The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-27

They find you in possession OF slaves in the course of
her charitable peramoua,,ons and come TO the eoncu
from you, they do not naturally come into knowledge
OF the peculiar circumstances which make it impossible
for you TO relieve yourselves OF this evil Instead of
making the matter subject Of friendly remonstrance 10
you personally they hold meetings at distance, and
resolve and declaim against you, and send madmen or
bgots the national councils to agtate and denounce
# your slaves run of TO them, they hide them some
times emlssares come from among them and steal your
slaves. All this is very provoking II loud complain
ING would cure the evil. would say, shout your CON-
plants But does no good These circumstances are
stubborn the circumstances which Tx savehold
ing upon you All the non slaveholdng States and peo
pie not araysd against you. Many even of those
who by their sermons, speeches, and conversations en-
courage the larcenes of which you complain, do not
to produce that effect Those in the non saveholi
ing States who understand the matter, and prepared
10 sustain all your rights, have no special or personal in
erest doing so, and therefore rather sluggish in
moving while they who are against you, like all men
more or less imbued with the single dea," active
ces which efforts OF yours modify. Your best
reliance upon the constitution, and those who judicial
ly administer IT, 1t is not always indication that the
people OF congressional district unconstlutonaly
hostile to your interests, that their representative here
promulges unconstitutional dogmas The advocates Of
the one idea are, as have said active energetic and
sense Of the term Fifty Of Them. who DO not openly My
act with the abolitonists, will do wonders in con.
gressional district II their representative here does
his duty to the unIon by speaking and voting against
pressing the true of their hostility, they will
unedy and simultaneously throw into circulation con-
true or false, or partly both, calculated
produce general Impressions against him. With much
personal popularity and general acquaintance with the
people of his district, he may sustain himself for time
But, the end. he will probably fall (not generally how
ever, to be succeeded by of one idea) and he
and he only will know the dirty agency which has sub
verted him. A politician who thinks only of achieving
election, who UNDERWRITERS his personal independence,
and who either knows not of, not for the mis-
chief his will work to the Union, of his political
party, and of the States, will generally condescend give
sort of assurance TO the professors OF the one
nomination and election When he comes here he must
redeem ii. The OF his constituents, who disap-
prove OF his votes OF course having many ideas, do
not lay much stress on the matter. They may write
to him. expressing their regret. and there will end
their movement generally, but not always On the
other hand the one idea" puts into requison all its
Of the matter you will perceive how it that the nun
Der of the representatives OF the zone idea nominay
belonging other parties, uctuates il does have
said that not more than thirty Or forty Of the democrats
Many OF them are known only to myself Each one Of
them know for my sworn enemy politically. They
have been are, and will continue to be, active, energetic
and Ubiquitous 4iN
In this state OF circumstances, the democrats of the
South will the proprety OF living by faith, and not
g by sight" Things are not always as they appear In
the middle and western democratic States, public opinion
is, in the main. sound the subject ! am speaking Of
State legislation. offensive to the rights and feelings Of
the stakeholder. instead of being an index Of public
opinion generally the result of heactvty, energy and
ubiquty OF the of zone idea" and Of the apathy
and nattentioh OF others. At all events, respectfully
suggest to southern men the propey Of not permitting the
of few petitions, the offering of rcsoiu
on or the speech of they call "fanatic" to throw
them into hts.
Mr. Speaker doubt not it will be said that have
made very mprudent speech answer. that when
ience II "a rascally vrtue, ordinarily exercised
and exerted have called to my aid higher virtue.
have written and spoken under the inspiration of truth
,noed and misrepressned Mr. Wick awaited himself Of
the time afforded him by adjournment over after he had
obtained the floor and wrote out his speech before
Mr. GlDDlNGS said, whatever remark he should
make. il part Of his intention 10 reply 10 the gen
Of service he could not have believed that his opinions
were totally Inexperienced, had he not heard for
himself the declarations which this debate has elected
No could say that he claimed the privilege Of
interfering with the institution of slavery in the States Of
this Union He would yield the floor to any man that
would now get up and refer to such sentiment Of his
House for declaring this very doctrine tina, Congress had
no right to interfere with slavery in the States farther
than what is implied in the power to legsate the sub
iect OF fugitive slaves He said keep your slavery where
Mr.. MEADE. II the gentleman does not claim the
right to interfere with slavery in the States, why does he
persist in introducing the subject in the House
Mr. GIDDINGS did not propose to give way, for his
time to be consumed upon irrelevant questions He would
say to the gentleman however that his recent course
the House upon this subject taken from desire to
unstain his hands from the guilt of slavery in the District
of Coumbia and such would be his course for the fu
with reference to slavery in all the Territories This
distinction seemed to him plain in the constitution,
that could mistake his duty. Therefore, (said
he) of the free States will be contaminated with
the guilt of supporting the slave institution in this Dis
trict But personal alterations unbefttng this
solemn occasionhe discussion Of the rights of human
ty The subject of slavery everywhere discussed in
this country, IN political circles, IN sermons, In town.
meetings, and by fresides; and it was most legitimate
subject OF discussion. Nevertheless, he denied that he
had introduced the discussion here.
He then referred to the matter of the pending resou
ton and amendments, and said, though he did not bring
the subject forward he seemed to have been held repon
sibe for it. Did any suppose he would ask protection OF
this body! He had more occasion to ask to be protected
from the oppression OF this body He said to this body,
Protect your honor and will take care of my per-
The inquiry plain and simple and it made
carry to the people idea OF what was the effect Of
II known that various occasions
recently there had been assembled awless mob, and
that there had been violence. The object OF the mob
was to put down of the newspapers Of this city He
believed this mob to have been nstigaed not by the c
zens OF Washington, but by the slave dealers OF Bat
more and Alexandria for he informed that the mob
adjourned from the night of the 18th the succeeding
night Tor the purpose OF getting reinfocements from
abroad
Ga Tuesday he went into the public prison. building
of the United States, and there he found slavedeaers
who whstood and threatened him. He did not ask pro-
lection for himself but the resolution OF his friend Mr.
PALrREY] was to inquire into this fact.
He charged that members of this hall had stimulated
that mob; and would he ask protection from such men,