Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-08-09

ting your slaves free-at which enornity
the South holds up her hands in pious hor.
ror. the fanatics Of the South are enter
ing upon the free soil Of this Republic
whenever they are able. and converting
ii into slave territory. Sir. you mus, say
no more about the fanatics Of the North
endeavorinc 10 uproot your institutions
while YOU initiate the example of those
fanatics in your ire afnent Of tho free soil
of this L Mon. Sir. there is no difference
between the two cases. The fanatics Of
the South are but counterpart of those
of the North. II there be any difference
il is only this: That the fanatics Of the
North have the poor apology Of ain,ingt TO
give liberty TO his fellow man. while YOU
Of the South are endeavoring to pull down
the temples OF Liberty and rear your in
situations of slavery upon their ruins. |
have declared my opinions in regard IN
this institution. as | believe it to exist.
have no belief,hat a man who owns slaves
must necessarily be permitted to carry
out his own views. ! rather think he
owns them because he does not know any
better. ] think upon tire whole they had
better come to the State Of Ohio for an
example. where we drive even the free ne
grocs away. | intend nothin. offensive
to the sensibilities of gentlemen. but if the
/ free expression of my homes. conviction
ofends. cannot help it. believe if I've
were To set about this business Of estab-
fishing governments as our fathers did
when they laid the foundation Of this Re-
public of ours-if the same spirit ANNA.
ted us if happily they could come TO rs
this day from the abodes Of the blessed.
and irnpart to US a little Of their wisdom.
there would be no difficulty in passing the
Ordinance ofI7s7 and applying il TO these
territories. We are not such men as they
were.
Mr. JOHNSON Of Md-Iin his seatl-
Certainly we are.
Mr. CoRwIN-I'he Senator from Mary.
land may be, but if so he is AN exception
Mr.. JoHSsoN.-The Senator from Ohio
is certainly an exception.
Mr.. CoRwIN.-Thc Senator is very po-
lite.
Now Sir, a gentleman before me. Mr..
Fi,zgerald.) has. with great propriety. cx-
planned TO the Senate the position in which
lie is placed in respect to a friend Of his.
who is not in this body. The subject has
often been adverted to. and while on my
fee, wish 10 say few wor = n relation
to Gen. Cass, who il is said. Is likely 10 be
implicated on account of his friends ac-
ton upon this question o.! slaScrv.
know not how this can be. for ! may as
we'll say here that have no confidence
whatever as TO the precise position in
which Mr.. Cass may place himself to NOR,
row. lie has occupied two positions al
ready. Sir. he who can change back n,
the shortest notice. Gen. Cass has de-
clared that Congress has no power over
the subject. But the Senator from South
Carolina has very properly declared such
a doctrine 70 be a flat absurdty; because
if we can transfer the power to the Terri
torial Government to act upon the subject
we must of course possess the power our
selves; we cannot communicate more pow
er than we have. And | declare. if any
body is concerned to know what is my
opinion on the subject. and what is 'he
opinion Of the free States Of the Union.
that if Gen. TAYLOR was not considered as
being committed by his published letters
against The exercise of the Veto power up
this subject, he would not gel my vote.
nor would he get the vote of free State
in America if could help it.
Mr.. HASxEGaN.-l would like to be in
formed by the Senator from Ohio. he
has referred TO Gen. Cass' position. and
as he is about to give his support to Gen.
Tavlor. if he can give Us Gcbcra! Tdy-
lor's views on the subject and what his
opinion will be as expressed in his Mes
sage to Congress!
Mr. CoRwIN.-I cannot.
Mr.. HANSEG AM understand the Sen
ator from Ohio to say that il Gen. TAYLOR
would inierpose Il veto upon the subject.
he would not vote for him under any cir
cumstances.
Mr. CoRwIN-I would not nor would
any man in my State. unless indeed
found him opposed to just such another
man who had a great many bad qualities
besides "a laugh But sir. have 10
saw that do no, believe that Gen. Taylor
could get the electoral vote Of a free State
in America. if it were not for the belief
that prevails. that upon this subject as well
as upon anv other Of like character. he
would not interpose his veto. | believe
the man who does il. be he who he may.
deserves impeachment. sto have his head
rolled on block That has been my
opinion fer some time! laugh.
Ihave MI more desire 10 live under .
despotism here than in Ireland. We have
exhibited to some extent our sympathy
with those who are wafring against dcs-
J potism. and | now mean to show vou. as
far as am able, what is The public opin-
ion at this time in this country. IL may
; be that the people will tolerate you in pass
ing a law of this sort. because you are the
constituted lawmakers Of the land, but
they will tolerate no man. no. not even
WASHINGTON If he were alive, interposing
his veto upon law analogous 10 the Or
Idinance Of 1897. IF the Congress Of the
. United States will that there shall be free
dom from slavery forever, and any man
sitting in the White House dare interpose
his pnny arm against it, will not say he
will be taken through the forms Of i'm
, peachment-there might be more sum.
mary method found out Of disposing o
him.
l.. A. Al