Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-05-06

MT rOOl Ell am aware Ot tHdts Dut
such scene has never occurred in the Sen.
ate-such deadly assailment Of the rights
of the country:
MI. JOHNSON, of Maryland. d.--Hss the
chair decided?
Mr.. FOOTE. Let my words be taken
down.
The PRESIDING oFFICER.-In the opin.
ion of the Chair, the gentleman from Mssis-
sippi is not in order.
Mr.. FOOTE.-What portion of my remarks
is not in order?
The PRESIDING oFFIcER.-The gentle.
man is aware that the question of order is
not debateable.
Mr.. WESTCOTT.-I ask whether the
words objected to are not, according to the
rule, to be reduced to writing?
Mr.. FOOTE.-I pass it over. But the
Senator from New Hampshire has said, that
if would visi! that State, would be treated
to an argument. Why, would not argue
with him What right have they of New
Hampshire to argue upon this point! 1t is
not matter with which they stand in the
least connected.
Mr. DOUGLAS.--I have listened to this
debate with a good deal of interest But
while have seen considerable excitement
exhibited on the par, OF a few gentlemen a
round me. confess that have not been a.
BILE to work myself into any thing like pas
sion. think that probably the Senator from
New Hampshire has done much to accom-
plish his object. His bill is very harmless
thing in itself; but being brought forward
at this time and under the present circum-
stances, it has created good deal of excite.
ment among gentlemen on this side of the
chamber.
Mr.. CALHOUN, lin his seat. Mot the
bill--the occurrence.
MIR. DOUGLAS.-On the occurrence de-
sire to say word. In the first place, | mus
congratulate the Senator from New Hamp-
shire on the great triumph which he has a.
chieved. He stands very prominently before
the American people, and is, | believe, the
only man who has national nomination fol
the Presidency. l firmly believe that on th
floor to-day, by the aid Of the Senator from
South Carolina, and the Senators from Missis
sppi he has more than doubled his vote a
the presidential election, and every men ii
this chamber from free State knows it,
looked on with amazement for time, TO Sc
tween the Senator from New Hampshire an
) his southern friends, calculated to give hin
encouragement, strength and power in tn
contest. A few such exciting scenes suffice
to send that Senator here. mean no disres
pect to him personally, but I say with hi
sentiments, with his principles, he could new
er have represented free State Of this Unio
on this floor, but for the aid of southre
speeches. 1t is the speeches of southren me
representing slave States going TO an extreme
breathing fanaticism as wild and as reck
less as that of the Senator from New Hamr
shire, which creates abolitionism in the mort
The extremes meet. 1t is no other tha
southern Senators acting in concert, and ye
without design, that produce abolition.
MIR. CALHOUN.--Does the gentleman pre-
tend to say, that myself and southren gentle
men who act with me upon this occasion, al
fanatics! Have we done any thing MOI
: than defend our rights, encroached upon
. the north Am to understand the Senate
that we make abolition votes by defendir
our rights? If so, thank him for the info
nation, and do not care how many such vote
we make.
= Mr. DOUGLAS.-Well,I will say to ii
. Senator from South Carolina, and every oth'
:, Senator from the the South, that far be
: from me to entertain the thought, that the
design to create abolitionists in the North,
elsewhere. Far be it from me to impute an
Z, such design! Yet | assert that such Is II
only inevitable effect of their conduct.
Mr.. CALHOUN.--(in his seat. I'VE a
only defending ourselves.
Mr.. DOUGLAS.-No they are not defen'
l. ING themselves They suffer themselves
q become excited upon this ques;ion-to di
l' cuss il with degree of heat, and give it q
Importance, which makes il heard and fe
y throughout the Union. 1t is thus that abo
y ton derives its vitality. My friend fro
y Mississippi [Mr, FoorE,l in his zeal and e
g citement this morning, made remark
y the invitation which he tended to the Sen
tor from New Hampshire ,v visit Mississippi
=" which is worth ten thousand votes to Il
I" Senator and am confident that that Senat
= would not allow my friend to retract that 7
~ mark for ten thousand votes
: Mr.. CAMERON.-l rise merely to defer
y my own State-that great State which ha
:, the honor to present-on single point viii
- - has been alluded to by the distinguished Sc
y ator from South Carolina, lMr. CALHoui
= That the Senator has done injustice to Pen
y sylvania, (unintentionally, doubtless in COZ
y pairing recent law of hers with an act
m the late Legislature of New York. The Ne
r. York statute, it is said makes it penal
d. fence for any of her citizens to aid in the
Of rest or restoration of fugitive slaves to tn,
or oysets The law Of Pennsylvania isl vic
m ly different affair Her act of 1926 made
the duty Of the State officers to aid in the
"a rest of slaves; which act, as has been stat