The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-05-04
eign to the object of the bill which have in

elGn TO the OBJECT Oh the Dill which j lave in
troduced.
After some interruption, end the reading
Of the bill, the discussion proceedcd.l
Mr. CALuoUN--I suppose no Senator car
mistake the object OF this bill, and the occur.
renee which has led TO its introduction
Now, Sir, am amazed that even the Senator
| from New Hampshire should have 80 litt;s
regard for the laws and the Constitution Of
the country, as 10 introduce such bill az
this, without intending in it the enactment Of
the scyerest penalties against the atrocious
act which has occasioned this excitement.
! Sir, gentlemen it would seem have at last
come to believe, that the Southern people
and Southern members have lost all scnsbi!-
| ty or feeling upon this subject. l know TO
what this leads have known for dozen
Of years to what all this IS tending. When
this subject was first agitatcd | said to NY
! friends, there is but one question that can de-
stroy this Union and our institutions, and
that is this very slave question, for ] choso
to speak of it directly. ] said farther, that
the only way by which such result could
be prevented, was by prompt and efficient
action-that if tic thing were permitted 10
90 on, and the Constitution to lie tramplcd on
that if it were allowed to proceed to Il Ger
| tain point, it would be beyond the power OF
| any man or any comolnauoN OF men 10 PFC
vent the result. we are approaching ttat
crisis, and evidence OF 1t is presented by tie
fact, that such bill upon such an occurrence,
should be brought TO prevent the just inGig-
nation Of CTR people from wrcskinG tEcir
vengeance upon the atrocious perpetrators CT
these crimes or those who contribute TO them
without dcnpnciation Of the cause, that cX-
cited that Indignation. ] cannot but trrst
iLn4 IN not stand .ilurp in tlpSp We've
have for 50 r,any wears raised nv voice,
upop this subject, Tb9, LaTe Leen ccny;tcrci
almost the exclusive defender Of this Great
institution Of the South. uIon Which not cn!y
its Prosperity, hut its verl cxis.crce 3crcrdi
Ihad L6o2d Younger ,uen.Lcrs nLo Lave cC..c
into this bciv. WHO rcnycyent ror;iorg Of tho
country Al l.ast as niuch interested n that
from With come, mich. have taken tla
lead and relieved ne from the necessity cf
crer AGAIN snQalinr rron ills subject.
trust v'r xiii grart no leave 10 intrcdVco this
h;l-that we will reject it. and that II any.
thing he referred to tie Committee On ito
judiciary, it will lie to make uenai enact
u1cnts--fo rcycut these atrocities, tle.o NJ
ra;ic.l attempts on cur cvn rivers, these
wholesale carJ9rcs. sLcsc roi berries cf seventy
odd Of our slaves At q single grasp Delay Is
dangerous on this question. The crisis hes
come, and He iarst meet i, end meet il direct
r., &ad viii add re have means TO meet H.
We can rDt the issuc to tho North, !! tIty
disregard the provisions q the Constitution
in our favor, If their se2'go;ng vessels cannot
safely cone TIP in;o our ports, VIC can nrcycns
them from coming here, and thus make tie
issue at once Ii the etipuIatiors in tho Con
stitution in our favor are MT to lie respected.
why should We respect these in otiors?