The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-11
CITY OF WASHINGTON, MONDAY NIGHT, JANUARY H. lS47.

of The world. the grain and great staples of the south
the republic at large, and especially to the maratime
both woud prove valuable u a a that cs
forna particular, from her bays and harbors the
Pacific, would afford invaluable facilities for our partic
o h h III Ssnean Som s
fering will see, MIR. Chairman how widely variant these
views are from those OF mere sectional ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
the extension OF slave territory. But, repeat,
certainly not, do believe the people OF the south
generally are specially solcitous for those acquisitions at
all and while they have unfraierna eaolisies which
would deny Their requirement. because to result in supe
nor benefit to another section of the Union, they would
cheerfuly them all foregone in the attainment OF
stable peace on terms satisfying the real grievances
have endured and the honor OF the republic. Now |
would say III the gentleman to whom refer, not
how, by passing the offensive bill of the gentleman from
New York. they would approximate to the attainment of
an honorable peace. have heretofore shownsatsfac.
tory, tst-that the course OF that gentleman and all
acting with him must animate the Mexcans inspire them
with hopes and increase their stubborn inractabili-
ty By voting for that odious bill gentlemen may indeed
succeed il ecuding the acquisition Of further terrific
ries. Certainly MY OniOn they will; Tor see moi
how. with that bill law, the south can possibly vote
dollar or to effect conquess in Which her people
are not merely refused all share, but which are to be
made The immediate means of attack their institutions
and property But, cir entreat gentlemen who may in
e a % s T be the
such law TO end there Most wretchedly will they
be deceived In contrast with the effects of that law the
the prosecution oil Inc WdrJ1
OF the extensive territores-shrnks into nsgniii
cance IL to involve, sir the mOmenOus ISSUE Of the
union OF these States. Let gentlemen only pause and re-
fleet the character Of the proposed bill Let them re-;
member irpoposes prospective permanent fundamental
law for the action OF this government in all mehat It's
clear aim direct The legislation and enlist the whole
influence moral and political Of this common Union to
dscounenance the institutions of the SOUTH and to i'm
pair and restrict the rights of her people to their most
valuable operty-that under the preteX OF seeking IN
esucal phraseolosy to elevate and dignity the Gondi-
CHI aho tbpan
make it of the chief objects Of this government to
sgmatize the institutions ard deprecate and impair
the labor and property OF the people Of one-ha the
that people the equality on which is based the consu-
ton itself, and exclude them, with their property from
all participation in the acquisition OF the common blood
and treasure of the Union and that instead of making
their institutions and property the objects OF the equal
protection and conservation of the federal government all
its practicable agencies are to be invoked to discounte-
and insidiously subvert them The gentleman
from New York does indeed venture the assurance--as
the extent of the right and mercy to be graciousy vouch
sailed to the people OF the souhhat this federal gov
eminent will not overthrow and subver the institution
of slavery the States where it exists That IS, IN ell
feet, (ana how gracious, indeed , our common federal
government will not openly plumber the people OF one
half the States of their most valuable property. II will
only, by its whole influence and all the insidous agen-
cies its Legislature can command undermine their Ill.
stutions and fitch away by slow degrees their rights OF
property and the value of their labor How far IT is
fear or scruple that deters from open and direct
saus leave to the casust who, from the character OF
men, may detect their motives. Mr.. Chairman, we
have had agtations and wrongs more than enough Tor
twelve years past to bear from northern fellow
citizens this subject OF slavery Numerous societies
have been tolerated among them, whose sole vocation
was to deame the character and assa the peace and
property of the shareholders OF the SOUTH Sovereign
States Of the NORTH and those the most influential, among
them Massachusetts and New York, have passed resou
tons insulting to the feelings and have enacted laws In
direct conflict with the guaranteed rights of the people Of
the South The courts of the Unon--nay OF your own
States have vain pronounced your laws to be uncons
than md
until has to such pass, that the shareholders o.
the SOUTH having their property entced or stolen to the
north. must orego the plain remedies OF an acknowl,
edged law of the Union, enacted in conformity to solemn
provision OF the constitution and forfeit their property
rather than encounter the peril Of foul death or dis
graceful imprisonment as ieons BUT sr these wrongs
Of separate States. Hard to endure as they were, we
have forborne because they could be measuraby met
and repealed by the associated acton OF our people or oy
heretofore this unraternal and hostile agitation has
even crept into and infected this Hall-a portion O
one of the coordinate departments Of this govern
men--and then, sir, for time, as all must but tot
solemny remember, the Union trembed But |
was cloaked under the guise OF an alleged COZ, con
nexion with the right so sacred in the minds OF tn
people, of petition and in consideration Of the delusor
which, most enormously, as think, carried away many
from that it after while ceased to sartle and eX
cite, ought, the southern people But sir, not nov
have to dcspse the insane rawlings OF associateu la
nacs the disgracefu vioences OF mobs, neither
view with Indignation the invdious resolutions and un
constitutional enactnens OF nOrnern states, nor YET
be startled at the unbecomng action OF Of the parts
the national legislature. But should the offensive bill 0
the gentleman from New York pass, as from the senti
ments of northern representatives seems but too likely
we shall be aroused indeed and by a widely dieren
spectacle The combined action of all the department.
OF this government-the government OF the conedera
ton itself with all its agencies OF moral and political N
huence will have been enlisted in direct attempt to sub
vert the fundamental equality of the constitution, IN
nsdious design to undermine the institutions OF one-hal
of the States and to sgmatze and deprecate their prop
erty and their labor The papable exclusion of slave
holders with their property, from the joint acquisition
of common treasure and blood, would alone have sufl
ced but the indirect influences and potent moral agencie
thus by the legislation of the republic, arrayed agans
our property and peace, immeasuraby exceed eve
that direct wrong The people of the south coul
and would endure it. The heritage Of their father
would be at stakether own honor would be at hazard
the peace of their homes-the loves and the affection
that cluster around the hearth -stones-the security
their State and their frendshe fortunes and the live
OF their wives and their families, would all be wrecked
the final issues of such agencies unresisted and unrepe
ed by them The Union would and must be first sacrlf
ced. utter this in spirit of bravado or menace
sir do mean to found upon any entreaty or suppllca
ton to the people of the morrill, or their
here- have to present-and II, in the admirabl
speech of my friend from Alabama, had any, the leas
! fault to find, it was that his tone was somewhat to
deprecatory. For the north | have warming indeed
while it is vet time-remonstrance, too, if it woul
avail, and even appeal if it would be heed
ed--not, however, to feeling or sympathy, bu
to their of justice and equal rights Sir, hav
said we plant ourselves on the constitution We deman
patton in the privileges of our common Union We re-
on that which is immutable than the most sa
cred intruments of mans ramng-on the eternal princ
pies of sheer justice and equality, and then, sir, if dsun
south, am satisfied, would its disasters mainly fall
Far from it, and most heartily wish my time would a