Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-19


Of the States. He had too much confidence in tie North
fear any injury from that section And he thoughtthe South
(snd he Southern mani should make acrifce fol
the purpose Of reconciliation with the North As the Pre-
sdental elections he hoped they would always conue
that the republic would long exist But be did nit dread the
influence which these questions would exercise ON egsaion
Oregon cannot obtain protection and good
from Congress- and he hoped these would be exered her,
As 10 the South, he anxious TO throw off firm her
injurious imPuations. 1t had been said that ae South
which supported Of the candidates $780, hid deserted
him in 1874. He was avore with the Souh, because
he declared himself Northern with Souhernpnciples
and, Of course, avorite with The South What that
genlemans position 1t reminded him of thu two farm
who had two orchards, the north and one the
south side of hill On OCCASION when the rut failed
the northern side, the farmer the south ,ered his
neghbor the privilege Of coming into his orchard ard making
there what cider he needed That is very we'll said the
northern man, shut have no hands to make it." The
southern replied that he would make him some, and
would let him have barrel Of cider. g But have
bring it home" said the northern man. "Well, will send
you barrel the reply "That is all WELL" said his
neghbor, and when have drunk the cider what will you
give for the barrel J" Sothe gnfeman of the North with
Southern principles wanted to sell the barrel to the
South He went at length to discuss the political
character and Of Mr. Van Buren, expressing his belief
that as Elshas mantle fell his shoulders, he was
the voe Of the South that but thai when he
styled himself Northern man with Southern principles that
alone should have put the South her guard and led her
suspect him Of reachcry But if the vision of the old
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looked, if living his raorous course, the glance of the
warriors eye would extemnate him where he stands and
leave not spot to mark the place. He show the
intimate connexion of interests between the North and the
South, which ought to cement the union between them
They mutually dependent each other and the slaves
Free where would be found purchasers for the
fabrics of Northern manufactures The South had
complain because the North was the beneficiary of the IA
Of tho Government He thought that these consdera
tons ought TO influence when any talks Of dis
solution Of the Union He protested against the cries Of dis
union and against every attempt to traduce the Union He
Of the South, and he ready defend the South
he for the Union. The Union was his guiding star
aud he would fix his eyes that star TO direct his
He would advise his friends Of the South and of the North 10
pursue of Cancellation. He would discourage every
attempt TO dcod, and to stir up the passions the
country, and knde them up He regretted that the
Senator from South Carolina had used any menacng Ian.
guage against the Union.
Mr.. CALHOUN explained that he used no menace. He
spoke Of his own position.
Mr. HOUSTON said he was glad to find that the Sena.
tor meant What would be done by the South
Would she have a convention
Mr.. DOWNS Have not the North had convention
Mr. BUTLER Does the Senator think it treason in the
South to have a convention
Mr.. HOUSTON said certainly not 1t would have the
right hold convention and puny against the
women and children who get up abolition papers, against
that convention at Buffalo and he had a much
respectable convention of buaoes. He could go
any Southern conventions he would aid any scheme
TO bring about dissolution Of the Union What would
Southern convention do Would oppose the laws enacted
by majority of the Houses Would raise troops to
off emgants to Oregon because they going there
without negroes He wished know if this would not be
beautiful idea The Senator from South Carolina, after
ting for the Missouri compromise could not head
ton. Heaven would not let him. Such mutnous monde
script company he would have under him would have
been seen before As Tor himself he would not 60 fur
fyng to Pugets Sound for a visionary object
Mr.. BENTON called the attention Of the Senate to the
fact that the Senate had agreed to every word letter
OF the bill from the House but the Senate had added to it
exraneous matter We the opening of that second
chapter which the Senator from South Carolina had spoken
Of part of the history Of the dissolution Of the Union
Chapter number two" open when both Houses had
agreed to this Oregon BILL word for word, and letter for let
and when the Senate nteected in the bill foreign
question: question relating altogether another subject
this number two was 10 go before the country part
| of the history Of dissolution.
He (Mr b. had been tainted in the debate with having
es xed in his zeal for Oregon time and increasing at
this For thirty years he had urged the claims Of Ore
gon, ard with equal zeal he urged them He reminded
the Senate of letter which he wrote year and half ago,
in which he treated Of the scheme formed for keeping Oregon
| out Of the Union.
concern. He peculiarly constituted the subject His
observation Of public affairs back that period Of our
history when Aaron Burr engaged in bis enterprise Of dis
union. He (Mr. b. boy of sixteen, but OBJ
server OF events, and reader Of the public journals
knOwledged .ha, he then read with mor6caiOn-sni few
things from the had failed with his
cordial spprobaton-he read he sad with modification the
proclamation Of Mr. Jefferson in which he denounced the pro-
jeci OF BUR- dangerous to the Union " for, that time
there not neghbohood in the West in which Burr
would disclose his project II he had done So the and
children would have tied him down and him the
est place justice dragged by dog chain As long he
presented designs OF dazzling nature and
ing our own Government he listened but when
the lower Mississippi, he did disclose his reasonable Objects
he was Immediately obliged fly into the wilderness and be-
come an outcast from society There, in his hidingp
in his dsgusen creek where the alligator has his place
he accidentally encountered night by one who before
aiodng him relief, demanded bis Who you As
he gave his be taken into custody and By
string led into the Georgia settlements. Burr having heard
OF the sympathy often excited in the behalf Of great strug
Cling with adversely, appealed persons in Georgia
his He addressed boys his case and
FIRST very naturally excited their sympathy. But when these
boys beard his NAME they refused to afford him any
Such said Mr. B.. will be the end Of all attempts dissolve
this Union, divide it by any line. He would he said think
that man who might bring BRICK mortar, and rowe dam
up the mighty Mississippi had commenced feasible and wise
enterprise in comparison with the project Of that who
might undertake TO dividing line between the oil
this Union. All this talk Of dsunon ide II like
a tale told by an IDIOT
Full Of sound and fury, signify ing nothing"
No influence had these him. key dropped into
the broad Atlantic would, IL had been said produce dis
urbance that would be felt in the seas Of China Just as lit
tie did this talk Of dsunon ruHe him. Thus he said would
end the chapter number two.
Mr. YULEE addressed the Senate length on the sub
ec remarkng that he would gladly go with the Senator from
Tennessee (Mr BELL) and the Senator from Texas mr.
HoUsroS in posponDg this issue, il could be done with
just regard the interests Of the South. But such post
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