The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-06

should lie ss extensive as possible in it's op.
efaiion; and therefore, think, there should
have been shown no discussion Of the cues.
ton, by pressing vote here until the ply.
seal energies Of the Senate should be bro
ken down, aud the members be compelled
It.! by exhaustion TO submit.
4 This is long session, end the Senate
have refused 10 6y any day for its ternna
'ion and therefore, there is no excuse, IN
my judgment, for The course v hich has been
pursued. The session il is true, has been
very long one; and the weather is very
hot aud exhausiing. am as anxious os
any gentleman to return to my home and
my children. but ! see no reason why thu.
great and lWportan, measure should be bur.
RED through tie Senate. IT, indeed, the
Senate had passed the resolution from the
House, aud the House had adopted its d.
mendnent fsing the final dav Of adjourn.
meDt for the 3lsr. We should hate stood in
very d different .condtien. 10 tina, case, |
should myself have given a sIlen, vote, or
should at most have made ve,y,brief state
men, Of the grounds upon which have
formed an opinion adverse 10 the passage
OF the bill. Bu, under present circumsiar
ces, with an unlimited session before US, !
feel justified in presenting my views fully
aud at large. shalt undertake TO show
that this compromise measure, which nv
honor able friend has reported and recon.
nends, involves a total aud absolute surren
der, on the part Of the South, of whatever
rights, feelings, or interest we moy have
III the subject. wlthou, any advantage being
gained thereby 10 US, or 10 the country.
Mr.. President, on The first day of June,
IN this present, year of salvation. ono thou.
sand eigh, hundred and forty eight, speech
was delivered by an honorable member of
the other House, representing district in
my own Stale, which find in pamphlet
published in this city, and entitled, Speech
OF 4. W. Venab!e, of North Carolina. in the
House Of Representatives, June ], ls4S,"
aud headed, "Slavery 10 the Territories. !"
10 this speech are some remarks 10 refer.
ence to my self, and read them because, IS
the Senate vii see, they have on immediate
connection with The subject under consider
alton. The passage Will be found Ion i'm.
po''an, subjects like to be precisel on the
9Th page, near The foot OF the lief, hand CO.
luun, and is 10 these words:
"a distinguished Senator OF my own
State, Ms. Badge',) a gentleman OF high
susintncn,s and extended reputation, in a
recent speech on the Oregon bill admits the
right OF Congress TO legisisie for the ex.
c'usion Of slavery in the territories. bu,
placed the South upon the principle of ex.
pedency snd the sense Of justice Of the
Federal Legislature"
Nov, TO those who are curious in such
matters. i, may be some ha, interesting to
learn that, in this speech, distributed IN
North Carolina about the middle of this
month"; and delivered, as stated on is face,
en- the first day OF June, reference is made
IN the passage which | have read, 10 some
remarks submitted by me in the Senate up.
or the second day Of The same month Of
June. Ny first impression, was that the
gentleman vas incorrect in bis chronology !.
bu, before committing myself on this point,
| thought would follow the example com.
mended TO US by the Senator from Mlssis.
sppi, (Mr. Foo,e,) several times this SIS.
sion, aud have a peep at the dictionary TO
ascertain wha, this word chronology"
means. found that was m,s,akeo 10 my
first notion. for the definition. OF "chronolo
gy " is satisfied By arranging events accor.
ding TO the proper yNar and, therefore.
The gentleman was guilty Ct no violation OF
chronology when he represented himself as
referring on the first Of June 10 what was
said on the second, both days being in The
same gear. Some persons, on reading this
reference in the speech to my remarks. and
fnilng, from the proceedings and Debates
Of the Senate, that had not said ooe word
on the subject until el,er the speech was
made, nigh, suppose that slight inaccura
cy had crept in, aud that hose remarks
were no, made a, all in the House Of Rep.
resenla,ives on The first Of June, which re
fer, as q past event, 10 a speech OF mine,
made on tho second Of June; but were 10.
serted for the first time in the printed speech
in the mon.h of Jaiy. Blu, draw no such
inference. The whole matter may be sat.
isiac,orily explained, without any such IN.
charitable supps,ion. 10 ancient tines,
when the prophetic spirit descended upon
man, the seer, "rapt in future times" OF.
ten saw events with such force and distinct.
ness, that, 10 prophetic strain, he spoke OF
them as past already. Again: This is the
age Of progress. 10 The olden time, i, was
said tina, " coming eoents cast their shad-
ows beiore;" and now, in the mighty i'm.
provemehts Of the day, amidst the wonders
Of steam and electricity, II may well be,
tina, coming rords cas-, their Sounds be.
fore |" And thus i, happened that my col.
league Of the House, in the dark hour Of
midnight, had his spirit troubled with Wis.
ion so clear of the e,socisy which | should
commit on the second Of June, that it be.
came impressed upon his mind as pas. e.
vent, and, as such, he alluded to il on the
first. Aud then, HE patriotic horror. 10
this clear foresight or forehearing Of my