The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-27


for and to Carolina until every part of the State IS
aroused to the consideration of this great subject
Well may she be said to have an humble position,
when we, either directly indirectly, assent to or
assist the great effort of the Senator form New York,
EMr. DIX surround the slave States by Gordon
of free States, and starUe slavery out We are mark
ed for ruin and destruction with all the GOODNESS with
which political economistregards the means IN COM
parison with the end equalled only by the ndiffer
ence with which butcher regards the OK doomed to
be the sacrifice for the market. During the pro-
of starvation, the free States must acquire an as
cendency and power which would place us efectual-
ly beyond the reach of rivalry, but certainly in
State of degradation. charge no gentlemen with
treason to the South; it will be unbecoming in me to
do so because do not believe it to be true have
never heard Brutus charged with reachery to Cesar
or with treason to Rome but when Cesar, was stag
gering and totterng under the blows OF Cassus and
of Casca still maintaining the struggle with his foes,
when he felt his life-blood pouring from the wound
that the dagger of Brutus inflicted, he exclaimed, Eft
tu Brute -! Brutus loved not Cesar less, but Rome
more! So, when see the South reeling, tottering,
staggering, bleeding at numerous wounds OF her north
assailants, but yet maintaining protracted he
roc struggle for her exisence-when, at that CRISIS
southern statesmen feel their duty to admit the right
and the power of her assaiants and abandon all the
positions assumed for her protection, am compelled
amidst my admiration of the disnerested love of JUS
tice and of right eXclam this is the unkndest
cut of all!'' If see man with his face glowing
with passion his eyes flashing with rage In his hand
uplifted club, threating TO strike you down,Ct
should say him, '' You have the right, you have
the power to inct the blow and he forthwith tells
you to the earth, think jury would be apt to find
accessory to the act. My motive was doubt
less abstract love of JUSTICE but most indlscreety
most unreasonaby manifested. The position OF our
southern slavehodng constituencies presents most
striking illustration Of our case supposed. We see
in this House majority for the w inot provlso. NO
appeals made to those who claim to be the tree-sol
party stay the execution OF their purpose thus to
humble, thus to degrade southern constituency.
ne discussion,
is manifest in every movement. We here throw our
selves behind the entertainments of the Constitution
appeal to its sacred guantees, we ask only our
equal rights and, unfortunately, our own statesmen
deny our rights repudiate claims, and give the
weight of their talents and influence to establish the
power. Legislative precedent-the weakest OF all
authortyis invoked to aid IN the overthrow OF our
caims and the Constitution itself laid PROSTATE at
the foot of Congress. skillful enemy will never
storm fortress, when he perceives wavering un-
steady part of lines, where hesitation invites at
tack and the onest and the defeat will be smulane
Gus. Think you that either compromise or arrange
ment can ever be made by those who claim all, when
their power take what the claim is granted by our
friends? No, sir; nothing but firm, unlted
calm, and dignied position, on the part OF southern
statesmen the owners of slaves In sovereign
States from ruin. Nothing he more hum1ll-
ang than that we should be the subject of the phi
lanthropic design of the Senator from New ork to
surround with Gordon of free States, and starVe
out.
My Colleague Mr.. Donnell,1 has also declared
that not one acre of the Territories of New Mexico
or California shall come under our laws or be annex
ed to territory, with his vote or consent like
opinion has been avowed by other gentlemen on this
floor. gentleman from New York Mr.. Duer1
has said that he is willing to abandon Mexico, and
pay the stipulated price into the bargain Now, slr
am somewhat astonished to hear gentlemen, In the
face of solemn treaty made the law of the land by
the President and the Senate, pledgng the faith of
the nation give protection, government and cltl-
zenshp the inhabitants of those provinces declare
this floor their disregard of those treaty stipula-
tions, willingness to abandon the faith OF the ma
tion and violate the provisions of treaty solemny
ratified and proclaimed to the world. Should the
United States fail in the treaty stpWlations, what
must be the consequences? Did treaty terminate
the war with Mexico; and would gentlemen who
denounce the war and demand peace, reproduce war
by violation of the treaty itself? Will they take
the responsibility? 1t is that may be sup
posed in which this House would properly refuse to
vote money to carry out treaty-a case of manifest
corruption the part of the President and Senate IN
making that treaty. 1t is also true that the House
may under certain circumstances, withhold supplies
even in a war which originated in declaration made
by themselves; but it-must be case OF outrageous
corruption in the use of the means of carrying on
that war the necessity must make itself known In
utter disregard of all the restraints of the Constr
tuition, and the rights of man. In either case, to
Justify resort to such extreme means, the wrong
must be fagrant open, avowed, and 1t must be the
only remedy avert absolute dishonor or ruin. 1t
is at best extreme resistance to extreme wrong,
and would amount to usurpaton the part OF this
House of the power of abrogating or defeating
treaty made by those to whom the Constitution has
delegated the power 1t cannot be pretended that this
is such case. 1t cannot be claimed that the Exec
utve and the Senate have corrupty dsgraced the ma
ton. 1t comes with bad grace from~those who de-
nounced the war, who mourned over the blood and
treasure expended in its prosecution, to defeat the
peace, and thus make war upon US by Mexico not
only iustfable, but unavoidable. the determination
of the gentleman from New York to give Mexico
not only the territory, but the money engaged to be
paid will meet with sympathy, no response among
the people of the United States doubt not that he
done to Mexico. It is also argued by gentlemen on
this floor that they will vote the money to carry
this treaty until the slavery question is settled
until the free soil party shall do justice to the South
However sir, may desire the adjustment OF this ex-
asperating issue, (and man desires 1t morc,) L
should be extremely to the adoption OF this
policy-and for this reason: cannot conceive that
any statesman would calmly determine that the faith
of the nation should be disregarded, when piedg-
selves concerning the division of the territory acqur-
ed by that treaty. With this Mexico has nothing to
do, is neither party privy to 1t, and IS In no
way responsible for the act of either party Should
Mexico refuse give possession OF the ceded terri
torv it would produce the renewal of the war, ac-
cording to all the laws which regulate the intercourse
of nations Should we refuse to pay the stipulated
sums, it would justify and reproduce the war Moth
ing but corruption the part of the President and
Senate in which the other contracting power was IN
volyed and partook, can justify US In refusing
the money agreed to be IL say, sir, In what
both contracting parties involved, for we could
not on account of our own fraud and corruption,
withhold the benefits of treaty from those who had
no part in its inception consummaton. know