The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-05-12

"hNiHt Insult ourrtdlOl The institutions g hue h
we have inherited, that provoked ny indig-
nation.
MIR. Foo'e. VIII the honorable senator
allow me to make a remark
MIR. Douglass. With great pleasure.
Mr.. Foote. IL be understood that | ex-
pressed any fear Of an instruction which
might grow out OF this movement, it is a
mistake. | said that such an audaciouS
movement as this could not be tamely sub
United TO. without encouraging its authors
to proceed; and in that, think, all who
have spoken on this side Of the chamber
concur.
Mr. Davis, Of Mississippi. did not in
tend to imply that my colleague had taken
any such course as that which disclained.
Mr. Douglass. All that intended to say
was, that the effect Of this excitcmcnt-ot
all these harsh reSsiouS-will be the Gre
alton OF abolItior>tS at the north.
Mr. Foote. The more the better,
Mr. Douglass. The gentleman may think
so; but some OF Us at the North do not con-
cur with him III that opinion. Of course. tie
senator from New Hampshire viii agree
with him, because he can fan the fame of
excitement so aS TO advance his political
prospects. Aud | can also well understand
now some gentlemen at the South may quite
complacently regard all this excitement, if
they can persuade their constituents to be
Aeve thatthe institution Of slavery upon
their Shoulders-that they are the men who
meet the GoIiah Of the North in this great
contest about abolition. 1t gives them
strength at home. But we, Of the North,
VINO have 10 sympathy with the abolition
lists. desire no Such exc itpmeut
Mr.. Calhoun. must really object TO the
remarks Of the senator. We are merely de-
tending our rights. Suppose that we de-
Tend them in strong language; have we not
a right to do SO: Surely the senator cannot
mean TO imputc tous the motives of low am
biton. He cannot realize ourposition. For
myself (and Ipresume Imay speak for those
who act with me,) we place this question
upon high and exalted grounds. Long a lie
may have lived the neichborhood of slave e
| holding States, he cannot have realized any
thing on the subject. / must object entirely
TO his course. and say that it is at least a. Of
ltnSWe rs that Of the senator from Ne"
| Hampshire.
Mr. Footc. WilIthe senator from Illinois
allow me word?
Mr.. Douglass. Ina moment. lam sor
ry that the honorable senator regards my
language as offensive as that ofthe sen
ator from New Hampshire. Nill he allow me
to remark, III TIE first place, tina, did not
suppose that ! should be ClaSSed with the
senator from New Hampshire ON the sub.
ject Of slavery: and, in the next place, thai
did not say any thing diSre>peCttnl TO the
senator from South Carolina. or any ono as.
soca'Cd with him on this question. | did
not impugn his motives. ! said explicitly
that ! did not regard him as being aetna.
ted by any butthe purest motives. He felt
indignant at the recent occurrences, and
bis Indignation Regarded as being natural
and proper. We Of the free States share
in that Indignation. But said that the sen
ator from South Carolina, by the violent
course pursued here. had contributed TO the
result which we deplorcd. and that aboli-
iionSm at the north was built mp by south
egn dCnuuciatiOn and southern imprudcncC
| stated that there were men Of the North
who are ready TO take advantage Of that
imprudent and denunciatory course and
turn it to their own account SO as to make il
revert upon the South. | announced IN
plain terms that truth--a truth which every
man from the free States can fully realise;
much a, ! have never desired to enlist I'M
der the banners of either Of the radical fac
tons on this question. | have no sympatl V
for abOlitionisn on the one side, or that eN
IRENE course on the other. which is akin To
aboItioniSm. We are not willing to be
troddcn down whilst you hazard nothing by
your violence, which only builds up YOU
adversary in the north. Nor docs he haz-
ard anything; quite the cOntrary-for he
will thus be enabled TO keep concentrated
himself the gaze of the aboltiuni>t, who
will regard him as the great champion OF
freedom who encounters the distinguished
senator from Mississippi. He is to be up
held at the North. because he is the Cham
pon of abolition ard you are to be he Id w
at the South, because you are the champ.
on who meets him so that it comes to this
that between those two ultra parties. We Of
the North. who belong to neither, are thrust
aside. Now We stand up for all Your con.
sttuuOual rights. it, which we viii protect
you to the last. We GO for the punishment
Of burglary, stealing and any other infringe
ment OF the laws Of this District; ana If
these laws be not strong enough to prevent
or punish those crimes, we Will give to them
the adequate strength. On the other hand
we 90 for enforcing the laws against mohS.
and any destruction Of property by them
and il the law be not strong enough 10 sup
press them, we will strengthen it. But we
protest against being made instruments
puppctS-in this slavery excitement, which
can operate only 10 your interest, and the
building up of those who wish to put you
down. believe, sir, that in all this, have
np1 In Of
man who is not al abolj,ionist. My obicc,
was to express my deep regret that any such
excitement should have grown cut Of ihe
introduction of this bill.
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