest doubt upon the subject.
wish that could think with my friend major Perry that
II the South is united IN strong stand upon this subject the
nonslaveholdng States will abandon their position 1t is
wise IN politics IN TO calculate upon the weakness or
hmidy of your advearypariculary such adversary
ours-a people possessing courage all its forms high
degree any other in the world and conscious of superior
must generally belleNng not
only that slavery evil but that they perfect right
by the measure in question: TO prevent its extension II
matter OF conscience with them, they will yield. II il
is, is thought to be, matter of interest," they will not II
is both, neither but wild fanatcism, is all the
dangerous because natcism inaccessible TO reason and
argument Nine Sates including the three largest in the
Conderacy have already acted upon the subject and with
unanmy altogether unprecedented upon any political ques
ton may say, except the question of me with en-
tire unanmy. They will not recede-they cannot II may
be that their politicians at Washington may become alarmed
They but the wheel-the propeng power the people
homc and the fear of them will be greater than the Of
No Northern who voted for the Missouri compro
mise has recovered from the odum of that vote Po
clans from any section Of the country the men to make
like sacrifice Of themseves-do not calculate upon it. II
territory is acquired from Mexico the Wilt must come
What, then, is the remedy There is but one-human in
genuity suggest otherit is odous wordmen do
not like it but if we shrink from the word much more
will shrink from he thing ITSELF That word not used
in the resolutions which have been submitted, but the thing
meant sdissouion Gentlemen ask YOU in the event Of
the assertion Of the principle of the Wmot povso by act
Of Congress, you ready to dissolve the Union am If
you you ought not to for these resolutions for
you will then have made empty threat from which you will
basey recede yield TO man. who has the feelings and
the just pride of in sincere and rational attachment
this Union- In speaking Of it, shall not talk of its ce
of the blood Of glorious broken pillars
and shattered fragments, any of the sereoyped
phrases that subject Of ao rhetoric. Ny attachment
for the Union not that Of school girl love-sck swain