The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-10


had had the greater preponderance should
have complained but you not see other causes for
this peponderance They may suggest themselves TO all
mndsthe history of the country suggest them, but shall
here them There things IN this govern
besides officers dislike to institute comparisons
they always offensive but when such distinctions are
raised must advert TO them We cannot, when we
into battle, always choose own weapons we
be governed in degree by those with whom
have to contend When we tainted with the nsnua-
ton that overrunning the Union with our slave
power, 1t Isl must say most unmerIted and unjust ac-
cusaton There some things valuable and as dear
to us office there things that direct
y home sides than office for instance, your
and your trade How does the comparison stand
therei Take your inland trade: what have been the
operations the North and the South The North has
grown up under the compromises of the constitution which
have borne most oppressIvcy in some upon the
South They have borne to the dust, yet have not
complained We have substance taken away from
u.s. have the manufacturing Of the North
built up by the commerce and labor of the South have
their ships in every pea Of tho globe bdsa for the
part with the products of the South have sub
mitted to all, and complained but little We have de-
pended upon the action and operation Of the constitution
for mitigation of these expressions 1t comes slowly and
grudgingly when II cUncs at all. believe may safely
say for all the South, you may have every President from
the North If he be man in other respects acceptable
and man in the South will raise his voice against IT, The
people of the South do this government for Of
flee; politicians may struggle and contend for Offices, but
speak of the great body of the people of the South they
do not straw for your Offices You may have all
your Presidents and your secretaries for the fifty
years. and will never complain We consider the Union
a solemn compact: wish to abide by il, and
proach brethren of the North The interests of the
South without the aid of this Union might have gone
very well will not say well, but will say that the
South could have better dispensed with the Union than the
North; and, if were disposed to pursue this question
further, would ask what would certain portion of the
North be without the Union Where would have been
employed the ships of Massachusetts and New Hamp
shrei Where would have been the sale for their pro-
ductons Where the value that is given to every little
of water that flows through their sterile hills
Where the price that paid for their granite and their
thann 1,a
Give all the wealth that has gone from the South to the
North back again, and walls of granite and palaces and
would rise there Also Reproach not then, for
any supposed advantage account of the institution OF
slavery any other peculiar advantage have under the
constitution. Yoa have the best of the bargain and you
feel and you know it. We do not complain, neither should
you. 'as
Another position assumed by the gentleman u.s. that the
question presented here whether shall adopt slavery
in Oregon not--wheher shall carry it beyond the
boundary where it already exists cannot for my life,
why the gentleman places upon this footing
e says has been the custom heretofore leave the Ter
ritores where find them in regard to this subject Do
propose make any provision for of
slavery in Oregon Ii should come and ask to be per-
med to take my negroes to Oregon, then the case would
be different. But who would think of conveying his
slaves there? With what propriety the gentleman say
that slavery will exist there am willing to let the
matter stand it iso say nothing about IT, do not
wish agitate the question And would go further and
into compact that only upon this OCCASION but
upon occasion hereafter shall the question be agtaed
be ieve the whole South will agree with We have not
ton is defensive All that wish is, that may be
encroached upon. Has the South conended that where
slavery does not exist it shall beexended! Never has any
such proposition been set up by the South, and never will
be. But tod yesterday by the from New
Hampshire MR. HALE) that the interests connected with
slavery had produced the Mexican that the grew
out of the annexation of Texas; and that annexation was
the offspring of the saveholdng interest When the his
tory Of this to be written impartially it cannot
be imputed to the South But shall not into that ques-
ton 1t not necessary to do When Texas first
succeeded in establishing her independence when the
ton first mooted Of the annexation of Texas TO the
United Sates recoIlec distinctly that many of the people
of my State took decided ground against consequence
of the danger that the agricultural interests of the State
might be nterered with. That ground taken by
many of the presses of the counry but sir this question
Of slavery began be agated at the North You must
recoect most extraordinary occurrence that took place
here in March, l843 when formal manifesto sent
out from the free States against annexation in relation
to slavery, in which the violent attack made
the SOUTH Where the necessity of thus attract
ing the attention of the whole world, and agating the
SOUTH Here was the commencement of the agitation
the South was all quiet We left it to the decision of
the people, whatever that decision might be But for that
proclamation, and the feelings which gave rise
ncxation might have been long delayed As them
30 it will be again. We do not start the question but
when the question is made it not the character of the
friends in the North; they will do all that dignity and
sense of honor permit them to do to prevent but when
comes, they will meet it as ought to be met. They will
stand firm, did fathers in the Revolution. They
have done already, and their glory that they have
done SO. They would have been unworthy of their
tors if they had done it and gentlemen they
will do STILL But do not place us in false position 1t
your aggression. Let us, them bury the question:
and upon the altar of the constitution that shall rot
be exhumed Ii you will not do So take your
but beg Of you when you to speak of and of our
acts speak of are, and of acts according to
their true interpretations speak of being encroached
upon and resstngnot endeavoring carry in
stituOns where they acceptable The South, will
she to make CONCESSIONS not fond of them as
to make useless concessions.
Mr. Webster in his speech at Faneu Hall, on the 9th
of November 1876, said Has not the constitution given
in every earth Has il not fostered manufac
lures? Where would have been without it
Nor THE MASSACHUSETTS SHE NOW 49,"
This zeal preceded by the celebrated speech of
1881 of which he said he of Congress closed
before could fnsh and Baintree, the nth of Sep
tember 1872 and by the speech of Mr. Webster in March,
1887 Here the names signed to the address, and
as it is and because took it up-bccause
compelled in sefdeence to take up-we accused of
other portions OF the Union
baa M peop no5 e ofe, Of s
1t dated the Sd of March, S43 and signed by twenty
one abolition members of Congress, follows;
!: @ Adams, Seth M. Gates, William Slade.
CHI Morgan, j. M Howard, Victory Birdseye,
Hiland Hall, David Bronson, Truman Smith,
Staley N Clark Archib aid L. Linn, TIL. A. Tomlnson.
South. furnish only few quotations 1t COM
mences-
Eve the undersigned, in closing duties
and members OF the 9th Congress-
bound your attention briefly the project
long y of the people of United
taies still pernaoiousy adhered and intended to