The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-27

SOuth ana The NDrn. u H.fYf
Now. MAY england would go to the southern
Shareholders aud say, our fathers stole men, women
and children in Atca brought them TO this country and
deemed to be right; but now God requires ali men
everywhere TO repent. We constrained to admit
that fathers pirafca thieves, and that your
fathers were BETTER for they receivers We
must do right, let what will OF IT, The full price
which your fathers paid fathers for the negroes
has built up cities and factories, and sent ou
sails TO be hlled by every breeze OF Heaven. You,
too have derived profits. Your slaves have increas
ed in number rather than they have decreased in
value We must emancpate these slaves. We will iaA
ourselves and pay you half price for slaves and lei
them go free FL should speak well Of her honesty AM
fairness New Eng and forges all the past She orgets
even 80 much OF the present does not sustain her posi-
ton She forges that the present generation of slave
holders neither thieves recevers that slavery
descended to Them and is fixed upon them by laws and
circumstances prohibiting their sudden repeal or modf
gam" and much controlled by interest any other
people She forges that mighty interests are involved in
this slavery question: and expects the South to be
sacrifcingly moral she herself when interest and
morality do not conflict She cannot ask force the
South to emancipae But she asks the South to submit
to laws policy which will keep the volume of slavery
forever pen up within It's present bounds force
emancipation by circumstances, and the result of the
unhappy condition of both master and slave How
would New England take it. if the South to demand
that great northern interest should be thus
gled
New England also demands such legislation as shall
admit OF no other Interpretation than as national
tence against the practice of holding slaves The South
will not quarrel with any moralist who WILL in ordinary
speech, or writing. condemn them this point But
ask them to submit to national sentence soemnly vo
ted and recorded in the form of of Congress- ask
ing what neither southern any other human
endure The scis New England is very charta-
be-does not hope the best things" New Eng land is
very great part Of the world Her people are grea,
people They err, however, other respects as well as
repenng of their neghbors SINS They affect to act
the vcegerents OF Providence in reference to the slavery
question God governs the world. reverence New
England--especally New Hampshire and Maine, which
have not yet been permanently overrun with the spirit
scarce expect to be invited within her borders make
political speeches. and be dined and eted. No odds !
The blood other BARRIERS and Watsons is in my veins
New York does not consider herself part of New
England, though partially considered in my country,
because the blood Of the Yankee has almost entirely dis
placed that of the Knickerbocker.
New York great State. 1t has, however, adopt
edin part, at eastsuch opinions reference to slave
y as mpracticabe and inconsistent with the unity OF
the democratic party, and thus nued herself demo-
cratic State. Nebuchadnezza great monarch But
be went mad, and was turned out to grass The low
diet proved sautary and his reason returned believe
ly, when New York spoke made sign to the Hoosers
to listen But it speaks strangely, that say to
Lit Sgnor Benedict wonder you will be talking so
No one minds YOU"
Mr. Speaker, during last Congress repeatedly heard
the epthet dough face flung out here-aimed un-
destood j. at democrats from the free States who advo
cate opinions such as have to-day expressed Some
thing of the kind, if mistake not has fallen from
the lips of two members during the present session
When an aboonst takes occasion 10 be smart in that
way, have serious answer for him. never hold
any grave discussion with any of them because their dis
cussons run too much into rant and defamation for an
a whig aims TO be racy by calling Names dough
Jace'-l do not twirl it back in his face with I'M
utterable scorn. No, sir! have no unutterable
that passion or sentiment (Which is it9) l feel
simply hand it back to him, with the good -natured dis
regard OF man conscious Of recttude and Of patriotic
motive and say to him, Here, my friend, take this
dough tae." The face you may dispose OF at your
pleasure; but take good care Of the dough- 1t will
make most appropriate conscience and creed for the
cans. and general olio material composed of New Eng
land federalism, southern and western whiggery and
seasoned with abolitionism the northern and western
quarters to exactly suit the taste Of alnqurng friends
And, sir should any honorable member, calling him.
self democrat have occasion to that epthet ap
may give him my attention Then, if when he comes to
the end OF the sentence paragraph, which he uses
the ephe he will in conformity with the usual courtesy
WILL without offence, either give him answer or tell
true story which will stand for answer.
Mr. Speaker, my constituents have been expecting
to make speech But have deferred doing so, lest
might retard the passage OF bills providing for carrying
on the After the treaty shall be ratified; or, that
failing, after the necessary bills for carrying on the
shall have passed. WILL if can obtain the floor, make
speech, expressive OF my views upon the and
all incidental topics But, at present. prefer voting to
speaking and nothing would have tempted me to speak
any event. be occupied by this discussion and thought
might well occupy the floor as a better man. Be-
sides, sir think that members from the northern slave
States and the southern free Saes where the people are
stark staring mad this subject but have all their
sober about them, ought take the floor when.
this subject up and keep the peace between
the tisavery Of the pilgrims and the cavaliers 10
each Of whom this subject seems TO be one on which
they delight to 'pile up the agony"
Occasionally hear in discussions and conversations
threats of dissolution of the Union These threats
generally, from New England, or from the slave
States the Atlantic slope From this one might infer
that of the old thirteen States have been welded so
long, and experienced many family jars as to have
become disposed to trfe with their marriage VOW In
the middle and western States very different feeling
prevails. In the West consider the Union our ALL
New England and the Atlantic slave States are far apart
and we hope and believe that their mutual obligations
amount to no than scolding match between two
querulous parties separated by impossible barrier
We are that barrier We guess there viii be no fight
but il there be one, aware that unless we of the
middle and western States take decided and high ground
our territory will be the "debaabe ground" of national
passage arms is of the slavery agitation; and
thus shall be vctimized in war, as we now are in
politics. We shall tamey submit to nothing of the sort
II amuses hear sons, who acknowledge that their
fathers thieves twit others with being the sons of
receivers accessories after the fact and 10 hear these
last into defence of that for which their most legt
justification that they cannot help themselves
We do not believe that either mean half they say But
Just show that you in earnest, and give You no.
ce, behalf of those who vicmized by your un-
reasonable political equabbes that when YOU dissolve
tho sho1l not l;,o