The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-05-13

wishess aud Ishal be ready TO lend willing Gu
TO their request, and 10 aid in passing such
law, as in my Judgment may be necessary 70
their protection. II, the other hand, the cit
liens Of this District, should require other m,
more penal laws for the purpose Of protecting
their slave property, / shall be as ready TO yot
for bill for that purpose. But shall vote 70
neither the one nor the other, when | find then
pressed forward by gentlemen Of extreme opin
ions-gentlemen from remote portions Of tn,
Union, having few feelings in common with tn
Icitzens of the District. Sir, upon these subject
am accustomed to look TO the silent operation
OF the law, for the protection Of all our rights
In the State from which | came there Is no ex
citemeni in regard TO these subjects. II know
Ianything Of the character Of that loyal, steady
liked and moderate State, there is no State Il
the Union which will hold to her principles anC
her rights with more frmness than that State
Hut We appeal to the silent operations Of the law
we know nothing Of mob-law, or Of lynch-law
we know nothing Of excuses Of this description
Although have lived to be an old man, most o.
the time in N. Carolina, have never seen any
Thing in that State approximating even to spiri
of popular tunlult.
Mr.. FoorE.--WIl the Hon. Senator allow me
to ask him whether in the case Of conspiracy
70 exciieinsuriection aTnongthe slaves. II woale
| uAs ophiiou, uloo
/ Mr.. MANGUM.--Ohi my dear Sir, in former
years we had compendious mode Of disposing
Oi such cases. We have now a mode equally
certain, though not so comPendous. Upon a
matter OF that nature, we take a strong ground
But am not to be driven hastily into legislation
by gentlemen who entertain extreme opinions on
either side.
| Mr.. DoUGLAs.--I have listened to this debate
with good deal Of interest But while have
seen considerable excitement exhibited on the
part OF a few gentlemen around me, confess
that have not been able TO work myself into
anything like passion. think that probably
the Senator from New Hampshire has done
much 10 accomplish his object. His bill is very
harmless thing in ITSELF but being brought for
ward at this time and under the present circum-
stances, il has created good deal OF excitement
among gentlemen on this side Of the chamber.
Mr. CALHOUN, lin his seat. Mot the bill
the occurrence.
Mr.. DoUGLAs-On this occurrence | desire
TO say word. In the first place, must con-
gratulate the Senator from New Hampshire on
the great triumph he has achieved. lie stands
very prominently before the American people,
and Is, believe, the only man who has a ma
| uoual nomination for the Presidency. / firmly
believe, that on the floor to day, by the aid Of
the Senator from South Carolina, and the Sena-
Tor from Miss., he has mere than doubled his vote
al the Presidential Election, and every man in
the Chamber from Free State knows il.
looked with amazenlent for a time, 10 see
whether there could be an understanding be-
tween the Senator from New Hampshire and
his Southern friends, calculated TO give him en-.
couragement, strength, and power, in the con
test. But know that those distinguished Sem
| atoms from the South, TO whom have referred,
are incapable Of such an Undertaking, yet tell
them that IL they had gone into a Caucus W ith
the Senator from New Hampshire, and after a
nights study and delibeuition, had devised the
best means 10 manufacture abOlitionism and alb
clifton votes in the North, they would have fal
len upon precisely the slime kind of procedure
which they have adopted to-day. A few such
exciting scenes suihced to send hat Senator here
| mean no disrespect to him personally, but /
say with his sentiments, with his principles he
could never have represented free State Of this
nion on this floor but fer the aid Of Southern
speeches. II is the speeches of Southern men,
representing slave States, going to an extreme;
breathing lanaticism wild and recklsas
a. that OF the Senator frum New Hampshire
which creates abolition in the North. The ex-
treInes meet. IL is no other than Southern SEN
aiors acting in concert, and yet without desire,
that produce abolition.
Mr. GkIHoUN.-DOes the gentleman pretend
20 say that myself and Southern gentlemen who
act with me upon this occasion, are fanatics,
Have we done any thing more than defend our
rights, eBcroached upon at the North Am
70 Understand the Senator that we make Adolf
ton votes by defending our rightsl IL so,
thank him for the information, and do not care
how many such votes make.
Mr.. DOuGL.s.-Well, | will say 20 the SEN
ator from South Carolina, and every other Sen
aio7 from the South, that far be II from me 10
create Abolitionism in the North, or elsewhere
Far DO il from me to impute any such design
Yet assert that such is the only inevitable ef-
feet on their conduct.
Mr.. CALHoUS lin his seat We are only de-
fending ourselves.
Mr. DOUGLAs-No, they are not defending
themselves!-They suffer themselves to become
excited upon the question--to discuss IL with a
degree Of heat, and give u an Importance which
makes il heard and felt through the Union. II
is thus that abolition derives its vitality. MY
friend from Mississippi iMr. FoOTE), in his zeal
and excitement this morning, made a remark in
the invitation which he extended tu the Senator
from New Hampshire TO visit Mississippi which
is worth ten Thousand votes to the Senator, and
arm confident that the Senator would not al
low my friend to retract that remark of ten
thousand votes.
Mr.. FoorE.-Will you allow met
Mr.. DoUGLAs.-Certainly.
Mr.. FooTE.-lf the effect of that remark will
he 10 give TO that Senator the Abolition votes,
he is fairly entitled to them. Had the Senator
from Illinois lived where have resded-had he
seen insurrecton exhibiting its fiery front in
the midst of the men, women and children OF
the COMMUNICATED he had reason to believe
that the machinery of instruction was at such
time in readiness for purposes Of theino dead
y character, involving life, and that dearer than
1 ROD ha
such scenes, and believed that movements like
that Of this morning were calculated to engen-
der feelings out Of which were % arise FIRE,
blood, and desolation, the destruction finally
Of the South, he would regard himself as a trai.
| tor TO the best sentiments of the human heart,
| il he did not speak out the language Of manly
denunciation. can use no other language.
cannot but repeat my conviction, that any man
| who dares to utter such sentiments those OF
| the Senator from Eew Hampshire, and attempts
To act them out anywhere in the sunny South,
will meet death upon the scafold, and deserves
| "a!
| Mr. DoUGLAs--l must again congratulate the
Senator from N. Hampshire the accession Of
| Eve thousand votes! Sir, do not blame the
Senator from Mississippi for being indignant al
any man, from any portion of the Union, who
| would produce an incendiary exctement-vho
would Aindle the flames Of civil war-who
| would incite a negro instruction hazarding the
| life of any man in the Southern States The
| Senator has, am aware, reason to feel deeply
| ON this subject But am not altogether unac-
| quainteo with the peculiar circumstances OF the
sections of the country to which he has. alluded.
/ | have lived a good portion of my life upon
| the. immediate borders Of a slave State.
| have seen the operation of such excitements
| as those of which he speaks, upon both sides
Af the line / can we'll appreciate the excited