The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-05-06


! the property d an American citizen. who an
, peels 10 an Anfsrican Senate!
q II has long been held by You that your pecu
liar institution i incompatible with the night o
, speech; but il Il be also Incompatible with Il,
! safeguards OF the constitution being thrown
{ around property OF American citizens, let tn
} country know II. IL that is 20 be the principl
OF your action, let II DO proclaimed IA ron gbou
the length and breadth Of the land, that then
Is an institution so omnipotent-so almighty
that even The sacred rights OF life and propert,
must bow down before il.
Do not let II he said that | have introduced thi
; subject. have simply asked that the PLANES
provisions Of common law-the cIearest dictate
Of justice-shall he extended and exercised 70
the protection Of the properly of citizens o
this District: and, yet, the honorable Senate
from South CarOlina Is shocked at my temerIty
Mr.. BUrLER,--AllOw to ask one question
with perfect good temper. The Senator is dis,
cussing the subject with some feeling; but ash
him whether he would vote for bill, properly
drawn, inaicting punishment on persons in.
weighing Slaves from the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. HALE.-Certainly not, and whyl Because
do not believe thai slavery should exist here
l. Mr.. CALHoUs--(n his seat He wishes 10
arm the robbers, and disam the people Of the
District
! Mr., HAIE.-The Hon. Senator is alarmed al
/ my tenierity-
j Mr.. CALHoUN--(in his seat ~ did not use
the word, but did not think il worth while to
correct the Senator.
| Mr.. HALE-.fhe Senator did not use the term
Mr. CALHoUs.-NO. ] said II was brazen in
the Senator or something like that.
| Mr.. HALE.-rhe meaning was the same. II
was strange thea thai ! SHOULD Introduce bill
| for the protection Of property in this District;
a bill perfectly harmless, but which he has con-
strued into an attack upon the South. | ask
| the Senator and the eountry wherein consists
| the tsIDerityf | suppose In ihe section Of the
country from which IL comes. lie says that We
srem 10 think tiai The South has lost all feeling
All! There is tie temerity The bill comes
from the wrong side Of certain boundary
Why did the honorable Senator from South Car
olina imagine thsi We Of the North with our
faces bowed down 10 the earth, and our backs 10
the sun, had received the lash 30 long that we
dared not look up Did he suppose that We
dared not ask the protection Of the Law be thrown
around property ia the District TO which we
came to legislatsf
desire no war upon the institution Of slave
~ In the sense in which the Senator under
stands the term | will never be party TO any
encroaehmenls upon rights guaranteed by the
Constitution anG the iaw-nOt al all. wish no
war, but a war Of reason-of Pefsuasion-of ar
gument; a war that should look TO convincing
the understanding. subduiRg the affections and
moving the syInpathies Of the heart. That is
the only war in which I would engage. But il
is said that the time has eOme--that the crisis
has come, aud that the South must meet il. In
all eandOr aud honesty, then, let me say, that
there could not I've better platform on which TO
meet the question, than that presented by the
principles Of thin ball. There could not be bet
ter occasion than this 10 appeal 10 the country
Let the tocsin sound. let the word 90 forth
Let the free North be told that her craven Rep
resentatives ON the floor Of the Senate, are not
at liberty even 20 claim the protection Of the
rights Of properly!
The right Of speech was sacrificed long ago
Bat now il is 10 be proclaimed that We cannot
even Introduce bill looking 10 the plainest pro-
visions Of the Constitution, and the cIearest
principles Of justice for the protection Of perso-
nal rights, because gentlemen choose 10 construe
IL into an attack upon that particular institu-
ton.
| ask again. what is IL that has produced this
step, called up these denunciations, excited all
this inactive which has been poured out upon
me, rs IL had been guilty Of all the crimes in
the decalognel l call upon the Senate and the
country 10 take notice Of il. | ask ON what do
gentlemen Of the South rely for the protection
Of any institutions on which they place any val
ne IL will be answered upon the constitution
and The law. Well. then. il the safeguards Of
the constitution are rendered inadequate TO the
protection Of one species Of property, how can
II be supposed illai there will be protection for
any IL Is becaiise desire TO maintain Ina all
their strength and ability, the safeguards Of the
constitution, thai have introduced this bill for
the protection Of property in this District. And
here let me tell the Senator from Alabama, that
he viii have my full corporation In any meas
ure To prevent kidnapping. shall expect him
10 redeem his pledge. Agaia: am shocked 10
hear the honorable Senator from South Carolina
denOunce this bill as q measure calculated 10 re-
press those citizens from the expression Of their
Just indignation.
Mr.. CALHoUS.--If the Senator will allow me,
| will explain. | said no such thing. But
will take the occasion 10 say that would Just
soon argue with a maniac from bedlam, as
with the Senator from New Hampshire on this
subject.
SEVERAL SENNToRs--Order, order.
Mr.. CArHoUN.-I do not intend to correct his
statements man who says that the people Of
this District have no right ia their slaves-and
that IL il no robbery to take their property from
ihem-is not entitled 10 be regarded as in pos
Mr.. HALE.-lt is an extremely novel mode Of
terminating "A controversy by eharitably throw
ing the mantle Of mahiacal irresponsibility over
ones antagonist! Bat the honorable Senator
puts words into my mouth which never used.
did not say that the owners had no property in
their slaves. ! said that the institution exists,
but have not given any opinion upon the point
TO which the Senator has alluded. | have never
said anything from which the sentiment which
he mputes 10 me could be inferred. II does not
become me, know, TO measure arms with the
honorable Senator from South Carolina, more
particularly since he has been magnanimous
rs TO give notice that he will not condescend 20
argue with me. But there Is more than one
man in this country, VINO has, whether Justly
unjustly, long since arrived at the conclusion
that, u ! am maniac on the subject Of slavery,
| am not monomaniac, for | am not alone ia
my madness. But, sir, ! am not responsible
here or elsewhere for the excitement that ha,
followed the Introduction Of this subject. in.
tended simply TO give notice Of bill calculated
to meet the exgency. The honorable Senator
from Florida calls upon me for proof Of the ne
cessity Of this legislation, and says that no vio-
Ience has been committed in this District. !
dOnt know what he calls violence.
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