Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-02-03
Army Bill-Debate upon Slavery.

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TO ga.
The floor belonged to Mr.. Dargan, of
Ala, whe yielded it for momen, to Mr..
Barrnger, of N. c., who said the Union
had reported him as making speech in
defence of the Administration, Laughter.
He had certainly done no such thing, and
he trusted his constituents would suspect
him of no such thing.
Mr.. Dargan: The gentlemen is too
we'll known for his Whigism at home.
Mr.. D. now went on TO make speech
that commanded much attention. 1t was
mainly upon the great question OF Slave
nv, and took high ground in reference toi
it. Slavery, he said, was now the ques
ZION that threatened this Union. Slavery
which was brought to us from England
and from the North. The North had
thought proper to get rid of the institution
and the condition of master and slave yet
retained with the South, but it did not fol-
low that England and the North were free
from all form OF oppression.
Slavery for labor, Mr.. ID. held TO be one
of the happiest institution known to hu-
man society. This indeed, he believed
would be the judgement of Him whose
Judgment never erred.
In regard to the Missouri Commission.
ers, Mr.. d. said, he held it as most sacred,
and would abide by it. But would the
North-would Northern men-uPon this
floor say they were ready to abide by this
Compromise not one of them.
Mr.. Vinton, of ONO, asked the gentle.
man to allow him to explain. He denied
that the North had violated the Missouri
Compromise. There had been no free ter
ritory made South OF 36 80, since the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and much of the ter
ritory beyond was not now IN the Union.
Moreover, the Missouri Compromise ap-
piled 10 the country then in the Union,
and not TO country which had been ac>
CURED from forign countries.
MIR. Dargan went on and said, the coun
try did not understand the Compromise,
and he repeated that the Northern men
| were ready to abandon it. Even more
than this. They would violate this com.
promise which had been preserved for
| twenty-se ven years, and never violated by
the South. And there was not one South
| thern man who would violate 1t or suffer
! it to be violated.
Mr. Doug lass | am not willing 10 be mis-,
understand by my silence. | am willing TO
abide by the Missouri Compromise. re.
cognised it ia the Texas Resolutions.
recognise 1t now, and shall always recog.
Mise 1T.
Several voices OF Southern members
"Good that's good"
Mr.. Douglass thought also that there
were many others who would agree with
him, and Mr. Dsrgin hoped there were.
Mr.. Dargin, coming TO the war ques
ton, said that he regretted that the Army
had ever crossed the Rio Grande after
the battles of the 9Th and 9Th. If hi'
hand could have controlled the action o
other men, thew should never have cross
ed. And having crossed, he did not thtnl
il necessary that the Army should go e
the Halls of the Montezumas. He woulC
rather mark out line and defend il, ant
thus show 10 the world that we had gone
to war for the sake of securing peace.
By this remark he did not mean to cen
sure the Administration, but only TO ex
press his own opinion. And now HI
would ask, shall we take any territory
from Mexico if the North will not divide
it with us? Shall our sons from Georgia
Alabama, Mississippi, and elsewhere figh
battles to make free States?
desire, aaid Mr.. d., to see this ques
ton settled here, and that we may nov
know for what we fight, and whether 70
the North and South or Cor the Nort
alone. Give us the territory south OF 81
80 for Slave country. This, he said
to Northern men If they refuse to thi:
this Union at once must sink. Their
could be no doubt Of this whatever. Tn
Union was Instituted tor our coed, and on
common good If the Missouri compro
' mise was to be violated, from the day
r was done we might date the downfall {
f he A merican Union.
o Take this as the admonition of a ma
n who may not address you again or repre-
sent his constituents hereafter upon TIN
floor. His honest conviction was tn
: Union could not last one day after th
> Compromise was violated. He, therefor
) beseeched all men TO act up to this con
promise, and to preserve the Union. b.
there were real dangers hanging over tn
country at this time, and it was time fo
h men, without regard to party, to rally a
# one man to remove the difficulties.
!. MIR. Sedden, oil Va i, continued the dc
q bate, and thanked the member for the CO.
K temperate, and timely remarks he ha
made. He concurred in all that had bee
SAID. For himself, he was Southel
n man in birth, in feeling and education